October Newsletter from The Surge Dance Center

Olivia is a Level 5 Surge Student who is also on the Voltage Competition Team! She is a hard worker in class and recently accomplished one of her dance goals...getting her splits flat! Thank you for being an amazing part of the Surge family!

OCTOBER/2011

Greetings!

We excited to be starting our second month of fall classes! Our Holiday show preparation is in full swing! Your children are doing a great job in classes and working towards their athletic goals! Please keep working at home to improve strength and flexibility!

Sincerely,

Annalise Espinosa

The Surge Dance Center

The Surge Dance Center Presents...."JOY!"

We are currently preparing for our Holiday Show. In the past few weeks you have seen the focus of class be on technique, vocabulary, flexibility and strength. Now you will see a shift to a focus on choreography. Please encourage your children to practice at home to memorize their routine.

The dates for dress rehearsal and the Holiday show are below. Please tell the front desk receptionist and your childs instructor if you do not plan on having your child participate.

We will hold our shows at the beautiful Sumner Performing Arts Center.

707 Main Street Sumner, WA 98390

December 21st - Holiday Show Dress Rehearsal at SPAC

December 22nd- Holiday Show - "JOY!" 7pm show at SPAC

Costumes for the Holiday Show

We will be measuring your children for the costume pieces that SDC will be providing. We ask that parents provide a base costume. SDC provides the rest!

For example, a hip hop student may receive a T-shirt and hat from SDC and parents are asked to provide basketball shorts, socks, and shoes of their own. A ballet student may receive a tutu and headpiece from SDC and parents are asked to provide a leo of certain color, tights, and shoes.

You will soon receive a list of the items we ask that you provide. There is a $20 charge for the costume pieces that SDC will provide. There is a charge for each class your child is performing in and will appear on your next statement

Please provide additional sizing information for your child by completing the form that will be handed out in class next week. Turn it in to the front desk no later than October 31st.

Thank you!

Tickets for the Holiday Show

Ticket discount day is Saturday, November 19th 7:00am-1:00pm
Ticket limit is 6 tickets per family until December 1st. After the 1st, all tickets are for sale to anyone who would like to purchase them. Each Surge family is guaranteed 2 tickets until the first of December. If you haven't purchased tickets by then, we will ask your permission to sell the tickets we reserved for you.
SDC Staff who is working on ticket discount day will have the opportunity to purchase tickets prior to that day.
There is reserved seating for the show.
Tickets are $13 on discount ticket day.
Tickets are $15 after discount ticket day.
There are no returns or exchanges.
Children over the age of 5 must have their own seat. Children 5 and under do not need a ticket if they are sitting on someone's lap.
Cash and check is preferred on discount ticket day.
There are approximately 850 seats at SPAC.

Dates to Know in October and November

Oct 28th @ 6:30pm ACE Performance at Lake Tapps Elem.
Oct 31st-SDC closed for Halloween.
Nov 4th ACE Extension Program. Register now to participate in the Holiday Show.."JOY!"
Nov 7th @ 5:30pm-Parent Volunteer meeting
Nov18th @ 7:30pm-9:00pm-Joy! Ticket pre-sale day
Nov 19th @ 2pm -3pm - Voltage hair & make-up -Sparks (No boys)

Nov 20th @ 4pm-5pm-Voltage hair and make-up Energy and Power (no boys)
Nov 24th-26th- No regular classes for Thanksgiving weekend.
Nov 28th @6-9pm- Nativity Dress Rehearsal (Puyallup FG)

Sick Students

With the flu season approaching, we would like to ask you to abide by the following guidelines when deciding if you should send your child to dance class.

Keep your child home if he or she has the follow symptoms:

A fever of 100 degrees or more within the last 24 hours.
A contagious virus or a bacterial infection such as pink eye.
An uncontrollable cough.
An unidentified skin rash.

Your child can make up their class in a similar class anytime within 30 days. We would rather have your child have a productive class when they are healthy rather than to sit out feeling unable to dance. If you are not sure if you should send your child to class, call us at SDC and we can help.

Thank you for your cooperation!

Parent Volunteers

If you would like to volunteer to help backstage at the show "JOY!" please sign up at front desk and come to the Parent Volunteer meeting on Monday, November 7th at 5:30pm at SDC.

We would like two parent volunteers for each class level pre-3.

We would like 1 volunteer for each level 4 class.

We would like 3 room volunteers for level 5-6.

We would like 2 male volunteers for the boys dressing room.

We would like 4 Volunteer ushers.

For the Holiday Show, volunteers receive a free bouquet of flowers to give their child and a SDC memorable gift to give their child. If you volunteer for the spring show, parent volunteers will receive 1 free DVD of the show.

If your child is involved in the Victorian Country Christmas Nativity and you would like to help Annalise with a few backstage tasks during any of the shows please email Annalise at annaliseblue@aol.com

As always your support is very much appreciated!

Dress Code and Bathroom Breaks

Thank you so much for encouraging your children to wear proper dance attire to classes.

We are still working towards getting all of the children's hair properly pulled back off the neck. Please continue to help your children put their hair up before class.

Please remind your children to use the restroom before and inbetween classes.

Pick Up

Please do your best to pick up your children on time after their classes are complete. If you are going to be late, please call SDC to tell us when we can expect you.

Thank you for your cooperation!

Free Candy to Hand out at Halloween!

The Surge Dance Center will give you free Halloween candy to hand out on Halloween! Each lollipop will have a coupon for the Surge Dance Center. Just sign up at the front desk and pick up your lollipops on your dance day the week before Halloween!

Best of Western Washington

SDC has been nominated for the best dance studio in Western Washington! If you think we deserve the title, log on and cast your vote!

King 5's best of Western Washington --Vote before October 9th!

Payment Method

SDC accepts Visa, Mastercard, cash and check. We do ask that you have a valid credit or debit card on file with us. Auto debit is our default method of payment. We will email you your statement approximently 10 days prior to the first of the month. Please look over your statement to ensure no errors were made. Then, you may pay by cash or check before the first of the month. On the first of the month, your credit or debit card on file will be debited. For billing question please email bbkluke@earthlink.net.

ACE Extension Program

The ACE Program performance is on October 28th at Lake Tapps Elementary. If you would like your child to continue in the ACE Program through winter break you can! You can even have them participate in SDC's Holiday show..."JOY!" The extension program is only $57.00 to continue classes through December 16th.

Also, ACE students should see the front desk receptionist if they have not yet received their Surge Dance Center Tee shirt.

The Surge Dance Center

212 182nd AVE E

Lake Tapps, WA 98391

253-750-4497