IT’S SHOW TIME!

 

I can’t believe how quickly the year has passed! It’s already Show Time! The shows are scheduled for Friday, May 20thand Saturday, May 21st at 7pm at the Mother Lode Theatre. We will do two nights of basically the same show so that all of the kids will have more than one opportunity to perform and so that all the family members wishing to see their child perform, will be able to come and enjoy the show!! The competitive company will do a few of their numbers but will be performing all of the rest of their numbers during our Company Show in June. This will allow ALL our outstanding, non-competitive dancers 2 opportunities to do the routine(s) they’ve worked on all year! Our 2021-2022 Competition Companies will have their big performance on Tuesday, June 28th, at 7pm at the Mother Lode Theatre. We’d love to see you at ALL of the performances our wonderful & talented studio will put on this year! 

Students participating in the “Finale Production Number” must attend the practices on Thursday, May 12th (see the “Finale Schedule” to find the times for each age groups’ practice within this note!!). All-School Rehearsals (you do not wear costumes for these rehearsals) will be held at the Hawthorne School Monday, May 16th and Tuesday, May 17th for BOTH SHOWS. There will NOT be classes at the studio on Wednesday, May 18th. There will be ONE MANDATORY Dress Rehearsal at the Mother Lode Theatre on THURSDAY, MAY 19TH. Your dress rehearsal times will be exactly the same as your “all school rehearsal times” but be sure to wear your costumes and come to the Mother Lode Theatre for dress rehearsal! The times are located on the Show Order List. You must be at the dress rehearsal in order to participate in the shows. 

M-Kate Photography will be coming to the Hawthorne School to take pictures of the kids in their costumes Thursday, May 12th, Monday, May 16th, Tuesday, May 17th, and Wednesday, May 18th. You will be able to sign up for your picture session online by clicking the following link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0E4CABA72BA1FF2-2020   Please do not let your picture session interrupt your rehearsal time at the studio. 

 

DRESS REHEARSALS are very unpredictable as far as length of time. Since food and beverages are not allowed in the theatre, I would advise all students in both halves of the show to eat prior to rehearsal. Also, this is a dress rehearsal, which means wear your costumes and appropriate dance shoes. Dancers must use dressing areas for changing. There is to be absolutely NO costume changing in the audience! You may take pictures and videotape at the dress rehearsal but will NOT be permitted to do so during the shows; however, please do not share ANY video footage of our choreography on social media. We will have a professional video company, Montana Movie Makers, videoing the show. If you’d like to purchase a flash drive, please fill out the form by clicking the following link: https://forms.gle/puoPf5mGCzVRh82EA

We ask that only one adult attend their child’s dress rehearsal. Please no extra children or observers. Also, please sit on the sides because we use the center seats in the Main Area for the dancers. Dress rehearsals are very stressful. We do not want, or need, the extra commotion. Please be understanding that each group needs time to figure out the stage so please be patient in regard to start and end times!

 

SHOW NIGHTS: When you arrive at the theatre, please wear a cover-up. Students will be assigned a designated area to change and wait to be lined up. If you are only in the 1st half of the show and choose to not be in the Finale Number, you may join your parents AT INTERMISSION. You will need to buy a ticket for a seat unless you are a little one (age 4 or under) who can sit on a parent’s lap! If you are in the 2nd half of the show, you may sit in the audience until intermission, but again you will have to purchase a seat. Be sure you have a cover up or street clothes for sitting in the audience. We will have a time, following our very small dancers’ performance, for parents to pick them up in the Stage Left Hallway following the third routine in the lineup “Stairway to Heaven”. Only one parent will be permitted in the Stage Left Hallway to pick up their child. Make sure to keep your child’s cover-up with you so that you can put it on them and return to your designated seat. PERFORMERS AND NON-PERFORMERS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO GO BACK AND FORTH FROM DRESSING ROOM TO AUDIENCE DURING THE SHOW, other than the exceptions where the small dancers are to be picked up on Stage Left. The shows will start at 7pm prompt. All students in the first half must be in their designated dressing areas by 6:20pm! Remember, parking and the traffic congestion around the theatre is very difficult. Please leave yourselves plenty of time to get your child safely in the building by 6:20pm! Doors will be open to the students at 6pm. Performers must use the Washington Street Entrance. Doors will open to the public at 6:30pm. Moms: You can help your young dancer change at intermission but cannot go back and forth during the show. We will have people helping kids change so they are prepared and ready to get on the stage. 

