JUST A NOTE
TDA is thankful for all of you! What a great year it has been so far, and we have so many of the exciting things left ahead of us We are so proud of the growth in technique, maturity, and community that these dancers have made during the 2023-24 dance season. As always, pleaseemail info@thedanceattic.com if you have any questions!
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! Auditions will be held Monday, May 20th!
CLICK HERE to let us know that you are interested in auditioning for TDAC in the 2024-25 season
JUST A NOTE
SOCIAL MEDIA SHARE
TDAC 24-25 INTEREST
IMPACT DANCER
LEAVING OUR IMPRINT
ADULT CLASS
SPREAD THE WORD
REGISTRATION UPDATE
SUMMER SCHEDULE
FALL SCHEDULE
CLASS PLACEMENTS
POINTE
ACRO
RECITAL INFO
REMINDERS
CALENDAR
5/1: TUITION PROCESSED
5/2: PARENT PORTAL SHUT DOWN
5/20: TDAC 24-25 AUDITTIONS
5/21: CLASS SELECTION FORMS DUE
6/3-6/4: IN HOUSE REHEARSALS
6/5: TDAC AWARDS PARTY
6/7-6/9: TDA RECITAL
6/11: TDAC 24-25 KICK OFF
6/21: TDA NEWCOMERS TRIAL CLASS
Caroline has chosen to support and have a donation made in her name to Saving Grace Adoption Agency. As this is this months charity, see the link posted to the right! Thank you all for making a lasting impact so far this season with all of your donations!
DANCER OF THE MONTH Impact
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
Brittney Isabwa
Brittney is a respectful and engaging student both inside and outside the class room She is curious and is excied about all of her class at TDA and often talks about her excitement about what she learns at school as well She can be seen working on homework before or after class, and has a little sister that she looks after so well She also supported Ballpark Bolt for Brooklyn dancing the night away at our Dance Marathon earlier in the year Congratulations Brittney and thank you for making such a positive impact!
LEAVING OUR IMPRINT
This month The Dance Attic will focus our Imprint efforts towards Saving Grace Animal Adoption. A great charity that we have collaborated with this year. Please see links below to make donations if possible.
Saving Grace: Donate Now! - Saving Grace (savinggracenc.org)
ADULT CLASS SERIES - MAY
For the month of May we will have Ms. Abby for Tap! 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!
May 1st
May 8th
May 15th
May 22nd
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!
The Dance Attic is very excited to have lots of you registered for the 2024-25 Dance Season Below is a timeline of the process over the next few weeks You will receive your schedules and placements for both Summer and Fall in Mid-May Please Note that for Summer Classes, you will go to classes based off of your 2024-25 Class Placements.
April 15th: All 2024-25 Registration Fees Processed for students who did not send courtesy email.
May 1st: Last 2023-24 Recreational Tuition Charge Processed
May 2nd: Parent Portal Shut Down for Staff to post Summer and Fall Class Schedules and placements in each individual account.
Mid May: Parent Portal Re-Opens with Class Placements and Schedules posted to your account. Obviously within the first week of schedules being released, we will have a lot of adjusting and corrections to be making for individuals as well as specific groups, so please remain patient with us as we make all necessary adjustments This will be when you have access to the class selection forms mentioned below.
May 21st: Deadline to Complete Class Selection Form for your registration group linked below to note what classes you would like REMOVED from both your Summer and Fall Schedules. Al dancers will receive an email specific to their registration group after the Portal Re-Opens for all students. Staff will place every dancer in every style for both Summer and Fall, so you can make your class selections from that list Please be reminded that Ballet and Jazz are both required classes for any dancer registered in the fall.
REGISTRATION GROUP 1 CLASS SELECTION FORM: CLICK HERE
Dancers Placed in Creative Movement a or b for 24-25 Dance Season.
REGISTRATION GROUP 2 CLASS SELECTION FORM: CLICK HERE
Dancers placed in Creative Movement c or d for 24-25 Dance Season.
REGISTRATION GROUP 3 CLASS SELECTION FORM: CLICK HERE
Dancers placed in Monday Combo for 24-25 Dance Season
REGISTRATION GROUP 4 CLASS SELECTION FORM: CLICK HERE
Dancers placed in Tuesday or Wednesday Combo for 24-25 Dance Season
REGISTRATION GROUP 5 CLASS SELECTION FORM: CLICK HERE
TDA 24-25 CLASS SELECTION FORMS DUE MAY 21ST
YOU CANNOT COMPLETE THIS FORM UNTIL YOU HAVE RECEIVED YOUR CLASS PLACEMENTS AND SCHEDULES IN MID MAY!
Dancers placed in Thursday Combo Classes or Advanced Classes for 24-25 Dance Season
S U M M E R S C H E D U L E
CLICK HERE to access the 2024 TDA Summer Packet This is tentative and subject to change based on enrollment for the session.
FALL SCHEDULE
The Fall Schedule will be released in Mid-May with our Portal Re-Opening.
CLASS PLACEMENTS
Once you regain access to your parent portal after staff makes updates and changes, all students and families will have access to their dancers’ class placements and schedules for the upcoming Summer and Fall Season. Please remember that Summer Placements will go based off of your 202425 Placements. TDA Staff has viewed and recognized growth in dancers and placed dancers in the appropriate classes for each style regardless of what the class number or title may be. We look forward to a great season ahead!
