NUTCRACKER AUDITIONS

You must be a student with In Motion to participate - this is a dance school production with all the work done by dance studio staff, dancers and families.

Sunday, September 19th:
1:00 p.m. - Mice, Angels, Christmas Trees
1:30 – Party Scene dancers, Dance of Friends, Soldiers
2:00 – Marzipan, Mother Ginger
2:20 – Chinese, Russian
2:45 – Waltz of the Flowers, Snowflakes, Clara, Arabian, Soldier, Snow Queen, Lead Flower

Staying on schedule will be determined partly by how many students we need to get through. Be patient and understand we may not run exactly on time... have your dancer ready however by the times listed above.

Please use both sides of the building for parking and try to limit the amount of people you need to bring with you as it sometimes can get very crowded in the waiting area on audition day. We are using a Sunday to avoid congestion with Saturday classes this year and hope this helps people.

We recommend trying out for more then one part. You may be selected for a part that you didn't "try out" for. We will try to place as many students as possible. There are roles for younger students and older. We need lots of girls to be boys too! Keep watching for a breakdown on recommendations for ages for these roles, descriptions, and pre-requisites (for example: Waltz of Flowers must be students in certain levels of ballet classes).

Nutcracker auditions

We will be holding 2 dates for different roles in the Nutcracker this year. Our first audition date will be be NEXT Sunday, 9/19!! Details will follow soon. Hand-outs and postings will be available in classes this week. A 2nd date will be in the beginning of October with rehearsals beginning soon after. Rehearsals will be Fri-Sunday. This does not mean you will need to be there Fri-Sun...this simply means these are the days of the week we'll be using this year to hold practices. It will depend on the given weekend and the role you have which day over a weekend you will have. Rehearsals for approximately 6-8 weeks at a time are scheduled so that you can adjust your schedule accordingly. Participants are expected to have good attendance so that we can get choreography taught to the dancers and have time for polishing and overall rehearsals. Plan to be available for a full company rehearsal on the Wed. before Thanksgiving - this is an annual tradition...you must be available! We look forward to our 5th Nutcracker season and hope to see lots of faces there!

In Motion goes Italian!

On Saturday, September 11, the In Motion Company Stars will be performing at the Bravo Italiano Festival at 2:30 p.m. on the main stage in the Fairgrounds Ice Arena. Come down and watch the kids perform their dances from last season and stick around and enjoy some great Italian food made fresh! We will have Registration Forms and other literature with us for any interested families/students.

Tentative Bravo Line-up
If We Hold On Together
100 Years
ABC
Disco Inferno
Grace
Puttin' On The Ritz
Hair
Power of the Dream
Watch Over You
After Tonight
Spoonful of Sugar
Angels
When She Loves Me
Imagine
Love Lockdown
Tres Deseos

Full enrollment for Pre-k combo

First class closing announcement!! Monday - Pre-K Combo - now closed to enrollment - full roster. We will be taking names and numbers for a waiting list for this class beginning today.

Classes begin soon!

Classes begin Monday, 9/13!! We are not open this week as we are all busy preparing for the start of new classes. If you are interested in signing up for classes please contact us via email: inmotion@twcny.rr.com or by phone 785-5513 and someone will return your call as soon as we can. Keep in mind we have busy schedules and little people in school as well and will do our very best to contact you and get new and old families ready for dance! :)

Monday, Aug. 30

Open House continues tonight 5-7 p.m.!!
We will be holding a can and bottle drive to benefit the In Motion Company Stars so please bring out anything you have. :)
Rehearsal for the Bravo Italiano Fest begins at 5:30 with the following schedule:

5:30 - Disco Inferno
5:45 - Imagine
6:10 - Puttin' On The Ritz
6:30 - 100 Years
6:45 - Love Lockdown

Bravo practice next week

8/29 - Open House 11-3!!
Bottle and Can Drive and Rummage sale to raise $ for the In Motion Company Stars!!
rehearsal for Bravo Italiano (company groups):

Allison and Shereen will split into the 2 rooms and rehearse the girls at the same time. :)
12:00 – Power of the Dream & If We Hold On Together
12:30 – Tres Deseos & Hair
1:00 - ABC & Spoonful of Sugar

8/30- Open House 5-7 !!
Bottle and Can Drive and Rummage Sale to raise $ for the In Motion Company Stars!!
5:30 – Disco Inferno
5:45 – Imagine
6:10 – Puttin’ On The Ritz
6:30 – 100 Years
6:45 – Love Lockdown

2nd date for practice – Tentative – Wed. 9/8 afterschool and/or morning of the performance? 9/11 – at the studio... Pencil it in and feedback please. (JUST rec'd word the stage might be available Thursday, 9/9 for a practice - more details to follow)

Monday, August 23

9:30-10:30 review day for all company members w/ Tani, Shereen, & Tricia (lyrical/jazz).
10:30-11:10 - all tap groups review
11:15-11:45 - Private lesson (Taylor w/ Shereen)

Inquiries are welcome! also... email inmotion@twcny.rr.com

Aug. 16 week

Aug. 16 - Tani's classes 3:30-6 p.m. tonight

NNY All Starz Hip Hop camp begins 8/18!!

