Competition dates and venues previously noted as TBD have been updated! Big/Little Sibling reveal date has also been updated below…be on the lookout for an email with details coming soon!

IMPORTANT DATES – Save all these dates on your calendar now!

2025 – 2026 Dates for Dance Competitions & Workshops (Click here to access the list)

• 1 Required Convention
  • NRG Dance Convention – January 23 – 25 (Venue: Loews Atlanta)

• 4 Regional Competition Dates – typically start on Friday afternoon through Sunday (final schedule typically not released until a week prior to event date)
  1. Applause Talent Competition– March 13 – 15 in Carrollton (Venue: Carrollton High School Mabry Arts Center)
  2. Beyond the Stars – March 27 – 29 in Jonesboro (Venue: Clayton County Performing Arts Center)
  3. Platinum Dance Competition – April 24 – 26 in Atlanta (Venue: Wyndham Atlanta Buckhead Hotel & Conference Center)
  4. BravO! Dance Competition – May 1– 3 in Athens, GA (Venue: The Classic Center)

• National Competition –
  • Platinum National Dance Competition – June 8 – 13 in Panama City Beach, FL (Venue: Edgewater Beach & Golf Resort)

• Oher Important Dates –
  • Big/Little Sibling Reveal – Tues, Sept 30th @ 6:00pm at the studio
  • Parent’s Night Out – Friday, Nov 14th
  • Group Photos – Tuesday, Nov 4th @ the Studio (arrival times in Group Photos blog post)
  • Production Reveal/Choreo Weekend – Nov 7-9 (times TBD)
  • Holiday Party – Sunday, December 14 – 12:30-2:45pm @ Falls at Autry Mill Clubhouse
  • Hair and Makeup Session – sometime in early/mid-January
  • Showcase – Weekend of February 21-22, 2026 @ Blessed Trinity High School
  • FootNotes Picture Week – April 17-23

Should you have any questions about the details contained in this document, please email us at footnotesdanceblog@gmail.com.   

Please click here to review 2025-2026 Regional & National Competition Hotel suggestions. 

IMPORTANT NOTES:  Group rates have not been secured for hotel options. Since so many book hotels using points and rewards, we are offering suggestions based on distance to venue, availability and past hotel experiences.

• BOOK YOUR ROOM ASAP.  If you don’t book a room now, you risk paying higher prices or potentially not having accommodations.
• When booking Edgewater Resort in Panama City Beach for Nationals, we recommend you book through VRBO, AirBnB or similar as most units are rented directly from the owner.
• The full competition schedules are received 7-10 days prior to the event.  At that time, you can call and adjust/cancel your reservations.   It is ALWAYS easier to eliminate a night from a hotel stay of an existing reservation.  You will note that it is general policy of hotels to allow cancellations of nights, however, make sure you ask about the all cancellation policies when booking your reservations.

IMPORTANT DATES – Save all these dates on your calendar now!

2025 – 2026 Dates for Dance Competitions & Workshops (Click here to access the list)

• 1 Required Convention
  • NRG Dance Convention – January 23 – 25 (Venue: Loews Atlanta)

• 4 Regional Competition Dates – typically start on Friday afternoon through Sunday (final schedule typically not released until a week prior to event date)
  1. Applause Talent Competition– March 13 – 15 in Carrollton (Venue: Carrollton High School Mabry Arts Center)
  2. TBD Competition – March 27 – 29
  3. Platinum Dance Competition – April 24 – 26 in/around Atlanta area (Venue: not determined yet)
  4. BravO! Dance Competition – May 1– 3 in Athens, GA (Venue: The Classic Center)

• National Competition –
  • Platinum National Dance Competition – June 8 – 13 in Panama City Beach, FL (Venue: Edgewater Beach & Golf Resort)

• Oher Important Dates –
  • Big/Little Sibling Reveal – TBD September
  • Group Photos – TBD (likely Oct/Nov)
  • Production Reveal/Choreo Weekend – Nov 7-9
  • Holiday Party – Sunday, December 14 (timing and details to be provided)
  • Hair and Makeup Session – sometime in early/mid-January
  • Showcase – Weekend of February 14-15, 2026
  • FootNotes Picture Week – April 17-23

Within the next few weeks, we will be sending out suggested accommodations for out of town regional competitions. PLEASE make your reservations AS SOON AS YOU GET THE INFORMATION ABOUT IT!  It is easier to cancel a room than to reserve a room as competition dates grow closer…always check cancellation policies with the hotel.  

