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STAR BOUND DANCE COMPANY
2018 FALL NEWSLETTER “Kendra Sbdc” “Star Bound Dance Company” “sbdc_airdrie_ab” “sbdc_kinder_tots”
Upcoming Calendar
Sept 8th-Free Dance Day/Registration/Open House
(9:00am-12:30pm)
Sept 10th-14th- Accelerated Dance Week
(schedule available @www.stardancecompany.com)
Sept 16th- SBDC In The City-Teddy Bear Picnic
(Cooperstown Promenade 12:00pm-3:00pm
Sept 17th-22nd- First Week of Full Season Dance
Oct 5th- Ten Week Dance Sessions Start
Oct 6th-8th- No Classes! Thanksgiving
Oct 10th- Acrobatic Arts Registration Due
Oct 24th- Costume Fees Due
Oct 27th- Haunted Halloween Party (ages 4-10)
(1:30-4:00pm $20.00+gst/student)
Oct 31st- No Classes! Halloween
Nov 5th-9th- Examination Class Watching Week
Nov 5th-9th- Measuring for Seamstress Classes
Nov 7th- Solo Requests Due (by email)
Nov 10th-11th Triple Threat Dance Convention
Nov 12th-17th- Recreational Class Watching Week
Nov 14th- ADAPT Registration Due
Nov 22nd-23rd- Acrobatic Arts Exams (Daytime)
Dec 5th- Competition Entry Fees Due
Dec 5th- Solo Team Entry Fees Due
Dec 6th-7th- ADAPT Exams (Daytime)
Dec 15th- Holiday Celebration Party (ages 4-10)
(1:30-4:00pm $20.00+gst/student)
Dec 17th-Dec 22nd- Recreational Pajama Week
Dec 23rd-Jan 6th- No Classes! Christmas Break
CLASSES START THE WEEK
OF SEPTEMBER 17TH-22ND
What Do Students Wear To Class?
Check the website:
www.stardancecompany.com
under the heading “Classes/Attire”
Still Need Help?
Email [email protected]
What To Bring To Dance Class and Week One! Each Week Students should attend dance class already dressed in their required weekly dance attire.
For more information on what students should wear please refer to the website
www.stardancecompany.com under the heading “Classes/Attire”. If students do not have their exact,
required classroom attire for the first few weeks of dance the studio is not concerned. We do try to
have students all in their weekly attire by the end of October for the season.
Students should have the hair required for the class they are attending-in most cases neatly fastened in
a ponytail off the face. Each student must remove their outdoor footwear at the front of our building
and can then use the washroom or hallway areas to put their dance shoes on. Each student should
bring a small dance bag (clearly labeled) with their dance shoes (clearly labeled) and a small water
bottle. For younger students please bring a change of dance clothes if necessary for potential
accidents.
We ask that parents drop their children off in the front foyer of the building. On the first week of
dance their teacher or class assistant will come down the hallway to collect them for class. We have
benches down our hallways where students normally wait until called by their teacher week to week.
These benches have cubbies where students can leave their dance bags.
Our classes are not parented and we do not have viewing windows where parents can watch. We do
ask, however, that on the first week of dance, parents of students under the age of seven stay close to
the studio if not in the hallways themselves in case students are having “jitter bugs”. In this case we
would invite a parent into the classroom until students are feeling more comfortable! We do host
several watching weeks during the season where parents can come into the classroom and watch
students!
Please leave valuables at home! We do have a front receptionist, however, our front foyer is not
always monitored so please label all personal items and leave anything valuable at home!
“DON’T TRY TO BE BETTER THAN THE
DANCER BESIDE YOU TODAY, TRY TO BE
BETTER THAN THE DANCER YOU WERE
YESTERDAY!”
#WORDSTOLIVEBY
PREFERRED DANCE STORES!
The Masque Costumes and Dancewear (9250 Macleod Trail SE Calgary)
Muge Dancewear (#202, 3132 26th Street NE Calgary)
Bodythings (5308-17th Avenue SW Calgary)
City Dancewear (106, 5403 Crowchild Trail NW Calgary)
East Side Sports (805 East Lake Blvd NE Airdrie)
Attitude Dancewear (#6120 403 Mackenzie Way SW Airdrie)
Looking for used dancewear shoes and equip? SBDC Swap and Buy on Facebook!
