Live 2 Dance Studio

• 4^th of July Parade is Sunday, July 4^th at 11am!
  • Please meet at 10:45 am under the trees between the civic center and the police station! We will walk the parade route and meet parents on the opposite side of the civic center (by the children’s museum) after the parade! 
  • Every dancer or tumbler is invited to join us! Parents and siblings are also welcome!
  • We will have a cooler of water but please also make sure to bring water or Gatorade to stay hydrated! It’s going to be a hot morning. And bring sunscreen!
  • Dress up for the 4^th and be ready to have fun!!!!
• Montana State Fair!
  • The fair has asked us to perform for them!
  • On Saturday, August 7^th we have an hour on the 3 River’s Stage to perform at 3:30 pm!
  • All Summer Classes will perform!
  • Please let me know if you CAN NOT be there so I can get an accurate count for gate admission. They are giving all of the dancers free gate admission for performing!
• T-Shirts!
  • We have t-shirts made every summer with our Studio Logo for the dancers to wear at the Pot-luck. They will also wear them at the fair this year and they make great memorabilia!
  • They are only $20!
• Summer camp for July is the 13^th – 15^th.
  • Dance classes resume as normal during those days.
  • Gymnastics and Tumbling classes do not have classes during those days.
    • We do offer those classes to come twice the following week to make up for missing those days. Just talk to your instructor to plan that out.
  • Being already in summer classes – if you’d like to participate in the camp, you do receive half off! 
  • This camp is a Dance and Gymnastics camp where we learn a little dance and a little gymnastics for the best of both worlds!
• Tuition is due the first lesson of each month.

Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!

We Love Teaching Your Children!

Miss Nicole

Welcome to Summer 2021!!

Thank you for registering for our summer classes! I send out Reminders at the beginning of each month to keep you updated on what is happening in our studio/gymnastics center!

June Reminders:

• Summer Classes start June 7^th!
• If you need shoes or dance wear or gymnastics wear, you can purchase these at the studio right before or after class!
• Summer camp for June is the 15^th – 17^th.
  • Dance classes resume as normal during those days.
  • Gymnastics and Tumbling classes do not have classes during those days.
    • We do offer those classes to come twice the following week to make up for missing those days. Just talk to your instructor to plan that out.
  • Being already in summer classes – if you’d like to participate in the camp, you do receive half off!  This first camp is a Rhythmic Acro camp where we combine dance and tumbling into one fun sport!

July 4^th – all students are invited to join us in the 4^th of July Parade!

We can’t wait to start our Summer!! We love teaching your children!

Miss Nicole and Miss Jessica

RECITAL UPDATE This is general information.  Details on the recital page and in your emails!

COSTUME INFORMATION

HAIR:          All hair pulled up to a BUN, no bangs.  Slick bangs back with a combination of hair gel, water and hairspray.  Bangs can be braided into hair to keep them back.  Hair nets can be used to secure buns. (Any exceptions are on your costume notes with your costumes)

MAKEUP:   All performers will need to wear stage makeup.  The suggested colors are: EYES:  Lavender/violet BLUSH:  rose  MASCARA:  black  LIPS:  rose  CLEAR NAIL POLISH!!  No jewelry, rings, earrings, necklaces, watches or hair accessories except costume accessories.

*Our recital is scheduled for Saturday, May 22nd at West Elementary School @ 1:00 p.m.  Admission is free.  The performance usually lasts 2 hours.  Dancers need to arrive no later than 12:40 p.m. –come in your first costume–hair and makeup ready to go–wear cover-up over costume–meet in your dressing room. 

*Pre-tap 3-4, Tap 5 and Ballet 5 dancers don’t have to arrive until Intermission. Please arrive no later than 1:50 p.m. You’re are more than welcome to arrive earlier. I know sitting through an entire show can be extremely difficult for that age group so hopefully sitting through only half will be way easier! We will mark off seats for only parents bringing these dancers to make sure you get seats at intermission because we usually have a full house!

*Audience seating is general admission.  The house opens at 12:30 p.m.  Parking is on the streets near the auditorium.  Carpool if possible.  We have a nice auditorium with bad parking.  You can drop off guests at the West entrance, which also serves as the handicapped entrance.

*There will be no entry at the door facing the playground. (Our backstage door)

*Dancers will stay backstage with their class through the entire recital. 

*Please send a quiet project with your child.

*We will have an encore number after the finale to safely get the dancers back to their dressing rooms.   Please stay seated in the auditorium until after that performance, and then send one adult to pick up the dancer backstage.  We are trying to reduce traffic backstage after the show! 

*Put your name on your shoes, costume and accessories. 

*Please, no flash photography at the rehearsal or recital.  It is dangerous for the dancers.

*During the recital if you need to enter or exit the auditorium, please do so between numbers.  Please pass this information to your guests before the dance performance.

*DVD’s will be for sale at the studio, the rehearsal and at the dance performance.  Order forms at the studio.

*Please, double knot your dance shoes if you have ties. 

*Remember, no underwear—tights only, please. 

*If you don’t have buckle tap shoes, please have elastic in tap shoes. 

