Welcome to the Quality Dance Program of Hosanna Dance, formerly MainStreet Dance, serving Pierre/Ft Pierre and the surrounding area since 2000 ... * Your central South Dakota nationally qualified ballet teachers *
Quick glance at schedule

The New Year is Here!

From 2014/12015 Calendar

2015

Week of Jan 5
Parent Observation Week
2015 Dance Classes Begin
Half Year /New Student Registration

February 1

Costume Fees for Prince of Egypt deadline

Week of Feb 2

Parent Observation Week - in studio
Third Quarter
Week of Mar 2
Parent Observation Week - in studio

Week of Apr 6

Parent Observation Week - in studio

Week of May 4

Parent Observation Week - in studio
-- Dress rehearsal & performances are in a month. Make sure you have everything you will need -- new tights in the correct color(s), shoes, undergarments, etc.
May Run-through Rehearsals
For Ballet II and up
Tuesday nights in May
5:30-8:30 pm
At the studio

~ End of Year Performance ~
June 3, Wednesday
The Deliverer Rehearsal
Riggs Theatre
   5:30-8:00 pm
Warm-up starts at 5:30 - be already dressed for dance and ready to go before 5:30.
No Costumes. Wear Class Attire

June 4, Thursday
The Deliverer (Prince of Egypt) Dress Rehearsal
Treat as actual performance - hair, costumes, tights, accessories, etc.
Riggs Theatre
   Warm-up & Notes 5:30 pm
   Costumes on at 6:15 pm
   Run-through 6:30-8:00
BE AT THE THEATER BY 5PM. Get organized and ready for warm-up & notes on stage at 5:30. 
And REMEMBER treat dress rehearsal as a performance. Wear the correct costumes, tights, undergarments, shoes, hair, etc. This is where you make sure everything works, looks good, and you can sort out any mid-performance costume issues.

June 5 & 6, Friday & Saturday
The Deliverer (Prince of Egypt) Performances
Riggs Theatre
   Warm-up & Notes for Ballet II/III, IV & V at 5:30 pm
   Makeup for Pre-Ballet & Ballet I at 5:30 pm
   Makeup for Ballet II/III, IV & V at 6:00 pm
   Costumes on at 6:30 pm
Performance starts at 7 pm


Hosanna Dance Summer Classes

Pre-Ballet/Preschool Dance Camp Monday Nights, June 8 & 15 5:30 to 6:30 pm

Cecchetti Grade III
Thursday, June 11 & 18
5:30 to 7:00 pm

Cecchetti Grade IV
Thursday, June 11 & 18
5:30 to 7:00 pm

More information to come on July and August classes.


Summer Intensive Opportunities

Dance Gallery of SD, Sioux Falls, SD. 
  Cecchetti Week Intensive, June 22-25.   More information to come.

Dramatic Truth School of the Arts, Kansas City, MO.
  July 26 - August 7. One week or two weeks.

Ballet Magnificat, Jackson, MS.
  June 27 - July 25. Two weeks or four weeks.

Cecchetti Council of America International Summer School, Hope College, Holland, MI.
  July 5-18

Ad Deum Dance Company. Houston, TX.
  May 31 - June 5. One week.

Student Examinations

If you or your student are interested in getting started with Cecchetti student examinations let us know.

Ballet III and up are eligible to start working on Grade 1. Examinations take a lot of preparation, study, and commitment.
(Normally 1-2 years is spent studying per grade. More as you progress through the grades.)

Our studio is affiliated with the Cecchetti Council of America. All teachers hold certificates in the Cecchetti Method.


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At Any Age
Come dance with us...
In Him we live and move and have our being. Acts 17:28