TDA 23-24 April Newsletter

T H E D A N C E A T T I C A P R I L

JUST A NOTE

JUST A NOTE

SOCIAL MEDIA SHARE

TDAC 24-25 INTEREST

IMPACT DANCER

LEAVING OUR IMPRINT

CLASS OF 2024 FEATURE COMPETITION INFO

PAJAMA WEEK

PHOTO SESSION INFO

ADULT CLASS REGISTRATION

RECITAL INFO & MERCH

STAFF TRANSITIONS

TDAC ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT CALENDAR

Hard to believe it’s already April! As we are heading into the end of the season, we look forward to all of the plans that are in works for the upcoming Dance Season. So many things this month as we head into competition, pictures, pajama week, and eventually recital Lets kick it into high gear and finish out the 36th season of dance at The Dance Attic strong!

SOCIAL MEDIA SHARE

CONTEST

We all love The Dance Attic so let’s spread the word! Between May 1 and June 1, we will be posting announcements on our Facebook page about upcoming events at the studio We want you to share these with all of your friends! The person who shares the most posts on Facebook directly from The Dance Attic page to your page, will win a prize! Make sure that you like our page on Facebook and get ready to start sharing!

INTERESTED IN JOINING OUR COMPETITIVE TEAM?

We are already in the process in plans for our next season, and are getting interest from dancers wanting more information for our competitive team! If you are interested in TDAC (The Dance Attic Company), we would love to hear from you! Below is a form to show that you are interested in TDAC (The Dance Attic Company) and to be added to our mailing list for more information. As we have already started working on the audition process, please let us know you are interest ASAP!

CLICK HERE to let us know that you are interested in auditioning for TDAC in the 2024-25 season. A P R I

Important Dates

3/23-3/31: SPRING BREAK (TDA CLOSED)

4/1 PROGRAM AD FORM DUE

4/1: TUITION PROCESSED

4/8-4/11: RECREATIONAL COMPETITION DRESS REHEARSAL & PARENT MEETINGS

4/12-4/14: RECREATIONAL COMPETITION

4/15: PUBLIC REGISTRATION OPENS

4/18-4/21: TDA PHOTO SESSIONS

5/1: PARENT PORTAL SHUT DOWN

6/7-6/9: TDA RECITAL

J A N U A R Y

Malaya has chosen CPO - Catholic Parish Outreach for her charity It's a food pantry that helps family's in need and provides food and clothes for adults and kids. If you are able, they are in need of infant clothing. Click the link above to find out how you can donate today. Shout out to Malaya for making an IMPACT with her kindness!

CLASS OF 2024 FEATURE

Ryleigh Cyrus - What impact has The Dance Attic made on your life? The dance attic has made a vast impact on my life I’ve been a dancer there for over 10 years now Throughout my time, i created lasting friendships, countless memories, i gained confidence on and off stage, and learned the true meaning of teamwork, discipline, and community The staff has created a supportive and positive environment to be part of where me and other students, are fully comfortable to be themselves,to use dance as an emotional outlet. TDA has pushed me to become a better version of myself I will forever be grateful that i get to call the dance attic my second home.How do you hope to leave your imprint on The Dance Attic before graduation? I hope to leave an imprint on the younger dancers by encouraging them to dance for themselves and not the others around them. It’s okay not to look or dance like everyone else. I hope the dance attics positive energy and environment continues to growing to help maintain to the same experience me and the other seniors have shared

Impact

DANCER OF THE MONTH

This Months “IMPACT Dancer of The Month” has been selected based on their dedication and improvement in class as well as their kindness towards their peers, families, and staff through their positive IMPACT they make on the studio environment as a whole Our Impact Dancer will get to select a charity of their choice for The Dance Attic to make a $50 donation in their name Once the charity is chosen by the dancer and their family, we will share that information with our families in the following Newsletter This year is all about spreading the imprint of dance and all of these dancers will be doing just that! This Months Impact Dancer is

Caroline Bishop

Congratulations to Caroline Bishop, for being nominated as this month’s Impact Dancer! Caroline comes to the studio prepared and ready to go for each class and always has a positive attitude towards her peers and teachers. She never hesitates to give a helping hand and supports her teammates in class and on stage. Caroline makes and effort to leave a positive impact in the studio and on everyone around her with her kindness and spirit

LEAVING OUR IMPRINT

This month The Dance Attic will focus our Imprint efforts towards Tri Area Food Ministry as well as the Back pack Buddy Program. Both are great charities that we have collaborated with this year an dyou can see the links below to donate if able below:

TRI AREA MINISTRY

BACK PACK BUDDIES

Additionally, we want to celebrate and thank you for your contribution and work in support of the Bolt for Brooklyn Campaign this season, as The Dance Attic helped to raise over $3200 towards Caroline’s cause.

