December Newsletter

APPAREL ORDERS are now due, please submit your order ASAP!

DECEMBER PERFORMANCE ANNOUNCEMENT: Dancers, with the holidays, and our staff being so busy, we will not be doing a trip to the University Dancers Concert at UMass, December 4th-6th. However, please keep it in mind for yourselves if you are still interested. We do have plans for some exciting shows after the New Year, listed below, so please read on!!

LAST TIME OFFER - FABULOUS FIT MONTH OF DECEMBER! $55 for unlimited Zumba, $65 for unlimited Zumba plus Wednesday Yoga!

GIFT CERTIFICATES: make a great holiday gift. If the joy of dance, music, or wellness is the gift you'd like to give, we've got you covered!

It was wonderful seeing so many faces at our VISITOR'S WEEK! Thank you so much for coming and if you were unable to make it, please let us know so you can come in at another time.

The studio will be closed for MUSIC and DANCE lessons December 24th to January 1st. Classes resume on January 2nd!

FITNESS CLASSES: There will ne NO ZUMBA on December 24th, 26th, & 31st. There will be NO YOGA on December 26th & January 2nd. Please see fitness schedule for vacation week times.

The SECOND COSTUME DEPOSIT is due on December 19th. Again, it is $25 per costume. If possible, please keep this separate from your tuition payment. If both the 1st & 2nd deposits are not in by December 19th, unfortunately, we cannot order a student's costume.

Weather related stuio CLOSINGS/CANCELLATIONS will be listed on Channel 40's website (www.wggb.com) and a recording may also be left on our answering machine. Please note that the news stations will no longer list our closing on TV (or any dance studio).

Our date for the JANUARY SHOW is set for Friday, January 15th at 7pm. This is an informal event designed to give every student an opportunity to "take the stage" and show off what they have been learning since September. Students will wear the studio's dress code, designated for their particular class, the evening of the show. Just like in class, students will need to have hair pulled up and away from their faces. Teachers will review all of this with the students. It will be held at South Hadley High School, and STUDENTS ARE ASKED TO BE THERE NO LATER THAN 6:30pm. (unless informed otherwise). Refreshments will be served at the end of the evening! Tickets for the show will go on sale on MONDAY, JANUARY 5th. Ticket prices are $6 for the public (students of the studio are free). We would like to make our annual donation to the local food pantry (at the time of this event, they are usually trying to recover from the holidays). If you bring a canned food donation in when you purchase your tickets, then your ticket price is reduced to $5.

WINTER PARKING: It can get tricky with the snow to park, and we thank you in advance for your patience in finding a spot. Please park on one side of Princeton Ave, the side closest to the studio. We do need to remind everyone not to use the driveways on Federal St as turnarounds. You can go the end fo Federal St and take a left, as that brings you back to Everett St and then back to East St. Owners are concerned about the safety of their families and have brought this to our attention. So, as we promised, and as good neighbors, we ask that you use care and do not use private driveways. We thank you in advance for your help in this matter.

MUSIC TOGETHER: Winter session starts Saturday, January 9th!

DANCE PERFORMANCE TRIP: We are getting a head start now on our next performance trip because it is going to be a very exciting event! The world-renowned Mark Morris Dance Group is coming to the UMass Fine Arts Center this February!! "It's not just dance at the highest level, but simultaneoulsy, concert-going at the highest level - a perfect blend of sound and movement, all happening in the moment." This concert takes place on Tuesday, February 2nd at 7:30pm. If you would like to join us, we will be organizing a carpool to the event, meeting at the studio and leaving by 6:45pm. We will provide you with sign-up forms in January, so keep an eye out for these if you are interested, or contact the office.

Mahajoy Laufer is planning to be here during our December break for a HIP-HOP MASTER CLASS - yahoo!! Please keep an eye on your email, for the day and time is still to be determined...

Happy Holidays and many blessings to you and your families!

Fondly,
Brooks & Mary Ann Holmes