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DW Dance Coming up Diary – All dates are now confirmed. Put these dates FIRST in your priorities please. J

WHEN	WHEN	WHAT	WHO	TIME	WHERE
School	Holidays	Fri 24 Sep to Sun 10 Oct	2 weeks off no dancing	School	holidays

Term 4	Mon 11 Oct	1^st day back at dancing term 4
Term 4	Tues 19th Oct	LGTDA Tap Exams CONFIRMED	All Tap exam students Pre Test Tap (Tues Class) Test 3 Tap (Mon Class) Bronze Medal Tap (Wed Class and Anne) Silver Star Tap (Mon Class)	4.00pm to 7.00 pm	Blue Room Dancing Hall
Term 4	SUNDAY 31^st OCTOBER	BDA Ballet, Jazz and Hip Hop exams Confirmed will not be changed	All exam Ballet, jazz and hip hop students. Timetable same as previous notes	9.00 to 3.00pm	BILL LOVELEE HALL 1 BANOOL STREET Chester Hill – OFF CAMBPELL HILL ROAD at TERRY LAMB COMPLEX (OVAL)
Term 4	Sat 13 Sun 14^th Nov	Costume try on and collection weekend	All students to try on and collect ready made costumes	All weekend	6 / 161 Targo Road Pendle Hill Margaret Taylors House.
Term 4	Sat 13^th Nov	Mc Happy Day = Nth Parra MacDonalds	Yet to be decided – please let me know if your available – would like to do most groupe dances	??	North Parra MacDonalds
Term 4	Saturday 27^th Novemeber	Comulsory Photo Day.	All students in concert	8.00 am – 4.00pm	Blue room Dancing Hall
Term 4	Sat 4^th Dec	Compulsory Concert Rehearsal	All students in concert	9.00 am - 3.00 pm	Blue Room Dancing Hall
Term 4	Sun 12 Dec	CONCERT	All students and Families STUDENTS REHEARSAL IN MORNING – CONCERT AT NIGHT	ALL Day	BANKSTOWN TROTTING CLUB
Term 4	Monday 13^th Dec	Presentation Night	All students and Familes	??? from 6 onwards	Chester Hill RSL club (opposite dancing hall)
Term 4	Sun 19^thDec	LGTDA Student Teacher Tap Exams NOW CONFIRMED	Ruth Curmi	All day	Newcastle EPDA Hall
Holidays	Sun 20^th Dec	END OF 2010 DW DANCE

PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE HAS BEEN MANY REQUESTS OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS TO CHANGE CERTAIN DATES TO SUIT PARENTS AND STUDENT. I HAVE TRIED MY VERY BEST TO ACCOMMODATE ALL REQUESTS.

THE ABOVE DATES ARE NOW SET AND WILL NOT BE CHANGED FOR ANY REASON.

PLEASE MAKE THOSE DATES AVAILABLE.

DUE TO ITEMS NOT BEING PAID FOR, WE HAVE LOST OUR BOOKING, THEREFORE HAVE HAD TO CHANGE DATES.

DW Dance Newsletter Week 8 Term 3 –TERM 3!!!!!

HAPPY FATHERS DAY

Firstly I would like to say Happy Father’s Day to all the dads at DW Dance. I hope all our dads had a great father’s day.

MONIES OWING NOW URGENT: TAP EXAMS AND TERM 4 FEES ALSO DUE VERY SOON

At present, with outstanding fees for new costumes, exams, stockings, competitions and class fees, I am out of pocket around $2,000.00. PLEASE pay your outstanding monies. Even paying off, little by little,

CONCERT COSTUMES HAVE BEEN STARTED – SOME FINISHED

Amazingly, some of our wonderful costumes, have even been finished, and will be brought to dancing to be tried on, over the next few weeks to ensure some particular items fit. Please assist this by helping Mrs Taylor put on, and take off costumes and clothes, when needed.

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE PAID ALL DEPOSITS ON COSTUMES. Final figures are being put together and the total costume invoices will come out shortly.

BONES:

I am on the look out for some small plastic bones (i.e. Pebbles and Bam bam – caveman/cavewoman etc) If you see any around PLEASE let me know.

HELP MAKE OUR PROPS PLEASE DAD’S AND GRANDPA’S:

For our wonderful concert I need several large props made. If you know someone who is good at making wooden items, or who is good with a jigsaw, please ask them to help, and please let me know. These items are not difficult, if someone has the right tools.

