2022 October Newsletter

MEMBERSHIP PACKET

Each student needs to have a completed membership form on file to attend class. Students with missing forms will be asked to observe class until their form has been submitted. Thank you for your help!!  If you have not submitted your form you can do that here: https://app.hellosign.com/s/4JWOHLlX


HEALTH AND WELLNESS

The health of our staff, students, and families has always been our highest priority. Studio 56 Dance & Little Learners Preschool follows the Safer Studio guidelines, which prioritize a hierarchy of safety and wellness measures.  As a reminder as we are going into regular cold and flu season, it is important that we continue our combined efforts to follow these guidelines.  Please continue to monitor your children and do not send them to class if they have a fever, cough, shortness of breath, sore throat, runny nose, etc.  Thank you so much for everyone’s enhanced awareness and efforts in keeping our dancers healthy. 

Sending a child with symptoms to class in a mask is not an acceptable solution. Please keep children home when they are sick. 


OCT 7 | PARENTS NIGHT OUT

We have SO MUCH fun at our event called Parent’s Night Out! Mark your calendar for your OCTOBER DATE NIGHT and we will take the kids…Friday, October 7th from 6-10pm!! We have lots of fun activities planned for the kids and you can enjoy a night out child free!  Only $20 per child ages 3 and up (must be potty trained). We will be serving Pizza @ 6:30pm.

Sign up in your parent portal or use our quick form on our website.


OCT 12-15 (WEDNESDAY-SATURDAY) *NO CLASSES FOR FALL BREAK*

OCT 28 | HALLOWEEN BASH – TRUNK OR TREAT

Join us for this fun community event!  Come in your costume ready to trick or treat and have a costume parade!

When: Friday, October 28 Trunk or Treat set up at 5:30pm, guests arrive 6:30pm

Who: Studio 56 Students and the community

Where:  West Murray Studio 170 W Winchester St. 

What:  We need volunteers to decorate their trunks for the Halloween BASH!!

If you as a parent would be willing to donate your decorated car please RSVP at the link below! We are also accepting candy and small toy donations for the Trunk or Treat starting Oct 3RD at both studios.

It is going to be SPOOKTACULAR!

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP TO BRING A DECORATED CAR


OCT 28 | HAUNTED HOUSE

Following our annual Trunk-or-Treat on Friday, October 28 we will be heading to Castle of Chaos with the BIG KIDS!   

Here are the details:

  • Meet at West Murray at 8:45 pm
  • We will carpool to Castle of Chaos 7980 S State Street, Midvale at 9:00 pm
  • Following our scary good time, we will carpool back to the studio for pick up

Who: Any of the kiddos and parents that are up for a good scare (we suggest 12+)

What:  RSVP and pay by Oct 14th.  Don’t miss out, we will be booking a reservation for our group, and closing this sign-up!

We are reserving and paying in advance, and have to schedule a timeslot. There are no refunds for no-shows or late arrivals.  

CLICK HERE TO RSVP and Pay


THE CONCERT: WHAT IS IT AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT? 

You’ve heard us talking about it.  You’ve seen it mentioned on our website and in our emails.  You know there’s a lot of excitement around it… but what exactly IS the concert?  Find out more HERE.

JUNE CONCERT – JUNE 17, 2023: A big part of dance training includes learning through performance! Our June Concert offers our students a professionally directed performance that allows them to present to their families and friends the results of a year’s hard work, dedication, and progress. The Parent Guide includes all performance details. 

At the time of registration, you should have submitted the waiver that included details about our June Concert payments. To see if your child is registered to participate go to your parent portal HERE. Select “View All My Classes” in the top left navigation. Your registration in the event will show there.  The automatic performance deposit of $75 for dancers or $55 for Tumblers only will process on Oct 16. 

If you have not submitted your form, you can do that here: https://app.hellosign.com/s/4JWOHLlX


HOLIDAY PERFORMANCE: “CHRISTMAS COOKIE SOCIAL” DEC 17, 2022 @ WEST MURRAY STUDIO

Our in-studio Christmas Cookie Social offers students a low-key, fun, and simple performance that allows them to get time in front of an audience to help them become more comfortable performing! Participation includes a cookie (of course), and a simple costume accessory rental (skirt, tutu, hat, etc.) given to dancers when they arrive. Stars dancers will wear their class uniform as their base costume. Preschool/Pre-K dancers need a black leotard for their base costume.

