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Join this 2-hour workshop at Dance Mission to learn dance in the style of the Lion King plus have a Q&A with the cast member. This is for dancers ages 8 and up at an intermediate-advanced level of dance. $20 per person. Pre-registration is required, space is limited. Contact us to pre-register now!
2019 SPRING RECITAL WILL BE SATURDAY, MAY 18, 2019 AT THE GILLIOZ THEATRE, 325 Park Central E, Springfield, MO 65806.
MAY 18, 2019 TENTATIVE SCHEDULE:
*Dress rehearsal at Gillioz Theatre (practice on stage in costumes) 9am-2pm (Dancers can leave after their final routine is practiced, therefore, many dancers may not need to stay until 2pm. Order of routines will be announced soon.)
*Recital at Gillioz Theatre (perform in costumes in front of audience) 5:00pm-7:45pm;
*After-Party (refreshments after recital) 7:45pm-8:30pm.
In the coming months, more info on hair, makeup, what to wear, dress rehearsal order, AND ALL RECITAL INFO WILL BE added here.
JAN 15: INVOICES WILL BE SENT AND DUE FEB. 1, FOR ALL COSTUME FEES ($50 per costume*) AND PRODUCTION FEES ($55 per family*) FOR SPRING RECITAL. Not paying costume and production fees by the Feb. 1 deadline will result in your dancer not getting a costume and not being eligible to perform. Recital is optional, so if your dancer wants to opt out of recital, she/he can still attend classes and learn the routine for fun but will not perform. *The costumes are yours to keep, and the production fee covers all family and friends who want to attend; we don’t sell tickets. The fee also covers a professional video and after-party refreshments.
FEB 1 is our studio's ENROLLMENT CUT-OFF. New and current students will not be allowed to enroll, add, or switch classes as we prepare for Spring Recital. If your dancer wants to opt out of recital, she/he can still attend classes and learn the routine for fun but will not perform.
Students will not be added to classes after February 1, 2019 in preparation for our Spring Recital. Payments for Recital Costume Fee ($50 per costume) and Production Fee ($55 per family) are also due this day. Spring Recital is optional. Students can still attend classes without performing.
Closed for winter break Friday, Dec. 21-Sunday, Dec. 30. Make-up classes/pro-rated tuition will not be required because Monday families have 4 other Mondays in December, and Tues-Thurs families have an extra week in January. Please note: we will be OPEN again normal hours the week of Monday, Dec. 31, 2018, which includes New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.
Winter Showcase Week is coming up Dec. 10-13 during the last 20 min of regular class times. This week we’ll show our dance families dance demos using songs from the Nutcracker Ballet, including some hip hop remixes, so our dancers from all styles can learn about this classic winter dance story. Please find your class below to see our clothing color guidelines for dancers, class colors vary:
PINK (mostly pink clothing such as leotard or shirt with shorts or leggings) for Monday 5:30 Dancenastics, Monday 6:30 Dancenastics, Tuesday 4:30 Dancenastics, Thursday 4:30 Dancenastics, Thursday 5:30 Dancenastics, Thursday 6:30 Dancenastics.
WHITE (mostly white clothing such as shirt and leggings or leotard and tights) for Monday 4:30 Aerial Silks/Dancenastics, Monday 7:30 Lyrical Ballet, Tuesday 6:30 Aerial SIlks, Wednesday 6:30 Lyrical Ballet, and Thursday 4:30 Ballet.
BLACK (mostly black clothing such as shirt and leggings or leotard and tights) for Monday 5:30 Combo, Monday 6:30 Combo, Monday 6:30 Hip Hop, Monday 7:30 Aerial SIlks, Tuesday 12:00 Combo, Tuesday 5:30 Hip Hop, Tuesday 5:30 Combo, Tuesday 5:30 Acro, Tuesday 6:30 Pre-Pointe, Wednesday 4:30 Combo, Wednesday 4:30 Acro, Wednesday 5:30 Combo, Wednesday 5:30 Aerial SIlks/Dancenastics, Wednesday 5:30 Hip Hop, Thursday 5:30 Hip Hops, Thursday 6:30 Tap/Jazz, Thursday 6:30 Combo.