Items needed:

* 1 large Jeanie Lamp (folds down on hinges and held with back support)

* 2 Medium sized dinosaurs (on wheels to pull along)

* 1 Cut out line of a child’s bed (folds in half with hinges and held with back support)

Possibly more if I can get the help needed. J

EMAILING OF NEWSLETTERS:

As from next term I will be emailing the newsletters as well as posting them on the website. I will only be printing items that are of particular nature, or that only relate to a particular class.

Please make sure that your email details are up to date. If you have changed your email SINCE REGISTERING your child, please let me know, ASAP. If you do not want your letters emailed, let me know and I can print you a copy.

ITEMS NEEDED FOR CONCERT:

Most items that you will need for the concert will come as part of your costumes, however the below items will be needed by certain classes. You can purchase these from where ever, especially if you see them around, on sale.

Int Hip Hop – Black plain cargo pants

Int and senior – Body stocking if wanted

Any modern / contemporary dance – Foot thongs (Bloch only)

All jazz students and tap students: BONE or TAN coloured shoes

Boys – Black, Red and White bonds singlets

Tiny Tots Taps: White fold down socks with lace (if no lace, PLS buy some and sew it on)

ALL: Correct and proper dancing underwear. Seam free, clear straps.

Shimmer stockings for jazz and tap

Pink Ballet stocking for ballet and Ballet shoes with ribbons sewn on correctly.

Tan colored convertibles for modern / contemporary

DW dance Academy 2010 Concert “CARNIVALE” TICKETS:

Tickets will be on sale from Monday 8^th November:

Adults: $20.00

School age children and pensioners (Seniors) $15.00

Children from 3 – 5 (who will sit in a seat) $10.00

(If your child is younger than this, I suggest sitting on a lap or in a stroller.)

Parents of students dancing and getting changed can sit on “Changers Tables” for $10.00. Those tables will be closet to the dressing rooms. If you wish to sit with your family then a normal ticket price $20.00 will apply.

As this is in a club auditorium there will be long rectangular tables that will sit between 8 and 10 people per table. I suggest you try and organize so you can purchase a table at a time. Last year we sold 180 tickets. I will be selling about 230 -250 tickets this year and expect to sell all of these :). Also as it is a club, you can purchase meals and drinks from other areas of the club and bring them into the auditorium. So get your friends together now, organize the night so that you all have dinner at the club – or get a few plates of food and jugs of drinks, and be at your table for a fantastic show.

I expect just about all parents to help change children backstage. Even help those around you, especially those with 3 children, or who are in many items. Once you have finished, you can go and sit at the changers tables. You will get to see the whole concert…..when you buy the DVD J J

Thanks so much. See you in Class. PLEASE CHECK THE WEBSITE FOR DW DIARY DATE CHANGES AND OTHER UPDATES.

Miss Dodie x x www.dwdanceacademy.com.au PH 0412 668 466 - dodie@dwdanceacademy.com.au J Error! Bookmark not defined.

DW Dance Newsletter Week 7 Term 3 –TERM 3!!!!!

*** CONGRATULATIONS to all competing DW Dancers:

I would like everyone this week to congratulate all those students who competed in the group weekend at Casula Dance Festival. Our Junior group got 1^st place with Teddy Bears Picnic and 2^ndplace for High School Musical. Our intermediate hip hop were robbed of a place are they were flawless in unison and they danced their new jazz very well. We are yet to hear the results from the seniors. Congratulations on your dancing, your manners, your grooming and behavior, you made me very proud. J

*** MONIES OWING NOW URGENT:

THEORY – Major part of exams:

I am handing out Ballet theory from Grade 1 up for those that don’t have it yet. Please help your children learn their theory. It is a major part of their exams.

*** TAP EXAMS: Monies are due in your lesson in WEEK 9. THIS GIVES YOU 2 WEEKS TO PAY THESE FEES. I will be sending the chq off at the end of this term. If you have not paid for these exams by the requested times, your child will not sit the exams this year. The tap exams will be TUES 19^th October. I am yet to do the timetable, but they will start with the youngest grades, and go up, and will start at about 4 – 4.30pm.

Each child must pay $8.80 Registration for tap exams PLUS your exam fees which are listed below.

