The Greatest Gift of All (Nutcracker) -- Dates and Other Information
Nutcracker performances are on November 30.
Important Dates
⭐️ All classes have required run-throughs every Monday in November from 5:30-8:00 at the studio (Nov 4, 11, 18, 25).
✨ Make sure you arrive before 5:30 so we can begin at 5:30.
⭐️ All classes have required dress rehearsal Friday, November 29, from 5:30-8:00 at the theatre.
⭐️ Class pictures will be taken immediately after dress rehearsal so we need everyone to sit with their class after rehearsal. Schedule coming soon.
⭐️ All classes have two performances on Saturday, November 30.
➡️ No classes on Thursday, November 28, for Thanksgiving
Cast List
Holy Spirit (Sugar Plum Fairy): Jessica Saunders
Understudy: Olivia Chase
Clair (Clara): Lailah
Nickolas
Understudy: Rae McVey
Mechanical Ballerina & Petroushka Dolls: Gracie Zeeb and Ethan Denning
Harlequin Doll: Rae McVey
Michael the Archangel/God: Josh Easter
Beelzebub/Lord
of the Flies (Rat King): Sarah Easter
Spanish: Olivia Chase and Jessica Hays
Chinese: Becca Brusven
Expectant
Mary: Sarah Easter
Little Party Dolls: PreBallet
Party
March: Ballet I
Party
Polka: Ballet II
Angels (Snowflakes): Ballet V
Waltz of the Redeemed (Flowers): Ballet V Aug prep class
Flies (rats): Modern
Jewish: Ballet III
Russian: Ballet IV
American: Ballet
IV
German: Pointe
Irish: Pre Pointe & Beginning Pointe
Beginning Modern: Africa
Arabian: Acro Dance
Grandpa & Grandma: Chuck & Marci Easter
Papa & Mama: Josh Easter and Sarah Easter
Fritz: Walter
McVey
Party Couples: TBD
Mary & Joseph: Brad & Erica Bruns
Maid: Sunny Hannum?
Wiseman: TBD
Shepherds: TBD
✨ Additional Costumes have been posted to your accounts. (Your costume fee covered your ballet class costume. If you are in Modern, Pointe, Acro, or Nut Prep classes you have an additional costume. )
Performance Information
-Be ready to start on time. See normal schedule below.
-Girls don't forget to wear clean pink tights and skin-colored bras (with clear straps if possible).
-Hair should be performance ready in a nice sleek ballet bun unless your specific character calls for something else. A bun using hair ties only will not suffice. You must use bobby pins, hairpins, or spiral pins (not a scrunchie).
-Treat dress rehearsal as a performance with costumes, clean pink tights, shoes, accessories, proper hair, etc.
⭐️ Everyone must read the performance guidelines below.
~ THEATRE
PERFORMANCES ~
Dress
Rehearsals at Riggs Theatre are 5:30-8:00 pm
Be at the
theater by 5pm. Find your dressing room and get organized.
(PreBallet Only: preballet may arrive at 5:30 instead of 5:00)
Be on stage in your class clothes - leotard, tights, shoes, and secure ballet
bun - by 5:30 for notes and warm-up. Costumes will be put on after warm-up.
And
REMEMBER treat dress rehearsal as a performance. Wear the correct costumes,
clean/hole-free tights, shoes, hair, accessories, etc. This is where you make
sure everything works, looks good, and you can sort out any mid-performance
costume issues. Keep costumes off the floor!! Read PERFORMANCE
GUIDELINES.
Performances at Riggs
Theatre at 2 p.m. afternoon matinee & 7 p.m. evening performance
Dancers:
Be at the theater at noon for the first performance. Be back at the theater at
5:00 for the second performance.
Be at the theater at 12:00 pm to get organized in dressing rooms, do hair,
makeup, etc.
Be on stage by 12:30 pm for notes and warm-up and any extra practice that you
may need
(PreBallet Only: preballet may arrive at 12:30 instead of 12:00)
Costumes on at 1:30 pm. Curtain at 2:00 pm.
Break 3:30-5:00 pm
Be back at the theater at 5:00 pm. Make sure everything you need is
reorganized and in its place. Keep the dressing rooms picked up. If you
haven't done so this would be a good time to put recital gifts for classmates
out on the tables.
Makeup/hair redo or touch-ups at 5:00 pm.
Be on stage in class clothes at 5:30 pm for notes and warm-up.
(PreBallet Only: preballet may arrive at 5:30 instead of 5:00)
Costumes on at 6:30 pm. Curtain at 7:00 pm.
After: Check the gift tables out front, pick up all your
costumes/accessories/shoes, pick up after yourself. Return borrowed
items. Pack up! See you at Perkins!
Performance Guidelines
Stay organized. Be on time.
