Halloween Week (October 27th-31st) at FootNotes is a time to BOO-gie!

Lift your Big or Little’s SPIRITS by surprising them with their favorite sweet treat to wish them a SPOOKtacular Halloween! Let the ghoul times roll, but creep it real by trying to spend $10 or less. 

Witching you a FANGtastic Halloween, 

Your Big/Lil Committee

Our Parents Night Out event is planned for Friday, November 14! 

• An evening full of dancing, games & crafts, pizza and a movie for children between the ages of 3-11 (event hours are 6pm – 9pm).  We need older dancers (13+) and a handful of parents to volunteer for the event.
• If you and/or 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.    
  • 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 sending the date/time out to all FootNotes families next week.  Please feel free to pass on info about the event to your friends and neighbors!   Click here to signup to have your child ATTEND the event.

Cheryl has updated the Solo, Duo, Trio Signup Genius. Click here to access the Signup Genius. Everyone must wait until they receive the email before signing up each month.

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.

You may only sign up for one slot each time new dates are posted. After 3 days, if there are still spots open, dancers who do not have a solo/duo/trio and would just like a private lesson for technique are eligible to book. These dancers should be prepared to come to their private lesson with an agenda of what they want to work on. 

Dancers, please remember the following:

• Please bring your music to the private lesson.
• Please bring payment ($45 for a 30 minute session) 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.
• 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.
• As always, dancers are always free to book an empty room to practice on their own.

Studio Booking Process

We will be using Calendly to book rooms for practices and/or to log your required rehearsals for solo, duo or trios. Click here to access the FootNotes booking page on Calendly.

• Solos, duos or trios must log 1 hour each month in the studio on your own. 
• These bookings are for rehearsing/practicing, not playtime. 
• These bookings are dancers only. No parents are allowed in the studios unless the dancer is under the age of 11. 
• Dancers are not allowed to share the room with any other dancer while logging your required rehearsal time (except in a duo or trio). It is on your own. 
• Dancers 5th grade or younger are not allowed to share the room with other dancers at any time. You may have a parent present if needed. 
• Bookings are done in 15 minute time slots. You may book for up to 2 slots a day. We will see how this goes before placing any other restrictions. 
• You will get a confirmation email once the booking is confirmed.
• You will be charged at the end of each month with a fee of $5.00 per 15 minute slot.  
• Your booking is subject to cancellation due to changes in room availability. At which time you will receive a cancellation notice via email.  

Group Photo date is set for Tuesday, November 4th at the Studio!

Group Photo Shoot details can be found here…this includes important info about what to wear, etc. Click here for Group Photo Shoot details. 

Other group photo details will be updated in this document as soon as they are available.  We will post another blog update each time the document is updated so that you are aware of the updates.   

We have October & November Rehearsal Calendar Updates to share with you.  Please review the following updates to the Master Calendar.    The updates have been recapped below:

• Saturday, October 25
  • ELITE/PREMIER: Open Line – 10:00am – 2:00pm
  • OVATION/NOVA: Hip Hop – 10:00am – 12:00pm
• Sunday, October 26
  • ELITE/PREMIER: Line – 10:00am – 2:00pm
  • PRODIGY: Small Group Jazz – 12:00 – 1:00pm
  • PRODIGY: Small Group Contemp – 1:00 – 2:00pm
• Saturday, November 1
  • PRODIGY: Small Group Jazz – 10:30 – 11:30am
  • PREMIER/PRODIGY: Hip Hop – 11:30 – 1:30pm
  • ELITE/PREMIER: Open Large Group – 1:30 – 2:30pm
  • PRODIGY: Small Group Contemp – 1:30 – 2:30pm
  • PREMIER: Small Group Jazz – 2:30 – 3:30pm
  • ELITE: Small Group Jazz – 2:30 – 3:30pm
• Sunday, November 2
  • ELITE: Senior Small Groups (MTH/Contemp) – 11:00am – 1:00pm

• Saturday, November 15
  • ELITE: Small Group Jazz – 10:00 – 11:00am
  • PREMIER: Small Group Jazz – 10:00 – 11:00am
  • ELITE/PREMIER: Open Large Group – 11:00 – 12:00pm
  • PRODIGY: Small Group Jazz – 11:00 – 12:00pm
  • ELITE/PREMIER: Open Line – 12:00 – 1:00pm
  • PRODIGY: Small Group Contemp – 12:00 – 1:00pm
  • PREMIER/PRODIGY: Hip Hop – 1:00 – 2:30pm
• Saturday, November 16
  • ELITE: Senior Small Groups (MTH/Contemp) – 11:00am – 1:00pm
  • OVATION/NOVA: Hip Hop – 1:00 – 3:00pm

If you would like to access the Vibe 25-26 Season Google Photo sharing link where all Vibe pictures will be loaded throughout the season, click on the following link:               Vibe 25-26 Google Photo Sharing Site

The album kicks off with lots of great photos from the Big/Lil reveal yesterday! Feel free to add more!

Simply click the link and select “add photos”  for all to enjoy! All members have access to add group photos of dancers on and off stage throughout the season and you can upload at any point and time! This will be our collective source for our end of year video compilation! 

Happy sharing!

We invite you to join us in celebrating the life of Helen Wamey, a beloved member of our FootNotes family for 14 years.

Helen was a senior at Marist High School and a proud member of our Elite competitive team with the Vibe Performance Company. She touched so many lives with her kindness, talent and spirit before passing away from Meningitis.

To honor Helen and her memory, we are hosting PINK OUT Week – September 29 through October 2. Wear PINK all week long – Helen’s favorite color – as we celebrate her life, her love of dance and the joy she brought to all of us.

Let’s fill the studio with love, light and PINK in Helen’s Honor!

We have some information to share regarding a venue and date change for Showcase 2026 due to limited theatre availability at Duluth High School for February 2026.

Showcase 2026 will now be held at Blessed Trinity High School on Saturday, February 21st and Sunday, February 22nd, 2026.

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.