Should you have any questions about the details contained in this document, please email us at footnotesdanceblog@gmail.com.   

This is the initial information from Cheryl on choreography plans. This IS NOT EVERYTHING, but we wanted to provide this info for planning purposes. Please continue to keep weekends in August, September and October free. Click here to view the Master Calendar. We will update the calendar with choreography times & details as soon as they are available.

The success of The Vibe Performance Company is dependent upon the ongoing support of our dancer’s families. Each family is required to contribute 12 volunteer hours to the VPC (20 hours for families with more than one dancer) each season.

The Vibe Volunteer Information Questionnaire Form link is below.   This form asks a series of questions to provide the opportunity for you to identify your skills and interests to pair you with the right volunteer positions. 

Please Click Here to start the questionnaire (your response is due next Friday, August 22 end of day). It has several sections:

• Basic info about you and/or your husband (if he is able to volunteer)
• Skills and Interests
• A list of the open key roles in the Vibe, with several options for each
• Ranking: You will then be asked to rank the Top 3 positions from your selections from most interested to least interest.  If you are also including information for your spouse, please indicate that in the ranking list as well. Only select the volunteer positions or committees that you are truly interested in and have the flexibility to participate in.  

Note that if you hit the back arrow to return to a previous page, you will lose all data and need the form to start over. There is a Questions and Comments section on the last page to add any info you might have left off earlier in the form or would like to share with us.

Once we have the responses from the Volunteer Information Form, the Board will review the responses and placements will be compiled.  

Thanks for your attention to getting this form filled out by next Friday, August 22nd end of day and for all you do to make us VIBE STRONG!  

A few notes:

• A separate Signup Genius for the “day of” Showcase volunteer positions will be sent out at a later date once plans for Showcase are finalized. Showcase is an “all hands on deck” event and volunteer participation from ALL dancer families is expected.  You will note that all of these Showcase volunteer roles are not listed in this Volunteer Information Questionnaire form.    
• With the growing number of senior dancers each year, senior moms are not exempt from volunteering as we continue to need all the support and dedication throughout your dancer’s last year with us!
• Volunteers will track their hours via a link on the Vibe website (under Members Only section). Click here to access the Volunteer Hours Tracking Form which can be updated throughout the season.

The Vibe Dance Season Information Communication document has been added to the Member Information webpage (2nd item on page) which can also be reviewed by clicking here.  This document contains IMPORTANT information about our season including website info and team To Do items. Please review this document in its entirety ASAP. This document ALSO includes links to web pages and google forms that you may need to access in the future.   

Action Item:

• The Vibe Medical Release form link is also listed in the Vibe Parent Dance Season Information Communication.  Click here to access the Medical Release form; please have it completed for your dancer by Friday, August 29 end of day.  This form is also listed on the Member Information webpage.

Should you have any questions about the details contained in this document, please email us at footnotesdanceblog@gmail.com.   

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We are writing to extend our heartfelt thanks for your incredible support and dedication throughout this dance season. Your time, energy and enthusiasm played such a vital role in making this season a true success. It’s volunteers like you who bring heart and spirit to everything we do. We are so fortunate to have you with us, and we hope you take great pride in the part each of you played throughout this dance season. We couldn’t have done it without you. It takes a lot of people with a positive attitude and unwavering support to keep our dance community strong and moving in a positive direction.

We added a few quick and simple questions to our volunteer hours tracking form. Please take the time to fill out this quick and easy google document. We would like to know what you enjoyed doing this year and if you have any suggestions for improvements in the future.

**We would like to give a special thanks to all of our committee chairs and board members. We know the number of hours you have put into this season far exceeds the hourly requirement we all commit to. For this reason committee chairs and board members are exempt from having to fill out the total volunteer hours form. We ask that all other volunteers please complete the form by next Friday, June 13th if you haven’t done so already. LINK BELOW

24-25 Volunteer Hours Log

Requirement per season – 1 dancer = 12 hours / 2 or more dancers = 20 hours

Below are Recital details for Vibe dancers, so please read the entire post!   Our 2025 24th Annual Recital Showcase, “Studio 24” is Sunday June 1 with shows at 2pm and 6pm at the Gas South Theater in Duluth. Dress Rehearsals will be on Saturday, May 31st at 2pm and 6pm.

