I hope everyone had a fantastic holiday. Now it is time to get down to business! Exams are just a couple of weeks away and then it will be right back to competition prep and before you know it we will be rehersing for the Year End Show! Wow, where did the time go? I just wanted to remind you all of a couple of important dates and details in my first official blog. Here we go!
Saturday, January 16th - 12:30 - Exam practise in Winfield at Lake Country School of Dance - We will be running the dances just as they will be danced on Exam day. We will also be testing theory. The other teachers and I strongly suggest that dancers who are completing exams be at this practise. Please bring your practice skirts and jig shoes.
Saturday, January 16th - 7:15 - Robby Burns Night at St. Davids (Kelowna) - Very few dancers have signed up for this so if your dancer is available, we would appreciate your attendance.
Friday, January 21st - 7:00 - Robby Burns Night - Peachland Seniors Center - Once again, we have a small group going to this event and therefore we would welcome as many dancers as possible.
Saturday, January 22nd - 2:00 - Robby Burns - Hawthorne Park (Kelowna)
Sunday, January 23rd - 1:30 - Robby Burns - Anglican Church (Vernon)Monday, January 24th - 5:30pm - Robby Burns - Coldstream Seniors Center (Vernon)
Thursday, January 28th - EXAMS - Canadian School of Ballet (Kelowna) - 8:00am
Argyll School of Celtic Arts (Vernon) - 3:00
Saturday, January 30th - Vernon Winter Carnival Parade - I am looking for dancers to be on our float and dance along the side - Kelowna dancers are welcome!! We will be having a special float decorating day to beef it up a bit. We won second last year - I think we can do better than that! (Am I competitive or what?)
Saturday, January 30th - Scotch Tasting Event - Vernon Winter Carnival - Get your tickets ASAP. I think this will be a sell out. I have some at the studio but there are also some at the carnival office.
Saturday, Febuary 6th - Community Showcase - Perfoming Arts Center - Vernon - Time TBA
Saturday, Febuary 28th - IHDA Competition - Kamloops. Entries will be sent out next week. Please make sure that you have a 2010 IHDA card. This is complimentry for new dancers. There is no longer a form to fill out - they have gone paperless. If you need a card, please email Jackie Pattison directly at j.pattison@shaw.ca. Also, Scotdance cards have now expired. The 2010 form is available at both studios. Just a reminder, Miss Trish, Miss Barbour, Miss Barb, and myself (Janet) are available for privates if extra work is needed to be ready for the competition. Finally, I need at least five volunteers to help out at the Kamloops competition. This is an IHDA competition - we are all members and have to do our share to help. The IHDA fees are used to keep the competitions running in the Interior and they will also be used to help subsidize a bus trip this spring.
Finally, Miss Meghan is finishing up teaching as she will be having a baby soon. Miss Barbour and myself will be teaching the Tuesday night classes until further notice. It will give me a chance to get to know the parents and dancers in Kelowna a bit better and spend time at my old stomping ground -CSB - I can't wait.
If you have any questions regarding any of this, please feel free to email me back. Email is probably the best way to go as sometimes dance teachers don't have time in between classes.
Take care.
Janet
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