Two Week Countdown! (and major update)

Hi world! It's been way too long since I posted here, but summer has had me swamped! Although we didn't fill every single class, I taught summer camp classes every day in July, and man, was I tired by the end. It was a good warm-up for fall, though, since we have a 20-class schedule to offer! Classes start September 3rd, which is only TWO WEEKS AWAY!!! I can't believe it!

This is a photo from ballet camp, taken in mid-July. It's hard to get lots of photos and also teach!

Registration is going on now, and I will be in the studio this week and next, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 3-7pm. I will also be there Saturday the 30th from 9-3. Anyone who wants a registration packet mailed to them should either call or e-mail with their name and address and I will send it right away.

Last week, we had a booth at the Greene County Fair. I love the fair, and look forward to it every year (on a side note, my butter cake has won a blue ribbon two years in a row!). Having the booth was a lot of work though. We were there every night for 6 or 7 hours! I loved having the opportunity to talk to people about the studio. Lots of people had already heard of us, but some hadn't, and everyone was enthusiastic about us being here, and wishing us luck.

One of the projects I'm most excited about for fall is our December production of The Nutcracker. For those of you unfamiliar with this holiday classic, The Nutcracker is a ballet about a little girl who recieves a gift of a toy nutcracker doll at a party. After the party, she falls asleep with her doll and dreams a fantastic dream, including a fight between toy mice and toy soldiers and her nutcracker doll becoming a prince and taking her to the Land of Sweets where the Suagr Plum Fairy and all her friends perform for them. We will be producing a shortened version of the ballet this year. Auditions for placement (everyone will be cast) are being held September 13th!

And of course, our Social Dance Night is held every Thursday night from 7-10 pm! This month Tom is teaching waltz and cha cha, and next month we continue the waltz and starting salsa! This drop-in class requires no registration and costs $15 per person.

So as the dance school year approaches, I will try to be more regular about posting. If you live in the area, stop by and see the studio! We've worked hard on it and are so excited about the coming year!