The following are Master Calendar updates for PRODUCTION CHOREOGRAPHY  weekend!     

Friday, October 15

• BRAVO, ELITE, ENCORE, OVATION, PREMIER – Arrive at Studio promptly at 5pm.  Theme of Production will be unveiled to the dancers; Production Finale choreography for these groups will begin promptly.  We will serve a pizza dinner at the end of the choreography session (approximately at 7pm).   Dancers should be done by 7:30pm.     

Saturday, October 16

• ELITE & PREMIER (9:30am – 11:30am)
• BRAVO & ENCORE & OVATION (11am – 1pm) 
• BREAK (1pm – 1:45pm)
• BRAVO & ELITE & ENCORE & OVATION (1:45pm – 3:45pm)
• Big/Little Sister Event (at Studio) – 3:45pm – 4:45pm (THIS INCLUDES ALL GROUPS – BRAVO, ELITE, ENCORE, OVATION, PREMIER, & STARLET)
  • Details on the event will be sent out as soon as they are available.
• PREMIER (4:45pm – 7:30pm)
• ELITE (5:45pm – 7:30pm)

Sunday, October 17

• BRAVO (9:30am – 11:00am)
• OVATION (10:45am – 12pm) 
• ELITE (12pm – 4pm)

Just a reminder to VOTE…and ask your friends and family to do the same! Feel free to share the link on Instagram and Facebook. The dance with the most votes will win!

Click HERE to access the VOTING LINK to vote for Watermark (Elite Large Group Contemporary dance) in the Industry Dance Awards, Best Outstanding Performance in the LYRICAL/MODERN/CONTEMPORARY category. Vote now through tomorrow (Saturday), September 25.  It does require a Facebook account to vote.  You are only allowed to vote once per Facebook account…so that’s why it’s important to ask your friends and family to do the same.

The Big Little Reveal is set for next Monday, September 27 from 6pm – 6:30pm at the Studio.

Reminder of “To Do” for Big Sisters: Purchase TWO pairs of crazy, interesting socks – one pair for you and one for your Little Sister to match. Please bring the LITTLE’s pair of socks to the Studio labeled with your (the BIG Sister) name and drop in the labeled box at the front desk by TOMORROW (Thursday), 9/23.

Big Sisters should bring a themed, small gift or sweet treat to the Reveal for their little to enjoy! Little Sisters do not need to bring anything to the Reveal and will have the opportunity to bring a gift for their Big Sister during our next Big/Little gathering in October.

IMPORTANT: If you are unable to attend, please let Isabel Moulthrop know (her cell is: 203.312.3348) ASAP so that we can make provisions for those that will not have a match at the Reveal.

Click HERE to access the VOTING LINK to vote for Watermark (Elite Large Group Contemporary dance) in the Industry Dance Awards, Best Outstanding Performance in the LYRICAL/MODERN/CONTEMPORARY category.

Voting started yesterday, September 21, and goes through Saturday, September 25. They do appear to require a Facebook account to vote. We encourage you to pass the voting link along to your family and friends and ask them to vote! We are so proud to be representing Applause Talent Dance competition at the Industry Dance Awards!

The Awards will be announced on Saturday, October 23 in a virtual event that will be live-streamed. Click here for details about Industry Dance Awards.

We are SO proud of Watermark (Elite Large Group Contemporary dance from 2020) for being recognized by Industry Dance Awards as a nominee in the Best Outstanding Performance in the LYRICAL/MODERN/CONTEMPORARY category. Click here to see the link of ALL dance studios/genres that were nominated. And click here to view the other dances that were nominated in the Lyrical/Modern/Contemporary category.

Voting starts tomorrow (Monday), September 20, through Friday September 24. Be on the lookout for the link to vote – Cheryl will share it on the FootNotes Insta and Facebook accounts, and we will share it on the Vibe Blog as well. Please pass the voting link along to your family and friends and ask them to vote. It is quite an impressive group of dance studios/dances that have been nominated. The Awards will be announced on Saturday, October 23 in a virtual event that will be live-streamed. Click here for details about Industry Dance Awards.

