Special Encore Celebration Showcase in September (date to be confirmed).

Welcome new staff members

It is with great pleasure that we welcome Sharni Williams to our teaching staff. Sharni will be joining our great Classi-cal Ballet teaching team. Clas-sical Ballet has certainly grown at Encore since it was intro-duced to our studio 10 years ago. This year we have includ-ed 3 new classes for young-sters. Sharni till this year was teaching at Ritz Performing Arts School in Queensland and we thrill to have her join our teaching staff.

With the introduction of Acro-bats to our curriculum we welcome experienced coach Bridget Andrewartha. This is already proving to be a popu-lar class.

Read more about Sharni and Bridget later in this news-letter.

Class Placements

Please be patient with the staff over the next few weeks as we make sure that every-one is in the class they should be in, so everyone gets the most out of their dance time

with us.

A big welcome to our new students and their families. Its going to be a very very ex-citing & fun year!

Sharon Shirley

Studio Director

Happy New Year and welcome to Encore's biggest year of Dance! We hope you all had a good Christmas and an enjoy-able New Year and are looking forward to our 30th year of dance.

Our Studio

There has been even more work done on the studio over the holidays and it is finally looking fabulous. There has been more painting and gen-eral tidy up happened during the holidays. A huge thank you to Emily, Cathy Packer, Joy Hooper, Julie Jacobs, Fiona Colbert and all their lovely daughters for sorting out cos-tumes (a huge job) but it is now great to see some space in our costume storage area.

Your help was very much ap-preciated.

2012 Celebrations

In 2012 we will continue to work towards getting our stu-dents Fit for Dance. The fit-ness program for dancers which we developed last year has been tweaked and will continue in 2012 with the goal to not only have our students fit for dance but fit for life.

New Acro Classes

This class has already proving to be very popular with a 2nd class already being added to our schedule. It looks like students are keen to learn some acro skills to add to their dance skills to help produce that "wow' element to their dance. There are now 2 clas-ses being run on Friday after-noons. Acro classes com-mence from Friday 9/3/12.

Class Timetable Changes

There have been some chang-es to our class timetable from the one that was sent out last year. Please check the timeta-ble in this newsletter.

Email Address

In our 30th year we are trying to embrace modern technolo-gy and are hoping to email newsletters just to make sure no-one misses out on any of our celebration news. If you did not receive an email last week with amended timetable please make sure we have the correct details at the office to ensure you receive infor-mation.

Performances 2012

We will be having all our nor-mal yearly performances. All jazz & tap students will have the opportunity of partici-pating in dance assessments in either jazz or tap in early Au-gust. Our mini-concert is planned for Sunday November 4th and our major concert Saturday 1st December. We are also planning an extra

Welcome to our 30th year of dance

ENCORE NEWS

Office Hours 2012

Mon: 11.00am-7.00pm

Tues: 11.00am-7.00pm

Wed: 11.00am-7.00pm

Thurs: 11.00am-7.00pm

Fri: 11.00am-7.00pm

Sat: 9.15am-2.00pm

Sun: Closed

FEBRUARY 2012

ISSUE 1

Important Dates

Classes Resume 11/2

Regatta Day

( Classes As Normal)

13/2

Uniform Orders Due 3/3

Eight Hour Day

(Classes As Normal)

12/3

Easter Holidays 6/4

Classes Resume 13/4

“It takes an

athlete to

dance, but an

artist to be a

dancer” -

Shanna

LaFleur

Encore Dance | 58a Federal Street | North Hobart| TAS | 7000

P: (03) 62 311 622 | M: 0427 296 488 | E: info@encoredance.com.au

30th Birthday

The Encore Summer Work-

shop is a great opportunity to

experience new styles and

teachers. Workshop is an en-

joyable time to meet new peo-

ple, to learn from different

teachers and to get out of your

comfort zone. It was really fun

to learn so much in such a

short time. The routines were

fun and challenging and the

fitness classes helped you

whilst you were doing the rou-

tines. We were lucky enough

to have Abbie Waitt down to

teach us some Tap, and Ste-

phen Agisilaou for Contempo-

rary. It was such an amazing

experience to learn from two

spectacular dancers. We really

can’t wait for another oppor-

tunity like this one. We would

like to thank all our teachers

who made the workshop pos-

sible!

By Lucy Hayden, Beth Packer,

Taylah Shirley, Freya Doyle,

and Zoe Gilligan-Dillon.

to share my knowledge with

you.

My background is mainly in

gymnastics but also some

trampolining and tumbling as

well as cheerleading.

I started gymnastics at the

age of 3 and have been in-

volved ever since. I was a gym-

nast for 13 years and began to

coach at the age of 14 and I

have never stopped. I current-

ly coach children from 4 years

to 16 years of all different skill

levels for both gymnastics and

trampolining.

