Rehearsal & Recital Rules
1. Do not talk on your phone or have loud conversations during the performance. An usher will ask you to step outside if you do not follow this rule. ALL PHONES MUST BE TURNED OFF DURING RECITAL.
2. Please try to have your child seated on time so that we may begin promptly. This is NOT a dress rehearsal. The rehearsals and recitals will begin at times stated previously.
3. Rehearsal generally take 3-4 hours. You may leave after your last number. Please bring a few toys to help keep children occupied and maybe a snack. There will be concessions sold during recital.
4. The air conditioning in the BJCC Concert Hall works very well. We suggest bringing a jacket!
5. At no time shall a student enter the audience in costume or tap/clogging shoes. Please wear a cover up when entering the auditorium.
6. You are responsible for dressing your child at the recital. Please be dressed and ready in your dressing room 10 songs in advance of your child’s song. Stage moms are to keep the class in the dressing room until someone comes to get you. Sorry, due to girls dressing, no men are permitted backstage!
7. Please apply stage make up to your child. Stage lights have a tendency to “wash out” dancer’s faces.
8. No jewelry is allowed unless specified by the teacher. The idea is to look uniform, plus certain jewelry could cause injuries to the dancer or others while performing.
9. It is imperative that the children remain quiet in the dressing room so as not to disturb what is happening on stage. Also, please do not allow the children to run in the dressing rooms. This is dangerous, especially with slippery tap shoes. We appreciate your help!
10. Please be sure to bring all shoes, tights, costumes, accessories, safety pins, bobby pins, etc…
11. After your child’s number is over, please return promptly to the dressing room to pick up your child. Remember only females are allowed in dressing rooms and only stage moms are allowed to wait in the wings backstage. Stage moms…THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
12. Please enter and exit the auditorium only in between acts, so as not to stand up in front of a family trying to watch their own dancer perform.
13. You may only save the seats on either side of you. It is not acceptable to block off an entire row of seats and the venue will not allow this.
14. Please secure all headpieces so that they will not fall off. Use elastic and lots of bobby pins!
15. We cannot be responsible for lost program book coupons. If your recital package is missing a coupon, you must let us know before leaving the studio with the package. In the event you misplace or forget your coupon you may purchase a program book for $10.00.
16. There is no need to stay for the entire rehearsal. You may leave after your numbers are finished. However, we do encourage everyone to stay and enjoy the recital because the children have worked so hard for this performance. Not only might you find it entertaining, but it can also be inspiring to students and parents alike to see the different levels of dance that can be achieved.
17. Stage Moms: Only 2 mothers per class are allowed to stay backstage. These moms are responsible for keeping the class quiet and accompanying the class back to the dressing room after the performance. If you would like to be a stage mom, please sign the list posted on your dance room door. We always appreciate the help of our stage moms!
18. Recital Packet: At the beginning of May, recital packets with important recital information will be given out in the studio office. Please make sure that you receive your packet. We are sorry but packets cannot be given to those with outstanding accounts.
19. Recital Lineup: Once copies of the recital lineups are posted, please correct any misspellings. When noticing the amount of time in between numbers please remember that not only will you need changing time between acts, your class will be pulled backstage 10 numbers before they actually perform. Your child might enjoy using this time to observe other dancers. It’s always fun to see what can be achieved.
20. Trophy Presentation: At the recital we present trophies to students that have had 3, 5, 10, 15 or 20 years of dance. It does not matter where your child has danced, we recognize previous years of dance at other studios. Students who sign our trophy list on the bulletin board by April 30th will be listed in the program book in our trophy section. This is Miss Kelley’s gift to the students - there is no trophy fee! If you are receiving a trophy, be backstage during the last number, we will not practice this during rehearsal.
21. Quick Changes: Every dance lasts between a minute and a half to two minutes. You can count the number of dances in-between your child’s acts to determine how much time you have. If you feel you do not have enough time to return to your dressing room, dress, and get backstage again, you may use our quick change area. It is accessed from either side of the stage, and located immediately behind the stage. Listed below are a few tips for quick changes:
You can layer and wear two pairs of tights at once! Using tan tights as your base, you may put another color on top if needed, or remove the colored pair to show the tan tights. It is much faster to remove/put on another layer, rather than completely removing one and swapping to another.
Bring a flashlight for the quick change area.
Have an empty bag or basket with your name on it to toss in the costume and accessories that you are removing.
Have the costume and accessories already laid out that you are needing to quickly change into.