For 2pm Show:

• BRAVO & OVATION dancers arrive at 1:15pm for setup of Dream Duffel, etc. for dances in the 2pm show.
• Elite dancer & Vibe mom volunteers helping with dressing rooms should arrive at 1:00pm.
• PREMIER, PRODIGY & ELITE dancers (for “X” and “Dreamgirls”) arrive at 2:30pm. Dancers should be in costume/stage ready, stretched and ready to dance as there will not be a designated changing space backstage for these groups until the 6pm show.
• Please note that your dancer may stay at the venue in between shows IF she has adult supervision (if your group wants to bring in food/eat together at the venue).  Dancers need to be show ready by 5:15pm sharp each day for the 6pm show.
• ALL dancers will be released to the check-in/out area following the 2pm show.

For 6pm Show:

• ELITE, PREMIER & PRODIGY dancers arrive at 5:15pm for setup of Dream Duffel, etc. for dances in the 6pm show.
• Elite dancers & Vibe Mom volunteers signed up to help with dressing rooms should arrive at 5:00pm. 

IMPORTANT NOTES TO REVIEW:

• VIBE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!!!: Click here to access the VIBE Volunteer Sign Up Genius for volunteer positions at recital. We will need ALL hands on deck to help recital run as smoothly as possible. This event will be the last opportunity of the season to make sure you have logged the required number of service hours for your family. It is possible to sign up for multiple roles over the weekend. Please note that if you have already signed up on the FNDA sign up genius to be a backstage mom or with check-in/check-out at recital, your name has been pre-populated on the Vibe volunteer SUG as well. Only moms listed on the FootNotes Signup Genius will be allowed to be backstage. **NEW this year! In addition to backstage moms for company teams, we are asking for Vibe moms to help with rec classes backstage this year. We want to be sure that all recreational moms have the opportunity to see their dancer during the one time they take the stage this year! Please consider signing up.**
• HAIRSTYLE: Dancers should wear the competition hairstyle (middle part, low pony) for all competition routines.  Note that all ballet pieces must have a low bun. Dancers will need to transition their hair from bun to low pony or low pony into a bun depending on where their ballet routine falls within the show order for both Dress Rehearsal on Saturday and Recital on Sunday.   The bun must be a neat, tight bun. Hairnets are encouraged and helpful for quick, neat buns.   Once the ballet piece is complete, dancers will transition their hair back to the low pony.  For the younger dancers, the backstage moms will handle this task for the dancers.  For the older dancers, the backstage moms will ‘check’ the dancer’s bun to ensure it is neat and secure.
  • REMINDER: ALL dancers must bring your hair supplies…a comb, hairnet, hairspray, and bobby pins to create the bun.  A flat iron and brush may be needed to get your dancer’s pony straightened after the bun is taken down.
• MAKE-UP:  Dancers DO NOT need to wear makeup for Dress Rehearsal on Saturday. For Recital on Sunday, dancers must wear full competition makeup including lashes and our competition lipstick color.  There is no need to change the color of lipstick for ballet.

Dancer Shout Outs are also available for pre-sale via the Square link!! The Shout Out will contain your message to your dancer printed on cardstock with a lollipop attached. Shout Outs will be available for purchase on day of shows as well. Click here to pre-order your dancer Shout Outs!

Thurs, May 22 – NO Classes for Vibe dancers. Happy last day of school!

Monday, May 26 – Studio Closed (Memorial Day)

Tuesday, May 27 – Vibe EOY Banquet 6:00-8:00pm.  No Classes.

Wednesday, May 28 – No Classes

Thursday, May 29 – Revised MANDATORY Class Schedule for all Vibe dancers

• 3:00-4:00pm – Bravo
• 3:00-4:00pm – Ovation Ballet
• 4:00-4:15pm – Ovation/Bravo Hip Hop
• 4:15-5:15pm – Bravo Ballet
• 4:15-5:15pm – Ovation
• 5:00-5:15pm – Dreamgirls
• 5:15-6:15pm – Premier Ballet
• 5:15-6:15pm – Prodigy
• 5:15-6:15pm – Elite
• 6:15-6:45pm – Prodigy Ballet & Premier/Prodigy Lines
• 6:45-7:15pm – Premier
• 6:15-7:15pm – Elite Ballet

Saturday, May 31 – Sunday, June 1 – RECITAL!!