Dear Parents and Dancers,
Unprecedented times call for unprecedented measures. Due to the COVID-19 health crisis, having a tradition recital is not an option for us this year. I’ve spent lots of tears, worry, and sleepless nights over this. But then I decided, we have to carry on as best we can. This year’s Recital will be a Virtual one.
I know you are as sad as I am that we won’t get to celebrate our year together in the traditional way, but let’s look on the bright side. We have technology we can use to celebrate the best way we can right now. So, let’s use it! Let’s come together. Let’s do our best. Let’s truly be #teamdancecentre.
By doing this… by adapting and carrying on when we really need to, we really are turning lemons into lemonade.
Our Virtual Recital name is now “Turning Lemons into Lemonade” because we are taking our Super Sweet Season 20, and we are making the best of it with our heads held high.
I truly cannot say how much I appreciate your kindness and support as we have done our best to continue serving you during this time. The sweet messages and emails have been balm to my soul.
I know this is different, this isn’t what any of us expected. I know this might be a little scary. But, let’s work together, and I promise you that Virtual Recital 2020 will be a beautiful way to celebrate our year together.
Happy Dancing. Happy Flipping. And so much love and light.
Ms. Lindsay
Virtual Recital Package/Recital Costume Information
•Your Virtual Recital package will include a Recital T-shirt, a digital download of Virtual Recital, and a physical Virtual Recital DVD that will be mailed to you this Summer.
•The Virtual Recital Package will be $50 ($22 for the t-shirt and $28 for the production of Virtual Recital+your physical DVD).
•We have been able to work with our costume vendor and will be able to issue refunds for your costumes.
•For your convenience, we will simply subtract your Virtual Recital Package from your Recital Costume payment, meaning no extra cost for you.
•We expect to begin issuing Recital Costume Refunds that will include payments for pre-paid tights and preordered t-shirts the week of May 18. We have a lot of refunds to process, so we appreciate your patience.
T-Shirts
•Students will wear t-shirts and black bottoms for their Virtual Recital Performance
•All orders for dancers t-shirts should be placed online via the Student Shirt Link. All you will need to do is select your size. No payment will be required for this since it is included in your Virtual Recital Package.
•Parents and other family members are welcome to purchase additional t-shirts. You may do so on the Parent Shirt Link. These shirts will be $22 at the time the order is placed. Please keep in mind, we will not be ordering extra t-shirts.
•In order to receive the t-shirts in a timely manner, the deadline to order will be Friday, May 8 at 3 p.m.
•All t-shirts will be available for pick up on May 26, 27, and 28 at The Dance Centre.
•The system for picking up t-shirts will be: Call The Dance Centre at (606) 620-7507 when you arrive, let me know your name and I’ll bring your shirt out to your car.
Filming Deadline
•Film your dancer performing over our regularly scheduled Recital Weekend, May 29, 30, and 31!
•All video submissions should be turned in to me by Monday, June 1 at 3 p.m.
Filming Tips
•In order to make a virtual recital work we need your help with filming your child.
•Do your best to find a blank, open wall or backdrop to film your dancer in front of.
•Film your dancer’s entire body.
•Film your dancer in the landscape orientation (sideways, not up and down).
•You can find edited Recital Music via the Recital Music Link
•Your dancer may feel most comfortable dancing with their teacher…and that’s OK! Set up your laptop or another device playing your child’s recital dance (found in the Recital Dances Link), and film them dancing with your phone. (Just make sure to only film your dancer).
Curtain Call
•Curtain Call is one of my favorite parts of Recital…so I want us to have a Virtual Curtain Call as well!
•Please film your dancer smiling, waving, and showing off their best curtsy or bow, and send that to me as well. This clip only needs to be 5-10 seconds long.
Video Submissions
•You are welcome to email video submissions to lindsay@dancecentreky,net however most videos may be too large.
•If your video is too large, please share your videos with me on Google Drive. Upload your videos to Google Drive and then share them to lindsay@dancecentreky.net.
•Please film each dance your dancer is in separately and submit a separate video file for each dance.
When to expect the Virtual Recital Digital Download?
•I will begin the production process as soon as possible on June 1. I hope to have the Virtual Recital Digital Download to you by July 1, with physical DVDs shipping out later in July.
Questions
•I know this is a lot to process, and this is very different from any Recital we have ever produced, so it is okay to have questions.
•I invite you to join me on Tuesday, May 5 at 3 p.m. for a Zoom Q and A Session. Follow the Zoom Q and A Link to join in and come with questions!
•Please, also feel free to email me at lindsay@dancecentreky.net with any questions you may have.
I couldn’t be more proud of our students this year, and I am thrilled to have the chance to celebrate them and their hard work both this year, and throughout the many years some of our dancers have been with us at The Dance Centre.
To all of our students, from the bottom of my heart, I give you the biggest round of applause.
Ms. Lindsay
Quick Links:
I wanted to give you a visual idea of what Virtual Recital will look like. My vision is similar to the video linked below. Just use your imagination and insert our dancers instead of the singers. :)
This May we will celebrate in our Preschool Dance Classes with a Lemonade Escapade!
We will have some super sweet fun!