We are closed Nov. 22, so we can all enjoy Thanksgiving! We are thankful for you! No make-up classes required for Thursday dancers; there are 4 other Thursdays in November.
We will be closed Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018. Wednesday dance families will not need a make-up day since there were 4 previous Wednesdays in October (Oct. 3, 10, 17, & 24).
This workshop is $11. 4pm-5pm is full. But we still have openings in the second one at 5:15-6:15pm! Contact us to enroll!
Families will be invited into the last 20 minutes of their dancers' regular class times to watch dance demonstrations on our sparkling stage!
Join the Dance Mission team for a 2 mile walk as we raise funds for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation! Every step is another "Great Stride" toward a cure to cystic fibrosis.
Check-in begins at 9am on Sat. Oct. 6 at the Rutledge Wilson Community Farm Park in Springfield, MO. The 2-mile walk begins at 10am.
Walk day is a FREE, fun, family-oriented event with a healthy walk, children's activities, food, and festivities that participants look forward to year after year.
To make a donation, click the link below, join the Dance Mission team, then give any amount to help find a cure for CF! Click here to donate!
We will be closed Monday, September 3, 2018 for Labor Day. Monday families will not need a make-up day because there are five Mondays in October.
Our first day back to regular weekly classes will be August 6, 2018!
Dancer-planters will split into two age groups, ages 3-6 or 7-12, to learn a variety of hip hop, jazz, and ballet each day. Plus, our instructors from Good Vibes Greenhouse will guide kids each day as they choose their very own container and plant their very own fully-grown succulent to take home at the end of camp! The last 10 minutes of day 3, families are invited to watch our dance performance! Fitted, stretchy clothing, and either socks, ballet shoes, or bare feet required. $50 (Siblings +$25) Preregistration required.
Circus camps will give campers, ages 7-12, great experiences each day on our aerial silks, balance beams, trampolines, bars, and mats to train like an acrobat in the circus! Juggling, stilts, and acro partnering will also be introduced! Snacks are provided each day as well! The last 10 minutes of day 3, families are invited to watch our special performance! Fitted, stretchy clothing, no jewelry, & bare feet required. $50 (Siblings +$25) Preregistration required.
Dance & Paint campers will split into two age groups, ages 3-6 or 7-12, to learn a variety of hip hop, jazz, and ballet each day. Plus, our friends at Firehouse Pottery sent us pottery to paint during our snack break! The last 10 minutes of day 3, families are invited to watch our dance performance! Fitted, stretchy clothing, and either socks, dance shoes, or bare feet required. $50 (Siblings +$25) Preregistration required.
Circus camps will give campers, ages 7-12, great experiences each day on our aerial silks, balance beams, trampolines, bars, and mats to train like an acrobat in the circus! Juggling, stilts, and acro partnering will also be introduced! Snacks are provided each day as well! The last 10 minutes of day 3, families are invited to watch our special performance! Fitted, stretchy clothing, no jewelry, & bare feet required. $50 (Siblings +$25) Preregistration required.
Thursday, May 24 will be the last day of regular weekly classes until we resume our weekly class schedule in August 2018. Please join us for a dance camp in June or July!
Date/Times: Saturday, May 12, 2018. Dress Rehearsal 10am, Return 5pm, Recital 5:30pm, After-Party 7:30pm
Location: Kickapoo High School Performing Arts Center, 3710 S. Jefferson Ave., Springfield, MO 65807
DRESS REHEARSAL: 10:00am-1:00pm Saturday, May 12, 2018 at the Kickapoo H.S. Performing Arts Center. Please bring yourselves and all belongings into the auditorium and have a seat for orientation when we will explain dressing room assignments, 1st half/2nd half performers, intermission switch, and the post-show-opener flow of dancers into the audience or backstage. Children need to be seated with their families at all times, not running on stage or around the auditorium.
10am all families must be seated in the auditorium with dancers dressed in costume and ready for orientation and to practice our show-opener, “This Is Me.” If not able to come fully dressed in costume, ARRIVE EARLIER to be stage-ready by 10am! Hair and makeup can be done at home PRIOR TO arrival. After your dancers practice the show opener, they will practice their class’ dances in the show order below. Most dancers will not need to be present the whole time and may leave right after their class’ final dances are practiced on stage.