COSTUMES will be passed out to students next week! ALL TUITION AND COSTUME PAYMENTS must be paid IN FULL in order to receive your costumes. Please make sure the performers’ name is on EVERY PIECE of their costume, shoes, make-up bags, etc. in case there is a mix up during the rehearsal and shows. Once the shows are over, we do not keep excess “lost and found” items, so please make sure you have EVERYTHING you own at the end of the shows.

Thank you, parents and students, for your support, enthusiasm, and especially your cooperation with our hectic schedule. Our dancers and tumblers are going to put on fantastic shows for you again this year! Thank you for an AMAZING year!

                                                                                                            

                                                                        

Warm Regards,

Kymee & Krista

 

 

 

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:

 

ALL-SCHOOL REHEARSALS AT THE HAWTHORNE SCHOOL:

  • Monday, April 25th: Tickets for the May 20th & 21st Shows will go on Sale at the Mother Lode Theatre.

  • Thursday, May 12th Finale practice for grades K & up!

  • Monday, May 16th & Tuesday, May 17th All School Rehearsals at the studio.

  • M-Kate Photography Pictures will be happening at the Hawthorne School, May 12th, May 16th, May 17th, May 18th.

 

 

DRESS REHEARSAL AT THE MOTHER LODE THEATRE:

  • Thursday, May 19th for BOTH MAY 20TH AND 21ST SHOWS!!

 

SHOWS AT THE MOTHER LODE THEATRE:

  • FRIDAY, MAY 20TH AT 7PM

  • SATURDAY, MAY 21ST AT 7PM

  • TUESDAY, JUNE 28TH AT 7PM FOR THE COMPANY SHOW!

 

 

2022-2023 COMPANY TRY-OUTS!!

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BECOMING A MEMBER OF OUR FANTASTIC DYNAMIC COMPETITIVE COMPANY, MAKE SURE TO REFER TO THE WEB-SITE www.dynamicdanceco.com in the coming weeks! Core Company Tryouts have been tentatively scheduled for the week of September 5th! Summer technique classes will be happening throughout the month of August for ALL who are seriously interested in trying out, as well as a Dance Butte Workshop that is required for all Interested Company Members and open to anyone who would like to attend. The Dance Butte Workshop will occur at the end of August 2022 (exact dates to come!). Also, talk to your current teacher to make sure you are ready as well as checking the try-out requirements and fully looking at the company contract/fees/etc. prior to trying out (these will be available and emailed to past members and those who request them, during the last week of July)! It’s an unbelievable experience! JUNIOR/TEEN FUSION COMPANY does not require a tryout. If you’d like to be a member of this company, you just need to sign up when you register for next year. MINI FUSION COMPANY will tryout with Mini Core. 

 

SUMMER CAMPS!! We will be having optional summer camps for all levels during the summer!! You will be receiving this information via email soon and will also be available on our website. 

 

THE RULES!!

(PLEASE READ TO YOUR PERFORMER)

DRESS REHEARSAL (WEAR OR BRING COSTUMES TO THE MOTHER LODE THEATRE):

 

1.     STUDENT’S NAME SHOULD BE ON ALL DANCE SHOES AND COSTUME PIECES.

2.     ONE ADULT PER FAMILY IS ALLOWED TO DRESS REHEARSAL. PLEASE NO EXTRA CHILDREN OR OBSERVERS. IT IS TOO STRESSFUL ON THE TEACHERS AND THE MOTHER LODE STAFF TO HAVE THE EXTRA COMMOTION. 

