Newsletter #1 2009-2010

Welcome back to class and welcome to the new students and staff!!

            Hope you all are having a wonderful summer!! Congratulations to all the students, staff and volunteers for an awesome recital last May.  I hope you all are rested and ready to begin another great year!

            I could not be more pleased with our staff this year.  We have a very talented and ___ group of teachers this year! Our students are fortunate to have this level of dance teachers instructing at the Academy this year.  Please take time to read the insert abour our staff.

New Classes

The Academy is offering two new adult classes this year.  These classes can be taken session by session.  Please call or e-mail the Academy to register.  (Space is limited)

Zumba

Zumba fuses hypnotic latin rhythms and easy to follow moves to create a dynamic fitness program that will blow you away. Our goal is simple: We want you to want to work out, to love working out, to get hooked. Zumba® Fanatics achieve long term benefits while experiencing an absolute blast in one exhilarating hour of caloric-burning, body-energizing, awe-inspiring movements meant to engage and captivate for life!

The routines feature interval training sessions where fast and slow rhythms, and resistance training are combined to tone and sculpt your body while burning fat. Add some Latin flavor and international zest into the mix and you've got Zumba!

Yoga

Practicing Yoga is a great way to increase overall strength and flexibilty, work with the mobility of specific joints and find a healthy alignment.  We use breath and "flow" to get the circulation going and the energy up and "postures" to tone and shape the muscles.  Breathing with the movement helps us find calm that carries with you long after the hour.  Each class ends with deep relaxation. Dancers will be able to work specifically on improving certain areas of their physical ability.  All ages and abilities will benefit.  

I. Tuition Payments  

Tuition is due in four installments, in advance, according to the following schedule:

      1^st payment is due by Thursday September 10, 2009

      2^nd payment is due by Thursday November 5, 2009     

      3^rd payment is due by Thursday January 21, 2010

      4^th payment is due by Thursday March 18, 2010

Checks should be made out to “ Academy of Dance Arts ” and may be given to a staff teacher or mailed to 3530 Central Ave. Middletown , Ohio 45044 .  Please write the child’s name on the check if last name of the child is different than the name on the check!!!

            Each class will receive 32 lessons.  Enrollment is continuous for the school year.  Please call or e-mail the Academy if you need to discontinue your lessons or need to change your schedule. 

II. Performances:

            Mark your calendars!!! Selected classes will perform at Middfest and in a Christmas Nutcracker. Middfest in on Sunday, October 4, 2009.  The country this year is Indonesia . Here, the Academy will perform many of our character dances.  Middfest offers many fun, interesting and education activities for the whole family.

 The Academy is teaming up with the Middletown Performing Arts Academy to put on a Christmas show this year.  Tentative dates are December 11, 12, and 13, 2009. Once again only selected classes will be participating in the show. Details for the show are being finalized.  More information to come later.

Classes asked to participate are Ballet VII, VIII, Intermediate and Advance students.  Choreograpy for the dances will be set before the school year begins.  In order to participate you must attend the rehearsals listed below as well as attend your regularly scheduled classes once the year begins. 

Rehearsal schedule is as follows:

            August 26 and 27, 2009   5:00 -8:00 p.m. Int. and Adv. Students

            September 1, 2009 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.  Int. and Adv. Students

            September 2, 2009 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Ballet VII students

            Setpember 3, 2009 TBA

            September 9, 2009 TBA 

III. Summer Study

            Academy student, Abby Recker attended Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in Michigan for a four week intensive dance program. She was awarded a scholarship to the camp based on her audition.  Congratulations! Abby will be a sophomore at Fenwick High School .

            A six week guest teacher course was offered to the intermediate and advance students.  Thanks to Ian Spring (former Academy student, now dancing with DCDC 2 company) and Melanie Malicote (former Academy student joining our staff this year)  the students had an exciting and inspiring summer dancing!  Modern, ballet and a dance conditioning classes were also held.  Danita taught a10 week beginning pointe class to the Ballet VII girls.             

IV. Summer Performances:

            Samantha Lee and Sarah Chaney preformed in Summer Youth Theatre’s show, Willy Wonka and the Chocloate Factory.