Pre Test (Junior Tuesday class) $22.20 per child (+ registration $8.80) = $31.00

Test 3 (Monday students) $25.20 per child (+ registration $8.80) = $34.00

Bronze Medal (Wed class, + Steph Jacob, Anne) $27.20 per child (+ registration $8.80) = $36.00

Silver Star (Gianel, Alyssa) $30.20 per child (+ registration $8.80) = $39.00

Student Teachers $92.20 per child (+ registration $8.80) = $101.00

*** DATE CHANGES:

There have been a few date changes for exams, concert and photo day. PLEASE GET A COPY OF UPDATED DW DIARY.

BDA Ballet, Jazz + Hip Hop exams are now Sunday 31^st Oct at Bill Lovelee Hall Banool Street . Photo day now 27^th Nov and Concert now Sunday 12^thDec at the Bankstown Trotting club.

STOCKINGS:

If you have ordered ballet stockings from me, these are still to be delivered. There was an issue with the company’s supplier. Those who have orders shimmers and convertibles, these are now in, and are $10.00 per pair.

*** STOLEN MONEY – UTTERLY DISGUSTED!!!!

Unfortunately, whilst I was away last Tuesday, we had $70.00 stolen from the money tin. By the way in which it was done, I believe it to be a student or a sibling of a student. I am absolutely heartbroken over this. I put not only my time and money into my business, but my heart and soul. I believe us to be like a family. I am sickened to think that someone has stolen from within our little community. I have spoken to several different people about the events on Tuesday. If it was you, please return the money. If you know it was your child, please return the money. Even if you do this anonymously. I have spoken to the police about this incident, and this person may have got away with the crime, but I am hoping their conscience will get the better of them. This was not your money to take. Whilst I have spoken to both Katherine and Ruth about the money tin being unattended I would still never think that someone from DW Dance would take this money. I was very, very saddened to hear this news. My trust has been severely tested.

ITEMS COMING UP:

We have been asked again, to participate in the Bankstown Children’s festival. This is on Sat 25^th Sept. I had originally said NO to this performance as I will not be here, I will be in Adelaide judging and I won’t have anyone to be responsible for the children.

If you are interested in performing, whether it is a solo, duo, trio or group let me know ASAP, so I can get the details to the organizers.

We have also been asked to participate in Mc Happy Day on 13^th November, at Nth Parramatta MacDonald’s. I need to know now who can perform. Again, duo’s, trios, solos or groups. I need to timetable these events. So please let me know and then book that date in your diary.

We have also been asked to dance at an Irish Community Function in November at St Marys. The date for this is still being confirmed. This will be an evening performance. I would only like to do Teddy bear’s picnic, Daena, Reena and Alice tap or modern Trio, The Right Now Jazz, perhaps Boom Boom Pow and the pink and black tap. Normally they have Irish dancers performing, but this year they have asked us instead J

TERM 4 FEES:

As we are in week 7, the term 4 fees, for those that wish to pay upfront, will be due in 2 weeks. There will be discounts. If you pay in week 10 of this term you will 10% discount, if you pay in the 1^st week of next term, you will get 5% discount. Term 4 is a 9 week term. Please be aware that these fees are coming up and start organizing your fees. PLEASE SEE THE NEW TERM 4 TIMETABLE TO WORK OUT YOUR FEES.

Thanks so much. See you in Class,

Miss Dodie x x www.dwdanceacademy.com.au PH 0412 668 466 - dodie@dwdanceacademy.com.au J Error! Bookmark not defined.

BALLET JAZZ AND HIP HOP EXAMS 2010. SUN 31st OCT - Bill Lovelee Youth Hall - Banool St chester Hill.

v EXAMS: Your BDA ballet, jazz and hip hop exams are now paid for and confirmed.

Please be here at dancing 20 minutes before the below time with your child ready for their first exam.

