- Wednesday, May 23:
- Early Recital ticket sale - 5-6:30pm at HIS Place. Immediate family only!
- Deadline for T-shirt orders - order online, or mail in form with check. - Highland Festival Parade - Saturday, May 26. Line up at 9:30 at Euclid Field
- Last week of classes - Tuesday, May 29-Friday, June 1. June 1 schedule in Handbook!
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April 30 – May 3
At the beginning of each class, costumes will be handed out and tried on quickly so we can finish class by practicing their dances. All students must wear basic leotard and tights so costumes can be pulled on in the dance studio! Parents are welcome to come for fitting. Pink or Tan tights preferred - black is hard to see legs & lengths. Dancers will not be allowed to take costume parts to the bathrooms to dress. Boys should also wear something snug and/or be prepared to take off shirts. Chris Santana (our seamstress) will be on-site to make quick alterations, or to mark so parents/students can make adjustments. It is your choice as to who will complete the alterations, but please let us know whether you want to do your own alterations or have Chris do it. Chris can take more complicated alterations to fix and return before Photo Days on May 11 & 12. Very basic, reasonable costs: sew straps $2; hem/shorten $5; take in at sides $3; other, more complicated alterations to be determined. Please pay cash or check to Chris Santana. Be sure to sign up for Ash Lin Photo times on the clipboard in the studio! There is no obligation to buy the photos, but we create a complete composite of all our dancers each year and don't want to leave anyone out. It is time to start getting ready…
To do: Costumes are coming! - week of April 30-May 3
Recital Photo Days - Friday May 11 and Saturday May 12 at the APA Studio Sign up for your time/day at the studio. Download the order form here. See the Handbook for more information on group photos, etc. There is no obligation to purchase, but we'd like Early Recital ticket sale - Wednesday, May 23 5-6:30pm at HIS Place This is a good time to get blocks of seats for family. See the Handbook for complete info. Last week of classes - Tuesday, May 29-Friday, June 1 Monday class make-up is on Friday - schedule in on page 8 of the Handbook. Arts United!
Wednesday, March 21 with Alma College, United Way, APA and many others in our community! To donate, visit www.UWGIC.ORG/ARTSUNITED, and for more info! Several couples from our community have been working on fun dances and many artists are participating! Kathy Francis – coached Kevin Fitzgibbon & Craig Zeese Telli Luneack – coached Darcy Hodges & Jeff Naessens We also have donation buckets at APA and Alma Hardware! No donation is too small! 5:30pm – VIP show – special performances, VIP seats - $50 Contact Alma College Heritage Cente at 463-7304, 1-4pm for VIP tickets. 7:00pm – General admission show - $5. Doors open at 6:30pm. Because of the involvement of Francis Performing Arts Co 1, Kathy and Kate Troxell, classes are cancelled on Wednesday, Mar 21 with two exceptions: • Kindergym 5:30-6:00 is being held. • FPA Junior Company rehearsal is being held 4:30-6:30. All other classes are cancelled. Spring Break - March 26-30 Classes resume April 2. New! Adult Beginner Tap Mondays 6:00-6:45pm. This is a basic beginner class! Begins April 2-May 21 if enough interest! $65/8 wks Recital Artwork – Emoji / Emoticons! We need artwork design for our recital T-shirt and programs! You win a free T-shirt if your design is used! There are a couple ideas/submissions posted so far! Gratiot County Community Foundation Grant Awarded! APA just received notification that the grant proposal submitted for September 2018 for “Ballet for the Schools” at Alma College has been accepted! More info to come re: selected dances and dates! This will be the fifteenth production of this kind presented to the public schools by APA! This will be the last session until summer.
Kindergym 3-6 year olds Mondays 5:00-5:30 $35/6 weeks April 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30, May 7 (6 wks) Tuesdays 5:15-5:45 $35/6 wks April 3, 10, 17 &24, May 1 & 8 (6 weeks) Wednesdays 5:30-6:00 $35/6 weeks April 4, 11, 18 & 25, May 2 & 9 (6 weeks) There will be a limit of ten students registered in each class. Students registered in previous sessions will receive priority enrollment. Students should wear comfortable “gym” or dance-wear that they will not get tangled in. Barefoot is best for Kindergym, so no special footwear is needed. Download the enrollment form and get signed up! Kindergym 3-6 year olds
Mondays 5:00-5:30 $25/4 weeks February 26, March 5, 12 & 19 (4 wks) (No other APA Classes Mar 21 – Kindergym only being held) Tuesdays 5:15-5:45 $30/5 wks _____ February 20 & 27, March 6, 13 & 20 (5 weeks) Wednesdays 5:30-6:00 $30/5 weeks February 21 & 28, Mar 7, 14 & 21 (5 weeks) (No other APA Classes Mar 21 – Kindergym only being held) There will be a limit of ten students registered in each class. Students registered in previous sessions will receive priority enrollment. Students should wear comfortable “gym” or dance-wear that they will not get tangled in. Barefoot is best for Kindergym, so no special footwear is needed. Download the enrollment form and get signed up!
