The Solo/Duo/Trio Signup Genius has been updated – dates for private rehearsals are now available.   Click here to access the Signup Genius.

Reminders:

• You must bring payment ($30 for a 30 minute session with Cheryl, & $35 for Madison) at the start of each rehearsal.  There is no option to have this charge added to your FootNotes account.  All dancers must pay the instructor directly by either check, Venmo, or cash.
• Make sure that you note on the Signup Genius whether you are signing up for your dancer’s solo, duo, or trio rehearsal.   Please make sure that only 1 mom or dancer signs up for a given slot for a duo or trio.
• Please bring your music to the private lesson.
• If your dancer is unable to attend your booked rehearsal session, you must notify FootNotes at footnotesdance@comcast.net, at least 24 hours ahead of your scheduled time.   If you ‘miss’/forget a rehearsal that you have signed up for, you are still responsible for the payment to the instructor.

This Signup Genius link is also available on the Team To Do List webpage for easy access throughout the season.

Please SAVE THE DATE – We are planning to have our Vibe End of Year Party on Thursday, July 23. Time and location is TBD. Our End of Year Party chairs are working on location, party details, etc.  The Master Calendar has been updated.  We will update you as soon as we have more information.

The following are the additional dance rehearsals in addition to the group rehearsal schedules communicated by FootNotes earlier today via email.  These dates affect Elite, Ovation, and Premier dancers only.  The Master Calendar has been updated.

Monday’s – June 29, July 6, July 13:

• Riding Hood Rehearsal (OVATION & PREMIER) – 6pm – 7pm
• Thataway! Rehearsal (ELITE & PREMIER) – 7pm – 8pm
• Fever Rehearsal (ELITE) – 8pm – 9pm

Tuesday’s – June 30, July 7, July 14:

• ELITE Small Groups – 12:15pm – 2:45pm

These dates are being communicated by your Group Mom.  This is just a confirmation that these dates are now on the Master Calendar.

Cheryl is also working on a Signup Genius for solo/duo/trio rehearsals starting the week of June 29.  That will be communicated as soon as it is available.

Raise the Barre:  Cheryl is currently assessing plans for Raise the Barre.    We will be in touch as soon as there is an update.

• Masquerade Birmingham – June 5-7 has been postponed to September 18-20. Please remember to cancel your hotel reservations, if you had made any, for the June 5-7 weekend.
• Bravo in Athens has 2 possible reschedule dates of either July 24-26 or August 14-16, dependent on when the venue is able to reopen.
• Turn It Up Dance and Revolution Dance have not given Cheryl any re-scheduled dates yet, but they are allowing our monies to be used at ‘sister’ dance competitions. Other “sister” competition options being considered are:
  • Rainbow Dance Competition in Atlanta on August 7-9
  • Applause in Chattanooga on June 19-21 or in Atlanta on July 17-19
• As we communicated last week, we do not have an update yet from Masquerade Nationals in Fort Walton Beach.   We should hear an update from them a later in May (after May 18).

Showcase Videos

On this Friday, May 15 from 4-6pm, we will be out on the sidewalk at FootNotes for you to drive by and pick up your Showcase 2020 DVD’s and USB drives if you purchased one (click here as a reminder to determine if you purchased one).   We will be practicing appropriate social distancing (wear masks if you choose.) If you are not available at this time or are not comfortable driving by, we will keep your DVD and/or USB for pickup at a later date.

Raise the Barre

Cheryl is waiting on guidelines for whether she can hold Raise the Barre the week of June 15.     We will update you as soon as we know more.

Vibe End of Year Party

Our Vibe End of Year Party is scheduled for Thursday, June 25…we are unsure of whether The Falls neighborhood pool area will be opened by then. We will update you as soon as we know more.   If it is not opened by that date, we will look to re-schedule it in July or early August.

