Who has more used mascara wands than a group of competitive dancers??    The Ecks have found an easy way for our team to give back.   The Wands for Wildlife initiative upcycles used mascara wands to clean away oil, larvae, fly eggs, mites, infections, mud, and other contaminants from wildlife.  There will be a collection box for the used wands at the studio front desk.  We will be collecting them now through Saturday, April 20.  If you wish, you can clean the wands with Dawn dish detergent (or we will clean them before they are sent to Wands for Wildlife).  So, clean out your make-up bag or drawer today, and see how many used mascara wands you can find!

Below is a detailed awards listing from Cheryl for Masquerade 2019.   She posted (via FootNotes) an awards recap on Facebook and Instagram also.

From Cheryl:

Our first full company competition of the season is a wrap! Our Vibe Performance Company dance family pulled off several audience choice awards, many overalls (highest scores), 4 special judges awards, 3 Industry Dance Award nominations, 6 stand out dancers chosen for their Parade of Stars, and an Encore award for our Senior small group, Golden Years (most entertaining act of the day)!

We were in the company of some very talented studios and dancers, and we couldn’t be more proud of our accomplishments as the first time out!  Our dancers did so well!  Below is a detailed recap:

Reese Pozzuoli  – Platinum & Judges Choice award
Grace Knezevich  – Platinum
Josie Farrar  – High Gold
Avery Beall  – Unmasked Elite and 5th Overall Senior Solos
Ellie Schmidt  – Unmasked Elite & 6th Overall Senior Solos
Teagan Woodson  – Platinum & 8th Overall Senior Solos & Judges Choice award
Avery Nowlin – Platinum & 10th Overall Senior Solos
Avery Pursell – Platinum
Kaia Murphy – High Gold
Isabella Coppola – High Gold
Gianni Bove – Platinum
Hannah Harrison – Platinum
Chelsea Baker – Platinum
Brooke Horel – High Gold
Sofia Coppola – High Gold
Erin Horel – High Gold
Katie Wilson – High Gold
Anna Cangelosi – Platinum and 9th Place Overall Teen Solos
Kami Hewitt  – Platinum and Judges Choice award
Helen Wamey – High Gold
Mackenzie Madison – Platinum and 4th Place Overall Teen Solos

Fabulous – Platinum  and 3rd Overall Junior Gold Duo/Trios
Ghost – Platinum and 5th Overall Senior Purple Duo/Trios

Hallelujah I Love Him So – High Gold
Me Too – High Gold

Peppermint Twist – Platinum and 1st Overall Petite Green Large Group
Disco Divas – Platinum

Sassy Saloon – Platinum

The Garden – Platinum
Pretty Girls – Platinum and invited back to perform an Encore
C’mon Everybody – High Gold

Mean Girls – Platinum and 1st Overall Teen Gold Large Groups/Lines

Keep Breathing – Platinum
Havana – Platinum
Funk Soul – High Gold
The Face – Platinum

Too Darn Hot – Platinum and 2nd Overall Teen Purple Large Groups

Jump Off – Unmasked Elite and 4th Overall Senior Purple Large Groups
Golden Years – Unmasked Elite, 4th Overall Senior Purple Small Group, and Encore Award winner for Sunday
Bonnie’s Gang – Platinum and Judges Choice winner
Ready for Love – Platinum
Diamonds – Platinum
Flames – Platinum
Integrate – Platinum
Wings – Platinum
Send Your Dreams – Platinum
Drop It – Platinum

Industry Dance Awards nominations
Musical Theatre – Too Darn Hot
Tap – Bonnie’s Gang
Hip Hop – Jump Off

Mackenzie Madison – Steven Boyd Memorial award recipient for Sunday

Parade of Stars winners: Reese Pozzuoli, Avery Beall, Avery Nowlin, Ellie Schmidt, Helen Wamey, & Mackenzie Madison

Hopefully this is a complete list of all of our awards…if anything is missing or inaccurate, please know these are very hard to keep track of while at competition.  Email us at footnotesdanceblog@gmail.com with any corrections. 😊

Thanks, Cheryl

Bigs and Littles…it’s time to get this competition season started!   Part of being on our team is encouraging each other throughout the competition.  We thought an Acrostic Poem would be a fun way to show your Big or Little how much you are supporting them.

Also, make sure that you are at the venue to cheer on your BIG or LITTLE this weekend. Dancers can give the poem to their Big/Little at any time during the Masquerade competition.

Best of luck to all of the dancers at Masquerade this weekend.  💜💚

Optional…Attach a treat to your note if you wish.   🍭

Poem Example:  Sara

S – Sassy  & superior girl

A – Amazing dancer

R – Radiantly beautiful to watch

A – Awesome & Admirable

Here it is… All of the schedule and venue information you need for the Masquerade Dance Competition the weekend of March 8 through 10!!   Please review all of the details in the document with your dancer.    Please click here to be directed to the password protected Masquerade 2019 webpage.

If you have questions, please direct them to your group leader.

The following are confirmed dates for Choreography for next season 2019-2020.  Please block out these dates on your calendar.

