Upper level photo session...

For those enrolled in Ballet level 7, remember our photographer will be coming to Spokane on Mon., May 4th at 7:15 pm, for our Inland Northwest Ballet photo session. You will be receiving a letter on Thurs. May 30th with the details, make certain you are prepared with costume, shoes, tights, and make up. If you have any questions, please see Miss Janine ASAP!

Theatrical Make-Up Class this Saturday...taught by May Hafkamp!

This Sat. from 10:00 - 11:30 , our level 6 and 7 will enjoy a stage make up class, taught by theatrical make up artist May Hafkamp. Plan to arrive at your normal class time of 9:30, during which Miss Janine will give you a short barre to wake you up...:).

While May will be bringing her theatrical make up, (it is very different from normal street wear make up) please bring a few products from home, if you have them. Essential products are some form of base/foundation, blush for contouring, eye liner, shadow, and mascara. There will be some make up at the studio you may borrow, but for sanitary reasons, it is best to bring and use what you have from home (especially when using mascara and other eye products).

While for our little ones, stage make up is optional, for our upper level ballet classes, stage make up is an essential part of dance performance…normal street make up is simply not professional, as you will look completely washed out, and your mouth and eyes disappear. We want to present bright vibrant faces to our audience!

Also, please note…If you are not going straight home after class, you may wish to bring make up remover (baby oil works well) and a washcloth, as stage make up may looks a little intense on the soccer field…:)

We are so excited to have May Hafkamp share her expertise and experience with us at Inland Northwest Ballet!

Costumes are arriving!

Costumes are beginning to arrive at Inland Northwest Ballet, and they will be tried on and sent home soon!

Please note that they can only be tried on and sent them home if the balance is paid in full (the deadline was Feb. 15th) so please double check to make certain you have completed payment.

What a fun time of year, we can't wait to see the girls looking ready to perform!

Please note: If you did not order a costume, you may wish to find out what day your class will be trying on costumes, and possibly skip that day, so your child will not feel left out. You can arrange a make up class for the missed class if you wish…:)

Unity and discipline through dance...:)

At Inland Northwest Ballet, we always knew that when our Spokane dancers work together, they develop unity and enjoy fellowship, as well as create discipline, both within themselves and the group. However, we never knew it could work in a Filipino Men's Prison! Watch how 1500 prisoners, some incarcerated for some very heavy crimes, work together to create this "Thriller" video, and other dance/video productions. If you want to see more videos created by the inmates, including one explaining how and why this video came about, or other dance video productions, such as the 1970's disco hit "The Hustle", or even Michael Jackson's original "Thriller",follow these directions. Click on the arrow at the lower right hand side of the box, then click on the small box above. This will give you many similar videos to choose from.
It is very commendable and creative that the Cebu Prison created this idea, and even more so, that they saw it through.