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It’s hard to believe that it’s already March! It’s very important that you come to class Please remember to email if you will be absent and again thanks for all of your hard work! It’s going to be great!
THANK YOU FOR THE LOVE
We had so much fun celebrating so much love with each of our dancers in February! Thank you all for the sweet gifts, and for leaving such a lasting imprint on all of our hearts!
JUST A NOTE THANK YOU
LUCKY LOU
DANCER OF THE MONTH CLASS OF 2025 FEATURES
ADULT CLASS T SHIRT WINNERS
PHOTO SESSION INFO COMPETITION INFO
PAJAMA WEEK
REGISTRATION
RECITAL INFO
RECITAL MERCHANDISE
TDAC 25-26 INTEREST
TDAC ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IMPORTANT REMINERS
UPCOMING DATES
LUCKY LOU
Lucky Lou is on the Leap Lookout! TDA’s tiniest talent scout, always on the lookout for soaring leaps, straight legs, and perfectly pointed toes! Each week, Lucky Lou will make a special appearance to spotlight dancers whose leaps truly shine. Keep working hard, dancers you never know when Lucky Lou might pick you next!
3/1: TUITION PROCESSED 3/3 - 3/6: RECREATIONAL COMPETITION DRESS REHEARSAL
3/7 - 3/9: 2025 INSPIRE COMPETITION (ROCKY MOUNT) - REC + S/D/T 3/10-3/12 & 3/20: PAJAMA WEEK!
3/13-3/16: TDA PHOTO SESSIONS
3/15: TDA PHOTO SESSION FEES PROCESSED
3/29-4/6 : SPRING BREAKTDA CLOSED
4/15: PUBLIC REGISTRATION OPENS
5/1: PARENT PORTAL SHUT DOWN 6/6-6/8: TDA RECITAL
This Months “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 This month, The Dance Attic will donate $50 to the Tri Area Ministry Food Pantry! This Months Dancer Of The Month Is
Keyah Achigui Keyah Achigui
CLASS OF 2025 FEATURE
Rachel Harris: My favorite TDA memory would be getting to the studio early and helping out with opening up and just debriefing before class It’s always nice to catch up with those who aren’t in my class and to see how they’ve been. A piece of advice I would give to the younger dancers is to never compare yourself to others in your group. We all have a purpose and a chance to shine and everyone loves you for you. You are apart of a loving dance family where we will all support and be there for you, so just be you!
Ellie Schmidt:My favorite TDA memory was Showstoppers 2024 and winning first place for The Impact. A piece of advice I would give to younger dancers is to just enjoy it. Classes, dress rehearsals, recitals, etc. The end goal shouldn’t be how well you place at competition, what really matters is that you had fun and got to experience new things. I never thought it would go by so fast, but it did So just enjoy every moment!
A D U L T C L A S S S E R I E S
For the month of March we welcome Ms. Heather back for TAP! By popular demand we have had a request to get tap back in the Adult Class Program, with that... we hope to see you there!
T S H I R T C H A L L E N G E
This month’s TDA T-Shirt Challenge was all about love! Staff joined in by snapping pictures in their TDA gear featuring hearts whether through decorations, props, or creative poses. Thanks to everyone who participated and helped share the love this February!