Classes will have designated waiting areas so they may be easily retrieved by Dance Mission staff when needed for their times on stage. Look for signs posted on walls to find your dance classes’ area. During their performance half of the show, please do not take them into audience; they may miss their stage-time. Staff will NOT retrieve dancers from audience.
Water fountains are around, but you may also bring dry/non-messy snacks, water, and activities to keep children entertained while they wait for their time on stage. Please do not bring anything near costumes that could spill or stain. Seats for recital cannot be reserved at dress rehearsal.
Dancers’ Attire for Dress Rehearsal AND Recital:
1. Costume on with headpiece/accessories (NO OTHER JEWELRY OR ACCESSORIES and NO GUM)
2. Tights/Undergarments—
· Combo classes need footed (covers feet) white or light pink tights;
· Lyrical and Ballet classes need convertible or footed nude tights;
· Aerial Silks & Aerial Silks/Dancenastics classes need convertible nude tights. Nude cami-leotards are optional.
· Dancenastics, Hip Hop, & Tap/Jazz classes require no tights.
3. Dance shoes—
· Combo classes need peach/pink ballet shoes THEN black tap shoes, in that order.
· Lyrical and Ballet classes need peach/pink/nude ballet slippers or half-shoes.
· Aerial Silks, Aerial Silks/Dancenastics, Dancenastics, and Acro classes need bare feet.
· Hip Hop classes need mostly black jazz shoes or sneakers.
· Tap/Jazz classes need black jazz shoes for show opener, THEN black tap shoes for “Bad.”
4. Makeup (Optional)—Brown eye shadow, black mascara, brown eyebrow pencil, pink blush, and berry lipstick.
5. Hair/Accessories—CLIP OR BOBBY PIN HEADBANDS AND OTHER HAIR ACCESSORIES SECURLY TO HAIR!
· Combo classes need HIGH bun for ballet dance first, then HIGH ponytail for tap in that order; both dances with costume headpiece slightly to their LEFT of bun/ponytail. (HAIRNETS ON BUNS AND BOBBY PINS ARE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!)
· Lyrical, Ballet, Aerial Silks, and Dancenastics/Aerial Silks classes need a LOW bun behind the LEFT ear with costume hairclip above bun. (HAIRNETS ON BUNS AND BOBBY PINS ARE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!)
· Dancenastics classes need HIGH ponytail with costume headband on (USE BOBBY PINS TO SECURE!) or costume headpiece slightly to their LEFT of ponytail.
· Hip Hop classes need LOW side ponytail under their LEFT ear with their costumes’ ballcaps, beanies, bandanas, or scrunchies, depending on whichever came with the classes’ costumes.
· Tap/Jazz class needs HIGH ponytail.
RECITAL: Recital cost is free for all to attend. It is open seating; no tickets required. The theater will open to the public at 5:00pm, so there is no need to arrive before then. Flash photography is NOT allowed for the safety of the dancers. A professional free online video of the recital will be available to all families.
5:00pm all dancers must be stage-ready with hair and makeup done in costumes in the Kickapoo High School’s Performing Arts Center designated dressing areas!
5:30pm the recital will promptly begin in the Kickapoo High School’s Performing Arts Center. All dancers are in the first dance, our show-opener, titled “This is Me,” then they will perform with their classes in the show order attached. Recital should end around 7:30pm.
7:30pm the after-party will begin immediately following the recital in the entrance hallway and is free for all dancers, friends, and families to attend until 8:30pm. Refreshments will be served!
Please contact Erin Archambault at Dance Mission for questions (417) 894-1187 or dancemissionerin@gmail.com.