COMPETITION INFO

CLICK HERE TO VIEW TDA COMPETITION SCHEDULE

D a n c e r s i n C r e a t i v e

M o v e m e n t a - e w i l l n o t b e c o m p e t i n g .

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COMPETITION HAIR

All Dancers participating in our April Competition should have their hair in a middle part braid at the back center of your dancers head. See one of our Seniors, Sylvia Donahoe featured in our competition ready look!

Our studio will be competing in Star Talent Productions Dance Competition on the weekend of April 12-14 in Henderson, NC! Please know, we will not know the specific days and times for each dancer until 7-10 days before the competition date You will receive an email specific for competition separate from the Newsletter updates. Staff has also selected dancers to be Award Collectors at the competition. CLICK HERE to check and see if this applies to your dancers and the responsibilities that come with that.

COMPETITION DRESS REHEARSAL

To help prepare for the competition, We will have a dress rehearsal during class April 8-11

Dancers who are competing, will come to class in the costume that you are wearing/competing in at Competition. This includes all costume pieces, hair, and make up. Dancers should also have regular dance clothes packed to be able to rehearse once we have reviewed any adjustments needed for their costumes We do not want dancers to wear their costumes the entire class, so please be sure the additional dance clothes are packed

All Dancers will wear their hair in a low, slicked, middle part pony tail into a braid. We will send slips home with dancers if there are any specific issues with their costumes, hair, or make up as well as send out emails to individual classes if we have notes for the whole group

Please note, Combo Dancers who do not usually take tap, we ask that you come at the 4:30 time slot to allow for more rehearsal time for our competition routines for that week only!

C O M P E T I T I O N P A R E N T M E E T I N G S

Combo Dancers and Families will have Parent Meetings Prior to competition See below for the Competition Parent Meetings Times All Advanced “I” Classes will have meetings with dancers and teachers in class, and parents do not need to attend.

Monday Combo Dancers – Mon April 8th at 5:45

Tuesday Combo Dancers – Tues April 9th at 6:15

Wednesday Combo Dancers – Wed. April 10th at 6:15

Thursday Combo Dancers – Thurs. April 11th at 6:15

PAJAMA WEEK

Directly following our competition, we will celebrate our dancers with a Pajama Week Celebration. Dancers will receive accolades and talk about their experience at competition with a few surprises and fun activities at well.

PHOTO SESSION INFO

Recreational Pictures will take place at TDA with Ms. Hallie’s photography set up in studio 5. Dancers will be changing from costume to costume for their photo slots On the schedule, you will see the names of dancers taking individual photos have been added to the document to help with the timeline for your dancer. You will not be able to receive access to your TDA Pictures unless your TDA Balance is paid in full.

Thursday April 18th – CLOSED – NO REGULAR DANCE CLASSES TDAC S/D/T Pictures at TDA

Friday April 19th – Combo 1, 2, & 3 (Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Hip Hop), Creative Movement a, b, e, f Pictures at TDA

Creative Movement a, b, e, f - CLICK HERE to purchase socks that are needed for all of our youngest dancers pictures and recital routines to wear with their costumes/ballet shoes.

Saturday April 20th - Combo 4-9 (Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Hip Hop), Tap 1-4, Hip Hop 1-4, All Advanced “I” Classes at TDA

Sunday April 21st – TDAC Production and Invite Group Pictures at The Corner & Meeting House of Wake Forest

ADULT CLASS SERIES - APRIL

For the month of April we will have Ms. Heather for Hip Hop again! As this was one of our most successful classes, we hope to see you there! Right now we have 5 adults registered for the class and we will need a total of 8 to continue with the class!

T D A 2 0 2 4 - 2 5 R E G I S T R A T I O N

Registration for the 2024-25 season will be here before you know it! We want you to go ahead and be thinking about what classes you would like to take next year See below for a timeline of how Registration will work for next season

Current Student Registration for 24-25 is at a discounted rate of $40. You will see this posted to your account after we process April Tuition. If you do not plan to return to TDA you will email info@thedanceattic.com and we will remove your registration fee. Any dancer who has not emailed, will have their registration processed on April 15th, claiming their spot for the next dance season. After fees have been processed, we will then open our Online Registration for General Public. As seen below, we will shut down the Parent Portal after processing the last tuition payment for this season. We will be hosting 1 trial class (Friday, June 21st) for new dancers to come out and try classes, teachers to place dancers, and to help them with their registration More information to come, and would love your help spreading the word!!!