Exam timetable:

9.00 Beginners Ballet group A: Renee, Keira and Analise

9.15 Beginners Ballet group B: Ella M, Lola and Areeba

9.30 Beginners Ballet group C: Grace N, Natalie and Grace D

9.45 Beginners Jazz Group A: Renee, Keira, Analise and Lola

10.00 Beginners Jazz Group B: Grace N, Areeba, Natalie and Grace D

SHORT MORNING TEA BREAK

10.30 Grade 4 Ballet: Beryl

11.00 Grade 4 Jazz: Jess M and Celina

11.30 Pre Elementary Ballet: Alyssa

12.15 Grade 1 Ballet Group A: Daena, Ruth H and Reena

12.45 Grade 1 Ballet Group B: Alice and Lilli

1.15 Grade 1 Jazz: Alice, Reena, Tim and Daena

SHORT LUNCH BREAK

2.00 Sub Interm Hip Hop A: Jess M, Claire and Kyra M

2.30 Sub Interm Hip Hop B: Gianel, Celina and Candice.

These times are not going to change and papers are in. If you don’t sit the exam your fee is non refundable and you must still pay.

THESE FEES ARE PAYABLE BY WED NEXT WEEK (28 th July)

Beginners Grade – Teacher to be in room with students

Ballet – Exam Fee per student $ 37.00 – Black exam leotard, Pink ballet tights, black ballet skirt, pink ballets with ribbons.

Jazz – Exam Fee per student $ 37.00 – Purple class leotard, Purple or black tights. Shiny tights underneath and bone jazz shoes.

Tuesday Junior students. (Areeba, Helanah (?) Annalise, Grace Dune, Grace Mabel, Lola, Natalie, Keira, Renee and Ella Mann)

Grade 1 Ballet and Jazz

Ballet – Exam Fee per student $47.00 - Black exam leotard, Pink ballet tights, black ballet skirt, pink ballets with ribbons.

Jazz – Exam Fee per student $47.00 – Purple class leotard, Purple or black tights. Shiny tights underneath and bone jazz shoes

Monday Sub Int Students (Lillian, Alice, Daena, Reena, Mele, Ruth H Tim and Sarah)

Grade 4 Ballet and Jazz

Ballet – Exam Fee per student $65.00 - Black exam leotard, Pink ballet tights, pink ballets with ribbons.

Jazz – Exam Fee per student $65.00 – Purple class leotard, Purple or black tights. Shiny tights underneath and bone jazz shoes.

Wed Int Students (Jess M, Celina and Tracey) and Beryl (Ballet)

Pre Elementary Ballet Major

Ballet -Exam Fee per students $95.00 - Black exam leotard, Pink ballet tights, Demi point ballets, Pointe ballet shoes,

Black character shoes, black character skirt for dance, Tambourine.

Alyssa

Sub Intermediate Hip Hop

Hip Hop - Exam Fees per student $70.00 - Black cargo pants, Black or white shirt, accessories, Black Jazz sneakers

Wed Int Students (Claire, Kyra, Jess M, Gianel, Celina, Jacob, Candice and Esther)

These fees are set by the BDA. They are non negotiable. I have to fill in forms and pay their fees in 2 weeks so they can sit their exams. If you pull out of the exams, or do not turn up on the day, these fees are non refundable.

All students have learnt or are finishing learning the work. All students in each class are technically capable of the work. Grade 1 ballet and up have theory they need to learn.

Please see me immediately if you do not wish your child to do the exam. They receive a report certificate and a medal for participating.

Thanks so much. See you in Class,

Miss Dodie x x www.dwdanceacademy.com.au PH 0412 668 466 - dodie@dwdanceacademy.com.au J Error! Bookmark not defined.

PICNIC POINTE / CASULA DANCE FESTIVAL TROUPE PLACINGS:

Teddy Bear's Picnic - 1st Place - My little Champions.

This dance has won the most awards for DW Dance Academy

High School Musical - 2nd Place.

YEAH !!!!!

BDA Troupe Competition Results - Congratulations everyone :)

High School Musical = No place

Boom Boom Pow = Highly Commended

Teddy Bear's Picnic = Highly Commended

BDA Scholarship Results.

Beginner Ballet and Jazz Scholarship - Runner up Renee Dugan

Grade One Ballet Scholarship Winner Alice Lee, Runner Up Lillian Sael.

Super fantastic effort everyone.

COMPETITION RESULTS FOR DW DANCERS:

Ruth Curmi - 4 x 1st placings

and 1 Highly Commended

Deana, Reena and Alice - Trio - 2nd place

Senior Modern Expressive troupe - 2nd Place

Babies Jazz troupe - 2nd Place

Babies Tap troupe - 1st Place

FANTASTIC WORK EVERYONE. WELL DONE.

New 2010 Term 4 timetable up now on page 2

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