2022 Spring Recital

Theme:                                                                          The Show Must Go On

Recital and Dress Rehearsal Location:         Glenbard North High School

Dress Rehearsal Date and Times:                   Friday, May 20.  See below for times.

Recital Date and Time:                                          Saturday, May 21 at 10:00am

IMPORTANT DATES AND INFORMATION:

Picture Day - May 15 at Simkus Recreation Center (849 W Lies Rd., Carol Stream)

• Pictures will be ordered online. Separate information will be emailed out.
• If you cannot attend picture day, email Ms. Rachel as soon as possible.
• Arrive 15 minutes prior to your scheduled picture time.
• Dance Parents/Guardians are not permitted in the picture area.
• Check in dancer with your dance instructor and sit with your dance class until picture time.
• No eating or drinking in costume.
• Arrive fully dressed with makeup and hair done. Dancers may choose how to wear hair. Light make-up is highly recommended.
• There will be chairs set up in the hallway for parents to wait during pictures, only dancers will be allowed into the program room.
• Combo dance classes will be taking picture in ballet shoes.

Picture Day Schedule:

Dance Recital Day - May 21 at Glenbard North High School (990 Kuhn Rd., Carol Stream)

All dancers must arrive 30 minutes prior to the event ready to perform. Dancers should be dropped off outside the theatre entrance and staff will escort them to the waiting rooms.  CSPD staff and volunteers will supervise dancers in the backstage waiting rooms before and after their performance. For safety purposes only staff and volunteers with badges are permitted backstage or in the waiting rooms.

Arrival:

• Enter through Door 1. Recital arrival times for dancers:
  • 10:00am show – arrive at 9:30 am
• The doors open 30 min before the event.
• Arrive dressed in dance costume including dance shoes. Hair and make-up should be styled according to instructions provided by Instructor. Do not bring additional bags/clothes.
• Preschool, Kinderdance and Ballet/Tap 1 dancers need to bring their dance shoes in a Ziploc bag with their name on it. This also applies to dancers who are in multiple numbers that have shoes to change.

Additional Details:

• If your dancer has multiple costumes, bring additional dance costumes labeled with name to dressing area.
• Dancers are to proceed to lobby; they will be escorted to the waiting area where they will stay until the end of the show.
• Dancer’s parents/guardians will not be permitted in dancer waiting area.
• The dance recital will run approximately 2 hours
• Flash photography and battery operated video recordings are not permitted during the dance recital. We ask that attendees remain seated and out of the aisles during the show.

Dismissal

• For the safety of all participants, dancers will be dismissed one class at a time from the stage.
• Dance instructors will dismiss each dancer to the parent/guardian at the stage staircase located at the end of the stage.
• Remain seated until your class is called for dismissal.
• Send only one parent/guardian to retrieve dancer.
• Dancers with multiple classes will be taken backstage to retrieve their costumes prior to dismissal.
• Teachers love to take photos with their students but wait until they are all dismissed

RECITAL ORDER OF SHOW

Show order subject to change prior to recital date

May 21, 10:00am Show

Fundraiser

In an effort to raise money that goes back towards the dance program we run a few fundraisers at our dance recital.  We will run the following fundraisers:

Fundraisers include:

• T-Shirts: Recital T-Shirts are available for purchase for $15. Must purchase online by April 4, use code: 24453

• Flowers Sale: Roses or mixed blend.
  • Pre-Order: Surprise your dancer with a flower bunch of your choice. Pre-order by May 1 for $12 a bunch. Bunches will be available for purchase at the door in limited quantities for $15. Pre-order online using the code: 24452

• Candy Grams: Congratulate your dancer with a Candy Gram! Pick up and fill out the note on the Candy Gram on the day of the recital. Purchaser gives to dancer.
  • Pre-Order: Candy Grams include a note and candy. Pre-order by May 15 for $1 each. Candy Grams will be available for purchase at the door in limited quantities. Pre-order online using the code: 24451

• Program Shout Out: You can purchase space in the dance recital program book to give a shout out to your dancer. $8 per two line message. Must be purchased by April 23. See form at the end of this packet, or purchase online with code: 24450

• Concessions: Concessions will be sold during intermission. We are asking for donations to be turned in by Sunday May 15, outlined below:
  • Dancers Last Name A-G: Candy (individually wrapped items, multipacks; must be nut free)
  • Dancers Last Name H-M: Snack items (individually wrapped items, multipacks; must be nut free)
  • Dancers Last Name N-S: Bottled Water (case)
  • Dancers Last Namer T-Z: Ice (for coolers for the water)

We thank you in advance for your support of our dance program through these fundraising opportunities.

Pre-Order Fundraiser Items