Dear Parents, Students and Friends:
Welcome to the beginning of an exciting new year and our 28th year operating here in Lacombe!!! Classes begin Monday, September 18, 2023. We will dance until mid-December, then will break for Christmas, after our Christmas recital, which is Monday December 18, 2023. Classes will resume January 8, 2024. Our year-end Recital is confirmed for Thursday May 16. An up-to-date calendar showing other important dates and events will be posted on the bulletin board in the studio. THE REGISTRATION FORM MUST BE FILLED OUT AND RETURNED WITH THE REGISTRATION FEE BY THE FIRST CLASS ($35 PER CHILD). YOU MAY ADD THE COST OF REGISTRATION TO YOUR LESSON PAYMENT. COSTUME FEES ARE DUE AT TIME OF REGISTRATION - PAYABLE TO THE TEACHER OF THE CLASS. PLEASE DO NOT ADD YOUR COSTUME FEE(S) TO THIS CHEQUE, AS THE ACCOUNTING IS DONE SEPARATELY. THANKS! CLASS FEES – For payment information, please see the fee schedule posted on the website. Please note that we offer a 10% discount for full payment before September 30, 2023. We also offer a discount for multiple classes. This means that if one child is taking two classes, the cost for the second class is reduced. This also applies to families with more than one child taking classes. This means that the cost for the second child’s class is reduced. The cost for one class per week is $52 (inc.GST) per month. Fees for lessons are due in advance (ie the 1st of the month) and the preferred method of payment is by ETransfer to the studio at rosedalevalleydance@gmail.com. You may also pay by cheque payable to ROSEDALE VALLEY SCHOOL OF DANCE. or with cash (as long as cash is in the exact amount and sealed in an envelope with details on the outside). COSTUMES: A costume fee of $55 is required for each dance that your child is in, for year-end recital. Generally, there will be one dance per class. In some cases, such as combo classes, there will be two costumes. PLEASE NOTE THAT COSTUME FEES ARE PAYABLE TO THE PERSON TEACHING YOUR CHILD’S CLASS(ES) AND ARE DUE AT TIME OF REGISTRATION. The costume materials are purchased by the teachers with the money collected from costume fees paid. You have paid for the costume and so it will be yours to keep! Please note that we try very hard to keep to this reasonable budget, which is not easy! If, despite our best efforts, the costume ends up going over budget, you will be billed for the extra. DANCE ATTIRE: Dance is a discipline. All students are expected to dress and conduct themselves appropriately. Please become familiar with what our students are required to wear while attending class. Hair must always be pulled back and out of the eyes. Please see our dress policy sheet and refer to this before you purchase dance attire. PLEASE SEND A WATER BOTTLE WITH YOUR DANCER(S). Just a note that no food or drink (other than water) is permitted in the studio. This includes gum chewing VIEWING POLICY: Our viewing policy is that parents DO NOT remain in the class. However, you are invited to come in for the last 10 to 15 minutes of the parent viewing week, which will be posted on the calendar. For very young children who find it a problem at first getting acclimatized, or if grandma arrives from out-of-town (for example), please speak to the teacher about making an exception. LACOMBE & DISTRICT PERFORMING ARTS FESTIVAL: We will participate in the Lacombe Performing Arts Festival in Spring, 2024. I feel that this is an excellent opportunity for our dancers to prepare to perform and receive feedback from a qualified, outside adjudicator. I also feel that it is important to support this first class event here in our own community. There is an entry fee of $15 per dancer, per class, which will be due in the new year. It will take place at the LMC. Family and friends of dancers are welcome to come watch – admission would be by donation at the door to go toward the cost of running the Festival. OPEN HOUSE/SHOE EXCHANGE: We will be holding an open house at the Studio on Friday, September 16, 2022 from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Come and see the studio, meet the teachers and perhaps find some good used shoes. If you have any shoes to sell or good-used dancewear such as bodysuits or leggings, please label them with size, price, and your name, and drop them off (ahead of time) at the studio. If you need to purchase new shoes, tights or other dancewear, we recommend June’s Fantasy Costumes in Red Deer. (Behind Great Canadian Wholesale on 67th & Taylor, #6, 6200 – 67A Street). Let the ladies know you’re from Rosedale Valley Dance, so they can get you the right dance gear. WEB-SITE: Our web-site is a great way to keep up on what’s happening at the studio. Our schedule and calendar of events (such as parent-viewing dates, etc) will be posted there. Also, this information will be posted on the bulletin board in the waiting room in the studio waiting room. Thanks for your support. We're looking forward to a great year! Rosedale Valley Dance “Dance for the FUN of it!” 30 Wild Rose Street Lacombe (Rosedale Valley), AB. (403) 782-7815 (403) 396-5132 “ON WITH THE DANCE … LET JOY BE UNCONFINED” |