Fall registration day this weekend!

Pre-registration concluded last Saturday, May 26, and fall registration for current students begins this Saturday, June 2 at noon.  If you are pre-registered (for those staying in the same class) you don't need to stand in line registration day...yippie!  If you really desire a particular class, especially Ballet 1, 2, or 3, you will definitely want to attend on Saturday. If you are attending on Saturday, while the line can be long before we open (some families line up as early as 5:30 am, with a chair, a good book, and some snacks), it goes very quickly once we open.  The Rocket bakery is also open next door for coffee and goodies, you can usually team up with others in line to hold your spot while you make a coffee run..:)
We are holding a drawing on Facebook for a guaranteed "don't have to stand in line registration pass", so click our Facebook link and put your name in!  If you don't have Facebook, you can send us an e-mail by Wed. at 1 pm to inlandnwballet@aol.com, and we will place your name in the drawing for you!  :)
Registration for available openings will begin for new students, or those unable to attend on registration day, on Monday, June 4, and summer registrations are being accepted at the current time!

Memorial Day Weekend!

Coming up this Friday is Memorial Day Weekend, so while we DO have class on Friday, we do NOT have class on Saturday.  Enjoy your weekend, we hope it is relaxing for all of our dancers, so you are recharged and ready to go again on Monday...:)

Fall registration for ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop and contemporary dance!

To hold your current place in class (or to enroll in a new class, if you are an exception to the above rule as stated in your letter), you must turn in your registration by this coming Saturday, May 26 at noon (slip it into the drop slot in the east door if we are closed).  No registrations will be taken next week, so that we are able to enter all registered dancers in the computer, in order to give current enrollment numbers to parents, for help in registering next Sat. for a new class.  Please read your packet info to discover guidelines on where to place your child for next year...:)  If you have questions regarding the guidelines, please ask your child's instructor before Saturday.

Photo week can be crazy or calm...:)

This is PHOTO WEEK, and it has been a little crazy, with missing costumes, dancers with out shoes, wrong color tights, tights with no feet in them (?), no bows on tap shoes, black, purple or blue nail polish on little ballet dancers, brightly colored band aids, holes or runs in tights, or dirty tights...:(

We have sent paperwork that explains how to best prepare your child for photos, though you do have to actually read it to know what is going on...;)  We want all our dancers to feel confident and beautiful, rather than unprepared and stressed...Happy dancers make happy photos!

Attendance, punctuality, and pretty costumes!

Spring has sprung, or is springing, as we speak! With spring comes performance preparation, and so the students are beginning to learn choreography for our June performance season, so attendance and punctuality are both very important.

Late students disrupt the focus of the entire class, and leave your child unprepared and embarrassed, so we truly appreciate you bringing your child on time for every class. Teaching punctuality in the early years sets the standard for life...:)

Absent students make it difficult for the others, as they need to dance in formation, but that is difficult when dancers are missing, so we appreciate terrific attendance as well! Your child will benefit by feeling confident when onstage, and isn't that what every parent wants? :)

Costumes are beginning to arrive, and will be sent home during the next few months. Remember, your account must be paid up to receive your costume. The costume we have received are adorable, and we can't wait to see them on the dancers!

Please read your student packet to save you confusion...

Each year, we design and send home (and have parents sign for) a student packet that answers most/all of your questions regarding how our dance year works. It can save you a great deal of time in phone calls and e-mails, but only if you read it...:)

When we are closed, as you can imagine, we do not answer e-mail, nor the phone. For this reason, please refer to your Student Packet that you signed for, if you have questions regarding studio closures due to heavy snow or extreme temps. The packet explains when we close, and how we decide on Sat. closures. E-mails and phone calls will be returned the next day that we are open, which may be too late to answer your question.

No school = no dance...

No school at Mead School District or Spokane School District means no dance class today...:( Stay home and play in the snow! Hopefully the snow will all melt and this will be our only closure for the year...:)

Theatre fee and performance participation forms due by Jan. 31!

Remember that we need this paperwork in by Jan. 31st to include your child in performance preparations...:) The form is located in your packet that had your costume order form inside.

Contemporary costumes 2012...:)

The costume above will be worn with black leggings..The costume below will be worn in eggplant with the leggings as shown...

Christmas vacation!

We will follow the Mead School District schedule and observe vacation from Dec. 19 - Jan. 2, returning on Tues. Jan. 3...We hope that you have a wonderful holiday!

Beautiful ballet costumes, our tentative choices...:)

Creative Dance - Glimmering pearls...So adorable! More shimmering pearls for Creative Dance...:)

Ballet 1 - Amethysts...Please ask to see this costume in class, as it has been changed...:)

Ballet 2 - beautiful emeralds! This costume comes with the sparkling hair spray and the choker...:) Ballet 3 and 4 (in separate performances)...sparkling rubies! This pretty costume comes with both the hairpiece and choker...:)

Ballet 5 - Saphires! This costume will be in Saphire blue and black, but in the long style, as is shown in the background, and comes with both the saphire hairpiece and choker. Our kind seamstress will be replacing the clear straps with real fabric...:)

Ballet 6 - Black Opals...This is a classical style tutu and bodice, and will be adorned with a jewel cluster on the bodice, and worn with a glimmering hairpiece...:)

Soloist - Diamond...This classical style platter tutu and bodice will be worn with a sparkling tiara...:)

Help us choose...

The cute polka dot dress...

The elegant velvet and pearls dress...
The frilly coral and black dress...

The very fancy party dress, shown below from both the front and the back...

We love pink and black together, and plan to choose one or more of the above for some of our Creative Dance tap classes. We can't yet ascertain which costume will be for each class, as we are still choosing music and must coordinate the costume with the music, but your feedback would be most helpful in letting us know what appeals to parents and little ones alike...:)

We would love your feedback either through an e-mail at inlandnwballet@aol.com, or on our facebook page. You do not have to have a child currently enrolled to share your opinion, we would love to hear from as many of you as possible...:) Thank you!

Fabulous costumes...:)

This pretty little costume has been chosen for one of our Creative Dance classes in a beautiful shade of dusty teal...:)

This soft velvet and organdy dress will be worn by one of our darling Creative Dance tap classes...Though we still have a long time before performances, we can't wait to see them onstage!

Our Fri. 6:15 Hip Hop class will be jumping around in this cargo pants and top get-up, most likely in the color turquoise that you see near the bottom of the page!

This funky costume will be danced in by our Fri. 4:30 Hip Hop class...Looks like lots of fun! :)

This cute teal costume will be worn by the Tues. 6:15 tap class, but rather than the fringe skirt, they will wear the tap skirt shown here in yellow..very sweet for this age!

The costume below will be worn in a beautiful aqua blue by some of our Creative Dance tap students...adorable!

The costume below will most likely be worn by Thurs. 6:30 and our Fri. 5:30 in different shows, however the pants will be solid black instead of patterned...very cute!

The costumes shown here have been tentatively selected for our hip hop, jazz, and tap dancers
for our June 2012 performances. While it may seem early to begin planning for June, so much goes into preparation that our staff begins working on the following year's performances almost as soon as current year's performance is over. However, students will not begin working on choreography until Feb. or March, so much to learn before then!