Request for donation – The following is a perfect excuse to ask your daughter to help clean out that drawer with the freebie make-up pouches that you get with those ‘gift with purchase’ items!

Please help support a drive to collect gently used or new make-up or pencil pouches (generally about 9 x 6 inches as a guideline, but we will take slightly larger or smaller).  These will be sent to young teenage girls in foreign countries to use for storage of sanitary items as part of the Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child shoe-box drive.  I am assisting with the packing of over 200 boxes for girls age 9-14 years old.  There will be a collection bin in the studio starting today until September 30th.    I greatly appreciate your donations!

Renee Maples – Vibe Philanthropy Chair

• ALL MEMBERS:  Click here to access/fill out the 2019-2020 Medical Release Form.  This form must be filled out for all Vibe dancers, even if you are a returning member.  Please complete by Friday, August 16 end of day.  We have also added to the Team To Do List webpage for easy access.
• REMINDER – ALL MEMBERS:  The Parent ‘Kickoff of the Season’ Meeting is scheduled for tomorrow…Wednesday, July 31 at 6pm at the Studio. Lots of “company” information will be shared. We anticipate the meeting will run 1.5 hours, but depending on questions, it could run longer.  This is a mandatory meeting so please make every effort to attend.
  • Note that this is a parent only meeting (dancers should not attend).  Only 1 parent needs to attend, but both are welcome!
  • Please bring a chair or blanket to sit on.
  • Bring your phone and/or calendar notebook as Cheryl will have dates and other information to share with us.
  • Your Vibe Parent and Dancer Contract Agreement to FootNotes for this 2019-20 dance season is due.   If you haven’t already turned this document in, please make sure that this is completed and turned into the front desk at the studio.  There will be a bin at the front desk for collecting these tomorrow.
  • NEW MEMBERS: The “New to the Vibe” Parent Meeting will immediately follow the Parent Kickoff meeting.  Please plan to stay an additional 15-30 minutes if this is your first year with Vibe.

The Vibe 2019-2020 Member Information web page is now active under the Members Only section of the website.  Please click here to access our Member Information web page.  As a reminder, this page is password protected.  The password was sent out via email to all members in the “Welcome” email in early July.

The Member Information webpage contains several documents:

1.  The 2019-2020 Member Directory which lists all dancer info by group name/by dancer first name.   Please review your dancer’s directory information for any errors or changes needed.    If you find anything that needs correcting, please communicate the change via the Member Directory Updates form also listed on the Member Information webpage.
2. The Vibe Handbook (which contains the Vibe contract that needs to be turned into FootNotes if you have not already done so).
3. Payment Plans for each dance group, as well as Additional Solo/Duo/Trio/Small Group payment plan.
4. If your dancer has any additional/new Schedule Conflict updates that you need to communicate, there is a form on the Member Information webpage to communicate those additions and/or changes to us.

We have Choreography times and additional information to share with you.  Click on the Master Calendar to view these calendar updates. 

Note that this is all of the choreography that will be scheduled for the timeframe of Friday, August 2 through Tuesday, August 6.  However, there could be changes to the schedule should something come up with one of the choreographers.  Therefore, please keep all dates for these choreography weeks open.   If you have something that comes up during this time (outside of your choreography times), please check with Cheryl first before planning anything.

Friday, August 2

• No Choreography scheduled on this date

Saturday, August 3

• OVATION Contemporary w/ Cherrise: 10:00am – 3:30pm (with a lunch break)
• ELITE Cherrise Small Group:  4:00pm – 6:00pm
• Note:  NO ELITE Large Group rehearsal is scheduled over this weekend

Sunday, August 4

• ELITE Large Group Hip Hop w/ Ricky: 8:30am – 12:30pm
• OVATION & PREMIER Hip Hop w/ Ricky: 1:30pm – 5:30pm
• ELITE Ricky Small Group: 6:00pm – 9:00pm
  • Note:  Elite Dancers in this Ricky Small Group will be selected after the Large Group Hip Hop Choreography earlier in the day (email will be sent out)

Monday, August 5

• • ELITE Large Group Hip Hop w/ Ricky: 8:30am – 12:30pm
  • OVATION & PREMIER Hip Hop w/ Ricky: 1:30pm – 5:30pm
  • ELITE Ricky Small Group: 6:00pm – 9:00pm

Tuesday, August 6

• • ELITE Ricky Small Group: 8:30am – 10:30am

We have Choreography times and additional information for this coming weekend to share with you.  Click on the Master Calendar to view these calendar updates.

