Hosanna Dance LLC: 2011

HD Newsletter, Dec 2011

Hosanna Dance Newsletter

Winter Edition 2011/2012 ∙ Pierre/Ft. Pierre ∙ Artistic Director, Sunny Holloway ∙ Vol 1V

Merry Christmas,

This time last year we were preparing The Greatest Gift of All for performance. This year we have been doing a lot of dancing for community requests but haven't had much new choreography to learn. That will soon change as we plunge into the dances for "Wardrobe."

Sarah, Josh and I have been comparing notes on various DVD versions, listening to music cds, and pouring over costume books which brings me to COSTUMES. I will be making costume orders out over the next two weeks. If you have not yet paid for costumes, please do so by the December 15th Deadline. I will have some extra costume charges for solo dancers/parts and jazz class. I will try to have statements prepared for those extra costumes by the 15th. IF YOU HAVE PAID FOR COSTUMES BUT ARE BEHIND ON CLASS PAYMENTS FOR THE FALL, I WILL HAVE TO APPLY YOUR RECITAL FEE TO CLASSES & WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ORDER COSTUMES FOR YOUR CHILD.

The Ballet Magnificat Workshop and Performance in Yankton at the end of October was a real highlight of our dance year. The advanced classes were small so there was plenty of room to dance. Not to mention the fun time we had dining out together and shopping.

Abbey Nold, Emily Plumage, sarah Easter, Josh Easter and Ms. Sunny did three dance pieces for the 12 hour Reformation Prayer Network worship at the Capitol Visitor's Center on 11/11/11. . . In Christ Alone, Your Great Name, and Shekinah.

We have a request to repeat these three dances on December 27th at St. John's for a presentation of song, music, dance and drams.

Thanksgiving weekend Josh and Sarah Easter and Ms. Sunny performed Shekinah twice for the SD Women's Prison with much appreciation from the inmates.

Preliminary Cast for Through the Wardrobe (Narnia)

Aslan -- Josh Easter

Springtime -- Emily Plumage

Winter/White Witch -- Sarah Easter

Mr Tumnus -- Devan Bruns

Maugrim/Fenris Ulf/Chief of the Secret Police -- Dana Trethaway

Lucy -- Cassandra Ryckman

Susan -- Abbey Nold

Peter -- Dustyn Klave

Edmund -- Josh Rykman

Father Christmas -- Chuck Easter

Mr. & Mrs. Beaver -- Josh & Sarah Easter

Pre Ballet -- Reindeer & Mice

Ballet II/III -- Leopards

Ballet IV -- Flowering Tree Spirits

Ballet V -- Snowflakes

Jazz Class -- Wolves

Trees - Parents

For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. -- Isaiah 9:6

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Fall Edition 2011 ∙ TBA ∙ Pierre/Ft. Pierre ∙ Artistic Director, Sunny Holloway ∙ Vol 1

Shalom,
“Here we are, here we are, standing in Your Presence, Lord, send the fullness of Your Spirit. Let Your Glory come down.” These are words from the wonderful song, Shekinah, that nine dancers danced to September 11 for the opening of the Kids Alive program at New Life Assembly. We continued to do that dance piece all of September as the opening for the weekly Sunday morning productions.

Shekinah proves to be as moving for the dancers and viewers as Your Great Name and we have already been asked to repeat these dances on 11/11/11 for an all day worship in the Captiol Rotunda and for midnight mass at St. John’s Catholic Church on Christmas eve.

Registrations for Hosanna Dance are still low for this time of year. Deadline for late registrations is December 1st. This is to allow costume orders to be placed in December for the April 20th show date.

The transient nature of attendance at the YMCA has affected our classes somewhat. We are trying to maintain the structure, discipline and commitment needed for a private studio ballet program.
The Y has been very gracious to rent us the multi purpose room and the aerobics room when it is available. We have been able to fit our schedule in there fairly painlessly.

Five students, Ms. Sunny, and several adults plan on traveling to Yankton on Friday, October 28th to participate in an all day workshop Saturday with Ballet Magnificat and to see their Sunday performance of Deliver Us and The Arrival. Emily Plumage, Abbey Nold, Mekell Rockwell, Sarah Easter, Josh Easter and Ms. Sunny will be taking classes. Chuck and Marci Easter, Noreen Plumage, Lynde Rockwell and DeAnn Hilmoe plan to see the performance, also.