SHOW ORDER
1. “This Is Me” FULL CAST OF ALL DANCERS AND INSTRUCTORS
Choreographer: Erin Archambault
2. “Space Jam” Tue/Thur 5:30 Hip Hop
Choreographer: Cortney Denbow & Rebecca Wallace
3. “Better When I’m Dancin” Tue 4:30 Dancenastics
Choreographer: Rebecca Wallace
4. “What About Us” Mon 6:30 Dancenastics/Aerial Silks
Choreographer: Kara Pagel & Rebecca Wallace
5. “Brave Enough” Wed 6:30 Adult Acro/Aerial Silks
Choreographer: Leah Haines, Jessica Manuel, & Rebecca Wallace
6. “Can’t Stop the Feeling” Thur 4:30 Dancenastics
Choreographer: Rebecca Wallace
7. “Thunder” Wed 5:30 Dancenastics/Aerial Silks
Choreographer: Rebecca Wallace
8. “HandClap” Mon 5:30 Dancenastics
Choreographer: Kara Pagel
9. “The Greatest Show” Mon 7:30 Aerial Silks
Choreographer: Rebecca Wallace
10.“Here Comes the Sun” Mon 11:00 Combo (Ballet)
Choreographer: Erin Archambault
11. “Rainbow” Wed 4:30 Combo (Ballet)
Choreographer: Erin Archambault
12. “Train Song” Tue 6:30 Adult Lyrical Jazz
Choreographer: Kailea Tilden
13. “Swan Lake Waltz” Tue 5:30 Combo (Ballet)
Choreographer: Erin Archambault
14. “Eye of the Tiger” Mon 11:00 Combo (Tap)
Choreographer: Erin Archambault
15. “Potter Waltz” Thur 7:30 Adult Ballet
Choreographer: Kailea Tilden
16. “Hold the Drama” Wed 4:30 Combo (Tap)
Choreographer: Erin Archambault
17. “Boomerang” Tue 5:30 Combo (Tap)
Choreographer: Erin Archambault
5 Minute Intermission (1st and 2nd Half dancers switch)
18. “Carmen: Les Toreadors” Thur 4:30 Ballet
Choreographer: Erin Archambault
19. “Million Dreams” Mon 7:30 Lyrical
Choreographer: Erin Archambault
20. “Bright” Tue 6:30 Combo (Ballet)
Choreographer: Erin Archambault
21. “Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken” Wed 6:30 Lyrical
Choreographer: Erin Archambault
22. “Defying Gravity” Mon 5:30 Combo (Ballet)
Choreographer: Erin Archambault
23.“Pure Imagination” Thur 6:30 Combo (Ballet)
Choreographer: Erin Archambault
24. “Just Like Fire” Thur 5:30 Hip Hop
Choreographer: Erin Archambault
25. “Missy” Wed 7:30 Adult Hip Hop
Choreographer: Cortney Denbow
26. “Bad” Thur 6:30 Tap/Jazz
Choreographer: Kailea Tilden
27. “Celebrate” Tue 6:30 Combo (Tap)
Choreographer: Erin Archambault
28. “Boogie Shoes” Mon 5:30 Combo (Tap)
Choreographer: Erin Archambault
29. “Sorry Not Sorry/Mic Drop” Wed 5:30 Hip Hop
Choreographer: Erin Archambault
30. “Kid in a Candy Store” Thur 6:30 Combo (Tap)
Choreographer: Erin Archambault
31. “Leavin’ ” Tue 6:30 Adult Tap
Choreographer: Kayla Sivils
32. “Too Much” Mon 6:30 Hip Hop
Choreographer: Erin Archambault
Artsfest on Walnut Street 2018!
Date: Sunday, May 6, 2018
Time: Arrive at 1:15 pm in the grassy area behind the Delong Plumbing Dance Stage. Perform at 1:45-2:45pm.
Where: Delong Plumbing Dance Stage, 900 E. Walnut St. (just east of Walnut St. & John Q Hammons Pkwy) 65806
Dancer’s Attire: 1. Recital costume (Dancers who have more than one class costume will need to wear a nude or black leotard under their costumes so they can make a quick change from one costume into another in between dance routines in the grassy area off stage.) 2. Tights--Combo classes need footed (covers feet) white or light pink tights. Dancenastics/Aerial ages 7-12 and Aerial Silks classes need convertible nude tights. Ballet and Lyrical classes need convertible or footed (covers feet) nude tights. Dancenastics ages 3-6, Tap/Jazz, and Hip Hop classes require no tights. 3. Dance shoes--Combo classes need just tap shoes (at Artsfest, there’s only enough time for the Combo kids’ tap routines). Dancenastics ages 3-6, Dancenastics/Aerial ages 7-12, and Aerial Silks classes need bare feet when on stage. Ballet and Lyrical classes need peach/pink/nude ballet slippers or half-shoes. Tap/Jazz class needs tap shoes. Hip Hop classes need mostly black jazz shoes/sneakers.