Friday, July 26

• No Choreography on this date

Reminder to APPLAUSE, your Contemporary choreography has been moved to August 8-10 (from July 27-28).  Times are to be announced for August 8-10.

Saturday, July 27

• BRAVO:  Tap – 11:00am – 3:00pm (with a lunch break)
  • BRAVO Members, please bring an umbrella for your dancer – both Saturday and Sunday)
• ELITE:  Cherisse Large Group Jazz – 10:00am – 3:30pm (with a half hour lunch break)
• STARLET: Tap – 4:00pm – 6:30pm

Sunday, July 28

• BRAVO:  Tap – 12noon – 1pm (Bravo members, you need to bring umbrellas)
  • BRAVO Members, please bring an umbrella for your dancer – both Saturday and Sunday)
• ELITE: Cherisse Small Group – 10:00am – 3:30pm (with a half hour lunch break)
  • Note:  Cherisse Small Group dancers will be invited via email (sent to all of Elite) as soon as Cherisse has provided that information.
• STARLET:  Tap – 9:30am – 12noon

Monday, July 29

• BRAVO:  Jazz – 11:00am – 1:00pm

Tuesday, July 30

• BRAVO:  Jazz – 11:00am – 1:00pm

We have additional Choreography dates (and 1 change) to share with you.  Click on the Master Calendar to view these calendar updates.

• All times on the below are To Be Announced.   Please keep all of these dates open/available on your calendars.   The exact start and stop times will be posted (and you will receive a blog post update via email) as soon as Cheryl finalizes them with the choreographers.
• Note:  This is all of the choreography that will be scheduled during the Choreography Weeks starting Friday, July 26 through Sunday, August 11.  However, there could be changes to the schedule should something come up with one of the choreographers.  Therefore, please keep all dates for these choreography weeks open.   If you have something that comes up during this time (outside of your choreography times), please check with Cheryl first before planning anything.  

August 9 – 11 

• PREMIER Tap
• ELITE Tap

August 8 – 10

• APPLAUSE Contemporary (Note:  this choreography is being moved to August 8-10 from July 27-28)

September 6 – 8

• PREMIER & ELITE Musical Theatre (this is an optional dance)
• ELITE Optional Dance (genre to be announced)
• Note: For both of these optional dances, Cheryl will ask for interest in a separate email once details are finalized. We wanted to communicate the dates so that you have them on your calendar.

Mark your calendar…the Parent “Kickoff of the Season” Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, July 31 at 6pm at the Studio. Lots of “company” information will be shared. We anticipate the meeting will run 1.5 hours, but depending on questions, it could run longer.  This is a mandatory meeting so please make every effort for 1 parent to attend.

Also, a “New to the Vibe” Parent Meeting will immediately follow the Parent Kickoff meeting.  Please plan to stay an additional 15-30 minutes if possible.  We will cover all that you need to know if this is your first year in Vibe!

• • Note that this is a parent only meeting (dancers should not attend).  Only 1 parent needs to attend, but both are welcome!
  • Please bring a chair or blanket to sit on.
  • Bring your phone and/or calendar notebook.  Cheryl will have some of our competition/convention/workshop dates and other information to share with us.
  • Your Vibe Parent and Dancer Contract Agreement to FootNotes for this 2019-20 dance season is due.   If you haven’t already turned this document in, please make sure that this is completed and turned into the front desk at the studio by July 31.

