May 2023 Newsletter
Spring Recital
SDA’s 15th annual spring recital is getting close! The recital, “Celebrate: Cheers to 15 Years!” will be on Sunday, June 11th at 11am and 4pm at Littleton High School in Littleton, MA. Students in the 11am show will need to arrive 30 min before performance time. Students in the 4pm show will need to arrive 1 hour before performance time. Dress rehearsals will take place Wednesday, June 7th, Friday, June 9th, and Saturday, June 10th. All dress rehearsals will also be at LHS. Dress rehearsal times for each class vary, please see recital notices being emailed later this week. Students will need to arrive in full hair and makeup, and ready to dance. More detailed info and costume/hair/makeup directions will also be emailed out this month.
**Recital tickets will be sold online beginning May 10th until June 4th. Tickets for the 11am recital will go on sale at 11am, and tickets for the 4pm recital will go on sale at 4pm. THIS IS SO THERE IS NO CONFUSION ABOUT WHICH TICKETS TO BUY! Tickets are $25.00 each. If you plan to have your child/ren in a seat they will need a ticket! Dancers do not need tickets, but if you want them to join you in the audience after, they will need to be on a lap! Tickets will NOT be sold at the studio but any remaining tickets will be sold at the door at LHS before the show. Check down below for more details, purchasing information, and for the link to buy tickets.
Recital Flowers, Tshirts, DVDs/Downloads, and Picture Day
We will be selling flowers through Floracause again and they would love it if you ordered ahead if you plan to get flowers for your dancer/s! Here is the link to choose your flowers: www.floracause.com/spotlightwestford
Information on recital T-shirts and DVDs/Digital downloads will be emailed out this month in our detailed Recital Information email. Picture Day will be happening during the Dress Rehearsals again this year. Package information and more details will be sent in our recital information email this month.
Daddy Daughter
Last call for Daddy Daughter sign ups! Sign up now online!
Dancers, grab your dads or father figures and dance with them on stage at SDA’s June recital! “Couples” will learn a fun, simple dance to perform at the spring recital. All ages 2-18 are welcome to attend!
COST: $55 per “couple” and $25 for an additional daughter. This cost includes a recital T-shirt for each dancer!
CLASS DATES: Fridays May 12th, May 19th, & May 26th from 4-5pm (4pm show participants) and 5-6pm (11am show participants)
RECITAL: Dress Rehearsal: TBD Recital: June 11th
Summer at SDA
SUMMER REGISTRATON IS OPEN! Please visit our website www.sdawestford.com to register online now!
We will be offering a 6 week summer session of classes for all ages from July 10th-August 18th! Some of the classes offered this summer are Acro Intensives, Technique/Conditioning intensives, Ballet Intensives, Tap Intensives, Hip Hop, Jazz/Lyrical, Adult Classes, Kinder Classes, Preschool, Tots, and much more!
We are offering our Dance Camps for all ages (Open for registration on our website!):
Dance Intensive 1 (ages 5-8 and Prep/Teeny) July 17th– July 21st 10am-1pm
Dance Intensive 2 (ages 8-12 and Petite/Mini) July 17th– July 21st 10am-3pm
Dance Intensive 3 (ages 12-18 and Junior/Teen) July 31st– August 4th 10am-3pm
Dance Intensive 4 (ages 13-18 and Advanced/Elite) July 31st– August 4th 10am-3pm
BROADWAY BOUND DANCE CAMP (ages 8-18) August 7th– 11th 10am-3pm
Disney Princess Adventure Camp (ages 3-6) August 7th– 11th 10am-1pm
Also look out for one-day workshops and intensives throughout the summer for those with busy schedules that cannot make weekly summertime commitments! Private Lessons are also offered by request. Ask Miss Becky for details!
Important Dates
May 10th: Recital Tickets go on sale at 11am for 11am recital
Recital Tickets go on sale at 4pm for 4pm recital
May 12th: Daddy Daughter Rehearsal 4-5pm- older show participants, 5-6pm- younger show participants
May 19th: Daddy Daughter Rehearsal 4-5pm- older show participants, 5-6pm- younger show participants
May 26th: Daddy Daughter Rehearsal 4-5pm- older show participants, 5-6pm- younger show participants
May 29th: Memorial Day Studio is CLOSED
June 7th, 9th, and 10th: Dress Rehearsals at LHS
June 11th: 15th Annual Spring Recital “Celebrate: Cheers to 15 Years!” 11am and 4pm at Littleton High School
June 10th: Last day of classes
July 10th: Summer Classes Begin!
Last Call for Diamond Dancer Auditions!!!
SDA’s popular competitive performance team is looking for new members to fill our teams! We will be shaking things up and creating new teams for our growing studio! We are looking to start a Mini team for ages 4-6 years old! If you have a dancer this age, please email me to let me know you are interested! Teachers have sent me their recommendations for that team and email invitations will go out this week! We are also renaming/regrouping all of our current teams to allow for smaller age groups and more levels! Please email Miss Becky if you and your dancer/s are interested in joining one of our teams!
Audition Dates and Times:
Wednesday, May 17th:
6-7:30pm Ages 12-14
7:30-9pm Ages 15+
Wednesday, May 24th:
4-5pm Ages 7-8
5-7pm Ages 9-11
*Potential team members ages 4-6 please wait for an email invitation
Our Teams will be as follows:
Mini Diamond Dancers (ages 4-6)
Petite Diamond Dancers (ages 7-9) *we will split this team into 2 groups: Ruby and Sapphire
Junior Diamond Dancers (ages 10-12) *we will split this team into 2 groups: Ruby and Sapphire
Teen Diamond Dancers (ages 12-18) *we will split this team into 2 groups: Ruby and Sapphire
Elite Diamond Dancers (ages 14-18) *we will potentially split this team into 2 groups: Ruby and Sapphire
*ages are approximate and level and skill is taken into account first
*Ruby and Sapphire groups are to allow for more individual learning and smaller classes. Much like having two Ballet 2 classes and two Hip Hop 1 classes etc. These are not levels, just different groups!
Please contact Miss Becky for any questions and details!
2023-2024 Season
The 2022-23 Dance Season is just around the corner! Our new schedule will be posted this month! Classes max out at 15 students (Acro maxes out at 12 students!) so keep an eye on your email and social media for Registration day!
Spotlight On:
Caroline Lemieux Age 17
This is Caroline’s 12th year at SDA and has been dancing with us since she was 5! Carol is one of our Elite Diamond Dancers and takes every class available to her including Advanced Ballet, Pointe, Jazz/Lyrical, Tap, Hip Hop, Technique, Ballroom, and Contemporary. Carol also has a solo, trio and small group this year in competition! She is always super involved in everything we do and is one of our strongest leaders. Whether its painting props, cleaning, hyping up her team, giving advice or laughing with her teammates, Carol is always someone we can count on putting a smile on our faces and we love her for that! We are so lucky to have her for one more year and will certainly be sad to see her graduate next 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 “Celebrate: Cheers to 15 Years!”.
Tickets will go “on sale” beginning May 10th, 2023. Tickets for the 11am recital will go on sale at 11am. Tickets for the 4pm recital will go on sale at 4pm. 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
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 $25 ticket price is their per ticket fee, plus 5% processing charge (you are not paying anything additional to $25 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!
*The ticket link will not show up or work before the time tickets go on sale. It will say you need a password but that goes away when they go on sale.
**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! 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!
Thank you for another great month at SDA! Please email me for any questions or concerns! Becky@sdawestford.com