Dear APA Families, Whew! What a year! The recital feedback has been wonderful, and I’m glad everyone enjoyed the Cinderella Ballet so much! Kreider DVD’s can still be ordered (forms available on web site) and those should be edited and ready to mail to you by the end of August. If you didn’t pick up your Ash Lin photos during dress rehearsal, they can be picked up at Ash Lin Portraits, 130 W. Superior, Alma. Call 466-2100 to check their hours. Make sure you check the Morning Sun and Academy of Performing Arts Facebook page for a wonderful article on APA and Leah Seals and Emily Ratkos who are dancing professionally! Very exciting! And we’ve had some “young” summer classes, with a few more coming up! Week of August 7 Cinderella Ballet Camp – Mon-Fri (5 days), 9am-noon, $90, including materials. A true ballet camp for 6-8 year-olds, Pre-Ballet & Ballet 1 level! Princesses will have a ballet class each day, do Cinderella dances, fun crafts, hair & make-up, sewing, and a visit from Cinderella herself, and of course pictures in Cinderella’s carriage! Dance with Simone – For older students, Level 2-4 and up! Mon-Thu (4 days), 5:30-8:30, $80. Simone Boos is an Alma College alum, former APA instructor, and is a favorite guest teacher! She loves teaching Ballet, Jazz, Modern and Conditioning, and will give dancers a taste of all! You’re sure to improve! Week of August 14 Dance with Marissa Relitz $10/1 class; $8/ea for multiple classes. Also an Alma College alum, Marissa will be teaching: Mon, Aug 14 – Level 4 and up – 5:30-6:30, Ballet – 6:45-7:30, Tap Tue, Aug 15 – Level 5 and up – 5:30-6:30, Ballet – 6:45-7:30, Tap Pilates For Teens and Adults If you have any experience in exercise classes or dance you are welcome! Tue, Wed, Thu – Aug 15, 16, 17 – 9:00-10:00am Only $3/class! Come give it a try! Sample these Pilates classes with APA alum Sara Dupree who is in the process of getting her Pilates certification! Fun Local Summer Events! August has some fun things scheduled! APA dancers will be involved! More info to come! Third Coast Dance Company – Aug 5 at 7:30pm; Aug 6 at 2:30pm at Shepherd high school. Kristen Bennett’s new dance venture! Seven APA dancers join students from other local dance studios to perform with Third Coast Dance Company! GCP Kids Theater – This weekend and next: Aug 4, 5, 11 & 12 at 7:30pm; Aug 6 & 13 at 2:30pm Party on State Street! – On our block! Two bands: Giles Country & Foolish Dreams. Aug 17 at 4-11:00pm Car Show on Superior Street – Aug 24 at 1:00-3:00pm in Alma 16th Annual Lucky MacDuck Day – Fundraiser for the Pine River Arts Council 2017-18 Calendar available Open Houses August 23 & 31st – with Bottoms Up Dancewear Sale, Wednesday, August 23, 1-6pm. Classes begin September 18. Recital dates are Saturday and Sunday, June 9 & 10., 2018 Big News! APA is upgrading to Online Registration with CompuDance this year! If your email is in our system, you will receive an email with information on “how to”! You can enroll for classes online and it will include online payment credit/debit card options. (We will not be able to do credit/debit in the studio; only online.) There will be an Online Bulletin Board for info all year; this will be available with a Parent Portal from CompuDance for only $10 for the entire year. That membership fee will also give you access to special discounts (LuLaRoe & more) and enter you into a $500 CompuDance dance tuition scholarship lottery which will be drawn by CompuDance on September 15. In the meantime, we are busy working on the Fall Schedule! Enjoy your August!
Kathleen Francis, Director August 2, 2017
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