Preliminary Cast for Through The Wardrobe (Narnia)

Aslan/White Stag – Josh Easter

Springtime – Emily Plumage

Winter/White Witch – Sarah Easter
Peter – Dustyn Klave
Susan – Abbey Nold

Edmund – Josh Rykman
Lucy – Cassandra Ryckman
Mr. Tumnus – Devan Bruns
Mr. & Mrs. Beaver – Josh & Sarah Easter
Wolves – Jazz class
Father Christmas – Chuck Easter

Pre Ballet – Mice & Reindeer

Ballet II/III – Flowering Tree Spirits

Ballet IV – Leopards

Ballet V – Snowflakes

Trees – Parents

For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.-- Eph 2:10

Fall Registration

Hosanna Dance

formerly MainStreet Dance of Ft. Pierre

Registration:

Friday, September 2^nd

2 to 4 p.m.

YMCA

(Multi-Purpose Room)

900 E. Church St., Pierre

For information call 945-1044

Hosanna Dance Classes Begin September 6 (see schedule)

Late registrations will be taken at classes until September 31st.

No registrations will be taken after December 1st due to the early show dates of April 19& 20 for Through the Wardrobe (Narnia).

In Him we live and move and have our being. -- Acts 17:28

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Hosanna Dance Newsletter

3rd Edition 2011 Vol 1
* TBA, Pierre/Ft. Pierre * Artistic Director, Sunny Holloway *

Summer Greetings!

We did indeed "fly away" from 30 East Main, Ft. Pierre, due to roof problems there that the landlord does not want to fix. I began searching for a new location in July but with rentals tightened up due to the flood relocations, it has been hard to find an ideal spot for a dance studio. A couple of locations of interest are not available at this time... one in Ft. Pierre and one in Pierre. Thanks to Brad and Erika Bruns for storing the studio belongings.

As I continue to look, it has become apparent to me that we may be looking at a late start in the fall, perhaps even October 1st. I can understand if you are not willing to wait to sign up your dancers this year and want to enroll them elsewhere.

We are planning to do Narnia April 19th & 20th, 2012, and have reserved Riggs Theater for that event. The word is that there will be no dance recitals in May at Riggs and they would not let me book either of the last 2 weekends in April either... "saving it for school events."

Some of the advanced dancers and I, ten in all, have not ceased to dance all summer. Because we had evacuated the studio May 27th, the day before our performance, we had to move our practices to New Life Assembly of God sanctuary. We are grateful to them and thank them for their kindness. We are getting worship dances ready for Awaken Worship Fest at Riggs Theater, Saturday, August 13th, from 6 to 10 pm.

We also performed "I'll Fly Away" at New Life Assembly in June and "In Christ Alone" in July.

Ms. Sunny and Jenna Goehring drove to Kansas City July 10 where they attended a week of dance classes at Dramatic Truth, Christian School of the Arts in Missouri. The teachers were wonderful as was the student performance at the end of the week.

Side benefits of the trip included a visit to IHOP's (International House of Prayer) worship center and a stopover in Concordia, KS, where we walked through the beautiful gardens of the Nazareth Convent and viewed the magnificent structure surrounded by bigger than life statues.

Emily Plumage attended classes at Ballet Magnificat in Jackson, MS, the entire month of July. She also attended a week of dance classes in Bismarck, ND, at Northern Plains Ballet.

We have had the privilege of having Jenna Goehring home this summer to instruct us in modern dance and choreograph a new worship piece to "Your Great Name." Thank you, Jenna.

Also, a thank you to Noreen Plumage for hosting a Narnia evening of viewing dance dvds and munchies at her house Sunday, July 31st, attended by upper level dance students.

You have turned for me my mourning into dance;
- Psalm 30:11

2011/2012 Calendar

September 3
Registration
YMCA Multipurpose Room, 2-4

September 6
2011 Dance Classes Begin

Week of Oct 3
Parent Observation Week

Week of Nov 1
Parent Observation Week

Nov 24-27
Thanksgiving Break

Week of Dec 5
Parent Observation Week

December 15th
Deadline for Costume Fees

Dec 23 - Jan 1
Christmas Break

2012 Dance Classes
Begin Monday, Jan 2

Mondays, Apr 2, 9, & 16
Run Thru Rehearsals for Through the Wardrobe
5:30-8:00 pm, YMCA multipurpose room

Thursday, April 19
Dress Rehearsal
5:30-8:00 pm, Riggs Theatre

Friday, April 20 - Performance Day
Riggs Theatre:
Makeup - 5:00 pm
Warmup - 6:00 pm
Costumes on - 6:30 pm
Performance of Through the Wardrobe - 7:00 pm