RECITAL INFORMATION (May 2022)

REHEARSAL: Sunday May, 8th 

Cedar Hill High School

This is NOT a dress rehearsal (no costumes). Dancers will wear dance clothes and bring dance shoes. Food and drinks are not permitted in the auditorium! 

RECITAL: Sunday MAY 15TH 1:00 pm, 3:30 pm, 6:00

Cedar Hill High School

Programs will be available at the recital for $5.00. There will be a recital order posted in the studio, if you need to know the order beforehand. Please carefully check the spelling of your dancer’s name on each dance to make sure it is how you want it to appear in the program.

All Dancers need to be in their dressing rooms NO LATER than 12:30 pm for the 1:00 pm show /3:00 pm for the 3:30 pm show / 5:30 pm for the 6:00 pm show! The auditorium will open 1 hour before the show.  PLEASE don’t save seats.  We need to allow time for dancers to clear out of the dressing rooms from the first show. You will not be able to get into your dressing room until everyone from the previous show has exited.

Come dressed in your first costume with hair and makeup ready to go!! Hair needs to be pulled back out of the face and make sure they have on a little makeup, so the stage lights don’t “wash them out”. Dressing rooms will be labeled for each class with a picture of their costume.  All Preschool and Kindergarten classes will be in one area. Please label all of your things to make it easier to keep track. We recommend you come and dress your child between dances.

There will be a “Back Stage Mom” Sign-Up coming soon (Sign-Up Genius). We need some moms to volunteer to stay with our younger classes (Preschool-2nd Grade) in the dressing rooms.  We have the shifts listed by songs.  You will NOT miss your daughter’s dance. We will come and get them 3 numbers before they dance and you may go into the auditorium to watch.  After they dance, you can meet them in their dressing room. 

Each show will be about 2 hours & 15 minutes, so please bring coloring books, small games, etc. (nothing messy that could ruin costumes) for your child to have in their dressing rooms.  Also, PLEASE take dancers to the restroom before dropping them off and between dances! All classes will take a bow in the Finale.  Dancers will need to be picked up in their dressing room immediately following the Finale. Due to limited dressing room space, please send one person to the dressing room to pick up your child and plan on meeting your family in the lobby for pictures, etc. 

Reminders and Helpful Hints!!

-ALL jazz and tap classes will wear tan tights and all ballet classes wear pink.  Make sure you have the right color of shoes! (black tap, pink ballet and tan jazz)

-NO panties under tights! (unless you have one in a pullup….then please, go ahead!) No jewelry! (unless it’s part of the costume!)

-PLEASE layer their tights if they are in more than one dance (i.e. If their tap dance is first, put their pink tights on UNDER their tan ones).

-All hair needs to be pulled back and out of the dancer’s face. Please talk with your child’s teacher about specifics for hair. For preschool classes, it’s easiest to pull their hair all back for both dances.

-NO food or drinks backstage (except water) 

-Please put everything in one bag with your child’s name on it.  If you decide to take your child from the dressing room, please tell the mom in charge of that group, so she doesn’t panic and think she is missing someone. 

Other Information

ALL ACCOUNTS MUST BE CURRENT BEFORE THE RECITAL. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ARE UP-TO-DATE ON TUITION AND RECITAL FEE NO LATER THAN WEDNESDAY May 11th!! Ask at the front desk if you have questions or email at staff.otmdance@gmail.com.

The last week of classes will be May 23rd-26th, the week AFTER the recital. We will have our end of the year parties and do our dances one last time! The girls are welcome to wear their favorite costume to class this week if they want to.