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H O T O S E S S I O N I N F O
Recreational Pictures will take place at TDA (1241 S Main St ) 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. Please note your picture fees will be on your March Statement and processed on March 15th. You will not be able to receive access to your TDA Pictures unless your TDA Balance is paid in full Picture Forms are due TODAY - FEBRUARY 25TH as the form will close, no longer accepting requests Additionally, there will be no refunds for picture fees processed
Thursday March 13th – CLOSED – NO REGULAR DANCE CLASSES (TDAC S/D/T and Creative Movement a-e Pictures) Creative Movement Dancers - 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
Friday March 14th – Combo 1, 2, 3 & 4(Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Hip Hop) Pictures at TDA
Saturday March 15th - Combo 5-10 (Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Hip Hop), Advanced Taps, Adanced Crew, Advanced Classes, Dancing With The Stars - Pictures at TDA
Sunday March 16th – TDAC Production and Invite Group Pictures at The Wakefield Barn
As of February 15th, TDA Recreational Picture Pricing is as listed below:
1 Individual Costume (3 Poses) - $40
2 Individual Costumes (3 Poses) - $60
3 Individual Costumes (3 Poses) - $80
4 Individual Costumes (3 Poses) - $90
5 Individual Costumes (3 Poses) - $100
If you do not want to purchase pictures, please still complete this form so that we can collect responses from each TDA family Reminder, that we want and encourage all dancers to attend to be in the group photos regardless of what you purchase. These serve as keep sakes for many, and we want to document the work you have put in from year to year.
Inspire National Dance Competition
March 7th-9th
Dunn Performing Arts Center 3400 N Wesleyan Blvd, Rocky Mount, NC 27804
TDA will be competing at the Inspire Dance Competition on the weekend of March 7th-9th! When looking in JackRabbit; the class that has a “***” listed next to it in the system will be the dance/class that your dancer will compete with. At this point, we have received a tentative performance time for each routine, but no information on awards, routine numbers etc This is tentative and is subject to change, but the link to the information we have at this point is available in the link in the green square to the left. Also, please note that all tuition and outstanding payments must be paid to participate in the competition For Our Dancing With the stars dancers, we are still waiting confirmation on schedule adjustments to be able to accommodate conflicts When we have that finalized, all of you will receive a separate email!
AWARD COLLECTORS - 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 If you were selected as an award collector you will need to confirm via the document above ASAP Dancers in Creative Movement a-e will not be competing.
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O M P E T I T I O N I N F O ( C O N T I N U E D )
DRESS REHEARSAL - To help prepare for the competition, We will have a dress rehearsal during class March 3-6th for competing classes only. 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. 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! Combo Dancers will wear their costumes for the duration of their combo time slot If your dancer takes a combo hip hop class, or is in the advanced classes, we recommend them bringing a change of clothes to transition into after their main class time.
All Dancers will wear their hair in a high, slicked, pony tail. (Ballet Classes included). We will send out emails to individual classes if we have notes for the whole group
Combo Dancers and Families will have Parent Meetings Prior to competition. See below for the Competition Parent Meetings Times. All Advanced Classes will have meetings with dancers and teachers in class, and parents do not need to attend.
Monday Combo Dancers & Dancing With The Stars – Parent Meeting Mon. March 3rd at 5:45 in Studio 5
Tuesday Combo Dancers – Parent Meeting Tues. March 4th at 6:15
Wednesday Combo Dancers – Parent Meeting Wed. March 5th at 6:15
Thursday Combo Dancers – Parent Meeting Thurs. March 6th at 6:15
COMPETITION HAIR
All Dancers participating in our March Competition should have their hair in a middle part mid head pony tail with no fly away hairs! See one of our dancers featured in our competition ready look!
P A J A M A W E E K
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.
Monday Classes - Monday, March 10th
Tuesday Classes - Tuesday, March 11th
Wednesday Classes - Wednesday, March 12th
Thursday Classes - Thursday, March 20th
R E G I S T R A T I O N
Registration for the 2025-26 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 25-26 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 trial classes 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
2025-26
Registration Period Opens
APRIL 2 APRIL 15 MAY 1
$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 24-25 Tuition Processed.
Parent Portal Closed to insert Class Placements and schedules for upcoming season into system.
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E C I T A L I N F O
Hard to believe but, we are already busy planning for our 37th Annual Recital! Recital will be held at Wakefield High School, June 78th! The tentative schedule is as follows.