3.     ABSOLUTELY NO PLAYING IS ALLOWED IN THE THEATRE. 

4.     NO FOOD OR DRINK IN THE THEATRE. 

5.     COSTUME CHANGING MUST HAPPEN IN DESIGNATED DRESSING AREAS. ABSOLUTELY NO CHANGING IS TO BE DONE IN THE AUDIENCE!

6.     IF YOU ARE NOT ON STAGE FOR YOUR REHEARSAL, WE WILL NOT LET YOU PERFORM. NO EXCEPTIONS!

7.     YOU MAY VIDEO DURING DRESS REHEARSAL, BUT NOT DURING THE SHOW. PLEASE PASS THIS MESSAGE ONTO YOUR RELATIVES AND FRIENDS. ALSO, USE YOUR FOOTAGE FOR YOUR OWN PERSONAL ENJOYMENT and NOT ON-LINE!!

8.     PLEASE UNDERSTAND HOW STRESSFUL REHEARSALS ARE FOR THE TEACHERS AND HELPERS. TRY TO REMAIN QUIET IN THE AUDIENCE SO WE CAN GUIDE THE KIDS ON STAGE EFFECTIVELY.

9.     WHEN ALL OF YOUR NUMBERS ARE FINISHED YOU MAY LEAVE. 

 

SHOW NIGHT MOTHER LODE THEATRE 

 

1.     PERFORMERS MUST USE THE WASHINGTON STREET ENTRANCE. DOORS WILL OPEN AT 6PM. MAKE SURE YOU ARE READY TO PERFORM BY 6:20PM. GO DOWNSTAIRS TO THE DESIGNATED DRESSING AREA. PLEASE WEAR YOUR COSTUME TO THE THEATRE WITH A COVER UP. 

2.     DRESSING AREAS ARE CLOSED TO ALL EXCEPT THE PERFORMERS AND BACKSTAGE HELPERS DURING THE SHOW! ONE FEMALE ADULT MAY ESCORT YOUR YOUNG DANCER BEFORE THE SHOW OR AT INTERMISSION!

3.     THE DRESSING AREAS AND BACKSTAGE AREAS WILL BE OPEN FOR VISITORS 10 MINUTES FOLLOWING THE SHOW.

4.     AUDIENCE: PLEASE STAY IN YOUR SEATS UNTIL INTERMISSION, THEN, AGAIN UNTIL THE END OF THE SHOW. THE REST OF THE AUDIENCE AND PERFORMERS DESERVE YOUR RESPECT. PLEASE DO NOT GO BACK TO HELP YOUR PERFORMER DURING THE SHOW. WE HAVE PEOPLE TO HELP THE KIDS CHANGE.

5.     DANCERS: IF YOUR PARENTS HAVE PURCHASED A SEAT FOR YOU TO SIT FOR THE HALF OF THE SHOW, IN WHICH YOU ARE NOT PARTICIPATING, YOU DO NOT WEAR YOUR COSTUME IN THE AUDIENCE. IF YOU ARE IN THE FINALE, YOU MAY NOT SIT IN THE AUDIENCE DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW. AGAIN, THE TRAFFIC IN AND OUT IS DISRESPECTFUL, UNPROFESSIONAL, AND UNACCEPTABLE. 

6.     ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED ALL OF YOUR NUMBERS FOR THIS SHOW, PLEASE WAIT FOR THE FINALE IN YOUR DESIGNATED DRESSING AREA.

7.     NO TALKING BACKSTAGE OR ON THE STAIRWAY LEADING TO AND FROM THE STAGE. KEEP YOUR VOICES QUIET IN THE WAITING AREAS, SO THE HELP CAN EASILY DIRECT YOU. BE VERY RESPECTFUL TOWARD THE BACKSTAGE HELPERS AND THE THEATRE PROPERTY, WHICH INCLUDES SEATS, DRESSING ROOMS, RESTROOMS AND MIRRORS.