Choreography for the season will be taught in these sessions - attendance is a must!
Wed - 9-12 - SRS. 12:30-2 - Youth
Thurs - 9-11 SRS. 11:30-1 - Youth
Friday - same as Wed.

We are also open for any inquiries and registrations during these times.

8/23 we are open 9:30-11:15 - company technique and review day

Open House is coming up 8/29 and 8/30!!!

Some East Coast Studio Trivia

How do we measure up?
Based on survey information from the 2009/2010 registered studio owners for Dance Teacher Summit here is some information coming out of the the East Coast. Average Reg. Fee - $24, Tuition Single Class per Month - $58.50, 83.3% offer multiple class discounts and 16.6% offer Unlimited Class discounts.

In Motion's Reg. Fee - $18 for new students, $14 for returning students, Tuition - $32.50/$37.50/$45 (based on length of class), we do have a multiple class discount, we do not have an unlimited class discount.

Next set of hours!

8/14 - Company Classes - Choreography Day
9:30-10:15 – Little Jazz Company
10:20-11:05 – Little Lyrical Company
11:10-11:40 – Little Tap Company
11:45-12:30 – Petite Tap Company
12:35-1:20 – Petite Jazz Company
1:25- 2:10 – Petite Lyrical Company

Monday, 8/16 - Tani's Monday classes continue: 3:30-6:00

NNY Hip Hop Choreography Camps for Youth and Senior Teams - 8/18-8/20!!

Next Company class - Aug. 23

Look for rehearsal sked for 8/29 and 8/30 for Bravo Performance!

Open House- 8/29 - 11a-3p & 8/30 5-7p
Can/Bottle Drive and Rummage Sale to raise funds for Stars Competition group will run simultaneously!

Make-up class for Jrs/Srs. on 8/31 - tentative...need feedback on available times.

Hours of week of 8/9

COMPANY
Monday, Aug. 9 – Choreography Day
9:30-10:15 – Petite Jazz Company
10:20-11:05 – Petite Lyrical Company
11:10-11:40 – Petite Tap Company
11:45-12:30 – Little Tap Company
12:35-1:20 – Little Jazz Company
1:25- 2:10 – Little Lyrical Company
Recreation
Tani - 3:30-6:00 - private lessons and classes
Jeri - 7-8 - Ballroom private lesson

COMPANY
Tuesday, August 10 – Choeography Day
3:10-3:55 – Jr. Jazz Company
4-4:45 – Jr. Company Lyrical
4:50-5:35 – Jr/Sr. Tap Company
5:45-6:45 – Sr. Company
Recreation
Kayla - 6-7:30

**Jr/Sr company members – alternative dates for a make-up would be 8/30 or 8/31. I have open house on 8/30 (5-7 p.m.) so I could do it before maybe? On Tuesday 8/31 I could do daytime...anything before 4:00 probably. Let me know who would be available to come then and I’ll send home a little survey to those that come on Tuesday too. :)

Studio Hours for 7/26-7/30

MONDAY
Shereen
1:00 - Pre-Ballet
1:30- Pre-school combo
2:15 - Beg. 1 Tap
3:10-3:55 - Jr. Jazz Company - CHOREOGRAPHY
4-4:45 - Jr. Lyrical Company - CHOREOGRAPHY
4:50-5:35 - Jr/Sr. Tap Company - CHOREOGRAPHY
5:45-6:45 - Sr. Company - Technique and CHOREOGRAPHY

Tani
3:30 - Private Lesson
4:00 - Beg. Ballet - level 1
4:45 - Beg. Lyrical - level 1
5:30 - Private Lesson

TUESDAY
Kayla
Level 3 and Intermediate Ballet - 6-7
Pointe - 7-7:30


Tricia, Tani, and Shereen leave for NYC the week of August 1 for the Dance Teacher Summit... Check back after for updates and pictures.

Savannah will be subbing for Shereen's rec classes
Tani's classes will be taking Monday off and adding an extra Monday on to make-up
Kayla's classes will be the same as normal.

DVDS

DVDs are being mailed! We wanted to touch base with you regarding the DVDs. We videotaped the show ourselves which is why we offered them at a lower price this year. This is our first year mailing them, so forgive us on the delay. The backdrop for the show this year affected the dancers on the stage a bit. The video was edited by Phil Towne and each DVD has been printed/labeled. We packaged them ourselves for you. We hope you are able to enjoy this keepsake and are already working to pick out a backdrop that will enhance the look of the dancers onstage for next year.