In Studio Recital Rehearsals: The rehearsals below will be our last rehearsals at TDA before we head over to Wakefield High School on Friday June 6th 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 2nd – 4:30 pm Recital 1 (Creative Movement a-e Classes, Combo 1-4 All Dancers)
Monday June 2nd – 6:00 pm Recital 2 (Combo 5-10, Tap B)
Tuesday June 3rd – 4:30 Recital 3 (Advanced Classes, All Crew Classes, Tap A & Ensemble, Class of 2025 Performance)
Tuesday June 3rd - Immediately Following Recital 3 - TDAC Company Gala Run Through
Wednesday June 4th - 6:00 TDAC Awards Ceremony (Location - To Be Announced Soon)
Friday June 6th – Dress Rehearsal at Wakefield High School, ALL SHOWS (except Gala)
Saturday June 7th -
11:00 AM - Recital 1 (Creative Movement Classes a-e, Combo 1-4 All Dancers, TDAC Production)
2:00 PM - Recital 2 (Combo 5-10, Tap B, & TDAC Production)
5:00 PM - Recital 3 (Advanced Classes, All Crew Classes, Tap A & Ensemble, & TDAC Production, Class of 2025 Performance)
Sunday, June 8th2:00 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!
2. Recital T-Shirts, Flowers, Programs Order Form: For recital, we have a couple of traditional merchandise and memoirs available for purchase. The order form to claim your programs as well as all your Recital T-Shirts and Flowers will be sent out in the April Newsletter.
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. More information on ticket sales will be given in our April Newsletter.
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!
T D A C 2 5 - 2 6 I N T E R E S T
At The Dance Attic, we value every student – young and old, beginners and advanced students alike It is our aim to offer a quality dance education all students and their different needs. Some students choose to make dance their primary extra-curricular activity and participate in dance at a very high level. Here at TDA we have a competitive team for dancers such as these to audition and participate in to take dance to the next level. We are already in the process in plans for our next season, and are getting emails of 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.
CLICK HERE to let us know that you are interested in auditioning for TDAC in the 2025-26 season!
This form is due by March 15th 2025, and is required for all 24-25 TDAC Members to complete.
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. See a few featured dancers below who have received some recognition for their hard work.
I M P O R T A N T I N F O & R E M I N D E R S :
Parents, please drop your dancer off no more than 10 minutes early and pick them up promptly when class is over. Please read our Facebook posts for important and quick announcements We want you to email when you are absent Remember to include the class, day, and teacher in your email Please note you will still receive email reminders and updates even if you have told us that you will be absent. Those are mass emails that go to everyone! Write your dancer's name on all dance gear (shoes, bag, jacket, etc.). Also, please be sure to put your dancers name on water bottles. All dancers should be bringing their water bottles to class We have some dancers taking advantage of leaving class to use the water fountains To help alleviate this, we ask that dancers all pack full water bottles every day
UPCOMING DATES
MARCH 2025
Friday February 28th - March 2nd 2025 Starquest Competition (Durham) - All TDAC
Monday March 3rd-March 6th - Recreational Competition Dress Rehearsal
Friday March 7th-March 9th 2025 Inspire Competition (Rocky Mount) - Rec + S/D/T
Monday March 10-12th & Thursday March 20th Pajama Week!
Thursday March 13-16th TDA Photo Sessions
Thursday March 27th 2025 TDAC 25-26 Newcomers Informative Meeting
Friday March 29th-April 6th 2025 Spring Break - TDA CLOSED
MAY 2025
Saturday May 3rd-Saturday May 4th Shake The Ground (Raleigh) All TDAC
Friday May 9th-11th 2025 Showstoppers (Myrtle Beach) - All TDAC
Monday May 19th 2024 TDAC 25-26 Auditions
Monday May 26th 2024 Memorial Day (TDA CLOSED)
The Dance Att
Rylee Davis
Juliet Bender
Pyper Dunn
Mackenzie Shattuck
Martina Atkinson
Keyah Achigui
Ellie Adcock
Sienna Brumley
Vivian LaBenne
Ellie Robinson
Aubrey Tomlinson
COra Messier
Stella Connelly
Adalyn Davis
Danica Melton
Giulia Spina
Olivia Gentry