The Winner School Studio Showcase

The Studio Showcase is an exciting and dynamic Studio wide dance recital. This will give you, your family members and your young dancers the opportunity to see our program from our little 3 year old intros to our graduating seniors in The Senior Company and The Principal Company. It is a fantastic show! Our Dazzles, Stars and Company programs are phenomenal!

The showcase takes place on May 14th at Judge Memorial High School, 650 S. 1100 E. SLC, UT 84102. The Showcase starts at 5:00 pm.

Lighting Rehearsal:

Lighting rehearsal will take place in the morning at Judge Memorial High School. Please have your dancer in their regular class outfit for this rehearsal. This is a closed rehearsal, parents will be invited to stay in the lobby.

Intros (3 year old classes)- 8:45 am- 9:45 am
RzDz 4's (4 year old classes)- 9:30 am- 10:30 am
RzDz 5K, RzDz 5-7, RzDz 6-10- 10:15 am- 11:45 pm

Please be on time!

Call Times:
***Please read all information***

For dancers with a 4:30 pm call time (ALL Intro classes and Good Ship Lollipop):

·         You will bring them to the upstairs dressing room at 4:30 pm to check in with their teacher.

o   Have your dancer use the restroom before you drop them off.

·         Please get them dressed in their dance costume and take their dance bag with you.

o   They will stay up in the dressing room prior to their performance and after their performance, until Intermission.

o   They will be supervised by The Winner School Dayschool and Dance staff with snacks and quiet activities provided.

·         At Intermission please come and pick them up.

o   They can sit with you to watch the rest of the showcase.

o   Since there will not be a reserved seat for them, you may choose to sit in the last two rows of the auditorium, which are reserved for dancers.  Or, they may sit on your lap.      

·         We hope that you will stay after your dancer performs. All of our dancers have worked so hard this year and it is great to see the progression of our dance program.

 

For dancers with a call time at the beginning of Intermission (ALL RzDz 5K, 5-7, 6-10 classes, Pom Pom March and Gotta be Me):

·         Your dancer may either sit with you, or in the back two rows which are reserved for dancers.

o   There will be a teacher present to sit with them and supervise.

o   They will sit in the audience to enjoy the show until the beginning of Intermission.

·         They will then come up to the dressing room to change into costume and check in with their teacher.

o   Have your dancer use the restroom before you drop them off.

·         PLEASE still arrive at the beginning of the showcase at 5:00 pm. We have put together a well thought out showcase to give all parents an opportunity to see what all of the dancers have been working on.

 

Please let me know of any questions you have, I want you to feel comfortable with what is going to be happening. It is a fun and exciting time of year!

Parent Meeting and 2016-17 Team Auditions
The parent meeting regarding auditions is tonight from 6 pm- 7 pm at The Winner School! Please come to get all of the important information about being part of our competitive teams for the 2016-17 dance season.

Auditions will take place on Tuesday, May 24th at The Winner School
Check-in--4:15 pm- 4:45 pm
Warm up--4:45 pm- 5:00 pm
Learn combo-- 5:00 pm- 6:00 pm
Auditions-- 6:00 pm- 7:30 pm

We are excited to see you there!

HOW TO DO A SOCK BUN // Youtube Hair Tutorial

The Motion Tour is finally here! Thank you for having 100% attendance on Saturday! The girls did an amazing job! It is so exciting for these dancers to have the opportunity to take all of their hard work in the classroom, to the stage!



This Youtube link is a great tutorial on how to do our "princess bun". As you can see it is a "rolled" bun, not a "twisted" bun. You can use a sock to achieve this look, or a hair donut, both will work.

Please make sure that you have ALL of your dancer's costume items in their competition bag. Please make sure your dancer's jazz shoes are in their bag. Make sure your dancer wears their Winner School RzDz T-shirt, it makes them easier to find. There is no admission to the competition, feel free to invite family to help cheer on your dancer! It is going to be a fun and exciting day!