8.     SMILE, PERFORM, HAVE A GREAT TIME AND CREATE A LASTING, POSITIVE MEMORY.

 

*IF YOU WOULD BE WILLING TO HELP BACKSTAGE WITH ANY OF OUR SHOWS PLEASE LET KYM OR KRISTA KNOW OR E-MAIL support@dynamicdanceco.com WE CAN ALWAYS USE EXTRA HELPERS, AND WE WOULD NEED TO KNOW AT LEAST ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE SHOWS SO THAT WE CAN GET SET UP PROPERLY. THANKS!

 

 

TICKET INFORMATION

Mother Lode Theatre Box Office: 406-723-3602

Hours the Box Office is open are: 10am-4pm

Address: 316 W. Park St.

Tickets will be available through the Mother Lode Theatre Box Office beginning Monday, April 25th. You can purchase as many tickets as you’d like. The cost per ticket will be $20 for Main, $18 for Mezzanine Seats, $15 for the Loge section of the Balcony, and $10 for the Upper Balcony. You can choose whatever seats you’d like, although it will be on a first come first serve basis. As long as there are still remaining seats available, the tickets will be on sale through the nights of the shows. The theatre will add a tax per ticket. 

 

FINALE’ PRACTICE

THURSDAY, MAY 12TH

ALL DANCERS AND TUMBLERS, IN KINDERGARTEN AND ABOVE, ARE ENCOURAGED, BUT NOT REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE “FINALE’ PRODUCTION”. THOSE WHO CHOOSE TO PARTICIPATE MUST ATTEND THEIR DESIGNATED FINALE’ PRACTICE DAY AND TIME BECAUSE THIS WILL BE THE ONLY TIME THE FINALE PRODUCTION WILL BE TAUGHT. IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND THIS PRACTICE, OBVIOUSLY, YOU CANNOTPARTICIPATE IN THE FINALE! THOSE CHILDREN IN 1ST HALF NUMBERS IN THE SHOW MAY NOT JOIN THEIR PARENTS AT INTERMISSION IF THEY PLAN TO BE IN THE FINALE. BACK AND FORTH TRAFFIC IS ABSOLUTELY NOT ALLOWED DURING THE SHOW! Practices on APRIL 12th at the Hawthorne Center, as follows:

 

·      K, 1ST, & 2ND GRADES: 3:30PM-4:15PM

·      3RD, 4TH, & 5TH GRADES: 4:30PM-5:15PM

·      6TH, 7TH, & 8TH GRADES: 5:30PM-6:15PM

·      HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS: 7:30PM-8:30PM

 

The cost to participate in the finale will be $5 per student and must be paid upon the arrival of the above practice. Please come to practice with your school grade level as of this year, 2021-2022. If you miss the above practice, you will not be able to participate in the finale portion of the show!!

 

On both Monday, May 16th and Tuesday, May 17th, we will be having ALL-SCHOOL REHEARSALS at the dance school. In between the 2 halves of the shows, the finale will be completed and practiced, THIS WILL OCCUR FROM 4:45pm-5:20pm on BOTH days of the rehearsals and also during the dress rehearsal! The finale will actually not occur at the end of the shows until the actual show nights!!

 

RECREATIONAL CLASSES ON THURSDAY, MAY 12TH WILL STILL BE OCCURING TODAY! HOWEVER, SOME TIMES NEED TO BE ALTERED IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE FINALE PRACTICE!

  • 2:30pm-3:20pm: Adv. K-2nd Tap

  • 3:30pm-4:20pm: 3rd and Up Tap (This class usually occurs at 4:30pm)

  • 6:30pm-7:20pm: 3rd and Up Jazz (This class usually occurs at 5:30pm)