Everything You Need To Know for April 2023 (stay tuned for updates)

all dance families

Photo Day

Photo day is scheduled for April 1st and 2nd at the studio, please find the photo day schedule below.

Photo day schedule here: Photo Day Schedule

All recreational classes photos are scheduled for Saturday April 1st. Some competitive solos, duets, and trios are scheduled on Saturday April 1st with all competitive groups and the remaining solos, duets, and trios scheduled for Sunday April 2nd.

Competitive families please note the competitive team group photo scheduled on Sunday April 2nd at 2:30pm, please come dressed in black leggings, a black tank top, and your competitive team jacket.

Here is our photo day order form link: Photo Order Form

All families will need to either log in to their pre-existing DanceBUG account or create a new one to complete the order form. You will then be prompted to select your dancer from a drop-down menu which will populate a list of all their classes/routines.  If you have dancers whose siblings have a different last name or one is hyphenated and the other isn’t, please reach out to support@dancebug.com to place an order. In the system, last names must match for a guardian to order multiple dancers together,  but they can override that for unique situations via support.

Recreational classes scheduled for Saturday April 1st are cancelled, please see the full Saturday cancelled classes and make up classes list below.

Competitive classes scheduled for Saturday April 1st are still running.

Please come to photo day at the studio no later than 30 minutes before your scheduled photo time with full stage makeup done and hair in a slicked low bun with a middle part.

Dance Makeup and Hair Tutorials

Below is our recommended Makeup list with tips and tricks on how to apply stage makeup.

Recommended Makeup List here: Recommended Makeup

Below is a link to a dance makeup tutorial video.

Dance makeup tutorial video here: Dance makeup video

Below are two pictures showcasing a slicked low bun with a middle part and stage makeup for reference.

Costume Care

Please take extra good care of your costumes, we want you and your costumes to look amazing on stage! Ensure your costumes are always transported in a garment bag, when at home have costumes hanging up at all times with the zipper of your garment bag open to allow for airflow in between competitions.

You should never wear your costumes outside of dance for dress up or play until after the season is finished.

Saturday Recreational Cancelled Classes & Make Up Classes Schedule

The following Saturday classes are cancelled:

Saturday April 1st

Saturday April 15th

Saturday May 6th

Saturday May 27th.

The following Monday evenings will be used to make these classes up:

Monday March 20

Monday April 3

Monday April 24

Monday May 15

The schedule of these make up classes is as follows:

4:30 Toddler Ballet (only on March 20th, the last Toddler Ballet class is Saturday March 25th)

5:00 Primary Jazz

5:30 Primary Acro

6:00 Pre-Teen Contemporary

6:30 Pre-Teen Hip-Hop

7:00 Kinder Combo

Competitive Families

Practice, Practice, Practice

Easy link to competitive music folder here: Competitive Music

Competition Reminders

A few friendly reminders as we approach our first competition of the season.

  • Attendance is mandatory two weeks leading up to all competitions and shows, it is incredibly important that all members of the team attend all classes as we prepare for competitions. We cannot fully prepare and practice for competitions if not all members are in attendance which is not fair to the dancers or their teammates. If you are not in class two weeks leading up to a competition, please be advised that your teacher may pull you from your routines.

  • Please ensure your dancers are reminded to be mindful of all of their teammates during awards. Trophies, medals and ribbons should be distributed equally to all members of the routine and are taken care of properly. This means taking turns on who goes up to collect the awards, ensuring all members of the routine receive the ribbons, and awards are taken good care of and taken home safely, not left in dressing rooms or on the stage. 

  • Please ensure your dancers always look clean and professional when on stage for awards, hair and makeup should be done or touched up, and competitive jackets should always be worn when on stage. Please wear clean, preferably black or white running shoes and no sweatpants. Preferably black leggings or black pants with your competitive jacket on stage. 

  • Please remind your dancers that everyone is always watching at competitions, attitudes, mannerisms, and the way they treat their teammates and their parents at competition matter. When they're at competition they are not only representing themselves and your family but also the studio and their dance family.

Kick It Up April 13-16 in Hamilton

Competition Packing List here: Packing List

Kick It Up Schedule here: KIU Schedule

Hair and accessories information here: KIU Hair & Accessories

A waiver must be signed for all dancers before attending Kick It Up, the waiver must be signed by an adult or dancer over the age of 18.

Kick It Up dancer waiver here: KIU Waiver

Revised Schedule Week of Kick It Up

Remember that attendance is mandatory two weeks leading up to competition, the revised classes listed below are mandatory.

April 11th & 12th

Tuesday April 11th

3:30 Michalea 1 Solo

3:40 Michalea 2 Solo

3:50 Alex Solo

4:00 Alyvia Solo

4:10 Megan Solo

4:20 Ainsley Solo

4:30 Makinlee Solo

4:40 Alex & Kiera Duet

5:00 Bailey Solo

5:10 Kiera Sola

5:20 Nicole Solo

5:30 Wake Me Up (Int/Sr Small Acro Group)

6:00 Emergency (Small Acro Group Mini/Jr)

6:30 Lost (Int/Sr Lyrical Group)

7:00 Who You Are (Int/Sr Contemp Group)

7:30 When The Clock Runs Out (Int/Sr Large Acro)

8:00 Pump The Brakes (Int Small Jazz)

8:30 Tara Solo

8:40 Allie Solo

8:50 Emily Solo

9:00 The Void

9:30 Done

Wednesday April 12th

3:50 Evelyn Solo

4:00 Farrah Solo

4:10 Farrah Solo

4:20 Addison Solo

4:30 Millie Solo

4:40 Tumbling Tech Class

5:20 Allie & Farrah Duet

5:30 Diamond In The Sun

6:00 Kiera, Makinlee, Evelyn Trio

6:15 Peyton Solo

6:30 Abby Solo

6:40 Ava Solo

6:50 Sophie Solo

7:00 Macie Solo

Spray Tan Schedule

3:30 Miss Jasmine

3:45 Emily M

4:00 Alex

4:15 Ainsley*

4:30 Makayla M

4:45 Megan

5:00 Izzie

5:10 Brielle*

5:25 Nicole*

5:40 Farrah*

5:55 Michalea G

6:10 Bailey*

6:20 Emily L*

6:30 Katie

6:40 Makinlee

6:50 Kiera

7:00 Millie

7:10 Addison

7:20 Evelyn

7:30 Tara

7:45 Allie

8:00 Done

Ashley Graham