November 2024 Newsletter
November 2024
Payment/Costume Reminder:
Please be sure you update your account info and send in late payments! Late notices will be sent out mid-month and late fees will be posted unless discussed with the director. Costume Fees have been emailed out and were charged with November tuition. Costumes will be ordered and will not be passed out until fees are up to date.
November 2024 Dancer of the Month: Prachi Tadipatri Age: 8
This is Prachi’s 6th year at SDA and she is currently enrolled in Acro 1 with Miss Emily and Tap 1 with Miss Kate. Prachi is a kind, responsible, and focused student who is a joy to have in class! She works really hard each week and is great at remembering choreography and loves performing on stage! We cannot wait to see her growth this season and watch her shine on stage in this year’s Holiday recital in December. Keep up the great work Prachi!
2024 Holiday Recitals:
Preparations for SDA’s 17th annual holiday recitals “Holiday Extravaganza” and “Annie” are underway and choreography has begun! We have narrowed down dates for our Dress Rehearsals and we will only need Friday, December 13th 4-7:30pm for the younger show rehearsals (preschool, Kinder, Minis) and Saturday, December 14th 9am-8pm for ALL of “Annie”. We are almost done with the Dress Rehearsal Schedule and will send that out ASAP! Both shows are December 15th (Recital times 11am and 2pm) so they are approaching quickly! The rehearsals and recital will be held at Littleton High School. Tickets for the show will be $24 each and sold online beginning Friday, November 8th at 11am (for 11am show “Holiday Extravaganza”) and 2pm (for 2pm show “Annie”). Information on how to purchase tickets online is explained at the bottom of this email! Online ticket sales will CLOSE on Friday, Dec 6th. Tickets will be sold at the recital for $25 each cash only.
Please note: Tots in Tutus, ALL Technique, Conditioning, and Leaps and Turns classes, Ballet 2 TEAM (Ruby and Sapphire), Ballet 3 TEAM (Ruby and Sapphire), Teen and Elite Pointe, Ballet 4, Hip Hop 2 Sapphire, Hip Hop 3 Ruby, Hip Hop 4, Acro 1 TEAM, Acro 2 TEAM, Lyrical 1 TEAM, Tap 3, Tap 4, Teen Sapphire Jazz/Lyrical, and Contemporary 4 (Elite and Senior) will NOT be participating in this recital!
Recital Memories/Info!
Below is all of the information to order Recital DVDs/Digital Downloads, Recital T-shirts, and Pre-orders for Flowers! Flowers and baked goods will also be on sale at the recital for your convenience! We will also send out the Dress Rehearsal Schedule and recital day info so please be on the lookout for those emails!
Recital T-shirt order form: This is an optional purchase. “Holiday Extravaganza” T-shirts will list the names of the dances on the back and the “Annie” t-shirts will list the main characters on the back. **Please take note we need these orders in by Friday, November 22nd to get them in time before the show. We WILL NOT be ordering extras to sell at the show, so if we do not receive your order by then you will not get a tshirt! We will then post a link to order shirts on your own; however, they will cost more as we get a bulk discount for the group order.
Please order from the following link: https://forms.gle/
DVD/Digital Download order form: This is an optional purchase. We will take orders for these until Thursday, Dec 19th.
Please order from the following link: https://forms.gle/
Flowers: We will be selling flowers at both recitals. Below is a form to pre order your flowers:
Attachment: Flower Flyer Pre-Order Winter Show – Spotlight Westford.jpg (1.9MB)
Important Dates:
November 8th- Tickets go on sale ONLINE for SDA’s productions of “Holiday Extravaganza 2024” (11am on sale time) and “Annie” (2pm sale time)
November 11th- Veterans Day observed: SDA IS OPEN! WE DO HAVE CLASSES!
November 27th-December 1st- Thanksgiving Holiday: SDA IS CLOSED!
Save The Date!!!
SDA’s June Recitals will be June 8th at Littleton High School. Dress rehearsals will be scheduled after school June 2nd-June 6th and Saturday, June 7th. Each class will only attend one dress rehearsal time slot! More details later in the year!
Recital Ticket Information
Again this year, we’re working with a company called TutuTix to make it easier for you to get tickets to “Holiday Extravaganza 2024” and “Annie”.
Tickets will go on sale beginning November 8th, 2024. Tickets for the 11am recital “Holiday Extravaganza” will go on sale at 11am. Tickets for the 2pm recital “Annie” will go on sale at 2pm. At that time, you can purchase tickets by any of the following ways:
- Go to our special TutuTix page at https://buy.tututix.com/
spotlightdanceacademy - Visit our mobile page at www.tututix.com/
spotlightdanceacademy - Just call 855-222-2TIX
***Please note: If you click the link early (before on sale date and time) the site will tell you that you need a password. This WILL go away once it is time to purchase tickets! You DO NOT need a password to purchase tickets.
A couple of additional items to note: You need a credit or debit card to buy tickets. Tickets will be sold first come, first served. So buy early to get better seats.
You can see a tutorial on how to buy tickets at this link: https://vimeo.com/60568395
TutuTix charges a low, fair fee for their service. Included in the $24 ticket price is their per ticket fee, plus 5% processing charge (you are not paying anything additional to $24 per ticket).
You’ll have several options for how you want your ticket delivered. You can have it emailed to you, or sent to your mobile phone internet browser at no charge! Or, you can choose to have TutuTix mail you foil-embossed keepsake tickets for an additional fee– with your dancer’s name printed directly on the ticket!
**If you have support questions, please contact the number above for Tutu tix. I cannot fix any computer issues or give refunds for tickets. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ARE BUYING TICKETS TO THE CORRECT SHOW AND PAY ATTENTION TO WHERE THE FRONT OF THE AUDITORIUM IS! This company is separate from SDA, and your questions will be answered more quickly by them. Of course, feel free to call me if there is anything I can do! The website WILL be busy at the beginning of sales so be prepared to have back up seating options if you cannot get the ones you want. Most of the parents will be buying tickets right at the start time on that first day!