ACADEMY EMAILS

• Watching week and Summer show dates
  This year we will be doing another watching week. During the watching week, classes will show you things they have been working on in class.
  Anybody can come along to watch any of the classes; it is a good opportunity to see what we have to offer.
  There will be a small charge of £1 for anyone aged three and above. All funds raised will go towards new chairs for the waiting room and hopefully WiFi.
  
  Watching week dates are as follows.....
  
  

  Day	Date	Class
  Saturday	9th December	Miss Amy’s Tinies and Pre Primary
  Monday	11th December	Ballet 1, 2, 3, Tap 1, 2, 3, Pointe, Ballet Exam 4
  Tuesday	12th December	Mini Movers, Junior Street, Glee, Modern & Tap Exam classes, Zumba
  Wednesday	13th December	Tinies, Pre Primary, Primary, All Adult Tap classes, Ballet Exam 1 & 2
  Thursday	14th December	Ballet Exam 3, All Modern classes, Boys Street, Commercial classes, Street classes
  Saturday	16th December	Miss Kirsten’s Tinies and Pre Primary, Primary, All Acro classes, All Elite classes

  Summer show dates have been booked. Please pop them in your diaries.
  
  Sunday 8th July 2018 - rehearsal at the theatre
  Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th July 2018 - Show.
  
  KIRSTEN SWIFT
  Founder & Principal of Kirsten's Dance Academy
  

• Email 17 - Photocall

  Please be on time for your lesson.
  Photo call means that you arrive in your costume for your lesson. This helps us and saves time. You or your child performs the dance and photos will be taken during the dance for the programme. A group photo will also be taken. These will be available to buy at some point.
  If you forget your costume then unfortunately you can’t be in the photos. If you have a problem on arrival please speak to me.
  
  This is the running order and whatever your first dance is, that's the costume you arrive in and you can change into your other costume during the lesson. This is only for students who are performing 2 dances during the class.
  
  ACT 1
  
  Modern 1 & 2 - Conga
  Tinies - Dora
  Beginners pointe - Sacred
  Pre Primary - Walks like an Egyptian
  Beginners Commercial - Murder
  Ballet 1 - Nutcracker
  Senior modern - Dear Mr President
  Acro D - Japan
  Tap 3 - Route 66
  Mini movers, Jnr street & Glee - Now or never
  Tap 2 - Istanbul
  Acro C & Acro Starters - Trashin' the camp
  Modern 3 - Pirates of the Caribbean
  Tinies - Moana
  Primary & Ballet 3 - Irish
  
  ACT 2
  
  Ballet 2 - Round table
  Adult tap - London
  Acro E - Can Can
  Tap 1 - Hernando's hideaway
  Advanced Commercial - Moonstars
  Acro A & B - China
  Senior Street - Can't be tamed
  Pre Primary & Modern 3 - Waka Waka
  Boys Street - Korea
  Modern 1 - Baggy trousers
  Advanced pointe - Jai Ho
  Primary - Baltimore
  Modern 2 - California Dreaming
  Senior modern - One night only
  
  Thank you
  Janet x
  

• Email 16 - Chaperoning

  We have ample room for chaperones this year. A list will be up on the wall as of Monday. As a chaperone we ask you to look after 3/4/5 or more students depending on their age. You will need to get your group of students changed take them to the stage and entertain them while they are not on stage. Obviously this is for the younger students. If you choose to chaperone, anyone can put their child’s name below the name of an adult. As an example please see below. Please enter in the adult box if you have a DBS certificate and when you are leaving.
  
  Chaperones for MEDIUM ROOM
  SATURDAY SHOW 7pm
  Adults name Sue Swift
  Full performance Janice Wood
  At the interval Mary Thompson
  At the interval Peter McAvoy DBS
  Full performance
  Childs name Pixie Swift Nancy Wood Billy Thompson Millie McAvoy
  Childs name Maeve McErlean Eve Smith Harriet McAvoy
  Childs name Sarah Poole Sally Green
  
  There will be a list of names next to each room so everyone will know which room they are in. For all our younger students please can an adults cross off their child’s name and add it to the chaperoning list.
  We still need chaperones for older students who are in Modern 1, 2 and 3 please.
  
  Thank you
  Janet x
  

• Email 15 - Tickets

  All tickets cost £10 each. Children under 3 may sit on an adult knee free of charge.
  Tickets will be available from the studio during the following hours from Monday 19th June up until Thursday 13th July.
  • Monday 4.45 till 8
  • Tuesday 4 till 7
  • Wednesday 4 till 8
  • Thursday 4.30 till 8
  • Saturday 10 till 5
  Please make sure you buy your tickets for the correct show as not all students are performing in all 4 shows.
  Saturday 3.30pm
  Saturday 7pm
  Sunday 3.30pm
  Sunday 7pm
  If you are writing a cheque please make it payable to Kirsten’s Dance Academy.
  There are plenty of tickets on sale so there is no need to panic but if you want to sit near the front to see little ones then it might be best to come slightly earlier on in the week and not leave it till Saturday. Some people prefer to sit further back so that they can see all the patterns and shapes that are made so it’s entirely up to you. It is a new venue for us so it’s all very new for us too.
  If you would like to purchase tickets early on in the week and you are on holiday or are working away etc please don’t ask us to save any tickets as it makes it very unfair to the rest of the people. It’s best to ask a relative or another adult who has a child in the same class as yours at dancing to buy them for you.
  Thank you
  Janet x
  

• Email 6 - Exam Classes

  Well done to all our students who have just taken their Modern and Tap exams. If this is something you have been considering for yourself or your child then now would be a good time to start.
  