RzDz Bag Check

 

Make Up:

blush

black liquid eyeliner

red lipstick*

Vaseline

mirror

brushes/applicators/sharpers

make-up remover wipes

 

Hair:

spray bottle

super hold gel

brush and comb

hair elastics

bobby pins

hair spray

 

Performance:

 

costume and hair piece

two pair of tight (if you where tights with your costume)

scissors

nail polish remover pads

stain remover stick

safety pins

 

PLEASE LABEL EVERYTHING WITH FIRST AND LAST NAME
*The red lipstick pencil that came with your costume

 

Dress Rehearsal and Bag Check for RzDz 5K, RzDz 5-7 and RzDz 6-10 classes:

Dress Rehearsal and bag check will take place on Saturday, April 16th at The Winner School. Dancers need to change into their recital costume at The Winner School. Dancers do not need to wear make-up for this rehearsal, please have their hair pulled back in a ponytail or bun. Bag check will take place after the dress rehearsal, I expect bag check to take 10- 15 minutes.

RzDz 5K (M/W class) "Friend Like Me" (white top, pink shorts costume):
When you arrive place your bags in room 3, this is where your can change into your costume.
Rehearsal time 11:00 am- 11:45 am, Parents may come in the last 5 minutes to watch the last run through of their dance.
Bag check will be immediately after in room 3

RzDz 5K (T/TH class) "Dear Future Husband" (polka dot costume):
When you arrive place your bags in room 3, this is where you can change into your costume.
Rehearsal time is 11:45 am- 12:30 pm, Parents may come in the last 5 minutes to watch the last run through of their dance.
Bag check will be immediately after in room 3

RzDz 5-7 (T/TH class) "All Shook Up" (red glitter heart costume):
When you arrive place your bags in room 3, this is where you can change into your costume.
Rehearsal time is 12:30 pm- 1:15 pm, Parents may come in the last 5 minutes to watch the last run through of their dance.
Bag check will be immediately after in room 3.

RzDz 6-10 (W/F class) "Red Balloon" (blue costume):
When you arrive place your bags in room 3, this is where you can change into your costume.
Rehearsal time is 1:15 pm- 2:00 pm, Parents may come in the last 5 minutes to watch the last run through of their dance.
Bag check will be immediately after in room 3.

The Motion Tour

Competition April 22^nd & 23^rd

2828 Harrison Blvd. Ogden, 84403

 

***Below is the list of call times for Motion Tour.  It is IMPERATIVE that you are ON TIME!  We need dancers there with plenty of time to warm-up and prepare before going on stage.  In many cases, competitions will run ahead of schedule…for some, it is not unusual to be an entire hour ahead!  SO PLEASE BE ON TIME***

 

Saturday, April 23^rd

#305- “Dear Future Husband” ( RZ DZ 5k T/TH) – 7:30am

#313- “Friend Like Me” (RZ DZ 5k M/W) – 8:00am

#381 – “Red Balloon”(RZ DZ 6-10) – 11:30

#387 – “All Shook Up” (RZ DZ 5-7) – 11:45

*Awards call time for the above routines- 2:15.  Please wear your WS travel gear*

 

·         Please arrive at your call time with your hair and makeup completely done.
·         You need to wear your team travel gear to and from competition, and during the award ceremonies. NOT your dance costume, you will change into your dance costume once we have warmed up! You may want to wait to apply the lipstick until after we have changed into our costumes.
Travel Gear
-5k, 5-7’s & 6-10s – any black bottoms (jeans, sweats, leggings) w/ Winner School t-shirt

 

     Good luck!

For those of you looking for a hotel to stay in overnight on Friday, here are a couple of suggestions that are within 5 miles of Ogden High School (the venue for The Motion Tour):

Hampton Inn & Suites Ogden
Hilton Garden Inn (there are two in Ogden within the 5 mile range)
Courtyard Ogden
Holiday Inn Express Ogden   

Spring GP Pictures: GP Pictures are coming up soon! Classes that attend Tuesday/Thursday will have pictures taken on Tuesday, April 5th. Classes that attend Monday/Wednesday, Wednesday Only, or Wednesday/Friday will have pictures taken on Wednesday, April 6th. Pictures are taken during regular class time. There will be no regular class on the day of pictures. Dancers will be excused immediately after individual and group pictures are taken. Dancers will wear their recital costume. All groups will wear a "princess bun" for Spring pictures, along with coordinating hair pieces. Intros (3 year olds) and RzDz 4 classes, please bring both ballet and tap shoes. Make-up is at your discretion. For the RzDz 5K, RzDz 5-7, and RzDz 6-10 classes please have competition make-up.
Pictures must be ordered, and paid for, prior to individual pictures being taken. Please bring your child regardless of your intent to purchase pictures, we want the entire class to be represented in the group photo. Order form sheets will be sent home the week prior to pictures, extras will be available at the time of photos being taken.