Studio Hours week of 7/19-7/23

Next week studio hours:
Monday the 19th - company (10-12:30)
summer camp week #2 with shereen (1-3)
summer camp week #3 with Tani (4-5:30)
Tuesday the 20th - Ballet 3/Int. Week #3 with Kayla (6-7:30)

Studio Hours week of 7/12-7/17

This week the studio is open:
1-5:30 Monday – Shereen (1-3), Tani (3:30-5:30)
6-7:30 Tuesday – Kayla
9:30-2:30 – Wednesday – Shereen

come in and register for a fall class or pick up your recital DVDs. Remember to fill out a new Policy Form when registering your family this year! :)

June 22

Today is our last day for the Tuesday June classes! Sign up for July/August! Come in between 5-5:15 or 6:00 tonight before close to do so. You can call or email us as well.

Monday June classes finish up next Monday night - you can sign up with Tani before 3:30 or at 5:30 before close.

This Thursday: Parent meeting for Company Stars - packets were already sent out - 4:30
NNY Youth Team parent meeting and try-outs - 5:30
NNY Sr. Team parent meeting and try-outs - 6:30
Be prepared to learn at least 16 counts of material - ready to move

Recital DVDs - process of duplication is going on now! We'll keep you posted! :)

June Update

RECITAL DVDS
We are working to get the DVDs completed for you. They are loaded into a computer for editing and to be put onto a DVD from a tape format. This takes time and the man doing it for us has been swamped with school activities as he runs the AV room at WHS. We'll keep you posted soon. The slide show we are hoping to fit right onto the same DVD as the recital show for your convenience.Remember - you need to FILL OUT A FORM in order to place an order. If you still would like to purchase one - you may. We will be ordering a few extra... the price will be $12 for late orders.

Summer Classes
See below to see what classes are available for summer!

Company Stars
Mandatory Parent informational Meeting for Company Stars - Thursday, June 24 at 4:30. Company packets went out in the mail 6/14. Be sure to bring your forms with you to the meeting to register for summer and fall classes.

Fall Classes
We will be having a staff meeting on Sunday, June 27 to determine our finalized Fall schedule for the '10-'11 school year. We will be attempting to add a few classes and assign teachers. As soon as it is finalized we will post that here for your convenience. We appreciate your patience in the meantime and look forward to seeing you all in class.

Summer News:
Shereen and Tricia will once again take a trip to NYC to attend the Dance Teacher Summit! Three fun filled days - classes and seminars, fashion shows, ACE Capezio Awards and so much more - we can't wait to share it all with you upon returning.

If you need to contact us please email: inmotion@twcny.rr.com

SUMMER DANCE!!

June classes running are: Mondays - 4:00 - Level 1 Ballet, 4:45 - Level 1 Lyrical and Tuesdays - 5:15 - Level 1 Tap
Classes with 5 or more students will receive an In Motion T-shirt!
Classes:
Sign up now for our July/August Session!!

July - Mondays - 3:00 - Int. Technique, 4:00 - Level 1 Ballet, 4:45 - Level 1 Lyrical, 5:30 - Level 1 Jazz - 6 weeks - Tani
Mondays - 1:00 - Pre-Ballet, 1:30 - Pre-school combo, 2:15 - Level 1 Tap - Shereen
Tuesdays - 5:30-6:15 - Ballet 2, 6:15 - Ballet 3 - Kayla
Wednesdays - 5:30- Inter/Adv. Ballet, 6:30 - Pointe - Kayla

Call 785-5513 for more information or email: inmotion@twcny.rr.com

Ives Hill Retirement Community

Sunday, May 16th, we will be performing for the residents at the Ives Hill Retirement Community! We begin at 4:00, dancers need to report by 3:45. The tentative line-up is looking like the following:
1. A Dream is a Wish - Tue. 4:00 pre-ballet
2. The Climb - Wed. 4:45 lyrical
3. Flying V/If You're Happy and You Know It - 11:00 Wed. Creative Movement
4. Power of the Dream - Petite Company Lyrical
5. Bluebird - Wed. 4:00 Beg. Ballet 2
6. Angels - Lexi/Chloe' duo
7. If We Hold On Together - Little Company Lyrical
8. A You're Adorable - Thursday 4:45 pre-school combo
9. Watch Over You - Savannah/Lexi - sister duo
10. Hair - Little Company Jazz
11. Imagine - Jr. Lyrical Company
12. Grace - solo
13. ????Over the Rainbow - solo????
14. Tres Deseos - Little Company Jazz

If we're missing anyone just give a holler! See you all there!!