End of year showcase Info

Dancers & Parents

Girls- Make sure you have clean pink tights without holes or runs. It is always good to have an additional backup pair. Hair should of course be in a nice neat and sleek ballet bun.

Classes - Costuming (make sure you have everything you need)

PreBallet - you will wear your class color leotard (light pink), pink tights, pink ballet shoes, and either a black ballet skirt or your class color of light pink. Ballet I - you will wear your class color leotard (hot pink), pink tights, pink ballet shoes, and either a black ballet skirt or your class color of hot pink. Ballet II - you will wear your class color leotard (powder blue), pink tights, tap shoes, and either a black ballet skirt or your class color of powder blue. Guys will wear a light blue shirt, black pants, and tap shoes. Ballet III - you will wear your class color leotard (yellow), pink tights, pink ballet shoes, and either a black ballet skirt or your class color. Beginning Modern - you will wear a black leotard, a red skirt (provided by the studio), and have your tights rolled up above ankles with bare feet. Ballet IV - you will wear a black leotard, black wrap ballet skirt, and pink tights rolled up nicely with bare feet. PrePointe/Beg Pointe - you will wear a black leotard, your blue "tunic" (from Cinderella), pink tights, and pink ballet shoes. Ballet V - you will wear a white unitard layer (from Deliver/Prince of Egypt) with a blue tunic (from Esther). Those that have those pieces will need to bring them. We are borrowing some from other dancers for dancers that don't have them. Pink tights rolled up with bare feet or modern or lyrical shoes. Guys will wear a royal blue shirt, white pants, and bare feet. Int/Adv Pointe - you will wear a black leotard, black dance shorts, and your pointe shoes with pink tights to match. Int/Adv Modern - you will wear a black leotard with solid black capri leggings, tights rolled up, bare feet. You will wear your red cropped shirt with a black wrap skirt in one piece and a red skirt (provided by the studio) in the other piece. Guys will wear a red shirt, black pants, and bare feet. Cecchetti IV and senior dancers - you are working with Ms.Sarah on costumes.

Dates and Times!

Parents: let us know if you are available to volunteer as a greeter, dressing room monitor, or a class monitor for pre-ballet, ballet I, or ballet II.

↣ Dress Rehearsal at the studio for all performing classes -- May 28 Rehearsal for all is from 5:30-7:00pm (make sure you are here at least 10 minutes early so we can start on time) - Girls will use Studio 2 (smaller studio) as their dressing room/staging area. - Guys, their usual dressing room.
↣ Performances at Hosanna Dance -- June 1 Shows are at 2:00pm (doors open to the public at 1:30 pm) -- dancers 12:30 pm - 3:00 pm
and 7:00 pm (doors open to the public at 6:30 pm) -- dancers 5:45 pm - 8:00 pm

↣ Performance Day: Dancers Schedule -- 2 pm performance Dancers, be at the studio 12:30-12:45 to get yourself set up in the staging/dressing area. Dancers must be ready for instructors by 1pm for notes and warmup. Dancers must stay in the staging/changing areas at 1:30 and cannot run around the building.* -- 7 pm performance Dancers, be at the studio at 5:45 to get yourself in your spot in time for warmup & notes. Dancers must be ready for instructors by 6pm. Dancers must stay in the staging/changing areas at 1:30 and cannot run around the building.* * Young dancers -- Bring a book or activity to keep occupied after warm-up & notes. Doors open at 1:30/6:30 and dancers will have to stay in their spot in the dressing/staging area and not wander the building. - Girls will use Studio 2 (smaller studio) as their dressing room/staging area. - Guys, their usual dressing room. PDF of this info > here Performance Guidelines: pdf


Pictures: Michelle Maupin Barrett Photography will be taking candids during the performances. If you are interested in posed shots, contact Michelle to make arrangements.

Summer 2019

Summer Classes at Hosanna Dance - http://hosannadance.blogspot.com/2019/04/summer-classes-2019.html

Summer Dance Intensives- https://hosannadance.blogspot.com/p/summer-intensive-opportunitie-s-dance.html

Coming Soon: online registration!

Summer Classes 2019

For more information and to register call 605-220-1032.

Print Registration form >

  Hosanna Dance Frozen Dance Camps - registration deadline is July 1

  Hosanna Dance Cecchetti Syllabus classes - register by the first class on July 23

  Ballet V August Nutcracker Prep classes - register by the first class on August 6.

Online Registration!