Back ground may vary.

***For those of you out of town due to Spring Break, we are working on a tentative picture make up date. I will keep you posted!***

Competition Make-up Tutorial

I hope this will be helpful to parents who are new to The Winner School's competition make-up. This was a quick make-up application. I usually take a little longer. Please let me know if you have any further questions about it. Thanks to my daughter, Oana, for being a patient model. The expertise in videography goes to my husband ;)

The hair tutorial will come soon. I promise it is an easy one!

Registration for next year
It is time to register for our 2016-17 school year! Many of you took advantage of our in house registration time, and classes have filled up quickly. Open registration begins March 1st, let your friends and neighbors know about the amazing programs we offer here at The Winner School. Dance is just part of what is offered. The preschool program and after school programs are phenomenal. There are also Summer camps (ages 2 years old- 9th grade), Basketball camps, Karate,  Tumbling, Music, Drama, and Swim programs.

Spring Break
Spring Break for our Intro through RzDz 6-10 classes will be observed March 28th-29th. Please note that this is different from the Spring Break dates that are being observed by our Dazzles, Stars, and Company programs. If you have dancers that are also involved in any of these groups, please refer to their class calendars for their Spring Break dates.

Spring GP Pictures
GP pictures in our recital costumes are coming soon! Pictures will be taken on April 5th for classes that attend on Tuesdays & Thursdays. Pictures will be taken on April 6th for classes that attend on Monday & Wednesdays, Wednesdays only, and Wednesdays & Fridays. Pictures are taken during regular class time, in place of class. Dancers are dismissed after photos are taken.
Dancers wear their recital costumes for Spring pictures. Hair is in a "princess bun", make-up is at your discretion for Intros and RzDz 4 dancers. Hair is in "princess bun" and competition make-up for our RzDz 5K, RzDz 5-7, and RzDz 6-10 dancers.
Costumes will be ready for pick up at the end of March. The balance, after the $50 deposit made in January, will be due at the time of pick up.

Studio Showcase tickets
Tickets for our studio showcase go on sale in The Winner School Store at 7am on April 13th. Our studio showcase is held in Judge Memorial High School's auditorium. Tickets are $10 a piece. It is reserved seating for the studio showcase. Please make sure to purchase tickets, they do sell very quickly.

Progression Night

We are excited that it is time to show parents the hard work we have put in the past couple months! We are ready to share with you some of what we have learned this year, and give a sneak peak into our recital pieces for the Studio showcase in May!

Hopefully you have seen your February calendars. Each class calendar contained the specific Progression Recital session times for that class. Here is another reminder with call times for those classes. The call time is the time dancers should be in room 4 at The Winner School. Intro (light blue leo) and RzDz 4 (purple leo) should arrive in their leotard, pink ballet tights and tap shoes on. RzDz 5K, RzDz 5-7 and RzDz 6-10 should arrive in their black leotard & multi-color print class shorts, bare legs and tap shoes on. Please have their ballet shoes out for us to collect and label. The Winner School Dance staff and The Winner School Dayschool staff will be in room 4 to supervise and help our dancers change into their ballet shoes. Please do not leave their bags, or any personal belongings of theirs, in room 4. Their hair should be in a bun on the crown of their head. If their hair is too short to be pulled into a bun, please secure it back with clips. The hair bow, that was paid for in The Winner School Store, will be given to your dancer at that time.

2:00 pm Session, Call time 1:40 pm

Intros (Wednesday only class)
RzDz 4 (T/TH class held from 12:30 pm- 1:30 pm)
RzDz 5K (T/TH class held from 4:15 pm- 5:15 pm, class is usually held in room 2)
Team RzDz

3:30 pm Session, Call time 3:10 pm

Intros (T/TH class held from 11:15 am- 12:00 pm)
RzDz 4 (T/TH class held from 10:00 am- 11:00 am)
RzDz 5-7 (T/TH class held from 4:15 pm- 5:15 pm, class held in room 4 and the gym)
Dz 2

5:00 pm Session, Call time 4:40 pm

Intros (T/TH class held from 12:30 pm- 1:15 pm)
RzDz 4 (M/W class held from 11:00 am- 12:00 pm)
RzDz 5K (M/W class held from 2:00 pm- 3:00 pm)
RzDz 6-10 (W/F class held from 4:15 pm- 5:15 pm)
DZ 1
Starlettes

This performance takes place in the intimate setting of The Winner School gym. Seating is limited, please take that into consideration when you invited family members. The performance will be approximately 45 minutes long, with light refreshments afterward.

