BDC News
February 2014
Volume 3, Issue 6
Love Is In The Air!
www.biancasdancecompany.com February is a month for
love! However it also the
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time when students begin
to feel the pressure of
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memorizing and perfecting
their choreography,
working hard during extra
rehearsals and regular
classes, and of course
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keeping up with their
studies. If you’re beginning
to feel overwhelmed
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please remember why
you’re dancing in the first
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place. Because you love it!
All our hard work will soon
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pay off as we approach our
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much anticipated festival
season. Please keep in
mind that February is our
last month before festival
season which means
attendance is crucial! The
studio will be closed on
Monday February 17th to
celebrate the Family Day
holiday. We hope you enjoy
the day off to spend some
quality time with your
families. Much love to
parents and students for all
of their hard work,
commitment, and passion
for dance. BDC loves you!
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Staff
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Events
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Bianca Brady
Owner/Artistic Director, Jazz, Ballet, Lyrical,
Modern, Contemporary, Musical Theatre, Stretch
Dayne McGuire-Lavallee
Ballet, Jumps & Turns, Stretch
Bianca’s Dance Company Inc
10211-100 Ave
Fort Saskatchewan, AB
Canada
Kayla Wiberg
Hip Hop
Mariah Moore
Tiny Tots
Ellyne Antoniuk
Acro
Things to Remember for Dress
Rehearsal
1. All BDC students are to participate in this event! That includes Tiny Tots, Recreational
students, and Competitive students.
2. The date is February 18th from 5:00-10:00pm and February 19th from 5:00-10:00pm at
Festival Place in Sherwood Park.
3. Please arrive 30 min before your scheduled section. This will allow you enough time to
sufficiently stretch and prepare before going on stage.
4. Students must bring all costumes and have their full hair and make-up done. This
includes all solo and duet costumes. Information on the studio hair style and make-up
was given at the workshop and a tight, shoes, and accessories list for each number was
emailed and posted on the bulletin board.
5. This is a closed rehearsal! This means no parents, siblings or friends in the audience.
This is so students can receive corrections and constructive criticism without having the
pressure of an audience. The exception to this is if you have a child under the age of 10
that needs help changing in and out of different costumes you may sit quietly in the
auditorium until your child is done dancing.
6. There are no regular classes at the studio during dress rehearsal. Even if you do not
have dress rehearsal both days all BDC teachers will be at the Festival Place Theatre
so the studio will be closed February 18th and 19th.
* Please no photography or videographey while students are dancing. It is
distracting and BDC is filming the entire rehearsal to be viewed in class the week
before our first competition.
BDC Dance Wear
BDC dance wear has been ordered and will arrive in March. Extra leggings were
ordered so if you still want a pair they will be available to purchase in March. We
would like to encourage all competitive dancers to purchase BDC wear to show
unity and represent our studio during the festival/competition season.
Attendance
February is our last full month of
classes before we go into festivals
and competitions. We hope that
parents and students understand
the importance of attendance
during this time. Our teachers
understand that many students
are busy with their studies and
lives outside of dance, but would
like to remind that both parents
and students were aware of the
demands of the competitive
program when they registered. By
missing class you are letting your
other group members and your
teacher down. Please make sure
students are attending all classes,
especially choreography classes
where the groups were are doing
at competition are practiced.
Fees
Fees, fees, fees, it seems like
they never end. We still have
outstanding fees that need to be
cleared up as soon as possible.
Please remember a 10% late fee
will be charged per month to any
outstanding account. This policy
took effect in January.
Additionally a late fee of $20 will
be applied to each solo or duet
that goes unpaid each month.
Please remember to pay the
individual instructor and not the
studio. Any students with unpaid
festival or costume fees will not
be permitted to attend festivals.
There will still be some additional
costume fees applied to certain
routines as soon as all costumes
are completed.
This Month’s Events
February 17th
Family Day
- Studio closed for the holiday,
enjoy the day with your
families!
February 18th -19th
Dress Rehearsal
- Rehearsal for all BDC numbers
in full costume, hair and
makeup taking place at the
Festival Place Theatre in
Sherwood Park.
- Schedule for this event has
been emailed and is posted on
the bulletin board.