Click here to view the Watermark video.

We have several Master Calendar updates to share with you.   Due to unanticipated scheduling issues with choreographers that had been booked and then were not able to fulfill their commitment within the timeframes needed, Cheryl has had to find new choreographers for several of this season’s dances.  With that said, the following Master Calendar changes have been made…these changes affect ALL groups, so please make sure that you sync up your calendar with these updates:

The Dance Workshop/Convention we were planning to go to the weekend of November 5 will be moved to the weekend of February 25-27, 2022.    We will attend Radix Dance Convention on those February dates.  We need the weekend of November 5 for choreography for some of the groups.    Details are listed below.

• Weekend of November 5-7 – Choreography will be set for PREMIER Large Group and ELITE dances (to be determined – Cheryl will discuss options and will finalize with the Elite dancers).  The Dance Workshop/Convention for that weekend has been removed from the calendar.
• The potential choreography for ELITE and PREMIER that was scheduled for November 12 weekend has been removed from the calendar (it is now scheduled for November 5-7).
• The second Dance Workshop/Convention has been added to February 25-27, 2022.

Other Master Calendar updates include:

• Group Photos for ALL GROUPS are set for Saturday, October 30 (exact time TBD – but assume it will be afternoon to sundown).  We realize there are some conflicts on this date, but it is really the only date available between our calendar and the photographer.  

Please make note of these changes in your calendar.  

The Big Little Reveal is set for Monday, September 27 from 6pm – 6:30pm at the Studio.

Big Sisters, listed below, are determined by the oldest 1/2 of the dance team. The youngest 1/2 of team are Little Sisters. Big and Little Sisters will be matched randomly on the day of the event. Both the BIG and the LITTLE will find out their ‘match’ during the Reveal!

“To Do” for Big Sisters: Purchase TWO pairs of crazy, interesting socks – one pair for you and one for your Little Sister to match. Also bring a themed, small gift or sweet treat for their little to enjoy on the the Reveal! Please bring the LITTLE’s pair of sock to the Studio labeled with your (the BIG Sister) name and drop in the labeled box at the front desk. We will be collecting socks starting Monday, 9/20 through Thursday, 9/24.

Thank you to our Big/Little Sister Chair, Isabel Moulthrop, and her committee, for coordinating this event!

IMPORTANT: If you are unable to attend, please let Isabel Moulthrop know (her cell is: 203.312.3348) ASAP so that we can make provisions for those that will not have a match at the Reveal.

We have the following updates to the Master Calendar:

The Premier Small Group choreography is being moved from the weekend of September 17 to the weekend of September 25-26.   Therefore, the following updates have been made to the Master Calendar (ELITE: please note the time change on Sunday):

Saturday, September 25

• ELITE Large Group 10am – 1pm (already on the calendar)
• PREMIER Small Group 2pm – 5pm 

Sunday, September 26

• ELITE Large Group 10am – 1pm (NOTE THIS IS A TIME CHANGE)
• PREMIER Small Group 2pm – 5pm 

PREMIER:  The Premier Small Group dancers will be selected/announced on Wednesday, September 22 after the choreographer has spent time with the group during Tuesday night’s class.

Please make note of these changes in your calendar.  

Due Soon…Reminders from the Parent Information Communication:

• If you haven’t turned in your Vibe Parent and Dancer Contract to Cheryl, please turn it into the front desk at the Studio ASAP.  The Vibe Contract is located on the Member Information page of the website.
• The Vibe Medical Release Form must be filled out for each dancer for the new season. Click here to access the Medical Release form; please have it completed for your dancer by this Sunday, September 12 end of day.  This form is also listed on the Team To Do List webpage. Thank you to those that have filled the Medical Release Form out already!

We are planning a Parents Night Out event at FootNotes on Friday, October 1. 

• Just like previous years, we will plan on dancing, games & crafts, pizza, and a movie for children between the ages of 3-11 (event hours are 6pm – 9pm).  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 5:30pm to help setup, lead activities and are expected to stay until 9:30pm for cleanup.    All volunteers must wear a mask while at the event (we will be following 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 13 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.