Our Parents Night Out event in November was such a great success that we’re planning a daytime  event on Saturday, December 19! 

• Just like previous years, we will plan on dancing, games & crafts, pizza, and a movie for children between the ages of 3-10 (event hours are 11am – 2pm).  We need dancers and a few parents to volunteer for the event.
• If you/your dancer would like to VOLUNTEER for the event, click here to access the Signup Genius.
• Volunteers MUST arrive by 10:30am to help setup, lead activities and are expected to stay until 2:15pm for cleanup.    All volunteers must wear a mask while at the event and will be temperature checked upon arrival (we will be using standard FootNotes Covid guidelines).
  • Dancers: You will be expected to assist in various activities with the children, the entire length of the Parent Night Out event.  Dancers who volunteer can earn Beta hours for participating.
  • Minimum dancer age to volunteer is 12 years old.   If Mom/Dad has questions on whether your child should sign-up to volunteer, please feel free to email us at footnotesdanceblog@gmail.com.

Cheryl will be advertising the date/time soon to FootNotes families.  Please feel free to pass on info about the event to your friends and neighbors!    Click here – Use this link to signup to have your child ATTEND the event.

While our Vibe Holiday party may look a little different this year, we are looking forward to each group being able to have a great holiday celebration! 

Dates have now been set for each team’s party, and details of party activities and games that have been coordinated by our Holiday Party Committee will be going out to Group Moms this week. 

This Year’s Philanthropy Donation Information

Our Philanthropy Chairs, Susie Koagel and Dayna Thomson, have partnered with Canine Assistants as our holiday philanthropy. Canine Assistants places service dogs with people who have mobility difficulties, Type 1 Diabetes, epilepsy/seizure disorders, many other special needs as well as placing Community Service Dogs who provide therapy services  in children’s hospitals. They have provided us with a list of items they are in need of to continue transforming the lives of those in need.  Click Here to view list of donation items. 

What to bring to your team’s Holiday Party:

• Please bring a $15 wrapped gift for a Gift Exchange Game that will be played at each holiday party.  You do not need to purchase a second gift for your Big or Little Sister.
• We are asking for each dancer to bring 1 (or more if you are so inclined) of the following donation items to donate to this year’s philanthropy, Canine Assistants: Kong toys • balls • Febreze room spray • laundry detergent • Lupine 1” four-foot long leash (green) • Paper towels • Scoop Away Complete cat litter • Peanut butter • Squeeze cheese • Trash bags (kitchen, lawn/leaf, tall/big) • Treat pouches • Vidal oxide cleaner • Gift cards (Amex, Visa, Amazon, grocery) • Boxed copy paper • Manila file folders • HP 564 printer cartridges • Scotch packing tape

There is a change on the Master Calendar for ELITE for this Sunday, December 6.  All rehearsals previously on this date have been cancelled. There is one NEW entry – Madison Small Group Rehearsal from 11am – 1pm has been added for this Sunday, December 6.  The Master Calendar has been updated.  Please update your calendars.

Please save the date…actually “save the entire weekend” of February 12 (that includes both Saturday and Sunday, February 13 and 14!)    Our Showcase Chairs, Amy Smith and Elisa Bobbitt, have been leaving no stone unturned to secure a venue for our annual Showcase event.  They are very close to securing a contract with the venue. It is large enough to allow us to have a socially distanced Showcase event.  It is likely we will have a dress rehearsal (blocking), along with 3 shows during the weekend.  Details are being finalized, and we will be communicate with you as soon as they are known.

Any questions, please contact us at footnotesdanceblog@gmail.com.

The NUVO Convention in Atlanta scheduled in late January (weekend of January 29) is sold out. Therefore, we will NOT be able to attend NUVO this year. With limited capacity, conventions and competitions are selling out faster than in past years.  Cheryl is working on the convention entry process for RADIX in February (weekend of February 26).   She has heard from Radix that they have been successfully holding conventions with limited capacity, without any cases of COVID linked to the events.