Hair/Accessories: Combo classes need high ponytail with costume headpiece slightly to THEIR LEFT of ponytail. Dancenastics ages 3-6 classes need high ponytail with costume headband on or headpiece to THEIR LEFT of ponytail. Dancenastics/Aerial ages 7-12, Aerial Silks, Ballet, & Lyrical classes need a LOW bun behind THEIR LEFT ear with costume hairclip above THEIR LEFT ear or headband. Tap/Jazz class needs high ponytail. Hip Hop classes need low side ponytail under THEIR LEFT ear with their ballcaps, beanies, or scrunchies depending on whichever came with class costume.
Makeup is not necessary for Artsfest.
Delong Plumbing Dance Stage at 900 E. Walnut St. Springfield 65806
ARTSFEST 2018 SHOW ORDER
1. “This is Me-Aerial” Mon 7:30 Aerial Silks
Choreographer: Erin Archambault
2. “Space Jam” Tue/Thur 5:30 Hip Hop
Choreographer: Cortney Denbow & Rebecca Wallace
3. “Better When I’m Dancin” Tue 4:30 Dancenastics
Choreographer: Rebecca Wallace
4. “What About Us” Mon 6:30 Dancenastics/Aerial Silks
Choreographer: Kara Pagel & Rebecca Wallace
5. “Can’t Stop the Feeling” Thur 4:30 Dancenastics
Choreographer: Rebecca Wallace
6. “Thunder” Wed 5:30 Dancenastics/Aerial Silks
Choreographer: Rebecca Wallace
7. “HandClap” Mon 5:30 Dancenastics
Choreographer: Kara Pagel
8. “Carmen: Les Toreadors” Thur 4:30 Ballet
Choreographer: Erin Archambault
9. “Eye of the Tiger” Mon 11:00 Combo (Tap)
Choreographer: Erin Archambault
10. “Million Dreams” Mon 7:30 Lyrical
Choreographer: Erin Archambault
11. “Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken” Wed 6:30 Lyrical
Choreographer: Erin Archambault
12. “Hold the Drama” Wed 4:30 Combo (Tap)
Choreographer: Erin Archambault
13. “Just Like Fire” Thur 5:30 Hip Hop
Choreographer: Erin Archambault
14. “Boomerang” Tue 5:30 Combo (Tap)
Choreographer: Erin Archambault
15. “Bad” Thur 6:30 Tap/Jazz
Choreographer: Kailea Tilden
16. “Celebrate” Tue 6:30 Combo (Tap)
Choreographer: Erin Archambault
17. “Boogie Shoes” Mon 5:30 Combo (Tap)
Choreographer: Erin Archambault
18. “Sorry Not Sorry/Mic Drop” Wed 5:30 Hip Hop
Choreographer: Erin Archambault
19. “Kid in a Candy Store” Thur 6:30 Combo (Tap)
Choreographer: Erin Archambault
20. “Too Much” Mon 6:30 Hip Hop
Choreographer: Erin Archambault
This outdoor festival is a great community event to showcase Dance Mission's dancers! We'll wear the same costumes as recital to this optional performance with no extra fees for performers. All performers and children age 5 and under receive free entry! Other family and friends can enter the festival for $5 cash or $6 w/debit or credit card at the gate, or they may purchase entry tickets in advance at a discounted rate at https://417tix.com.
Many other dance studios, artists, and vendors get together on this weekend each year to celebrate the amazing arts here in Springfield, MO! Please let me know if you have any questions or conflicts with performing at Artsfest! I look forward to showing the community the brilliant dancers we have at Dance Mission!
SMILE! Our dancers will have group/individual photos in their costumes at Dance Mission, April 30-May 3 during their regular class times! You are not obligated to buy these, but please dress your dancers in their costumes regardless so we may have complete group photos made as well as rehearse dances in costumes. Just bring them to class at their normal time that week except have them picture-ready in costumes! Siblings may attend a sibling's picture day if taking a sibling dance photo together. (SHOES, HAIR, AND MAKEUP ARE YOUR CHOICE FOR PICTURE DAY!) Payment envelopes with payments to Becci Leigh Photography are also due the day of pictures. You don't have to pay shipping costs on photos if you will just pick them up at Dance Mission!
