DANCEMAKERS NEWSWELCOME

I would like to offer a very warm welcome to our new students. We hope your time with us is special, memorable, fun and rewarding. Welcome to our community!

Welcome back dancers –2017 is shaping up to be a great year! Thank you for returning to the studio full of joy and enthusiasm.

Thrilled to have Miss Airleigh, Miss Amber, Miss Kate, Ivelin and Miss Madi back teaching at Dancemakers again this year. Miss Jordan has joined our teaching faculty this year; Jordan Forbes is training to be a dance teacher – you will see her assisting with classes and offering Admin support. She will make a wonderful teacher – she already demonstrates terrific leadership / teaching qualities – our students will be lucky to have her share her experience. I would also like to welcome Miss Emma to our faculty – many of you have met Miss Emma plenty of times over the years- so pleased to be able to have her on a permanent basis. Miss Karen Mason has also joined Dancemakers this year, teaching our Silver Classical and Test Three ballerinas. Karen brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to our studio. The other teachers and I are thrilled to work along side Karen and look forward to sharing experiences and learning from her.

Addison and Sophie enjoy having their picture taken for our Selfie competition

MARCH 2017

UNIFORM

SAVE THE DATE ATOD Ballet Assessments will be held on weekends of

22/23July or 29/30 July

We trust by this point you have all settled into your classes. It is expected that you now have the correct foot wear and uniform for your classes.A detailed guide and images can be found on our website for those unsure of what is required.www.dancemakers.com.auYou can purchase your uniform from:Pas de deux Ballet & Dance Boutique229a Kline Street, Ballarat, Victoria 3350

MID YEAR SHOW CASE

SAVE THE DATE Students will only be required to perform in one of the two shows, but for now, please keep both dates free until we have finalised details.

Senior Show: 16th of June Junior Show: 17th of June

…Professionalism, quality & excellence

For those of you that have followed our journey over the last three years; we are pleased to announce that Allurah is now ready and open for business! We are thrilled to be already planning events for some of our Dancemakers Families! Thank you for your support!

FUNCTIONS & EVENTS

Join the Dancemakers community for a great evening of games, prizes… and of course TRIVIA! Tables of up to 9 available. The bar will be open with drinks available at bar prices, BYO supper, Chocolates will be supplied for each table – Yummo! Looking forward to seeing you there!

AUCTION ITEMS / PRIZES Are there any businesses within our community that would like to donate something for our Trivia Night Auction or prizes? We would love to hear from you! In return, you will receive a certificate of recognition and thanks, an advertisement for your business on our Facebook page and your goods and company details will be displayed at the event. We would love to hear from you! We are hoping to have all items collected by April 5th. Please don’t hesitate in contacting the studio should you have any queries. Dancemakers: 0438 569 028 or via email: info@dancemakers.com.au

TICKETS ON SALE MONDAYS between

5 & 7pm

Saturdays between 9:30 and 12noon

DM FUNDRAISER

Four of our soloists recently competed at TIME TO SHINE in Buninyong. As always, we were very well represented receiving outstanding results.

Katelyn Barentsen: Fist place – Jazz SoloKatelyn Barentsen: Second place – Contemporary SoloImogen Glenister: First place- Contemporary SoloJordan Forbes: First place – Lyrical Solo Jordan Forbes: First place – Jazz SoloJordan Forbes: Second place – Hip Hop Solo

It was wonderful to represent Dancemakers locally and felt great to see so much support for our dancers from the community. Thank you to all of those that took time out of their weekend to come and cheer! The girls really appreciated your efforts and were very grateful.

HEART KIDS FUNDRAISER

CONGRATULATIONS

From Left: Tilly, Katelyn, Jordan, Imogen

…Passion & Performance

…Community focusSo proud of our students for orchestrating our cup cake stall here at the studio to raise money for Heart Kids Australia- an organisation that means a lot to us here at Dancemakers. We raised $112.35 ! A great effort everyone, well done! Special mention to Sophie, Jordan and Katelyn for baking (and their mumma's of course!)

Some of our students will be performing at the Buninyong Primary School Twilight Fete on Thursday, 23rd of March – we would love to see your faces – please pop along to the performance area from 6pm to see our dancers entertain the crowds.

BUNINYONG PS TWILIGHT FETE

…Community focus

STUDIO THREE!

…Continuous improvement

Enrolments roll into the next term, so no need to formerly re enrol - we assume you are returning, unless you inform us otherwise.

This applies to all classes aside from those at FULL CAPACITY – if your child attends any of the classes listed below, we require a financial commitment to term two to secure your place. When you receive your invoice – you will see that they are due Tuesday, 18th of April, however you must make

a deposit of $20 to secure your place for term two – this will be deducted from the total of your invoice.

