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Fall news - click here
Subject: Your dance class news
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| September 24, 2009 |
Vol 1, Issue 1 | |
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| AAD News for the New Year! | | |
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| Parents and Students |
 Thank you so much for choosing AAD for your performing arts education. Our staff is so excited about sharing our love of the arts with you during this dance year.
Our first two weeks of class have gone very well! The students have been very enthusiastic and eager to learn. We will continue to spend the first few weeks of class evaluating the students in order to make sure that they are in the best possible class for their needs and abilities.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.
Mrs. Leigh is generally available at the Albemarle studio weekdays from 9:30-1:00, in addition to regular class time.
If you would like to speak with your child's instructor, we do ask that you complete a contact form so that they may contact you and have plenty of time to answer any questions that you may have. Our instructors do teach consecutive classes and their students are dependant upon them to get classes started on time. You may email us at anytime and we will get back to you within twenty-four hours.
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| From Mrs. Bambi |
For those that don't know me, I am Ms. Bambi. Originally from Jacksonville Florida and a dance studio owner myself for 15 years, my husband and I moved to Mount Gilead seven years ago. I was fortunate to become involved with Leigh and taught classes for her until last year when I decided to contribute in a different way - (mainly, because I now have 5 grand children in Florida that I like to visit often).
My job, now, is to integrate music, dance history, musical theater, audience etiquette, and other fun and educational projects into the dance class that will help make your child's experience at Albemarle Academy a well rounded one.
We will be starting out this year by having the younger kids decorate a paper plate to look like them. When they bring them back to class, their teacher will hang them around the perimeter of the mirror. This way they will have an audience to watch them as they learn! We will also discuss how we act as an audience member and what Theater Etiquette is. We want people to appreciate us when we perform so we need to learn how to appreciate all kinds of performers! The week of Halloween we will turn those plates into mask for the kids to wear home! That week they will discover how in the beginning of ballet that most all roles were performed by men and they wore mask to portray their characters!
There will also be STAR STUDENTS chosen by teachers for SEPT/OCT. The teachers alternate choosing and are only allowed to pick one child from all of their classes combined. They will have their picture put on the STAR STUDENT board and will receive a certificate, sticker and pencil all saying what great students they have been for the first two months. Usually they are judged on having appropriate dancewear, hair as required, hard work, good attitude and working well within the group.
If you have any suggestions please let me know! Looking forward to an exciting year with your children!
Mrs. Bambi
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Here at AAD we are very fortunate to have assembled some of most qualified and sought-after instructors in the Southeast. Our staff of eleven instructors offer our students the unique opportunity to work with top instructors and performers in each genre of dance and performance. We are happy to introduce two new instructors to the Albemarle studio this year - Mrs. Daphne (advanced ballet/pointe) and Mr. Ryan (tumbling, adagio and boys ballet). Please check out our staff bios on our website.
Mrs. Lori has taken over the position of director at the Locust studio and is looking forward to getting to know all of the Locust students and parents and working to provide you all with the best program possible. |
| Important Dates |
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Please note the studio schedule for this dance year. Generally, we follow the Stanly County School Schedule. However, we DO hold class when school is out for teacher workdays.
This calendar will also be posted on the news section of our website.
Wed, Nov 25-Fri, Nov 27 - Thanksgiving Holiday
Mon, Dec 21-Fri, Jan 1 -
Christmas Holiday
Mon, Feb. 1 -
semester payments due
Feb 1 - Feb 5 -
Parent-viewing week
Mon, May 26 -
Memorial Day Holiday
June 14- 17 -
Classes at Ag Center
June 18 -
Dress Rehearsal
June 19 -
Recitals | |
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| City Youth Ballet |
 AAD is proud to be the home of 'The City Youth Ballet'. This non-profit youth ballet is dedicated to increasing awareness and involvement of youth in performing arts in Stanly and surrounding counties. CYB exists to connect and engage youth, educators and families to the performing arts in innovative, meaningful and participatory ways. CYB also serves the community by providing educational workshops for local school arts programs and acts as a liaison to introduce artists to our community.
In order to provide these services to our community, CYB depends on the generosity of sponsors and the support of the community.
Tis the season for the 2nd Annual City Youth Ballet Nut Sale. There was such a wonderful response last year to this fundraiser that CYB has decided to continue on with this sale in an "Off Nutcracker" year. This year we will be offering 3 products: Pecan Halves, Whole Almonds and Sliced Almonds. All products will sale at $7/lb. Everyone, this is an excellent price to purchase these bulk nuts by the pound. Ask anyone who bakes homemade goodies and they will tell you that sliced almonds by the pound will run upwards of $12 -$13/lb. You may order your nuts at the studio or send us an email. If you would be interested in helping with this event, selling nuts or placing a nut sale display at your business or office, please let us know. Your support is greatly appreciated..
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* Don't forget that you can log on to your student's account via our website. Here you can update information, enroll in classes, view payments/balances or send your child's instructor a message. You cannot place yourself on the waiting list for classes at this time; However, if you are interested in a class that is currently full, please let us know. We can place you on the waiting list and you will receive an automatic email when a space becomes available.
*Every student has a folder in the studio. Please check these weekly for notes, letters, etc. We also post important news in our 'news' section of our website.
*The Ballet Boutique is experiencing longer than usual ordering times from their distributers. If you have ordered any items that have not yet arrived, Mrs. Jessica will keep you posted on the estimated ship date. If you have any ballet shoes in good condition that you would like to sell on consignment, please bring them to the studio.
*The phone number at our Locust studio has changed 704-322-7514
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