Please save the date…actually “save the entire weekend” of February 12 (that includes both Saturday and Sunday, February 13 and 14!)    Our Showcase Chairs, Amy Smith and Elisa Bobbitt, have been leaving no stone unturned to secure a venue for our annual Showcase event.  They are very close to securing a contract with the venue. It is large enough to allow us to have a socially distanced Showcase event.  It is likely we will have a dress rehearsal (blocking), along with 3 shows during the weekend.  Details are being finalized, and we will be communicate with you as soon as they are known.

Any questions, please contact us at footnotesdanceblog@gmail.com.

The NUVO Convention in Atlanta scheduled in late January (weekend of January 29) is sold out. Therefore, we will NOT be able to attend NUVO this year. With limited capacity, conventions and competitions are selling out faster than in past years.  Cheryl is working on the convention entry process for RADIX in February (weekend of February 26).   She has heard from Radix that they have been successfully holding conventions with limited capacity, without any cases of COVID linked to the events.

Convention charges not used during the season will be credited to your dancer’s account at the end of the season.     Any questions, please contact FootNotes at footnotesdance@comcast.net.

Due to Covid, our annual Vibe Holiday Party will look a bit different this year.  Instead of one big party with all dancers, each dance team will have their own Holiday Party.  We want to make sure our girls have a great holiday celebration, but we also want to keep them safe.  This year’s party theme is “Mittens & Masks!”

Jessica McFarland and our holiday party committee have  been busy this week working on games, an activity, and gift exchange ideas that will be provided to Group Moms to try to keep each party consistent across all groups.   Your Group Mom will work with your team to find a date and location that works for everyone.  There will be a “details” communication going out soon to the Group Moms for coordinating the date, etc…..so hang tight on picking a date until you hear from Jessica.   

Our Philanthropy Chairs, Susie Koagel and Dayna Thomson, are also working with local charities on ways that we, as a team, can give back to our community and help those in need this holiday season.  More details to come.

Some of this season’s shoe styles for your Vibe dancer are now available.  Please click here to access the Shoe Buying Guide web page, listed by dance group.  Note that this is a password protected page that is located under the Members Only section of the website.  Please make sure that you select the correct dance group for your dancer.  Your dancer’s shoes for this competition season should be in hand no later than Monday, January 4, 2021.

Note that other shoes selections currently noted as TBD will be added to the group lists as soon as they are finalized.  We will post updates on the blog when the Shoe Buying Guides are updated.

OVATION: Please purchase the new style of tap shoes for your dancer as soon as possible so that they can be used for rehearsal.

The Competition Tights Buying Guide will be published as soon as it is available.

The following December Rehearsal days/times that have been added to the Master Calendar:

• Friday, December 4
  • OVATION with Cheryl: 5:00pm – 6:30pm
• Saturday, December 5 – Production Re-vamp
  • BRAVO:  9:00am – 10:30am
  • OVATION: 10:30am – 12:00pm
  • ENCORE & PRODIGY: 12:00pm – 1:30pm
  • PREMIER: 12:30pm – 2:30pm
  • ELITE: 1:30pm – 5:00pm
• Sunday, December 6
  • ELITE Jon Carr Small Group: 11:00am – 12:00pm
  • ELITE Musical Theatre: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
  • ELITE Cherrise Small Group: 1:00pm – 2:00pm
• Friday, December 11
  • OVATION: 4:30pm – 6:00pm
• Saturday, December 12
  • PRODIGY Lyrical: 10:00am – 11:00am
  • PREMIER & PRODIGY Hip Hop: 11:00am – 12:00pm
  • ALL GROUPS Production Rehearsal: 12:00pm – 3:00pm
  • ELITE with Cheryl: 3:00pm – 4:00pm
• Friday, December 18
  • PRODIGY Lyrical: 5:00pm – 6:00pm

Now that Group Photos are complete and we do not need a rain date, the following updates have been made to the Master Calendar:

• (THESE REHEARSALS ARE “ON”) Saturday, November 7 
  • PRODIGY Lyrical:   11:00am – 12noon
  • PREMIER & PRODIGY Hip Hop:  12noon – 1:00pm
  • ELITE Musical Theater (Bring On The Men): 1:00pm – 2:00pm
  • ELITE Cherrise Small Group (The Singer):  2:00pm – 3:00pm
  • ELITE Jon Carr Small Group:  3:00pm – 4:00pm
• (THESE REHEARSALS ARE REMOVED) Sunday, November 8   
  • ELITE Musical Theater (Bring On The Men): 11:00am – 12noon
  • ELITE Jon Carr Small Group:  12noon – 1:00pm
  • ELITE Cherrise Small Group (The Singer):  1:00pm – 2:00pm
  • PRODIGY Lyrical: 2:00pm – 3:00pm
  • PRODIGY & PREMIER Hip Hop:  3:00pm – 4:00pm