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I N S I D E

T H I S I S S U E :

Welcome Back 1

What’s New– At

a Glance

1

Dates to

Remember

2

Recital Info 2

Ballet Shoes 3

The Nutcracker 3

Birthdays 4

What’s New-At a Glance

40730 Garfield Clinton Twp, MI

48038 586.286.8300

Nutcracker

Sweet Tea

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December 2015

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Christmas Break Last day of regular classes is Saturday, December 19th. Classes resume January 4.

Costume Forms Costume forms were due November 14th.

Studio Closures Closures due to weather will be posted on our website and will also be recorded on our voice mail system.

Cecchetti Ballet Testing Cecchetti testing will be Sunday, March 13th, 2015.

Studio Clothing Studio clothing will arrive on Monday, December 7th. Please pick items up at the front desk.

Happy Holidays The staff at Ann Parsley School of Dance would like to wish

everyone a safe and happy holiday season!!!

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Recital Information PICTURES: May 16-18, 2016 at the Studio TICKETS: Tickets go on sale April 1, 2016 at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts box office. Tickets will also be available online at www.macombcenter.com. There is no ticket limit. Students cannot perform in the spring recital until all balances have been paid. STUDIO REHEARSALS: Tuesday, June 14 & Wednesday, June 15-Students are required to make all scheduled rehearsals DRESS REHEARSAL: Thursday, June 16, 2016 (Times to be announced) PERFORMANCES: Saturday June 18, 2016 at 1 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. LOCATION: Macomb Center for the Performing Arts (Hall Road at Garfield)

***Costume Forms Past Due***

If you have not already turned in your costume forms, please do so immediately. There is a $5 late fee per costume per week that the form is late. Costumes will not be ordered without form and full payment.

“To dance is to

be out of

yourself.

Larger, more

beautiful, more

powerful”

-Agnes De Mille

Dates to Remember Dec 21st - Jan 3rd Christmas Break Mar 26th Good Friday, no Classes Apr 4th - Apr 9th Spring Break

May 16th - 19th Studio Pictures May 30th Memorial Day, no Classes June 13th Last day of Regular Classes June 14th -15th Recital Studio Rehearsals June 16th Recital Dress Rehearsal

June 18th Recital –1pm and 7pm Dance classes DO NOT have a “mid-winter” break. Closures due to inclement weather

will be announced on our website and telephone voice mail.

P A G E 3

How to Sew Elastic on Ballet Slippers

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The Macomb Ballet Company

Presents

The Nutcracker December 4-5, 2015

Macomb Center for the Performing Arts

www.macombballet.org 40730 Garfield

Clinton Twp, MI 48038

586.286.8300

Single Elastic 1. Slip on your ballet shoes. Before you begin to sew elastics, you must adjust the ballet shoes’ drawstrings

to a comfortable fir. Pull tight for a snug fit. Shoe should slip easily on and off with drawstring tied. 2. Measure and cut your elastic so it is snug against your foot, and make sure you allow enough length (1/4”

on each end) for sewing. Remove the shoes. 3. Fold the heel up flat against the sole so it forms a small triangle on each side-these are the anchor points

where you should aim to connect the elastic. 4. Align the elastic at a slight angle towards the front of the shoe so it will pull evenly across its length and

lie flat against the top of the foot. 5. Prepare for sewing by double threading your needle. Use a whipstitch starting on the top right side of the

elastic and insert the needle through the canvas lining inside the shoe. Bring the needle up through the elastic, about a quarter inch from where you originally inserted the needle. Repeat this stitch until you have sewn around the right side, bottom and left side of the elastic. Do not sew across the top of the elastic.

6. When you have reached the left side of the elastic, knot the thread as described on reverse page. Cut any excess thread.

Crisscross Elastic The crisscross elastic method is more secure than the single elastic method. 1. Repeat step 1 from above. 2. Measure the elastic an inch away from the seam of the heel to crisscross over the foot to the other side

and end at the slipper's midpoint. The elastic should fit snugly across the top of the foot. Using a pencil, mark the spots you’ve measured on the inside of the slipper.

3. Repeat step 2 on the other slipper. 4. Repeat step 4 from above. 5. Remove the slipper and sew the elastic at the marked spots. Make sure to sew the elastic on the inside of

the slipper about an inch below the drawstring. Double check that the elastic is not twisted before you start sewing.

6. Repeat Step 5-6 from above.

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“Dancing

with the feet

is one thing

but dancing

with the heart

is another”

-Anonymous

December Birthdays

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48038 586.286.8300

Emma DeWaele Arianna Guevarra

Meah Higbee Wesley Johnson Gracen Lighter Madison Mann

Brooklyn Morgan Jessica Palmer

Natalie Partyka Claire Stern Lucy Stern Maya Telly

Isabel Valentic Molly Wittwer Emily Zielinski

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