Status Update and a BIG THANKS to our Vibe Members,

First, we wanted to let you know that all of FootNotes, Cheryl and the entire FN dance instruction staff are SO grateful for your continued support and encouragement during this unprecedented time!    We have heard the Zoom classes are a hit with the dancers, and we are so inspired to see all our dancers adapt to our current format and continue to do what they love!  We are all thankful that our dance family has remained supportive of our dancers, our studio, and each other throughout this time.

Below is current status/what we know as of today…

• Masquerade has not yet canceled the Birmingham competition that is scheduled June 5-7.  Of course, the final decision on whether the competition can be held that weekend is not up to Masquerade but rather the Alabama government & state health officials who will make the final decision.
• Masquerade’s Nationals competition has not been canceled until they are updated by Florida government & state health officials.
  • Cheryl will likely not have an update until at least May 18 as this is the date that some are projecting that Florida will have a better picture of what is happening in their state. We hear that short-term vacation rentals are restricted until Phase 3 of their state re-opening plan…but  we do not know how quickly they will get to Phase 3.
  • We would suggest if you have not already, reach out to whomever you booked your condo rental with to see what you can work out with them regarding upcoming deposits/payments/cancellation policy. We know that some have amended their cancellation policy to 2 weeks prior to the arrival date.
• Raise the Barre (week of June 15) has not been postponed yet…Cheryl is continuing to evaluate based on information from GA government and health officials.
• Cheryl has not heard from other competitions on possible re-schedule dates. She is looking at ALL competition opportunities in hopes of us competing dances as soon as it is allowed/deemed acceptable within government/health official guidelines.

As soon as Cheryl knows more, we will continue to update you.

National Dance Teacher Appreciation Day is May 7

May 7 is National Dance Teacher Appreciation Day. Details are below on what this appreciation day is.  Let’s all plan to use this Thursday to THANK all of our dance instructors for everything that they have done and ARE DOING to make our children’s lives more complete and fulfilled with their love of dance.  Tag FootNotes and dance teachers on social media as we support them on #ThankADanceTeacherDay.

#ThankADanceTeacherDay is a global movement to shine the spotlight on dance education and the teachers who make it possible. It was started in 2014 by the National Dance Education Organization to raise awareness of the benefits of dance education through social media. A quality dance education can have a life-changing impact on students, providing physical, social, emotional, cognitive, and psychological benefits. Professional development allows dance teachers to provide a better dance education experience for their students, as the teachers take what they learn back to their studios, classrooms, and communities!

Lastly, I will share a favorite dance quote that always makes me smile and think of our beautiful dancers…

To watch us dance is to hear our hearts speak.

We are excited to announce the Showcase 2020 videos are available!! Given that we are “shelter in place” until at least April 30, we wanted to deliver the Showcase 2020 videos for both Saturday and Sunday shows via a YouTube link to our Vibe families for a limited time (until we are able to distribute the DVD or USB drive that you purchased).   We will send out the link (likely by the weekend) via email from the GMAIL account when the videos are uploaded and available for viewing.

REMINDER: PLEASE DO NOT SHARE any of the video(s) on social media as we plan to compete these dances at competition as soon as we are allowed.   Distribution of videos of the dances is not allowed until the end of competition season.

Cheryl received confirmation today that BravO! Dance Competition in Athens, GA (weekend of May 1-3) has been officially postponed. We will let you know when we hear other details of a possible re-schedule date.   Please remember to cancel your hotel reservations for this competition, if you have them.

Break The Floor (the company that brings us NUVO, JUMP, and 24 Seven dance competitions) is offering a VIRTUAL DANCE CONVENTION this Saturday and Sunday, April 18 and April 19, along with a few classes next week.   Click here to access the dance convention schedule.    

It is an AMAZING line up of faculty…so we encourage you to add this into your schedule this weekend.

• It’s free, and you do not need to pre-register.
• To access the classes, you just need to access the live.breakthefloor.com website at the scheduled times listed (note the times are PDT…so adjust for our time zone…8:30am PDT is 11:30am ET).  They say it will ask for your name and email address and then you can access the classes.