Are You In The RAD Ballet Program?
Please note that the SBDC Studio Office
has a sizing set for ALL required RAD
Ballet Examination Class Bodysuits!
You can order your bodysuit through the
office and have it delivered straight to the
studio by Masque Costumes and
Dancewear!
Inquire for Pricing!
Costume Fees Costume Fees apply to ALL Recreational Classes and ALL
Competitive Choreography Classes. These can be paid at any
time once the season starts but are DUE by NO LATER
THAN October 24th, 2018.
Costume Fees that are not in by October 24th will be subject to
a 10% late fee. If we do not have costume fees in by
November 1st we will be unable to order a costume for your
child for the season or will have to do a special order where
you will be solely responsible for the shipping and
international fees.
Costume Fees:
Recreational Student: $100.00+gst/class
Pre Competitive Student: $145.00+gst/class
Competitive Student: $165.00+gst/class
Costume Fees Due By October 24th, 2018!
Solo Team Requests Students in our Pre Competitive and Competitive Programs have the option of participating on our
Solo Team for the 2018-2019 season! This includes solo routines, duets, trios or small groups
formed outside of regular choreography hours.
Members of this team must be extremely dedicated to dance! Participating in this optional program is
rewarding, creative and fun, but also demands extra practice time both with an instructor and
independently, extra financial costs for choreography, costuming, and competition entries and
potentially extra days missing school when students compete.
To request a solo for the 2018-2019 season, parents must simply email the SBDC Studio Office at
[email protected] prior to November 7th. Let us know in your email what kind of solo,
how many solos and what genre of solo your child would prefer. Please also let us know their
preferred choreographer. If you are unsure we can help you through the process to make the right
decision and final decisions are always left up to the SBDC Staff.
Solo Costs depend on the choreographer as well as the type of routine. For the 2018-2019 season
costs are as follows:
Solo Routine with Miss Kendra Choreography $400.00+gst
Solo Routine with Senior Staff Choreography $350.00+gst
Solo Routine with Junior Staff Choreography $250.00+gst
Duets and Trios Choreography $400.00+gst
Small Groups (4-5 dancers) Choreography $450.00+gst
Competition Entry Fees are on top of Choreography Fees. Generally the cost to enter a competition
is $95.00+gst for a soloist (per competition), $55.00+gst for a duet or trio (per partner/per
competition) and $50.00+gst for a small group (per member/per competition)
Competition Entry Fees are due by December 5th and include all entries for any routines on the
Solo Team!
Solo Team Choreography Fees are due by January 9th, 2019!
Sasha Coates- SBDC Solo Team Member
Dance Examinations We participate in dance examinations for Jazz, Tap, Ballet
and Acrobatics at our studio. This season our examinations
have been moved up as next summer we will be
participating in Dance The World Disney and it is our
intension to have examinations done prior to competition
season!
Examinations are a tool used by well trained studios to hold
teachers and students accountable for the technical content
and vocabulary required each year. These programs have
graded systems where students make goals to perfect
required steps and then are tested by outside sources for
feedback and in order to progress forward. These programs
do not align with school grades!
Students are recommended for examinations based on their
preparedness and ability to be successful! A student may
take more than one season to prepare for an exam grade.
This is not considered “repeating” in the dance world but
rather still working to obtain your goal. Exams are at an
extra cost and our staff would never recommend a student
who was not ready to participate! We pride ourselves on
helping each dancer achieve their own dance goals at their
own dance pace and work hard with our students to not
compare themselves to others or classmates but rather to
the dancer they were the day before!
If you have more questions about examinations you can
email [email protected] and speak directly
with one of our Senior Staff Exam Program Directors!
Dance Humor
What does a snail wear to go dancing?
Escargogo boots.
Where do fortune tellers dance?
At the crystal ball.
Where are bare feet not allowed to dance?
At the sock hop.
