Hello all,

Thanks so much for dancing and "pilateing" with us over the past year. We really have loved having you all in our classes and hope that this holiday season will bring you everything that you may wish for.

We look forward to bringing you lots of fun classes in 2009 and hope to see you all again in february when we resume our classes. Our new timetable and enrolment form for 2009 will be available soon for your information and convenience. Gift vouchers are still available. :-)

Kind regards,

Lisa Peresan

Principal

DJAZZEX

9949 1486

0419 690 609

www.djazzexthedanceschool.com.au

Scholarship Information

SCHOLARSHIP STUFFThanks to everyone who has already enrolled to participate. It is not too late to join. Please pay your $10 participation fee this week. We have 3 confirmed adjudicators. Two are senior Australian Dance Assessment Program Assessors and Diane Grant who is a senior Dance Lecturer at the Australian College of Physical Education. She will be presenting the scholarship and will be telling us about the wonderful opportunities availabe for our dancers if they want to pursue a career in dance. We are very lucky to have her :-). All adjudicators are totally impartial and the teachers of the school have no say this year in who will win the scholarships. The scholarship will be run on stage at Dee Why RSL starting at 12.00. Please arrive by 11.30 to sign in and prepare. Bring jazz, tap and ballet shoes if you have them, or hard soled shoes if you don't have tap shoes. Mini-scholarship will be awarded to anyone, even if you have no tap, ballet or jazz experience. This will entitle the winner to a free class a week for 1/2 the year. The main Scholarship will go to a student who is already participating in 3 styles of dance including one technique class (this may be pilates, stretch, ballet or lyrical). This scholarship will entitle the winner to one free class a week for the year and a solo choreographed by the winners choice of teacher (the choreography alone is valued at $264 being for 4 x 1 hour privates). The scholarship candidates will dance grouped in similar age groups.
Lisa P.

Demonstration Information

DEMONSTRATION STUFFHope you are all getting as excited as I am about our upcoming event next sunday the 23rd November at DY RSL Club. Please note that payment for fees and costumes must be made this week prior to collecting your costumes from your teachers. We will be having a dress rehersal in class time. Photos will be taken prior to the students dancing, on stage by a professional photographer. Coggo Audiovisual who have recorded our concert for many years now have also been booked to produce DVD/Videos for your memories. Please respect the laws and do not photograph or video your dancers on stage. Please note that DJAZZEX does not receive any commission from photographers or video professionals, but offer it a service for our parents. Please be ready to dance in your first outfit at the start of the performance you are involved in i.e. prepare at 9.00 for the juniors performance at 10.00 and prepare at 1.00 for seniors performance at 2.00 (these are suggested times). Leave all jewellery at home. No one is to eat or drink in their costume prior to dancing on stage and not at all in hire costumes. Don't chew gum on stage. One of the mums have very kindly offered to help with hair and make up for the juniors - (thanks so much Jennifer Priest), so if you are concerned about hair and make up see her side stage at 9.00. Please purchase your tickets during this week from your teachers. Limited tickets will be available on the day in case someone wants to join at the last minute, but we need a good idea of numbers prior to the event. Tickets are $15 for adults and $8 for children. All hire costumes must be returned on the concert or the week immediately following. If you are not attending classes after the concert, please arrange for someone to drop them off for you. This is VERY important.
Lisa P.

Concert update

Hello,
Last week notes went home about the upcoming concert and what the students will need to provide for themselves and what they will need to pay their teachers for their costumes. We have been working very hard to ensure that our costume costs are more than reasonable and trying to keep life simple for parents. Please assist us now by paying your costumes by next week so that we can hand out the costumes during class time.

Please note that all hire costumes MUST be returned on the class immediately after the concert (unless the teacher has arranged for them to be collected at the concert). If you are not planning on attending on the class immediately after the concert please arrange for them to be dropped off on that day so that costumes can be finalized. This is crucial as some costumes need to be returned to the hirer immediately after the concert.

Tickets are now available for purchase. You can buy these directly from your teacher, please pay cash or cheque for these - not electronic transfer.

If you have not paid for your scholarship entry and are wanting to do so, please do so this week. It is $10 for the entry fee.

So far, I have only had 3 or 4 people offer to help at the concert. The lists of helpers needed are up at the school venues for you to write down what you would be happy to help with. The teachers can do fill all the jobs required to ensure the day runs smoothly and we are always very greatful for any help. Helpers in the past have told me that they really enjoyed helping - if you have never done it, perhaps this will be a good year to try.

Happy preparations and see you at the concert if not sooner!

:-)

Lisa P

Demonstration ticket Prices

The tickets will also be on sale very soon and I have been asked several times about the costs. They will be $15 for adults and $8 for children/pensioners not performing. Every child who will occupy a seat who is not performing pays.

thanks Lisa P.

p.s. if you want to be invovled in the scholarship register now...It is $10 to cover costs.

Demonstration Update

Hello to all students (and their parents),

Please remember to add an extra $10 to your fees for the concert commitment or pay that by the end of this week if you haven't already done so. This fee enables us to cover extra costs involved and helps us to keep our ticket prices low for our guests.

We are getting very excited about our up coming performances and most of our classes are well into their preparations. It is a huge team effort and we really appreciate everyone turning up every week, even if they are sick (they can watch), as we finalize the dances. Everyone should receive an e-mail note this week about costume requirements that parents will have to organise -a more detailed note will be sent out in the next weeks, with items that the teachers are organizing to hire or buy. Please don't hesitate to email or call if you have questions.
With thanks for your co-operation and helping us to make this demonstration a happy experience,
Lisa P.
9949 1486
0419 690 609

New Classes in Term 4

NEW CLASSES in TERM 4 - We will be offering a new Hip Hop class on wednesday night from 7.30 - 8.30 with gorgeous Stephen who filled in for Jen on friday nights.
An adult's beginner lyrical stretch & tone class with Bianca Cashman, who returns from dancing at Tokyo Disney on saturday afternoon from 2.00 - 3.00, and a new performance group class for 8 - 11 year olds with Justine Lovell also on saturday afternoon from 2.00 - 3.00.
This group will represent the school at performances and is not meant to replace normal class, but just give the opportunity to perform more. There is no selection process but will open to everyone that is interested. Let us know if you need a group to perform at your school fete or nursing home or fundraising event. :-) See you at class, Lisa P