R E G I S T R A T I O N T I M E L I N E

APRIL 1 APRIL 2 APRIL 15 MAY 1

2024-25 Registration Period Opens

Phase 1 - Registration Fee:

$40 Registration Fee posted on all Current Student Accounts for Discounted

Registration Fee for the upcoming season!

Registration Fee Processed for all returning students.

Public Registration Opens! After Fees are processed there will be no refunds.

Final 23-24 Tuition Processed

Parent Portal Closed to insert Class Placements and schedules for upcoming season into system.

We will be posting our discounted 2024-25 Registration Fees of $40 to all current student account on April 2nd 2024, after processing your April 2024 tuition fees on the first. All current students have until April 14th to let us know if you do not want this charge to be processed let us know that you do not plan to return to TDA in the upcoming Fall Season. In order to not be processed the registration fee for next year, you will need to send an email directly to info@thedanceattic.com for us to delete this charge by April 14th.

. Phase 2 - Class Selections for Fall and Summer:

Once we process your registration on April 15th, we will be gearing up all of our preparations for the upcoming year. The next phase of registration for current students will be after tuition is processed on May 1st. After May 1st tuition has been processed, we will be closing down the Parent Portal for staff to import the 2024-25 Schedule and Class Placements for the upcoming season into the system. We will open up the Portal in mid to late May for you to review the classes put on your account. At that point, TDA will place ALL available classes for your dancer both Summer and Fall on your Schedule. There will be a form sent out for you to inform us what you would like REMOVED from your schedule for both Summer and Fall 2024-25 Sessions and we will make those adjustments for you

H E L P S P R E A D T H E W O R D

Please start thinking of friends/dancers that might be interested in registering and joining the TDA family There is a referral incentive for every dancer who mentions your name on their registration form! CLICK HERE to view the 2024 Inquiry Form on our website and share with your friends! Anytime you see on our social media that we are sharing about TDA Registration, please share on your pages as well! We will be hosting 1 trial classes for new dancers to come out and try classes, teachers to place dancers, and to help them with their registration on June 21st!

R E C I T A L I N F O

Recital will be held at Wakefield High School, June 8-9th! Please read carefully, as the outline is a little different than years past! This change was made to help accommodate our 13 Graduating seniors to ensure they would be able to participate in all of their senior events and celebrations!

In Studio Recital Rehearsals: The rehearsals below will be our last rehearsals at TDA before we head over to Wakefield High School on Friday for Dress Rehearsal Dancers will have altered time schedules listed below based off of what recitals they are in More information will be given as we get closer to Recital

Monday June 3rd – 4:30 pm Recital 1 (Creative Movement a-f, Combo 1-3 All Dancers, TDAC Production Pieces)

Monday June 3rd – 6:00 pm Recital 2 (Combo 4-9, Tap 1, & TDAC Production Pieces)

Tuesday June 4th – 4:30 Recital 3 (Advanced “I” Classes, Hip Hop 1-4, Tap 2-4, & TDAC Production Pieces, Class of 2024 Performance)

Tuesday June 4th - 7:00 TDAC Company Gala Run Through

Wednesday June 5th - 6:00 TDAC Awards Ceremony

Rehearsals and Recitals hosted at Wakefield High School:

Friday, June 7th will be a dress rehearsal for all shows (with exception of the Company Gala) There will be two shows on Saturday June 8th, and 2 shows on Sunday June 9th.

Friday June 7th – Dress Rehearsal at Wakefield High School, ALL SHOWS (except Gala)

4:30 Arrival Time for Recital #1 Dress Rehearsal at Wakefield High School

5:30 Arrival Time for Recital #2 Dress Rehearsal at Wakefield High School

7:30 Arrival Time for Recital #3 Dress Rehearsal at Wakefield High School

Saturday June 8th

11:00 AM - Recital 1 (Creative Movement a-f, Combo 1-3 All Dancers, TDAC Production Pieces)

2:00 PM - Recital 2 (Combo 4-9, Tap 1, & TDAC Production Pieces)

5:00 PM - Recital 3 (Advanced “I” Classes, Hip Hop 1-4, Tap 2-4, & TDAC Production Pieces, Class of 2024 Performance)

Sunday, June 9

2:00 PM - Recital 4 TDAC 23-24 Gala Performance

R E C I T A L M E R C H A N D I S E

1. Program Advertisements Order Form: Each year we have a special souvenir program for our recital. In the program you have an option of purchasing advertisements and souvenir pages/pictures where you can claim space in the program for either advertisements or sweet photos and messages for your dancer For your souvenir pages, we will only use pictures taken at the TDA picture week For businesses they can use the form here, to upload any business advertisement materials as well. Pricing Information is included in the form, so be sure to check that out as you begin to make your Recital purchases and plans! We have extended the deadline to April 1st for you to complete your Program Ads!