I achieved many things during

my time as a gymnast as well

as working with many amazing

Bridget Andrewartha

(Acrobats)

Hi all! My name is Bridget and I

will be taking Acro this year. I

am very excited to become a

part of the Encore family and

people and coaches, including

those from the Australian Insti-

tute of Sport. For me, there is

nothing better than see-

ing somebody achieve their

goals and knowing I was a part

of that. I look forward to meet-

ing you all, I cannot wait to get

started!!

We wish Bridget well for her

forth coming wedding and we

look forward to her classes

commencing from 9/3/12

after she returns from her

honeymoon!

Summer Workshop 2012

Meet our new teachers

in QLD and have recently

moved to Hobart to be with my

family, including my sister

Teagan, who is a student of

Encore.

I am 26 years old and started

dancing when I was 6. For the

past 4 years I have been

teaching Classical Ballet at the

RITZ performing arts school in

Brisbane. My early dance stud-

ies were in learning under the

R.A.D syllabus where I pro-

gressed to the major levels.

After gaining qualifications in

childcare working with chil-

dren on a remote wheat prop-

erty I set off to work in London

and travel around Europe.

Whilst in London I took classes

at the well known Pineapple

Dance Studio.

On my return to QLD I complet-

ed my classical examinations

in CSTD (Commonwealth Soci-

ety of Teachers of Dance) and

attained my Classical Ballet

Teachers Qualifications. I Have

a real passion for teaching

and believe in encouraging my

students to achieve their per-

sonal best through a fun and

supportive environment. I am

very excited to be a part of the

Encore team!

Sharni Williams

(Classical Ballet)

Hi, I’m Miss Sharni, I grew up

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“I do not try

to dance

better than

anyone else. I

only try to

dance better

than myself”

Mikhail

Baryshnikov

Strength

Balance

Accounts

•Term accounts are issued at

the beginning of each 10-week

term block (four per year).

•Monthly accounts may be

organised through the office.

•Accounts are payable via

cash, cheque, EftPOS and

direct debit.

For those who internet bank,

monthly or fortnightly pay-

ments may be set up.

•One account will be issued

per student to the nominated

person on the enrolment form.

•It is of utmost importance if

anyone experiences payment

difficulties that they contact us

early as overdue accounts will

be followed up promptly.

Second hand shoe sales 2012

For the first two weeks second

hand shoe sales will be held

on the following days:

Saturday 9.15am-12.00pm

Tuesday 6.00pm-7.00pm

Regular Second hand shoe

sales for the remainder of the

year will be held on the follow-

ing days:

Saturday 9.15am-10.30am

Tuesday 6.00pm-7.00pm

Encore Support Group

Our parent support group

works hard to allow our stu-

dents to put on great perfor-

mances without largest ex-

penses for parents. They are a

great bunch of people who

would love for you to attend

one of their very informal

meetings.

Come along and be a part of

your child’s dancing experi-

ence and find out what goes

on behind the scenes.

The Encore Support Group

AGM will held on:

March 6th 6.30pm

In the Encore Waiting area

All Welcome :)

General Information

What to Wear to Dance

An important part of any dancers training is to encourage good grooming and presentation. Appropriate attire allows teachers to see

bodyline and movement and be able to give necessary instruction to promote the students progress. Listed below are uniform re-

quirements for classes offered at the school. While these items are not compulsory for class attendance - they are preferred and are

required for students participating in dance assessments.

Hair should be pulled back neatly into a bun or ponytail for all classes. In dance it is vital that students are focused on the class work

and not be distracted by hair falling over the face. If students have short hair a headband to keep their hair from their face is advised.

Buns should be worn for classical ballet. No jewelry except watches and medic alert bracelets are to be worn in class. All other jewel-

ry can prove dangerous to others in class as well as be distracting.

Uniform/Practice Gear

Please make sure that you

always wear appropriate prac-

tice gear to class. We now

have a fabulous Encore Uni-

form available for order (see

order form attached). Please

note this is a suggested uni-

form and is not compulsory.

We also sell a fantastic range

of tights and dance shoes,

available from the office.

Please see ‘What to Wear’

below

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Kinder Programmes (under 6)

These classes do not have a uniform. Many of our students in

these classes enjoy dressing up and coming along in fairy skirts

or tutus from home. Any coloured leotards and tights are suita-

ble. For boys shorts & t-shirts or track pants. Ballet shoes are

appropriate footwear for this level but please note that students

who perform at the annual concert will require flesh or camel

coloured dance shoes.