  Classes are as follows:
  TUESDAY
  4.45pm - 5.30pm GRADE 1 MODERN & PRIMARY TAP Exam Age 4 + £4.00
  5.30pm - 6.00pm GRADE 4 MODERN EXAM Exam See Kirsten £3.00
  6.00pm - 6.30pm GRADE 3 TAP EXAM Exam See Kirsten £3.00
  6.30pm - 7.15pm GRADE 6 MODERN EXAM Exam See Kirsten £3.50
  7.15pm - 7.45pm GRADE 5 TAP EXAM Exam See Kirsten £3.00
  7.45pm - 8.30pm INTERMEDIATE MODERN EXAM Exam See Kirsten £3.50
  
  Thank you
  KIRSTEN SWIFT
  Founder & Principal of Kirsten's Dance Academy

• Email 5 - Deposit

  Hi everyone. Just a reminder, if you or your child would like to participate in our annual show then we ask for a non-refundable deposit of £5 to be paid by Saturday 11th March.
  Thank you
  KIRSTEN SWIFT
  Founder & Principal of Kirsten's Dance Academy

• Email 4 - More information, summer show 2017

  Dates -
  This year’s show will take place at THE DANCEHOUSE on the following dates.

  Saturday 15th July and Sunday 16th July, with the dress rehearsal on Monday 10th July.

  YOU MUST COMMIT TO ALL PERFORMANCES IF YOU WISH TO TAKE PART IN THE SHOW.
  
  DEPOSIT AND PAYMENT

  We ask for a non-refundable deposit of £5 to be paid by Saturday 11th March and full payment of costume money by Saturday 29th April. You can either pay in instalments or all at once. LATE PAYMENTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
  
  COSTUME MONEY

  Monday Ballet 1 - £15 performing in 1 number.
  Monday Ballet 2 - £15 performing in 1 number.
  Monday Ballet 3 - £15 performing in 1 number.
  Monday Tap 1 - £15 performing in 1 number.
  Monday Tap 2 - £15 performing in 1 number.
  Monday Tap 3 - £15 performing in 1 number.
  Monday Pointe - £15 Performing in 1 number.

  Tuesday Mini Movers - £15 performing in 1 number.
  Tuesday Junior Street - £15 performing in 1 number. 
  Tuesday Glee Classes - £10 performing in 1 number. 

  Wednesday Tinies - £35 performing in 2 numbers. 
  Wednesday Pre Primary - £35 performing in 2 numbers. 
  Wednesday Primary - £35 performing in 2 numbers. 
  Wednesday Adult Tap - To be confirmed. Performing in 1 number.

  Thursday Modern 1 - £35 performing in 2 numbers. 
  Thursday Modern 2 - £35 performing in 2 numbers. 
  Thursday Modern 3 - £35 performing in 2 numbers. 
  Thursday Senior Modern - £30 performing in 2 numbers. 
  Thursday Boys Street - £13 performing in 1 number. 
  Thursday Junior Commercial - Own costume. Performing in 1 number. 
  Thursday Commercial - Own costume. Performing in 1 number. 
  Thursday Senior Street - £16 performing in 1 number.

  Saturday Tinies - £35 performing in 2 numbers. 
  Saturday Pre Primary - £35 performing in 2 numbers. 
  Saturday Primary - £35 performing in 2 numbers. 
  Saturday Acro - £15 performing in 1 number. 

  KIRSTEN SWIFT
  Founder & Principal of 
  Kirsten's Dance Academy

  Mobile - 07920063645
  Email - kirsten@kirstensdanceacademy.co.uk
  Website - www.kirstensdanceacademy.co.uk

• Email 2 - Dates for your diary, summer show 2017

  DRESS REHEARSAL -
  Monday 10th July 5-9pm (no Tinies, Mini Movers or Acro starters required)
  
  SHOW -
  Saturday 15th July 3.30pm & 7pm
  Sunday 16th July 3.30pm & 7pm
  
  VENUE -
  The Dancehouse Theatre Manchester
  
  Students performing on Saturday 15th July
  Tinies, Pre-primary & Primary students who dance on a Wednesday plus all other students.
  
  Students performing on Sunday 16th July
  Tinies, pre-primary & Primary students who dance on a Saturday plus all other students.
  
  Mini movers, Junior street, Acro starters, Acro A & Acro B will be split too, half doing the 2 Saturday shows and half doing the 2 Sunday shows. If your child does Tinies, Pre-primary or Primary as well as any of these classes their routines will be in the same show. Anyone doing just Mini movers, Junior Street, Acro starters, Acro A or Acro B, we will let you know which day your child will be performing once we have confirmation of who is participating in the show.
  
  More details to follow.
  KIRSTEN SWIFT Founder & Principal of Kirsten's Dance Academy

• Email 5 - Lost property

  Lost property is now at the bottom of the corridor near the baby changing facilities.
  
  Thank you
  Janet