Convention charges not used during the season will be credited to your dancer’s account at the end of the season.     Any questions, please contact FootNotes at footnotesdance@comcast.net.

Due to Covid, our annual Vibe Holiday Party will look a bit different this year.  Instead of one big party with all dancers, each dance team will have their own Holiday Party.  We want to make sure our girls have a great holiday celebration, but we also want to keep them safe.  This year’s party theme is “Mittens & Masks!”

Jessica McFarland and our holiday party committee have  been busy this week working on games, an activity, and gift exchange ideas that will be provided to Group Moms to try to keep each party consistent across all groups.   Your Group Mom will work with your team to find a date and location that works for everyone.  There will be a “details” communication going out soon to the Group Moms for coordinating the date, etc…..so hang tight on picking a date until you hear from Jessica.   

Our Philanthropy Chairs, Susie Koagel and Dayna Thomson, are also working with local charities on ways that we, as a team, can give back to our community and help those in need this holiday season.  More details to come.

Some of this season’s shoe styles for your Vibe dancer are now available.  Please click here to access the Shoe Buying Guide web page, listed by dance group.  Note that this is a password protected page that is located under the Members Only section of the website.  Please make sure that you select the correct dance group for your dancer.  Your dancer’s shoes for this competition season should be in hand no later than Monday, January 4, 2021.

Note that other shoes selections currently noted as TBD will be added to the group lists as soon as they are finalized.  We will post updates on the blog when the Shoe Buying Guides are updated.

OVATION: Please purchase the new style of tap shoes for your dancer as soon as possible so that they can be used for rehearsal.

The Competition Tights Buying Guide will be published as soon as it is available.

The following December Rehearsal days/times that have been added to the Master Calendar:

• Friday, December 4
  • OVATION with Cheryl: 5:00pm – 6:30pm
• Saturday, December 5 – Production Re-vamp
  • BRAVO:  9:00am – 10:30am
  • OVATION: 10:30am – 12:00pm
  • ENCORE & PRODIGY: 12:00pm – 1:30pm
  • PREMIER: 12:30pm – 2:30pm
  • ELITE: 1:30pm – 5:00pm
• Sunday, December 6
  • ELITE Jon Carr Small Group: 11:00am – 12:00pm
  • ELITE Musical Theatre: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
  • ELITE Cherrise Small Group: 1:00pm – 2:00pm
• Friday, December 11
  • OVATION: 4:30pm – 6:00pm
• Saturday, December 12
  • PRODIGY Lyrical: 10:00am – 11:00am
  • PREMIER & PRODIGY Hip Hop: 11:00am – 12:00pm
  • ALL GROUPS Production Rehearsal: 12:00pm – 3:00pm
  • ELITE with Cheryl: 3:00pm – 4:00pm
• Friday, December 18
  • PRODIGY Lyrical: 5:00pm – 6:00pm

Now that Group Photos are complete and we do not need a rain date, the following updates have been made to the Master Calendar:

• (THESE REHEARSALS ARE “ON”) Saturday, November 7 
  • PRODIGY Lyrical:   11:00am – 12noon
  • PREMIER & PRODIGY Hip Hop:  12noon – 1:00pm
  • ELITE Musical Theater (Bring On The Men): 1:00pm – 2:00pm
  • ELITE Cherrise Small Group (The Singer):  2:00pm – 3:00pm
  • ELITE Jon Carr Small Group:  3:00pm – 4:00pm
• (THESE REHEARSALS ARE REMOVED) Sunday, November 8   
  • ELITE Musical Theater (Bring On The Men): 11:00am – 12noon
  • ELITE Jon Carr Small Group:  12noon – 1:00pm
  • ELITE Cherrise Small Group (The Singer):  1:00pm – 2:00pm
  • PRODIGY Lyrical: 2:00pm – 3:00pm
  • PRODIGY & PREMIER Hip Hop:  3:00pm – 4:00pm