For All Information on Pictures, Rehearsals & Recital!
Recital Gear
Recital T-shirts and Crewneck Sweatshirts are available for order now through April 12th! You can order online in your parent portal or at the front desk! Each item will have a full cast listing on the back.
Dance with Me participants who will be on stage, we ask that you order a recital item to wear on stage with your dancer.
Picture Days & Ordering- Thursday May 30 & Friday May 31
Picture days will be at the same time as dress rehearsals, at Lacey High School 73 Haines St, Lanoka Harbor, NJ 08734 – there are no regularly scheduled classes during Picture/Rehearsal Days. Please review both schedules, as some dancers may have to attend both days.
Here is the picture schedule for both days There are 2 times listed, first is their photo time, then their dance time. All groups will have their pictures taken first and then go on stage to rehearse.
Photo Order Link For Both Days
Ordering Instructions:
1 order form can be used for up to 6 class photos & 1 individual package. If you’d like to order individual pictures of your dancer, you must complete 1 order form for each package and each costume you would like them photographed in.
For example, Suzie is in Ballet, Tap & Jazz. You would like to purchase all 3 class photos, and have individuals taken in her ballet costume and her tap costume. You would complete the order form twice; once for her ballet individual and you can include the group class pictures on the same form, and the other form for her tap individual picture.
If you have questions regarding the photo ordering process/packages you can contact the photographer directly.
Dress Rehearsals-Thursday May 30 & Friday May 31
Dress Rehearsal will be at the same time as picture days, at Lacey High School 73 Haines St, Lanoka Harbor, NJ 08734 there are no regularly scheduled classes during Picture/Rehearsal Days. Please review both schedules, as some dancers may have to attend both days.
“Dress Rehearsal” means that students practice their dances on stage in their full costumes, & appropriate dance shoes. For all stage performances (dress rehearsals & recital) we do encourage natural makeup for all ages, so dancers facial features can be seen from the audience and on camera.
Schedule for both May 30th & May 31st There are 2 times listed first is their photo time, then their dance time. All groups will have their pictures taken first and then go on stage to rehearse.
Recital Flowers
Purchase flowers from A Blossom Shop Florist and 10% goes to our Competition Team! Payment is due upon pick up, not to the front desk. Order form and flower options are listed here! Orders due by May 24th!
Recital Show Breakout
This year, we will be hosting 3 performances on the weekend of Saturday June 8, 2024 & Sunday June 9, 2024 at Lacey High School 73 Haines St, Lanoka Harbor, NJ 08734 – Saturday June 8th will have a 1pm and 4pm show. Sunday June 9th will have a 12pm show.
Jr Combo classes will be performing Saturday June 8th, 1:00pm & Sunday June 9th, 12:00pm. During the Sunday June 9th 12:00pm show they will be on stage in the beginning half of the show. During intermission they will be able to join the audience if a ticket is purchased for them or they can be signed out to go home. These schedule choices were made to give many families the chance to see all their children perform in a show together and to account for students who are taking classes across multiple levels.
All level 1 classes and higher (Ballet 1, Tap 1-2, Acro 1, Musical Theater Beg, Hip Hop Beg 1, etc) are in the Saturday June 8th 4:00pm show & Sunday June 9th 12:00pm show
Competition Team Routines will be performed one time across the 3 shows except for productions and Senior Tap
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Show runtime approx 1.5 hours |
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| Saturday June 8th 4:00PM Show
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| Sunday June 9th 12:00PM Show
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Recital Hair & Makeup
Hair for all dancers should be low bun, with a middle part. Makeup should be neutral/natural colors.
Need help with your dancer’s hair?
Hair Fairies will be available at the recitals! Cost is $5 paid to your hair fairy directly. If your dancer is getting their hair done by a hair fairy, for sanitary purposes, please bring your own hairbrush/materials needed to make their bun – hair ties, bobby pins, hair net, gel, hair spray.
Hair Fairies schedule will be shared soon & then you can reserve a time with them!
Program Boosters/Sponsorships
More information coming soon!
Dressing Rooms
Saturday 1:00pm show: Dance with Me classes will be in 1 of the rooms behind the stage. All other dancers will be in the gym organized by their classes. Class mom volunteers will be requested soon!
Saturday 4:00pm & Sunday 12:00pm Shows: There are 2 rooms behind the stage (the band & chorus room) one will be for the boys’ changing room, the other for a quick changing room for those with 2 numbers or less to change. All other dancers will be in the gym.
Recital Video
On the day of the shows, June 8th & 9th there will be no photography or videography permitted in the auditorium. This is a safety issue for our dancers, and it will inconvenience other audience members to see your phone screens in the air as their child dances. Sit back & relax, be in the moment as your dancer performs. I can assure you they will be able to see you from the stage, & they would rather see your smiles than phones.
We will have all the performances professionally filmed. For 1 price of $40 you’ll get access to all 3 performances to download when production is complete. Sales end June 9th!
*Recital Video Orders will open soon!*
Recital Volunteer Sign Up
If you would like to be a classroom parent for the younger dancers & help change shoes, help older dancers backstage, help the boys dressing room, be a ticket taker, program distributer or be a “Hair Fairy”, where you’d help dancers with their hair before the start of the show, please sign up using this form:
- Ticket Taker Volunteers: Check tickets prior to the show
- Program Distributers/Ushers: Give out programs and provide seat finding assistance prior to the start of the show
- Hair Fairies: Help dancers with their stage ready hair style prior to the start of the show
- Class Moms/Backstage helpers: These volunteers will be backstage during the show assisting dancers with shoes, schedule, costumes, line ups. When their dancer is performing they can watch from the side of the audience and do not need to purchase a ticket for the performance they’re volunteering for. Volunteers are expected to help any dancer that needs it.
Recital Tickets
TICKETS WILL GO ON SALE SOON!
How Do I Buy Tickets?
- Tickets will be available for purchase online – Link will be available soon!
How Much Do Tickets Cost?
- Saturday 6/8 1:00pm show – $18/per person
- Saturday 6/8 4:00pm & Sunday 6/9 12:00pm – $23/per person
Will There Be Tickets at the Door?
– Yes, if seats are available, tickets will be on sale cash only at the door: Saturday 1:00pm- $20; Saturday 4pm & Sunday 12pm $25 per person
What is the Refund/Exchange Policy?
– There are no refunds on ticket purchases, however if seats are available exchanges can be made if tickets were purchased for the wrong show in error.
Who does not need to purchase a ticket?
- If you’re going to volunteer to work the entire performance backstage and help not only your dancer, but others as well, you do not need to purchase a ticket for that show you are volunteering for. When your dancer goes on stage for their routines you will be able to enter the audience from the side door and watch them perform. Volunteer signups will be sent out separately.
- Dance With Me parents/guardians performing in the Saturday 1:00pm show do not need to purchase tickets.
- Anyone under the age of 2, that will be sitting on a lap do not need a ticket. If they are in their own seat, they will need a ticket.
Everyone else will need a ticket if they plan to occupy a seat for any duration of the show.