Reminder:   3 forms are due tomorrow/Friday, July 12.  They are:  1) Schedule Conflicts, 2) Member Directory information, and 3) Solo/Duo/Trio/Small Group Interest forms…we need to hear from you by end of day tomorrow (Friday) if you have not already filled out the forms.  You can access all 3 of these forms from the Team To Do List webpage (as a reminder this page is password protected, and the Members Only password for the website can be found in the Welcome email that was sent out on Monday, July 8).  If you have already filled out these forms, thank you for your attention to this!

A note about Schedule Conflicts…Cheryl needs these as she is trying to plan weekend choreography schedules, etc. for August and September.    If you have other conflicts that come up later in the dance year, we will give you the opportunity to add to your conflicts with a separate entry form.  So, please enter any conflicts that you know about now.  We want to hear from everyone to ensure that Cheryl has a complete view of the conflicts.  Even if you have no conflicts, please fill out the form with “N/A” in all months.  

Welcome all…this is our first web post of this new dance season!   We have some Choreography dates listed by group name to share with you – see below.  Click on the Master Calendar to view these calendar updates.

• All times on the below are To Be Determined.   Please keep all of these dates open/available on your calendars.   The exact start and stop times will be posted (and you will receive a blog post update via email) as soon as Cheryl finalizes them with the choreographers.
• IMPORTANT:  This is NOT all of the choreography that will be scheduled during the Choreography Weeks starting Friday, July 26 through Sunday, August 11.  We will post additional choreography dates as soon as they are finalized with the choreographers.  Therefore, ALL GROUPS should keep all dates for choreography weeks open.  

All Groups:   Production Lock-in will be September 13-15 weekend.  This is for ALL GROUPS and is mandatory.  For those new to Vibe, Production Lock-in is an overnight, in-studio event where the dancers learn the choreography for the Production routine (which will be choreographed by Jon Carr). Dancers will meet at the studio late afternoon and over the course of the night, they are taught the choreography.  They will spend the night and will be picked up by parents in the early AM. We do not know if this will be a Friday/Saturday, or Saturday/Sunday event….please keep the entire weekend open.

Starlets

• July 26-28 ~ Tap

Bravo

• July 26-28 ~ Tap
• July 29-30 ~ Jazz

Applause

• July 27-28 ~ Contemporary
• August 24 & September 21 ~ Tap

Ovation

• Aug 2-4 ~ Contemporary with Cherrise
• Aug 4-6 ~ Hip Hop with Ricky
• August 24 & September 21 ~ Tap

Premier

• Aug 4-6 ~ Hip Hop with Ricky
• Aug 9-11 ~ Contemporary with Jon Carr

Elite

• July 27 ~ Cherrise Large Group
• July 28 ~ Cherrise Small Group
• Aug 3 ~ Cherrise Large Group
• Aug 4 ~ Cherrise Small Group
• Aug 4-6 ~ Hip Hop with Ricky
• Aug 9-11 ~ Jon Carr Small Group
• Oct 18-20 ~ Jon Carr Large Group
• Note: the make-up of each of these Small Groups is determined by choreographer and will be communicated when they are known.

• Dancers should pack a light, healthy lunch as well as healthy snacks that can be eaten quickly for energy in between classes. Don’t forget water bottles!
• Please dress in fitted dance attire with no baggy t-shirts or shorts. Dance shorts or leggings with a sports bra and tank are acceptable, as long as it is neat and tasteful. Please represent yourselves and FootNotes in a professional way and as dancers who take pride in their appearance.
• Bring ALL DANCE SHOES (sneakers for HipHop, not boots).
• When possible, please wear a black leotard and pink tights for Ballet and have hair secured in a bun. All tights should be clean and free of holes and runs.
• Hair should be pulled back in a high pony or high bun, or braided for all classes….done neatly is the key.  
• As always, please remind your dancer that there will be some dancers visiting, as well as FootNotes recreational dancers at Raise the Barre week.  Please ask your Vibe dancer to make all dancers and teachers feel welcome at FootNotes, and to be kind and courteous at all times.  Please make sure that we set the standard for how we keep the studio clean at lunch and snack breaks during the week…Vibe dancers should always remember to keep the studio tidy and cleanup after ourselves at all breaks.