THE BEAT
SEPTEMBER 2023
TAKE A PEEK!
WELCOME - 1
FIRST WEEK OF CLASS & & DRESS CODE - 2
2023-2024 CALENDAR -3 & 4
OUR TEACHERS! - 5 & 6
PARENTS & CAREGIVERS GETTING AROUND - 7
SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS -8
CHARACTER FOCUS - 9
WELCOME TO SEASON 40!!!
We’re celebrating like it’s 1984! That’s when Backstage Dance Studio opened it’s doors in the Bellevue area and began it’s legacy of not only teaching dance, but also helping children and young men and women build character, confidence, and grow as leaders.
A huge WELCOME to those of you who are joining us for the first time this year, and we are grateful to those of you who are returning for year two, three, or twenty!! Please take a moment to read through this and our upcoming monthly newsletters to familiarize yourself with what’s going on at the studio and in classrooms.
As has been the case since 1984, we are SO HAPPY TO DANCE WITH YOU!
MARTY ROBERTS OWNER/DIRECTOR
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First Week of Class!
We are so happy to have parents, grandparents and assorted caregivers take time out of their busy schedules to bring their children to the studio for dance classes! For the first class of the session, we invite you INTO the classroom to meet your child’s instructor during the last 5 to 10 minutes of class. We hope to partner with you in your child’s dance education and social-emotional development!
One of the best ways to ensure your child’s success in their dance class is by helping them prepare! Make sure you pay close attention to the following to set your child up for a great experience!
Make sure your child arrives on time and ready to dance (this might include a snack in the car, and a visit to the restroom before class starts)
Make sure your child is wearing the proper dance attire, including shoes, and that hair is styled accordingly
Your child should come to class every week so they don't fall behind and so they continue to build community within their class. We will offer make-up classes through December, however, it benefits your child, your child’s classmates and the teacher when they attend their scheduled class each week.
DRESS CODE
Is your dancer dressed in the correct clothing for class? Proper dress code allows our instructors to see body lines and correct technique, keeps our dance floors clean and dirt free, and helps your child to focus on classroom instruction.
Please see our Dress Code HERE
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Our BDS I
MADDIE
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BAILEY LETA KELLY TANI SOFIA GRACE
MARTY RHONDA
Instructors
PICTURES/BIOS
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ALLY
AMANDA
JENAE KELLSIE
ELISE SHANDIE ALYSSA LAUREN
GETTING AROUND
Backstage is a large facility and we want you to feel comfortable and know what is happening within our walls.
We have 6 rooms, located in 2 different buildings. Your dancer will take class in the same dance room every week. Please check the chalkboard in the main building for teacher/class location.
Parents are welcome to watch from the lobby windows. Please do not tap on the window or cause distractions to the dancers in the classroom.
Please be timely when dropping off dancers AND when picking them up. We are not responsible for children before/after their scheduled class time.
Our parking lot can be CRAZY Please drive slowly and carefully through the lo moving cars in the parkin allow your child to play in
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SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS!
Happiest of birthdays to our dancers celebrating this month!
Clare Armstrong, Valentina Arnold, Chloe Chenoweth, Perri Collins, Mia Costello Daryn Daw, Lois Edmonds, Kai Espiritu, Olivia Feather, Melissa Fleener, Bomi Gbeminiyi, Sara Gotoh, Anais Gould, Sofia Guerra Verastegui, Maya Guttigoli, Kaylee Hu, Ellie Kim, Reese Lambert, Kimberly Low, Brixton Lu, Reagan Lundberg, Adria Nash, Elizabeth Nguyen, Sammie Rabaev, Miles Reimergartin, Evelyn Rosen, Hana Rotan, Lauren Russell, Haidee Saldana, Raegan Scholl, Skyler Shafer, Karin Shiraki, Jamie Sun, Sophia Thoreby, Clover Wang, Hannah Wang, Melanie White, Charlotte Wong, Allison Wong, Amelia Wu, Evelyn Yang, Isabelle Zehner, Julia Zhong
TEACHNER BIRTHDAYS
Miss Danielle - 9/23
Miss Ally - 9/29
Miss Kellsie - 9/29
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Bravery
This month we will talk about being brave, which can include many things includingraising your hand to answer a question being first in line helping a classmate coming to your first dance class trying when you can't YET do a skill falling and getting back up demonstrating by yourself asking a question
Look for your child to bring home a culture card this month when they demonstrate bravery in class or at the studio!
OUR CHARACTER FOCUS
FOR SEPTEMBER IS
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