Sunday, February 22, 2009

A dynamic performance...



Above: Miss Janine and Cynthia share a laugh with the girls at the Fox Theatre
Below: Ailey II, the company, in "Revelations", the girl's favorite piece




Today, we took our upper level dancers downtown to the beautiful Martin Woldson Theatre to see "Ailey II", the touring company for Alvin Ailey's Dance Theatre. We try to expose our dancers to as many different styles of dance as possible, and Ailey's performance in Spokane allowed them to see some wonderful choreography, performed by a group of very powerful and explosive dancers. What a treat!

Friday, February 20, 2009

Costume transactions complete!

Costume transactions are complete...hooray! Now we can move on to more fun areas of performance, such as beginning to learn choreography...:)

Now that the deadline has passed for completing your costume transactions, Encore Costumes will be closed for the season. If you have any questions, please check out the "Latest News" on our Spokane studio web site (click the link on the right).

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Alvin Ailey this weekend, in downtown Spokane!



We, along with our upper level dancers, are taking advantage of the wonderful opportunity this weekend, to see "Ailey II", the touring company of New York City's Alvin Ailey's Incredible Dance Theatre. Among the modern pieces selected for Sunday's performance will be "Revelations", an Ailey signature piece that is bound to fascinate any dance enthusiast.

Tickets are available by calling Ticketswest at 325-SEAT, or going to www.ticketswest.com.

For those whom have never seen Ailey, his style is ballet based, integrated with modern dance, and uniquely innovative body movement. It is a style that can be enjoyed by those who enjoy classical dance, and because of Ailey's creativity, by many who don't. We hope that you join us this weekend for this enciting Spokane performance!

Friday, February 13, 2009

Costume balances due!





Remember that your costume balances are due to Encore Costumes (PO Box 28023, Spokane, WA 99228)by Feb. 15th. Any dancer not completing full payment is in jeopardy of losing his or her costume...yikes! Don't let this happen. Refer to your Inland Northwest Ballet costume balance letter for the exact balance and payment address.
If you did not order a costume, of course no balance is due (and for most costumes it is too late in the year to order now, as we are over two months past the deadline) You may want to keep in mind though. that during class in April, costumes will be passed out during class. You want to ask ahead of time and skip this class, so your child will not feel left out. You may also want to withdraw before June, so your child will not feel left out during costume photo day and performance prep. If you have any questions, please ask Susie or Cheryl.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

New classes for little ones!

Ballerina


So many of you have asked, so we are offering two classes beginning in March of 2009, assuming we have a sufficient number of students for each class.

The first one is our Tues. 11:00 a.m. class. This class is a Creative Dance tap and ballet class for beginning 3-5 year olds. This class will be taught by Miss Kaiti Bri.

The second is our Friday 3:00 class. This class is also a Creative Dance tap and ballet class for beginning 3-5 year olds. This class will most likely be taught by Miss Janine.

Because our last two Friday 3:00 sessions have filled with students on the waiting list, there is also a possibility of a Friday 2:15 class, most likely with the same structure and age group.


The Tues. class would begin on March 2nd, the Friday session would begin on March 13th. We have not yet determined whether they would be 6 week sessions, or 8 week sessions. The tuition for a six week session would be $60, and the cost for an eight week session would be $80. All tuition must be paid at the time of registration, and please note that short session tuition is non-refundable, since we are holding your place in class.

If you are interested in either of these sessions, please let us know by Feb. 15th. We can hold your place in class for two days by phone or e-mail, before paperwork and tuition must be paid.

You may e-mail Studio Director Janine Fraser at inlandnwballet@aol.com, or call the studio at 467-0765...thank you!