  • Participation is $30 and families will sign up online for a show time.
  • Free admission for up to 2 spectators per participant.
  • Tumbling classes, Tiny Tots, and Diaper Dancers do not participate in the Holiday Performance.

Register today by logging into the parent portal selecting enroll in a class, picking the Workshop/Special Event season, clicking forward to December 17th, and selecting a time slot for your child’s age and genre. From there follow the prompts and make sure to continue all the way through the checkout page to finalize your event registration. 

Find your class on the list below to know what time slot to sign up for!  Hope to see you at the Christmas Cookie Social!


PARENTS OF PRESCHOOL DANCERS

We love the month of October…This month our theme is “Itsy Bitsy Spider!”  We will be making an alphabet brew in our classes this month!  The last week of October we will be celebrating Halloween in class by wearing our costumes to dance!  We encourage you to get involved and have them practice their skills at home!  This month we are focusing on:  running, rolling our wrists, heel digs, grand battement, doughnuts and our scary faces!


October Stretch of the Month- Shoulders | Strength Challenge- Plank: We are so excited this year to have a “stretch of the month” and a “strength challenge” in our acro/tumbling classes! Encourage your child to work on these skills at home to help them improve even faster! Be more involved by printing off the at home practice tracker HERE.


CHRISTMAS CHARITY PROJECT: We are collecting PJ’s to donate to those in need of a comfy new pair of jammies this holiday.  Get your dancer involved by watching for PJ’s at a good price.  All the proceeds and PJ/books collected will be donated right here in Utah. More information to come!


FOLLOW US! 

Like “Studio 56 Dance Center” on Facebook and Instagram to receive reminders and great info!  It is an easy way to stay up to date on upcoming events and see all the fun things our dancers are doing!  Join our community Facebook group HERE.


ONLINE PARENT PORTAL

  • The account you created online can be updated at any time. Log in on the website to update contact and billing information, register for new classes, and make payments. You can also reset your password any time. 
  • All studio event details are posted on the “newsletters” page that is on the portal page of the website.  Please notify us if you aren’t getting our newsletters by email. 

STARS CLASS UNIFORMS/DRESS CODE: STARS classes have a uniform and required dress code. This helps to create a more disciplined atmosphere, which allows for faster progress. Thanks for your patience as we await the arrival of our leotards. Please make sure your dancer is attending class each week in the following attire:

  • Stars leotard (any leotard until they arrive)
  • Pink tights
  • Pink ballet shoes
  • Hair in a clean, tight bun. Our bun tutorial can be found HERE

COMMUNITY CONNECTION

SOUTH DAVIS RECREATION SPOOKTACULAR: Our company and academic preschoolers will be providing entertainment at the South Davis Rec Center’s Spooktacular Carnival on October 29th from 5:30-8:30pm. This is a fun event for families! Tickets go on sale at the Rec Center October 17th at 9am.

ODYSSEY’S PRODUCTION OF THRILLER: We are honored to announce that our studio has been selected to cast a few of our own dancers in Odyssey’s production of Thriller this year We’d love to have families support our dancers Thursday, October 20th at Kingsbury Hall.  You can purchase tickets online HERE. Thriller is not recommended for children under the age of 8.  

IMPORTANT DATES:
October 12-15: Fall Break, no classes
October 24-28: Wear costumes to class
October 28: Halloween Bash, Trunk or Treat & Haunted House
October 31: Halloween, no classes
November 22-26: Thanksgiving Break, no classes
December 17: Holiday Performance
December 15: Concert consents due
December 20-January 2: Winter Break, no classes
January 16: MLK Jr Day, no classes
January 27: Skipping pass off party for preschool/pre-k dancers
February 3: Valentine Ball- Daddy Daughter Night Out
February 13-18: Wear red, pink, purple week
February 20: President’s Day, no classes
Mar 13-18: Wear green week
Mar 20-25: Spring Break, no classes
April 7: Mom & Daughter Paint Night
April 10-15: Parent Peek Week
April 17: Pathways for Dancers Meeting
April 9-20: Rollover Rally
May 1-6: Teacher Appreciation Week
May 29: Memorial Day, no classes
June 3: Concert Picture Day
June 7: Tumble Exhibition
June 16: Last day of classes
June 17: Concert
June 19-21: 2023-24 Company Auditions

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