*Tap and jazz shoes should be black. Ballet shoes should be pink.

*Please sign up if you want to help backstage.

*Costume and tuition balances must be paid in full before the dancer will be allowed to participate in the recital.

REHEARSAL:

*Rehearsal is at West Elementary School on Friday, May 21st. Please arrive at rehearsal on time or 10 minutes early, we usually run ahead of schedule.

*Rehearsal is a dress rehearsal. Please come in your first costume. Hair and make-up done. Correct shoes. Etc..

*Each dance gets 10 minutes to rehearse on the stage. You only have to be there for your time slot!

*Please have all dancers meet at the side entrance to the stage (in the hallway). You can watch in the auditorium after we have your dancer. 😊

THIS YEAR:

*We will be blocking off every other seat in the auditorium to help with spacing.

*You can still invite whoever you want to recital this year!!

*We will have to wear masks while in the auditorium.

*We will have hand sanitizer at all entrances.

*There is a waiver sent out I need back from every student. It says that you understand the protocols we are taking to keep everyone healthy. As well as agreeing that you will not enter the public school if you have any symptoms or chance of being sick. You are signing this waiver for yourself, your dancer, and anyone you invite to the recital.  

Picture Schedule April 24th- Live 2 Dance Studio

8:45 Kings and Queens (Teachers)

8:50 Another One Bites The Dust (Wed 6:45 duet)

9:00 Vertigo (Fri solo)

9:02 Everybody Talks (Tues Duet)

9:05 Powerful (Thur Duet)

9:08 Other Side of Paradise (Wed solo)

9:10 Moral of The Story (Thur duet)

9:13 Dazed and Confused (Thur solo)

9:15 Heather (Mon duet)

9:18 9 to 5 (Wed 7:30 Tap)

9:22 Born This Way (Thur Trio)

9:25 Man Out of You (Tues 7:30 Musical Theatre)

9:30 Jailhouse Rock (Fri solo)

9:32 The Anchor (Tues 6:45 Contemporary)

9:40 The Kite (Thur solo)

9:42 Blinding Lights (Fri Duet)

9:45 Bury A Friend (Mon Duet)

9:48 Fire On Fire (Fri Solo)

9:50 Baby Likes To Rock It (Mon 4:00 Tap 6-8)

10:00 Rock Around Mother Goose (Mon 6:00 pre-tap)

10:15 Hakuna Matata (Mon 4:30 Jazz 6-8)

10:20 Lollipop (Mon 6:30 Tap 5)

10:25 Hey Mamma/Hit The Road Jack (Mon 7:30 Hip-Hop 6-8)

10:35 When I Am Older (Mon 7:00 Ballet 5)

10:50 If Only (Mon 5:15 Ballet 6-8)

11:10 Smile (Tues 4:30 Jazz 9-11)

11:15 Accidentally In Love (Tues 4:00 Tap 9-11)

11:20 I Like To Move It (Tues 6:00 Hip-Hop 9-11)

11:30 NSYNC (Tues Duet)

11:35 BOOM (Thur 4:00 Teen Tap)

11:40 Hold On (Thur 5:15 Teen Ballet)

11:45 Be Alright (Tues solo)

11:45 Another Day of Sun (Wed 4:00 Tap 12-13)

11:50 Real Friends (Thur 6:00 Poine)

11:55 Husavik (Thur 6:30 Pre-pointe)

12:00 Wake Me Up Before You Go (Wed 4:30 Jazz 12-13)

12:05 Arena (Wed 5:15 Ballet 12-13)

12:10 My Best Friend (Fri Duet)

12:15 Dessert (Wed 6:00 Hip-hop 12-13)

12:20 Age 2-4 Tumbling (Thur 4:00)

12:25 Entry Level Tumbling/Gymnastics (Tues 4:00 and Tues 5:00)

12:40 Level 1-2 Gymnastics (Tues 6:30 and Wed 4:30 and Fri 4:30)

12:50 Level 3 Tumbling and Gymnastics (Mon 4:00 and Mon 5:30)         

1:00 Level 4 Tumbling and Gymnastics (Mon 7:00)

1:05 Level 5 Tumbling and Gymnastics (Thur 4:45)                                                   

I will be sending several notices this month.  Please check your inbox regularly as we have a busy month.  All notices will be posted at the studio and the website-live2dancestudio.com

*Recital Fee of $40/family is due April 1st.

*A Picture schedule was sent out through email and is posted on the bulletin board and our website!

*Costumes go home the week before pictures! Costumes that have not been paid for do NOT go home.

*Last chance to order leotards for Tumbling/Gymnasatics classes for pictures is this week. Orders go out April 5^th, After that day, you may not be able to get a leo on time for picture day!

*Summer registration is now open! We have 3 camps going on this summer! We have dance classes, tumbling classes, and Gymnastics classes going on June through August!  

*Watch for fall class suggestions to be emailed in the upcoming weeks.  Fall Registration will open May 1^st! We give our current students until May 31^st to sign up on a first come first served basis. Then registration opens to everyone!

*April 1^st through 6^th – Spring break! We will be closed. No Classes! Happy Easter!