Our parking is limited, however the Slavic Evangelical Baptist Church (Just South of The Winner School) has graciously given us permission to park in their parking lot.

I am so excited for you to see what your children have been working on! It is so rewarding to teach them.

Please contact me with any questions
Text/voicemail 801-573-9422
The Winner School front desk can also be contacted at 801-278-2500

Thank You
Kellie Barber
Intro/RzDz Coordinator

Progression Recital Rehearsal....

Saturday, January 23rd is our Progression recital dress rehearsal. It will be held at The Winner School, in the gym. Please be on time! Rehearsals will be closed to parents, we are using this time to get familiar with the space. Please have your dancer dressed in their class uniform, bring ballet shoes and tap shoes.  Please have their hair pulled back in a bun. If your dancer's hair is too short for a bun, please have their hair secured off of their face with clips. We are so excited to be preparing for this special night for our Intro and Razzle Dazzle dancers!

Times:

Intros (light blue leos):    11:15 am- 12:00 pm

RzDz 4's (purple leos):    12:00 pm- 12:45 pm

RzDz 5K (black leos, multi colored shorts):   12:45 pm- 1:30 pm

RzDz 5-7 and RzDz 6-10 (black leos, multi colored shorts):   1:30 pm- 2:15 pm

If you have questions about which time your dancer comes for rehearsal, please call the front desk, they have a class lists and will be able to specify for you. The Winner School front desk number,
 801-278-2500

Thank you in advance for taking time out of your Saturday to come to this important rehearsal.

Deposits and fees due

A $50 costume deposit is due in The Winner School Store by Friday, January 15th. It is extremely important that these deposits get paid. We cannot order costumes, for the entire class, until we have all of the deposits for that class. The longer we have to wait to order costumes, the more likely it is that shipping dates will be too late for our April GP Pictures, or the costumes become unavailable. Please get this deposit paid by Friday, or sooner. The remaining balance will become due in April prior to pictures being taken.

Also please confirm that you have paid $10 for your Progression Recital bow. These bows will be distributed on the day of the performance.

Thank you for your tremendous support! We love these dancers. We are so excited for this performance!

We will be working in the month of January to prepare for our Progression recital. We have dress rehearsal times set for Saturday, January 23rd in the Winner School gym. We have given each age group 45 minutes to become familiar with the large space. It is important that you are on time, we will start each age group exactly on time.

Intro's (age 3, light blue leotard): 11:15 am- 12:00 pm
RzDz 4's (purple leotard): 12:00 pm- 12:45 pm
RzDz 5K (M/W 2:00 pm class & T/TH 4:15 pm): 12:45 pm- 1:30 pm
RzDz 5-7 & RzDz 6-10: 1:30 pm- 2:15 pm

Dancers should wear their class uniform, hair pulled into a "princess" bun. Bring ballet and tap shoes.

Class Assigned Sessions for 2016 Progression Recital:

Our progression recital is an opportunity for parents to see the individual progression of their child in the three dance genres (jazz, ballet, and tap) that are taught in our Intro and Razzle Dazzle dance program.  We showcase the progressive nature of our dance program through having a class from each age group in all sessions.

The Progression Recital will be held on Saturday, February 6^th 2016 at The Winner School in the gym.  It will be held in three separate sessions, your class has been assigned a specific time. This is an intimate venue. The performance is primarily intended for parents, and possibly grandparents.

The schedule for the Progression recital is as follows:

 

2:00 pm:

10:00 am Wednesday only Intro class

12:30 pm M/W RzDz 4’s class

4:15 pm T/TH RzDz 5K class

 

3:30 pm:

11:15 am T/TH Intro class

10:00 am T/TH RzDz 4’s class

4:15 pm T/TH RzDz 5-7 class

 

 

5:00 pm:

12:30 pm T/TH Intro class

11:00 am M/W RzDz 4’s class

2:00 pm M/W RzDz 5K class

4:15 pm W/F RzDz 6-10 class