Themed Holiday Parties @ SBDC
Each season we host a number of themed holiday parties at the studio! These are for current
students as well as kids who are not currently registered at our studio. This is a chance
for our Junior Staff to work their magic and participate in teaching dance, playing games,
imagination, crafting and more with kids ages 4-10. They are a great way for kids to get into
the holiday spirit, burn some serious energy and make friends. All funds go directly into our
dance props fund for our current dance season. To register you simply contact the SBDC
Admin Team@[email protected].
Coming Up:
October 27th Haunted Halloween Party (ages 4-10) 1:30-4:00pm
December 15th Holiday Celebration (ages 4-10) 1:30-4:00pm
Cost is $20.00+gst/student but if you register with a buddy together you can each save $5.00 before the gst
Looking to host a Birthday Party
with dance and play at the studio?
WE DO THOSE TOO!
Contact:
Competition At SBDC we host one of the strongest competitive dance programs in the city
of Airdrie and Calgary area. Last year our students earned themselves the
overall highest mark awarded in both Jazz and Ballet Group Choreography at
one of the most prestigious competitions held in the area. They also took home
numerous other awards for groups, solos, and duets and included in that was
earning themselves both 1st, 2nd, and 3rd overall highest marking groups at Peak
Invitational.
This is highly due to the impeccable, creative, well trained teaching staff at
SBDC, the unparalleled and joyful work ethic or our students, and the
volunteering and passion of our amazing dance parents!
Each season we compete in a number of designated competitions in the Calgary
area. This season we will be participating in:
Kick It Up Dance Competition (FULL COMP TEAM)
(April 3rd-7th @ The Edge School for Athletes in Calgary, AB)
Peak Invitational Dance Competition (FULL COMP TEAM)
(April 29th-May 4th@Rock Pointe Church in Bearspaw AB)
Candance Competition (PRE COMP DO NOT ATTEND)
(May 8th-12th @ The Edge School for Athletes in Calgary, AB)
**an optional comp will be offered for the solo team
Competition Fees
Each student is required to pay an entry fee for each group that they participate
in for each competition that they are entered in.
Competition Group Fees are: $50.00+gst/dancer/group/competition
These fees are due to the studio office by no later than December 5th, 2018 as
our entries and payment must be made to each competition by December 15th.
Late fees will be subject to a 10% late fee on the total amount owing.
In additional to entry fees students must also pay a Stage Rehearsal Fee which
covers the cost of the rental of Bert Church Theatre where we practice routines
on the stage before we compete. This will be due by January 16th, 2019. The
cost is $20.00+gst/dancer/group for Pre Competitive Dancers and
$25.00+gst/dancer/group for Competitive+ dancers.
The final competitive fee is the Coaching Fee which is also due by January
16th, 2019. For Pre Competitive students this fee is $75.00, for all other
dancers the fee is $150.00. This covers coaching expenses for extra
competitive rehearsals, travel for teachers to competition, wages for teachers
during competitions and any extras that teachers take on in preparing our
students for competition. Our teachers work incredible hard behind the scenes
whether it is extra lessons to help students achieve their personal best, sewing
costumes, shopping for props or accessories or arriving early at comp to settle
students nerves; we are so lucky to have such an incredible staff!
STAY IN THE LOOP! We are working hard to make sure that parents have as much
information as possible to have a successful season of dance at
our studio! This includes 3 Annual Newsletters as well as a
Year End Recital Specific Newsletter, updates to our website,
email reminders, in studio bulletin boards and social media!
We will also be hosting competitive dance parent meetings,
posting pictures of hair and makeup requirements online for
recreational and competitive students and more!
Follow us on social media to help keep you in the loop:
Facebook: “Kendra Sbdc” and “Star Bound Dance Company”
Instagram: “sbdc_airdrie_ab” and “sbdc_kinder_tots”
Looking For Quick Info? www.stardancecompany.com
SBDC Fall Coloring Contest! Print this page, color the picture and hand it in to either our dance admin team at the
front office or your teacher during class. One entry per student. The winner will be announced on October 30th and they will
receive a sweet prize! Get Coloring Dancers and Happy Fall!