Spring Recital 2024 Important Dates
May 28th - June 3rd Ages 2-4 Dress Rehearsal in Studio during class
June 14th 2024 6:30 pm Arrival Time: 6:00 pm Dancing Through The Decades Dress Rehearsal (Ages 5+) Riverbend High School
June 15th 2024 Show Time: 3:30 pm Arrival Time: 2:45 pm Twinkle Stars Spring Recital (Fairy Classes) Riverbend High School
June 16th 2024 Show Time: 3:30 pm Arrival Time: 2:30 pm Dancing Through The Decades Recital (Ages 5+) Riverbend High School
Twinkle Star Tickets: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/61863340/twinkle-stars-recital
Dancing Through The Decades Tickets: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/77233906/mfa-dancing-through-the-decades
Recital Practice Videos for Ages 2-7 Dance Classes: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1e0CxWhTSt-lKGBiLOBfr4vD7elI7XAWW?usp=sharing
How to pack for recitals: https://m.facebook.com/groups/1337428602992702/permalink/5084790308256494/?mibextid=Nif5oz
How to make a bun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yG7Hcozrf8
Recital make-up: https://youtu.be/YrRF5fb7nzg
Purchase Tights: https://www.shopnimbly.com/mfastudios
Spring Recital Tights, Shoes, & Hair
Fairy Ballet & Tap 1 & 2 - pink tights, ballet shoes, tap shoes, hairstyle your choice
Primary Ballet, Jazz, & Tap 1 - pink tights, ballet shoes, tan jazz shoes, tap shoes, bun
Primary Jazz & Tap 2 - pink tights, tan jazz shoes, tap shoes, bun
Primary Ballet 2 - pink tights, ballet shoes, bun
Mini Lyrical - tan tights, ballet shoes, bun
Junior & Teen Jazz - tan tights, tan jazz shoes, bun
Junior & Teen Tap - tan tights, tan tap shoes, bun
Junior & Teen Ballet - pink tights, ballet shoes, bun
Junior & Teen Lyrical - tan stirrup tights, lyrical shoes, bun
Hip-Hop - no tights, black shoes, high ponytail
Acro - no tights, no shoes, bun
Make-up
Stage lights wash out performers. We recommend using make-up including red lipstick, pink blush, brown eye shadow, mascara, and eyebrow pencil for light eyebrows.
Volunteers
Hello! Thanks for your interest in helping out this year! Please email frontdesk@mfastudios.com to sign up as a recital volunteer.
(If you have a child in High School that needs community Service Hours this is a perfect opportunity!)
JOB DESCRIPTIONS:
USHERS: Will seat ticket holders to their seats and hand out programs
MULTIPLE CHANGE DRESSING ROOM ATTENDANT: (1 adult woman per class)
Stays in dressing rooms. Helps with changes, supervision, and organization. Required at rehearsal. Good for those who want the performers to look their best. Four (4) hours maximum per recital.
BACKSTAGE RUNNER: (2 adults dressed in all black per recital)
Moves mats and gets performers from dressing rooms to stage. Required at rehearsal. Good if you like to be VERY active and in the wings. Must wear all black. Four (4) hours maximum per recital.
BACKSTAGE MOMS: Your job is to supervise your specific class during the dress rehearsal and the show. Dancers 5 years and younger are picked up during intermission therefore the backstage volunteer may leave as soon as all students are dismissed.
IMPORTANT! Backstage volunteers usually can only watch the class perform from the side of the stage since they need to be with the class for the entire time before the show and then assist with the dancers after they perform. Parents ARE allowed to pick up their kids during intermission; Tip: bring fun; quiet things to keep your kids busy (i.e. iPads, iTouches, coloring books and crayons, memory games, go fish cards etc.)
CONCESSIONS:
Help sell baked goods, flowers and drinks to recital patrons and performers.
Pre-performance: If you are signed up to help prior to a performance, please meet at the concession table one hour prior to the show. Anyone signed up for intermission concession sales must come out to the concession stand 1-2 numbers BEFORE intermission starts! If your dancer happens to be in one of those numbers, please just rush out as soon as possible! This is a short 20 minute, fast-paced job.
SIGN IN/OUT ATTENDANT: This Volunteer will help check in students prior to show, and help check out students during intermission and at dismissal.
Concession Supplier: We are allowing “volunteers” to “donate” select items in lieu of volunteering for a job. These donations will help repair the studio over the summer, new equipment and keep us running through the summer months for the New Year. Please bring one of the following:
water, soda, juice boxes etc.
small bags of chips, cookies, fruit snacks etc.
cupcakes, cookies, brownies, etc.
Bathroom Runner: This Volunteer will bring children to the bathroom prior to running rehearsal and show. (We do not wipe or change diapers) Hand washing is the only assistance we can give.
Recital Box: These boxes have all emergency and go-to items for the show to run without complication. This person will handle any costume issues that arise at dress rehearsal and show.