Due to unsafe winter-weather conditions, the studio is closed Monday, Jan. 15. Monday dance families are welcome to take a make-up class from our schedule of classes any time in the future!
Wishing you safe travels and happy holidays!
(Full tuition due for December despite our week break since extra weeks occur in January, March, and April. Please contact us with any questions or requests for make up classes.)
Families will be invited into the last 20 minutes of their dancer's regular class times to watch dance demonstrations on our sparkling stage!
Wishing everyone safe travels and a Happy Thanksgiving!
Families will be invited into the last 20 minutes of their dancers' regular class times to watch dance demonstrations on our sparkling stage!
Join the Dance Mission team for a 2 mile walk as we raise funds for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation! Every step is another "Great Stride" toward a cure to cystic fibrosis.
Check-in begins at 9am on Sat. Oct. 7 at the Rutledge Wilson Community Farm Park in Springfield, MO. The 2-mile walk begins at 10am.
Walk day is a FREE, fun, family-oriented event with a healthy walk, children's activities, food, and festivities that participants look forward to year after year.
To make a donation, click the link below, join the Dance Mission team, then give any amount to help find a cure for CF! Click here to donate!
On Labor Day the studio will be closed to give our hard-working instructors the day off! Many thanks to them! We'll reopen on Tuesday, Sept. 5.
Our Monday dance families will not need a make-up class since there are 5 Mondays in October.
Dance Mission presents, “Nutcracker Supreme”--a reinvented, reimagined, remixed version of the The Nutcracker.
On the night of their regular classes, dancers will showcase their talents in hip hop, tap, lyrical, ballet, and dancenastics, set to music composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky as well as some modern remixes.
Our story unfolds as Clara’s beloved Nutcracker doll comes to life and defeats the evil Mouse King and his gang of mice. Then the lovely Snow Angels show Clara and the Nutcracker Prince through their snowy forest and into the Land of the Sweets. There they meet an assorted bunch of characters eager to treat them to a celebration beyond imagination!
Clara: Light colored dress or nightgown, light pink, nude, or no tights, pink ballet shoes. (Hair bow and tiara provided at studio.) Hair half-pulled back.
Nutcracker: Black pants, white or black long-sleeve shirt, black shoes. (Soldier hat and vest provided at studio.)
Mouse King: Black pants, black shirt, black cape, black shoes. (Mouse ears and crown provided at studio.)
Mice and Chinese Tea: Black leotard, optional attached skirt; black, light pink, nude, white, or no tights; pink or black ballet shoes. Black makeup nose & whiskers. (Mouse ears & mask provided at studio.) Hair in low ponytail.
Soldiers and Chinese Tea: Black leotards, black leggings, and pink or black ballet shoes. Red makeup for quarter-sized circles on cheeks. (Hat, vest, & mask provided at studio.) Hair in low ponytail.
Bon Bons: Pink or black leotards, no tights or footless tights, barefeet. (Skirt and hair bow provided at studio). Hair in high messybun.
Snow: White dresses, light pink or white tights, pink ballet shoes. (Headpiece provided at studio.) Hair in low ponytail.
Spanish Chocolate: Black leotard, light pink or white tights, pink ballet shoes. (Skirt, fan, & flower hairclip provided at studio.) Hair in low ponytail.
Arabian Coffee: Black leotard, light pink or white tights, pink ballet shoes. (Coin skirt provided at studio.) Hair in low ponytail.
Reed Flutes: White dresses, light pink or white tights, pink ballet shoes. (Flute and flower hairclip provided at studio.) Hair in low ponytail.
Hip Hop Sugar Plums: Clothing and shoes in the color scheme of purple, pink, white, and/or black. (Fairy wings and sugarplum hairclip provided at studio). Hair in low right-ear side ponytail.
Russian Dancers: Clothing and shoes in the color scheme of purple, pink, white, and/or black. (Scarf and hat provided at studio.) Hair in low right-ear side ponytail.
Families will be invited into the last 20 minutes of their dancers' regular class times to watch dance demonstrations on our sparkling stage!
