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September Competition Newsletter  

Welcome to the 2019-2020 season of dance & SEASON 16 of STUDIO 136! We look forward to another wonderful season of learning and progressing together. We are 

excited to see all the new and returning faces in all of our classes! If you have questions during the first few weeks the easiest way to make contact with your instructor is by emailing the studio at kbeebe136@gmail.com. We will get back to you ASAP! 

Spring Dance Concert: THANK YOU to all of our parents and dancers for making our 2019 recital a huge success. Congratulations to all of our dancers for a wonderful job! A HUGE thank you goes out all the amazing family members that volunteered with the show… especially our backstage/dressing room monitors! You are all a huge reason our show runs smoothly and safely… you are ROCK STARS! We appreciate your help more than you’ll ever know! 

DVDs of the Recital/Stand-Out Photography pictures: If you have ordered a DVD or pictures and have not picked it up, please stop by the office. If you ordered digital images… a link was sent to your email account at the beginning of August from Stand Out Photography. (Some of our competition students were also in rec classes.)  Dress code & student handbook: we emailed copies to all families, posted on our website, paper copies are posted in the lobby at our “information station”. 

Donations needed & much appreciated!

We would greatly appreciate donations of:

● boxes of tissues ● bobby pins ● hair ties (elastics) ● Clorox/Lysol Wipes 

Monthly Statements: Statements will be emailed. Remember, a $15.00 late fee will be applied to all lesson fees that are not paid by the 10th of each month (This will start in October). You may set up automatic bill pay with your bank and mail it to Studio 136 Dance Center, PO Box 77, Massillon OH 44648.  Online payments can be made through your parent portal or you can pay in person/over the phone. An email with your parent portal information will send out via email.  We accept cash, debit or credit card. NO CHECKS. 

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Website, Facebook, & Instagram- “like” Studio 136 Dance Center on Facebook for contests, updates, memos and other important updates!! We would GREATLY appreciate recommendations on Facebook! Thank YOU all so much! Follow us on Instagram too @studio136_dancecenter. This information can also be found at www.studio136dancecenter.com. Don’t forget the competition parent/teacher Facebook group- everybody has been added to this group! Lots of important info posted there!  

Recycling: Our studio has recycling program is being run by one of our teen dancers. Kayla Greenfelder is a senior at Tuslaw High School and she initiated our recycling program in order to make more mindful, conscious choices for our environment. You can find our “recycling station” just past the double doors in our main hallway. The recycling bins are labeled. Please help us in this effort! 

“Bring a Friend Week”: Saturday, Sept 28! You can invite a friend to join you for JUNIOR JAZZ @ 11:15 or SENIOR JAZZ @ 9:00 (whichever class you are scheduled to be in). This is a wonderful way to share our love for dance with friends! Dress Code: is posted on our website. Ballet shoes are required, but the rest of the shoes will be decided upon after the teachers choose the costumes. Students in violation of dress codes will be given a dress code slip. Repeated dress code violations will result in a strike.  Water bottles: Dancers are encouraged to stay hydrated. Please be sure the water bottles or containers have lids when bringing them into the studio rooms. We also sell water in the office for 50 cents per bottle. Only water is permitted in the dance rooms. Parent & Dancer Mandatory Competition Meeting: Sunday, October 6 @ 1PM (at the studio) This is where you learn about the whole competition dance year, so please plan to attend with at least one parent! Remember this is a mandatory meeting. Also, please keep in mind that a dancer will receive a “strike” if he/she does not attend this mandatory meeting with a parent/adult. 

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Birth Certificates- NEW COMPETITION PARENTS: We need a copy of your dancer’s birth certificate by ASAP. Please turn it into the office. Copies are carried by Miss Keely to all workshops and competitions in case there is a question of age regarding any of our dancers. 

Massillon Annual Holiday Parade & Light Up Downtown: The annual Holiday Parade will be held in November (Sat. 11/23). Rehearsal TBA! All signup sheets and specific parade information will be available soon. This parade is a mandatory event for Junior and Senior. Minis are encouraged but not required to participate.  

Cell Phone / InkJet Fundraiser: The competition team Booster Club needs any unused/unneeded cell phones and also any “palm-size” inkjets that are no longer needed. Just bring these items into the office. We collect them year round. Ask your friends, neighbors and relatives to contribute! Thanks in advance!

Food & Drink: Please remember to clean up after yourselves when leaving the changing rooms and after eating a meal and/or snack. PLEASE DO NOT PUT ANY FOOD DOWN THE BATHROOM SINKS! This causes a huge plumbing problem. When using the microwave children 11 and under must ask for assistance. NO microwave popcorn is permitted. There is a refrigerator for our use.

Our customers can enjoy free WIFI by choosing the MCTVWIFI on your devices.

IMPORTANT DATES Tuesday, September 3:: Fall classes begin! 

September 13: HAPPY ANNIVERSARY Studio 136! We enter our 16th year of business! Thank you for being a part of our dance family!   September 28: “Bring a friend to jazz class day”

October 6 : Mandatory Competition Parents & Dancers meeting. (at the studio) At least one parent and the dancer to be present. The 2019-2020 Competition Schedule will be released, etc.  For future planning… mark your calendars:  November: Recital costume/Tights statements will be emailed to parents. (if in any rec classes)  November 23: the Massillon Holiday Parade & Light Up Downtown (rehearsal TBA)  November 27-Dec 1: THANKSGIVING BREAK (classes resume Mon Dec. 2)

December 23- January 5: WINTER HOLIDAY BREAK (classes resume Mon Jan 6)

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March 23-March 29: SPRING BREAK (classes resume Mon March 30)

Mid-December: recital costume payments are due 

February 1, 2020: recital fee bill will emailed to parents 

March 1, 2020: recital fees are due

May 15, 2020: Mandatory Recital Dress Rehearsal at WHS Auditorium  

May 16, 2020 RECITAL, WHS Auditorium.   

We are so thrilled to begin another dance season with your child!   Visit our studio website! Don’t forget to leave a review! 

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