Theatrical (Jazz/Tap)

Uniform: Cotton lycra leotard (preferred colour – black)

Pink ballet stockings

(tan stockings or black are also acceptable)

Optional extras: dance skirt, shorts or 3/4 jazz pants, singlet

top

Shoes: Camel ballet or jazz shoes, Camel tap shoes

Hair: Hair tied back in bun or ponytail

Male Students

Uniform: Black or White T-shirt

Black pants or shorts

Shoes: Camel jazz shoes

Black or camel tap shoes

Classical Ballet – Foundation & Baby ballet

Uniform: Pink cotton lycra leotard

(black is also acceptable)

Pink chiffon dance skirt

(black is also acceptable)

Pink ballet stockings

Shoes: Pink ballet shoes

Hair: Bun

Classical Ballet Seniors

Uniform: Black leotard

Dance skirt

Pink ballet stockings

Shoes: Pink ballet shoes

Hair: Bun

Hip Hop

Comfortable clothing with freedom of movement

Note: Calendar is subject to

change. All changes will be

posted in future newsletters,

on studio notice boards and

on Facebook.

Please put this calendar up at

home so you are aware of

important dates.

ENCORE CALENDAR

2012

FEBRUARY Saturday 11th Classes Resume

Monday 13th Regatta Day (Classes As Normal)

MARCH Saturday 3rd Uniform Orders Due

Monday 12th Eight Hour Day (Classes As Normal)

APRIL Friday 6th-Thursday 12th Easter Holiday (1 Week)

Friday 13th Classes Resume

Wednesday 25th Anzac Day (Classes As Normal)

JUNE Saturday 2nd-Friday 15th First Term School Holidays

Saturday 16th Classes Resume

JULY Sunday 29th Visit from Jason Coleman (SYTYCD judge &

Director of Ministry of Dance)

AUGUST Sunday 19th-Saturday 25th ADi/ADV Dance Assessments

SEPTEMBER Sunday 9th-Monday 24th Second Term School Holidays

Thursday 13th September Holiday Dance Day

Friday 14st-Sunday 16th Senior Students Showcase

Monday 24th Classes Resume

OCTOBER Thursday 25th Show Day (Classes As Normal)

NOVEMBER Friday 2nd Mini Concert Theatre Rehearsal

Sunday 4th Mini Concert

Sunday 17th Concert Theatre Rehearsal

Thursday 29th Concert Theatre Rehearsal

Friday 30th Concert Theatre Rehearsal

DECEMBER Saturday 1st Concert

Monday 10th-Saturday 15th Party Week

Saturday 15th Classes Conclude for 2012

JANUARY Monday 14th-Thursday 17th Summer Workshop

FEBRUARY Saturday 2nd Classes Resume for 2013

30th

Birthday

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11.30-12.15pm* PP Ballet (white) 10.45-11.45am Unicorns 15 min break 12.30-1.15pm DanceFit

30 min break 12.15-1.15pm* Sapphires

1.15-2.15pm Jellybeans 1.15-2.15pm* Dynamics

2.30-5.30pm Performance Teams Performance Teams

Studio 1 MONDAY Studio 2

Time Class Time Class

4.15-5.00pm* DanceFit 3.30-4.30pm Comets

5.00-6.15pm* Energetics 5.00-5.45pm* Jumps & Spins

6.15-7.15pm Senior stretch & technique 5.45-7.15pm* Pearls

7.00-8.45pm Dance Co 7.20-8.20pm Zumba

Studio 1 TUESDAY Studio 2

Time Class Time Class

1.45-2.30pm Microtots

4.45-6.00pm* Harlequins 3.30-4.15pm Kindies

6.00-7.00pm* Senior Hip Hop 4.15-5.15pm Foundation Jazz/Tap

7.00-8.30pm* Dazzlers

30min break 5.45-6.45pm* Glee Project

15 min break 7.00-8.30pm Glee Snr

Studio 1 WEDNESDAY Studio 2

Time Class Time Class

4.30-5.30pm Rubies 3.30-4.30pm Cupids

5.30-6.30pm Transition Ballet 4.30-5.30pm Stars

6.30-7.15pm Pre-Pointe 5.30-6.15pm Foundation Hip Hop

7.15-8.30pm Senior Ballet 6.15-7.15pm

7.20-8.20pm Zumba

Studio 1 THURSDAY Studio 2

Time Class Time Class

1.45-2.30pm Baby Ballet

3.45-4.30pm* PP Ballet (red) 3.30-4.15pm Foundation Ballet (Red)

4.30-5.30pm* Primary Ballet (red) 4.15-5.15pm* Gems

5.30-6.15pm Junior Hip Hop 5.00-5.30pm Tap Boys (studio 3)

6.15-7.15pm Intermediate Hip Hop 5.15-6.15pm Primary Ballet (White)

7.15-8.15pm Contemporary 6.15-7.15pm Intermediate Ballet

Studio 1 FRIDAY Studio 2

Time Class Time Class

4.30-5.15pm* Acrobats Juniors 4.30-5.15pm Dance Fit

5.15-6.00pm Acrobats Seniors

6.00-7.15pm Ballet extension

Acrobats commences Friday 9th March. Glee commences Tuesday 3rd April.

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