*April 24th – Pictures at Live 2 Dance Studio – please come even if you did not order pictures so that you can be in the group photo!

*May 1^st & 2^nd – Competition Tryouts!

*May 17^th through 20th – we will have classes as usual.

*May 17th – All fees due in order to participate in Recital!!!

*May 21^st – No Classes! Closed for rehearsal!

*May 21st – Rehearsal at West Elementary School

*May 22nd – Recital at 1:00 pm at West Elementary School

OTHER ACTIVITIES:  Baseball, Soccer, Music, etc.  For those dancers involved in other activities, we know it gets busy this time of the year!  You have worked very hard for this recital.  You owe it to your classmates and to yourself to finish.  Please be at class.  The last few classes are very important.  Finishing touches will be applied to the dance and minor changes will be made!  Make-up dance lessons are very hard to get at the end of our season.

*June 7^th – Classes Begin for Summer!

*September 7th^th – Classes Resume for 2021-22!

Let me know if you have any questions.  We LOVE teaching your children. 

Miss Nicole and Miss Jessica

VISITING is March 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, and 5^th.  VIEWING LESSONS ARE FOR ADULTS ONLY.  This will be enforced.  Please respect the adults who have made arrangements for their younger children.  If you want, you can split the class time with another mother and swap tending in the waiting room.

*DANCERS – Recital Fee of $40/family is due April 1st.

DANCERS – OTHER ACTIVITIES:  Baseball, Soccer, Music, etc.  For those dancers involved in other activities, we know it gets busy this time of the year!  You have worked very hard for this recital.  You owe it to your classmates and to yourself to finish.  Please be at class.  The last few classes are very important.  Finishing touches will be applied to the dance and minor changes will be made!  Make-up dance lessons are very hard to get at the end of our season, but they are available. If you have to miss class, please set up a makeup class to get caught up!

TUMBLERS – Pictures: we do take pictures for our tumbling and gymnastics class also! We have a set leotard for each level. If you have one from last year, you can use it again. If you need a new one, just let your teacher know and we can get one ordered for $30.

PICTURES: April 24th is Picture day! We will be taking individual and group pictures this year! You will be able to order pictures starting next month (watch for an email with instructions). If you do not want to order pictures, we’d like you to still be in the group picture for our wall at the studio!

WE love teaching your children!!

*Our last fundraiser, Cookie dough, is due Friday, January 29^th. If you want this fundraiser’s credit to go towards costume, please turn it in before the 29^th, or let me know not to auto charge your costume fee (if set up for auto pay).

*Costume balance is due Jan 29^th-last year the costume company charged $10/costume for any balance paid late. If you have recurring payments set up, the charge will come out of your account on the due date.*

*HAPPY HEARTS WEEK is Feb. 8^th through 12^th.   

You can dress in Valentine’s attire as long as you can move freely in it, and have a leotard!  Have fun decorating yourself!

*We will be closed Monday, Feb. 15th for President’s Day.*

*Recital Fee of $40/family is due April 1^st. If you have recurring payments set up, the charge will come out of your account on the due date.*

*Costume Fittings

Remember to wear a leotard to class each week.  Costumes will be fitted as the shipments arrive in the upcoming months. NO LEOTARD – NO FITTING

Coming Up:

VISITING is March 1^st through March 5^th. VIEWING LESSONS ARE FOR ADULTS ONLY.  This will be enforced.  Please respect the adults who have made arrangements for their younger children.  If you want, you can split the class time with another mother and swap tending in the waiting room.

Dates to put on your calendar:

*Pictures are scheduled for April 17^th at Live 2 Dance Studio

*Rehearsal is scheduled for Friday, May 21^st at West Elementary School and the Recital is scheduled for Saturday, May 22^nd at West Elementary School. As of now we are planning things like normal and may adjust as necessary when the time comes. We will for sure have a recital though!

We love teaching your children!!

WELCOME BACK TO CLASS – BRING ON THE NEW YEAR!!

*Classes return on January 4th!!

*We were supposed to have a fundraiser in November and it fell through so I apologize. We are going to try to get two more done still but they will be back to back to make up for November. You do not have to participate. A percentage of the money you raise goes towards your costumes or tuition.

• Butter braids will start January 4^th and be due back January 15^th.

• Cookie Dough will start January 18^th and be due January 29^th.

* There is no school on the 15^th, however we will still have class!

^*Costume balance is due January 29^th for dancers!

^{We Love teaching your children!!!}

Viewing week for dancers only will be December 7^th through 11^th! Adults only please. Please be prepared to take off your shoes and wear your masks. We are still going to try to social distance as much as possible while still giving the option to view classes. We apologize greatly, this just isn’t possible in our gym yet, but we are working on different options!

Christmas dancing/tumbling will be the week of December 14^th through 18^th.  You may wear holiday-themed clothing over your leotard as long as you can move freely.

We will be closed December 21st to January 1^st.  Class resumes on January 4^th.

Last month for the penny war! Age 9-11 is currently winning!

Merry Christmas to the best parents and students.  Have a wonderful holiday season.  We LOVE teaching your children!