The week before make sure
to gather everything that will be needed and put in your dance bag. Gather all
costumes, accessories, shoes, tights, makeup, hair supplies (no glitter sprays
please unless your costuming specifically calls for it). If you don't know how
to make a ballet bun (using bobby pins, hairpins) please speak with Ms Sunny or
Ms Sarah and they can give you some tips.
Label all belongings:
costumes, accessories, tights, and shoes. All strings in ballet shoes should be
knotted, cut to about an inch in length, and tucked into the shoes so they
cannot be seen.
REMEMBER, treat dress rehearsal as a performance. Wear the correct costumes,
tights, undergarments, shoes, hair, etc. Have your hair in a proper ballet bun
(no mussy buns, bouncy sock buns, ponytails, dangling hair, or side tendrils).
Very short hair needs to be pinned back. Avoid glitter sprays.
Keep all your personal items in one area – bag or backpack is very helpful for
younger students. If you have a lot of costumes and accessories a small laundry
hamper may help. Place costumes in a garment bag for travel.
Female dancers will be expected to
bring at least one extra pair of tights in case of runs or tears. Girls, do not
wear underwear under your tights - your tights are your underwear. Bras should
be nude-colored and if possible have clear straps. Undergarments should not be
visible! For students in multiple dances, a nude camisole leotard
is recommended. This helps to avoid feeling uncomfortable during quick changes.
Guys wear a dance belt.
> No nail polish,
watches, bracelets/ankle bracelets, rings, necklaces, or other jewelry. A
simple stud earring may be allowed but you must first ask your instructor for
that particular costume. Avoid glitter sprays.
Do not touch or move props
that are not yours. If you use a prop make sure you know where it is before each
performance. Do not play around with your props. Respect other students’ space
and property in the dressing rooms. Stay organized and keep your things
together.
Get a good rest! You need
your body and your brain to be in tip-top shape.
Be on time so you have plenty
of time to dress, warm-up, and be ready for any pre-performance notes. Do not
miss warm-up and notes because of hair or makeup. Use the restroom upon
arrival. Do not hold up the bathroom for those who need it by using it as your
personal dressing room.
Pay attention to when you
are supposed to be on stage and be available on time. Know your quick changes!
Treat dress rehearsal as a performance and use it to make sure everything
works, looks good, and sort out any mid-performance costume issues.
Backstage assistants will help the young children be ready for their cues. Stay
in your designated area so people are not running around looking for you. Do
not go into the auditorium. Students and helpers must remain backstage/in
dressing rooms during performance nights. No running in and out of the
auditorium during performances.
Pick up after yourself –
everyone tends to move very quickly through the backstage area and clutter is
dangerous. Keep your things together and not strewn around the dressing
room. Do not throw costumes or any accessories on the floor. Keep clothes hung
up or in your bag or hamper not on the floor.
At the theater, the dressing room is for changing clothes, not the restroom in
the dressing room. Please keep the restroom open for people that need to use
it.
If you create garbage and there’s no trash can, tuck it into your dance bag to
dispose of later. Do not throw papers, tissues, wrappers or anything else on
the floor. Pick up after yourself!
Costumes
Getting ready for
performances: Respect your costumes! When you finish a piece, your costume
should be hung up or placed in your "basket." NEVER throw your
costume on the floor and allow others to trample on it! If you have a quick
change you may lay it over a chair or drape it on a hanger and come back to
hang up later... but take care to make sure it is protected (and doesn't get
lost) in that short time. -- a small laundry basket may help you keep your
things together and not strewn around the dressing room --
If performing more than once, organize everything all over again after the
first performance, before leaving, so you are ready for the next performance
either later that day or the next day. Check over everything all over again
when you get back to make sure all is still where it should be.
After final performance, always gather up all your costumes & their bags,
accessories, shoes, and anything else you brought and take home. Return
borrowed items. Check the gift tables. Put garbage in a garbage can. Pick
up after yourself!!!
Keep track of your things
and RETURN anything that you borrowed from another dancer or belongs to the
studio.
Hair
Wear hair in a nice sleek ballet bun or
possibly a French twist. It should continue the shape of your head rather than
stick out away from the head. Bun should be as flat against the head as
possible. It is acceptable to have a large bun however it should not be
sticking out in a “knobby” manner.
No messy buns, sock buns, or “door
knob-looking” buns, dangling tendrils, or prom hair. Hair should be neat,
clean, secure, smoothed back and off the face and neck.
Use hairspray to keep
hair smoothed back and control flyaways. You will need hair elastics and bobby
pins or hairpins. Do not use hair clips, barrettes, or scrunchies to make your
bun. Low bun, high bun, or French twist may depend on your costume
accessories/hats/headpieces.
Ask
Ms. Sunny or Ms. Sarah for help if you are having trouble getting your hair into
a ballet bun.
Link to hair tutorials on the link page of our website: http://hosannadance.blogspot.com