• July 26 – July 28
• Week of July 29
• Week of August 5 – 11

The Master Calendar has been updated with these potential dates.   We do not know at this point which groups will be on which days, so please keep them all available.   Exact timing will be communicated as soon as it is known (which will not be until closer to these dates).

Reminder of other important dates:  Week of June 17 is Raise The Barre (which includes the audition for next year’s season.)

Also, Cheryl has updated the “free” weeks list (no required dance activities scheduled) for Summer 2019:

• Week of June 3
• Week of June 10
• Week of June 24
• Week of July 1
• Week of July 8
• Week of July 15
• Week of July 22 (up to July 26 which starts Choreography)

You will note that there could be a tech class offered at FootNotes on any of these weeks that your dancer may want to participate in, but it is not a ‘required’ class.  The schedule for these classes will be sent out from FootNotes in a few weeks.

Two reminders that are due this Friday, March 1:

1. The deadline to order Showcase DVD’s is approaching…this Friday, March 1 end of day.  Click here to access the webpage to order your Showcase DVD now.  The DVD’s are only available as a pre-order.  If you are unsure if you purchased a DVD already, you can search your email for the following subject: “Order confirmation from The Vibe Performance Company/FootNotes”.  If you cannot find that, you can email us at footnotesdanceblog@gmail.com.
2. JUMP Dance Convention is OPTIONAL.   Therefore, Cheryl needs to know if you intend to register your dancer for this dance convention by Friday, March 1 end of day also.  This competition will likely sell out…so if you want your dancer to participate, Cheryl needs to know by this Friday.    Click here to access the webpost about  JUMP which contains the google form to fill out.

Cheryl is looking for schedule conflict times for Easter weekend, specifically Friday, April 19 through Saturday, April 20. Rehearsal could start as early as 5pm on Friday, April 19, so please use that as your starting point for listing any schedule conflicts.   She is looking for “absolutely unavoidable” schedule conflicts only…this is the ONLY weekend in April where rehearsals are possible.    

Please note on the form which day/time your dancer IS NOT available during this timeframe for rehearsal planning purposes. We need a response from you ASAP (by Saturday, March 2 end of day) in order for Cheryl to finalize the April rehearsal schedule. EXAMPLE OF HOW TO TYPE IN YOUR DANCER’S CONFLICT: Saturday, April 20 – ACT Test from 9am – 12:30pm.

Click here to access the form.

Jon Carr has availability between 4pm and 8pm this coming Friday, March 1 to work with soloists (solos where he choreographed the routine).   He will work  with 2 soloists for each hour slot, and will charge $30 per soloist for the session.  Each dancer must pay Jon directly (cash or Venmo).     Click here to access the Solo, etc. Signup Genius that contains slots for Jon this Friday.

We have Master Calendar updates of Rehearsal times for the weekend of March 16 & 17.    This completes the rehearsal schedule for the month of March.  

Saturday, March 16

• BRAVO & OVATION (Sassy Saloon) – 10:00am – 12noon
• OVATION – 12noon – 1:00pm
• Break – 1:00pm – 1:30pm
• OVATION & PREMIER (Mean Girls) – 1:30pm – 2:30pm
• PREMIER Lyrical (The Face) – 2:30pm – 3:30pm
• ELITE & PREMIER Musical Theatre (Too Darn Hot) – 3:30pm – 4:30pm

Sunday, March 17

• ELITE Lyrical – 1:00pm – 2:00pm
• ELITE Diamonds – 2:00pm – 3:00pm
• ELITE Flames – 3:00pm – 4:00pm
• ELITE Drop It Small Group Hip Hop – 4:00pm – 4:45pm
• ELITE Golden Years – 4:45pm – 5:30pm
• ELITE Send Your Dreams – 5:30pm – 6:15pm

JUMP Dance Convention will be held on Saturday and Sunday, April 13 and 14. Click here to view details about the Atlanta convention. It is an optional dance convention that your dancer may attend.  Because it is optional, we have created a Registration Request form. In order to be registered for this convention by FootNotes, you MUST fill out the form below.  Even if you do not wish to attend, please fill out the form for your dancer(s).

Details about the JUMP Dance Convention

Cost to attend the convention: Saturday or Sunday is $175 per dancer, and both Saturday and Sunday are $260.  You will note that these are early registration rates….Cheryl must have your intent to attend by Friday, March 1.   Observer bands (for a parent if you wish to be in the room where the dancers are) are $50/per person (early registration) for both days.   

These fees are NOT included in your Vibe tuition as this is an optional dance convention…therefore, you will be charged this additional fee on your FootNotes account.

Registration Form & Deadline:  Click here to fill out the JUMP Dance Convention Registration Request form.  Cheryl must have this form filled out by Friday, March 1 end of day.

LOCATION: The JUMP Dance Convention will be held at The Hotel at Avalon, 9000 Avalon Boulevard, Alpharetta, GA 30009.  Once we see which dancers wish to attend this convention, we will be in touch with those attendees about observer band(s).

NOTES (from JUMP): If you attend only 1 day, you will not be eligible to audition for a scholarship at this convention.  Also, you must attend both days of the convention in order to compete your solo.

If you have any questions, please email us at footnotesdanceblog@gmail.com.