Visit https://dancestudio-pro.com/online/hosannadance to register online.
If you need help contact Sarah. Let us know how it goes. We are looking for feedback on the process. Thanks

We will be attending the DANCE GALLERY 2019 CECCHETTI SUMMER INTENSIVE in Sioux Falls on June 10-13.
For more info for those in Ballet III and up who would like to attend visit https://www.dancegallerysd.com/workshops-intensives




August Nutcracker Prep for Ballet V

2019-2020 Dance Season

       First Quarter

Holiday – September 2
Classes start September 3  ( Ballet V Nutcracker prep start Aug 6. )
October weekend workshops (Ballet III, IV, or V) –  Northern Plains Cecchetti  and  Dance Network of SD
Nutcracker Ballet: The Greatest Gift of All – Thanksgiving weekend. Block out your calendar for November 29 & 30

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HD Dance Newsletter, Spring Edition

Hosanna Dance Newsletter

Spring Edition 2019 ∙ 119 N Deadwood St ∙ Ft Pierre ∙ Artistic Director, Sunny Hannum ∙ Vol

Think Spring!

Cinderella is behind us and what an experience it was. I think it drained us all and left us needing a week off. We had not planned for that, so we were at the studio doing classes for the few who showed up.

I am very proud of the Hosanna Dancers and all the hard work they did getting ready for Cinderella. When asked to put some acting into their parts, they rose to occasion with great facial expressions and pantomime. It was definitely dance theater and the audience loved it.

We had thought our spring, end of the year, in-house performances would be some of the dances from Cinderella but the Lord made it real clear to me that He wants another worship dance performance. He began giving me songs to use the very next day. Save the date: June 1!

Gracie Zeeb will be examining in Sioux Falls for Cecchetti Grade IV this spring. Gracie has been working on this grade since the spring of last year and her technique definitely shows it.

The Cecchetti Intensive in June will be earlier: June 8-9. Cecchetti examinations will be held prior to the intensive and notification has to be given by April 1 for those who are approved. We currently have two preparing for June exams and one for the coming fall.

Pas de deux class has ended until fall. This class has helped our upper-level dancers learn some of the basics of partnering as well as strengthen their pointe work. We hope to also offer a variations class in the fall.

Two pre-pointe students have been approved for beginning pointe. They are Sheridan and Bellah Nickolas. This will require appointments at Dance line in Sioux Falls on a Saturday. Ms. Sarah and/or Ms. Sunny will accompany the girls for their fittings.

The theme for the Summer Dance Camps will be Frozen on the weeks of July 8-11 and July 15-18. 

Nutcracker classes and practices will begin Tuesday nights in August for Ballet V  dancers and we will also begin Nutcracker casting in August!
Nutcracker performances will be during the after Thanksgiving weekend.

Fall classes will begin the first Tuesday after Labor Day. Look for the summer and fall schedule on our website. Please call 605-945-1044 or 605-220-1032 for information and registration forms or visit the website.

New students: It's March and we are currently taking new student registrations for the last quarter. If you or your student would like to learn ballet, come join the Hosanna Dance family! Sign up for classes this week! Registration closes soon. Contact us today!   Go to the classes tab to see the schedule and more.

Coming soon!
Ballet for Skaters class for ages 8+ on Wednesday from 5:30-6:30 p.m.

    Beginning Ballet for Skaters -- Ages 8-12, Ages 13+
Class wear
    Solid color leotard

    Pink or tan tights

    Ballet shoes, canvas or leather

Possible future class -- Young Skaters PreBallet/Movement class for Ages 5-7, 45-minute class

Dates to remember (also see the calendar for dates and times)

⇒Dress rehearsal for everyone at the studio: Tuesday, May 28 from 5:30-8:00

⇒End of year showcase: June 1 at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Class attendance is extremely important. Make sure you add all classes and all dates for rehearsals, pictures, etc., to your calendar. Ballet class must not be viewed as choreography or just another style of dance but as your fundamental training for executing movement correctly and safely which takes consistent work in class.

We Encourage All Our Students to Prepare for Cecchetti Examinations This is such an excellent way for students to become technically proficient and thoroughly learn the terminology of ballet. There is something about preparing for an exam that makes students work harder and helps them develop as dancers. And bonus, you get a certificate as a memory of all the hard work, study, and effort.

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. We added the Cecchetti syllabus to our classes 6 years ago. All teachers are professionally examined by the CCA to hold certificates in the Cecchetti Method grades.

A Cecchetti Grade IV class is being taught on Thursday nights from 5:30-7:00 pm. A Cecchetti Grade III class is being taught on Tuesdays from 5:15-6:30pm. Even if you are not interested in doing exams, attending these classes is an excellent way for ballet IV/V to get another ballet class in and work hard on perfecting technique and getting more one on one corrections.

I am the First and I am the Last; Besides Me there is no God. Isaiah 44:6 b