Tuesday 10.30 am MINI MOVERS STAGE 2 Tuesday 6pm INTERMEDIATE CONTEMPORARY

Saturday 10am INTEGRATED ACROBATICS Saturday 9am BEGINNER BALLET

Saturday 9am MINI MOVERS STAGE 2 Saturday 11am FOUNDATION ACRO

We were very lucky to have Brett Fisher visit our studio last week. We loved Bretts classes - he was like a breath of fresh air - loved the energy he brought to the studio. Brett is a graduate of the Musical Theatre Course directed by Andrew Hallsworth at Patrick Studios Australia. Brett has featured in many corporate events and shows in many Melbourne venues as well as dancing and singing at the Rob Guest Endowment with Christie Whelan-Browne and Twisted Broadway with Tim Campbell in 2012. In 2013, Brett was a Dancer in Michael Ralph's debut production “Now & Then”, a dancer for “Grease The Musical” Promotional Tour launch, performed in Looney Tunes Live: Classroom Capers (Jim The Host) at the Royal Melbourne Show, The Wild Party (Burrs) directed by Andrew Hallsworth, was Associate Choreographer for Godspell as part of the Stephen Schwartz Triptych by Magnormos Productions and then went on to Direct Namaste The Cabaret written and performed by Adam Porter. In 2014 Brett performed in Lifelike Touring’s production of Peppa Pig Live: Treasure Hunt (George Pig/Pedro Pony) which toured Australia and New Zealand. In 2015 he directed “The Gathering” as part of MUDfest, and was also in a sellout season of Avenue Q (Bad Idea Bear/Ensemble) as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. He also wrote and starred in his own cabaret 'What’s He Building In There?' which he performed at Chapel off Chapel as part of The Cabaret Showcases. In 2016 Brett made his professional music theatre debut playing the title role of 'The Fiddler' in Fiddler On The Roof, and performed in Curtains (ensemble) with The Production Company.

TERM TWO RE ENROLMENTS

GUEST ARTIST: BRETT FISHER

…Professionalism, quality & excellence

We have put a lot of time, love and money into our facilities here at Dancemakers and we ask that you care for it as much as we do. Please remind children to be respectful of our furniture and belongings – and remember that the waiting room is a shared space for both adults and children. If you find something is not where it belongs – or if we are out of hand towels, toilet paper or anything else, please let staff know. PARKING: t is great to see people using our overflow car park (at the rear of property). Thank you for your co operation and respect for our neighbours but not parking on the nature strip, nor using their drive way

TAKING CARE OF OUR SPACE

….Support, respect & honesty

BUY YOUR HAIR BOWS FROM DANCEMAKERS $1 from each sale is donated to

MS research $6

D M P U L S E

Saturday 1st APRIL Last Day of Term One Scholarship Applications Close

Thursday 23rd MARCH Buninyong PS Twilight Festival Performance 6pm

Monday 3rd APRIL Melton Dance Comps

Tuesday 18th APRIL Term Two Resumes TERM TWO ACCOUNTS DUE

Saturday 8th APRIL Trivia Night

Saturday 18th MARCH FIRST DAY OF TRIVIA TICKET SALES 9.30 - 12.30

Friday 16th & Saturday 17th JUNE MID YEAR SHOWCASE WEEKEND

Weekends of JULY 22/23 and 29/30 Ballet Exams

We invite dancers 7 years and over to apply for a scholarship in their chosen dance style. At Dancemakers we strongly encourage diversity in our versatile dancers, but understand that this is not always affordable. We are in the position to present three students with scholarships for

the remainder of the year.

Applications close on Saturday 1st of April – with successful applicants notified the following week to commence scholarship class in term two.

How to apply: Applications are to be EMAILED to info@dancemakers.com.au . Be creative with your

application – but they must be sent electronically – email or Facebook okay too.

Who is eligible to apply?

Students 7 years and over currently enrolled in at least one class at Dancemakers. The scholarship application must be for an EXTRA class.

Conditions: • Students must be over 7 years old. • Students must be exclusive to Dancemakers (not attending any other dance schools for classes that we offer). • Parents must be supportive of application and aware of the time of class that the student is applying for. • Successful applicants must uphold an 80% attendance rate for their classes. • Successful applicants must be positive representatives of Dancemakers. Understanding our core values and our expectations (see Dancemakers Handbook). • Applicants may be asked to attend an interview or to elaborate on their application. • There will be five teachers sifting through applicants – making the decision fair.

Please help your child understand that we receive a load of applications – and only three scholarships are available. It is a difficult process.

Looking forward to receiving your applications,

SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS

….Encouragement & persistence