2. Recital T-Shirts, Flowers, Programs Order Form: For recital, we have a couple of traditional merchandise and memoirs available for purchase. Click the link to the right to claim your Recital T-Shirts, Flowers, and Programs by APRIL 5th!

3. Recital Ticket Orders: We will be using online ticket sales again this year Please note that it has been removed from our policies, that families will no longer receive comp tickets for recital. The link to purchase tickets is live now! Click to the right to purchase your tickets today!

Purchasing Tickets Instructions:

Step 1: CLICK THIS LINK TO ACCESS THE TDA TICKETLEAP WEBSITE

Step 2: Click the button that says "Get Tickets"

Step 3: Choose the quantity of tickets you would like to purchase You can purchase tickets to any of the four shows in one transaction.

Step 4: Select the button that says "Add to Cart"

Step 5: Follow the instructions to add your card info, and complete your transaction and check out Step 6: You will receive a confirmation email soon after your transaction is complete with your ticket QR Code. You will present your tickets to the TDA Ticket Staff at Recital.

4. Recital Videos Orders: As stated in our policies from the beginning of the season, every dancer at TDA will receive all 4 recital videos for only $25! This charge will be processed on your account on May 15th and you will get access to all videos,. If you have multiple dancers, you will only be charged one time per family. We are excited to offer this package for all students!

TDA STAFF TRANSITION

MS. ABBY - The Dance Attic is saying good-bye to Miss Abby this season, as she plans to head to NYC to pursue a career in dance taking auditions and classes to better her craft. Ms. Abby is a TDA “OG“ and while we are proud of what we know she will accomplish, we will be missing you for sure! We have loved having Ms. Abby with us here at TDA, but she will not be a stranger as we will see her over the summer for classes and intensives! We wish you luck as you move forward and hope you know just how loved you are! We wish you luck as you move forward and hope to hear of your continued success soon!

MS. CHANIA - The Dance Attic is so excited to welcome Chania Willson who will be teaching with The Dance Attic starting in the 2024 Summer Series and into fall 2024-25! Chania Wilson is a Raleigh, NC native with a Bachelors in Fine Arts in Dance Performance and Choreography from the University of North Carolina Greensboro. She currently attends Duke University to obtain her MFA in Dance: Embodied Interdisciplinary Praxis. She is a board member and dancer for Black Box Dance Theatre. She was a 2023 Artist in Residence for North Carolina Dance Festival and premiered her new work, "For The Mind" in November 2023 in Duke's November Dances and the NC Dance Festival in January Her newest work will premiere in April 2024 with her company, Nine Movement Collective.

MS. RAGAN - Hi, I am Ragan, I am a sophomore at NC State studying, Applied Education with a minor in Linguistics, to become a speech-language pathologist I have been dancing for 18 years and have danced at The Dance Attic for six of those years! While at the dance attic I was a assistant teacher, a recipient of The Dance Attic Scholarship Award and an intern for staff. Out of high school, I pursued college dance and became a teammate on the NC State Dance Team! Since in college, I have been a substitute teacher at The Dance Attic and now I am excited to start teaching regularly. TDA has fostered a supportive and loving community, and I'm looking forward to continue working with my dance family!

TDAC ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

We are so excited to share that our competitive team has entered into the competition season in full swing! CLICK HERE to access our awards and recognition page on our website as we start collecting and creating memories through the season. TDAC Staff wanted to also acknowledge a few dancers for their work in the program as well.

MAKING AN IMPACT IS GOING GLOBAL!

This summer Ms. Charleigh will be heading to South Africa to team up with Impact Africa in refugee camps in Johannesburg. Her goal: To SERVE these communities by providing help with everyday tasks like cleaning and laundry, to listen, to learn, and to love. To EDUCATE by working with underprivileged, at risk, and orphaned children in the Impact Kids program And to RESCUE by working with the Baby Rescue program to advocate for young mothers in preventing baby abandonment and to provide care that focuses on building strong families. South Africa holds a very dear place in the hearts of Ms. Charleigh and her family. They have served, learned from, and made lifelong connections with the people in the Kya Sands and Diepsloot communities. They cannot make this trip without support. First and foremost, they would appreciate your thoughts and prayers for safety and provision If you are interested in making a tax-deductible donation, that will go entirely towards funding Ms. Charleigh’s trip, you can follow this link: https://fcsmnstry.io/2ju/DlsLwVtjKH

From her family to yours “Ngiyabonga” (Thank you!) for your love and support!

“Youcandanceinthestorm.Don'twaitfortheraintobeoverbefore becauseitmighttaketoolong.Youcancandoitnow.Whereveryou are,rightnow,youcanstart,rightnow;thisverymoment.”