POINTE
If you are interested in Pointe Class, you will let us know on the Class Selection Form linked above. Once we review the forms and look at what dancers are interested in potentially adding Pointe to their schedule, our ballet instructors will discuss placement and inform those who need to come in for a placement class for decision to be made If you have previously been on pointe and are wanting to continue in the class, once you have completed the form, we will add the appropriate pointe class to your schedule in Jackrabbit.
ACRO
We are excited to have Ms. Delaney back for Acro this summer with lessons and pop up classes! You will be informed of dates and programs as they get started throughout the summer!
Recital will be held at Wakefield High School, June 8-9th! June 7th will be a dress rehearsal for shows 1-3 at Wakefield High School. There will be three shows on Saturday, and one show on Sunday 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! Fun Reminder that we will have photo op places as well as snapchat filters for all of our TDA Families to capture their memories and to share on social media. Please read below for a breakdown of rehearsal times and locations leading up to Recital.
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 follow the altered time schedules listed below based off of what recitals they are in We will not have regular classes Recital week For these rehearsals, dancers will wear regular dance clothes and run through their dances in show order Dancers will rehearse the bow for recital first and then will be released after their final routine of the night. Productions will not run any of the in Recital 1-3 In House Recital Rehearsals
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
Recital Parent Information Meetings: We will be inviting the parents of our young dancers into the studio to review Recital information Please see meeting schedule listed below. When you come for your meeting time, please bring your computer/device so we can get some information completed from you All Advanced classes will not have in person meetings, if you have further questions ask your dancer and or email info@thedanceattic com
• Monday June 3rd Recital 1 4:30 Parent Meeting in Studio 4
• Monday June 3rd Recital 2 6:00 Parent Meeting in Studio 4
• Tuesday June 4th Recital 3 4:30 Parent Meeting in Studio 4
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 three shows on Saturday June 8th, and 1 show on Sunday June 9th On Friday, June 7th we will have a full-dress rehearsal (costume, hair, make-up) at Wakefield High School You should arrive for this rehearsal ready for the stage in your first costume. All other costumes should be packed in a basket or bin in the order that they are needed When arriving, dancers will head into the dressing room to drop their bins off if they have multiple costumes and then head back into the auditorium for announcements and to rehearse the bow, before we start the rehearsal for the show. Younger dancers will be assigned an older dancer to help them dress at the rehearsal and recital This will be sent in a separate email for all to view Once dancers are settled we ask that all parents exit the dressing room, as there are no parents permitted in this area. For Dress Rehearsal, your dancer may leave as soon as you are finished with all of your dances and parents are allowed to sit in the auditorium Additionally, please be aware that no pictures should be taken inside the dressing room.
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 S
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.
Recital Merchandise: Those of you who pre-ordered Recital Programs & T Shirts will receive those in a bag with all pre-ordered merchandise prior to recital. Parents be on the lookout for an email on when those items will be ready for pick up/pass out. At the recital venue is where you will pick up your pre-ordered flowers, prior to entering the auditorium. You will give your last name, and they will have your flowers ready for pick up. There will be a limited number of programs and T-Shirts for sale at the venue. This will be on sale for cash payments only.
Recital – Dismissal Protocol: (On Recital Days Only)
After the final routine of each recital, all classes will take their final bow. Once the bow in Recital #1 and #2 is complete, the curtains will close and dancers will be set up on stage for parents to pick up their children from the stage. This is the perfect time to hand them their gifts and trinkets and flowers. This will be rehearsed at Dress Rehearsal and parents will see this process then.Once you have retrieved your child from the stage you will take them exactly how you dropped them off to gather their belongings and exit from the recital. Dancers in Recital #3 and our TDAC Dancers will be dismissed from the dressing room area to find their families before exiting from the recital. Please know that we must clear the entire auditorium before opening doors for the next recital. There should be no seats saved for any show, prior to or in between recitals.
T H U
D A Y M A Y 9 T H A L T E R E D S C H E D U L E
Due to multiple staff being out due to a traveling competition we have altered the schedule for Thursday May 9th You can see the shift when you CLICK HERE We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause, but due to staff coverage this is what is needed on that date Some classes have combined, some have shifted to other days in that week, and others have been cancelled, so please pay close attention to your classes Thank you for your understanding
I MPORTANT INFO AND REMINDERS
The year is coming to an end and it’s time to start tying up those loose ends The May 1st payment is your final payment of the year Please check your records and make sure that you are up to date on all payments Please pay all money owed with the May tuition payment, which is due by May 7th (without penalty fees) Any dancer whose account is not paid in full will not be allowed to dance in the recital
Please check the lost and found in the dressing room for anything that you may be missing (or anything you didn’t know that you were missing!) All items in the lost and found will be donated to Goodwill on June 1st
Even though the year is coming to an end, we still expect our dancers to come to class with the correct dance clothes and shoes for that class Remember that there is always a little dancer looking up to you so it is important to set a good example and always dress appropriately.
If you are interested in auditioning for TDAC at this point, you will have to email info@thedanceattic.com to see if there is space available in the audition.
TDAC will be competing at Showstopper in Myrtle Beach Mothers Day Weekend! Wish them luck!
TDAC 24-25 Auditions will be held May 22th. Those of you who have signed the TDAC Contract should have received information for this audition.
TDA will be closed for Memorial Day on Monday, May 27th. Have a safe holiday.
Be on the look out at recital for a snapchat while spending time at Wakefield High School TDA will have or very own Filter for you to take pictures with!
"When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It's to enjoy each step along the way. " - Wayne Dyer
