Recital & Dress Rehearsal 2024 Lineups
The map shows Phoenixville Area Middle School. Everyone will enter the venue from Route 29 most likely. The auditorium is located where the purple dot is on the top left corner. Parking is available in the big lot near the building. Anywhere you can find parking, there should be plenty.
Dress Rehearsal Schedule Thursday, June 13, 2024
Location: Phoenixville Area Middle School (1000 Purple Pride Pkwy, Phoenixville, PA 19460)
It is extremely important that all students be at dress rehearsal so they understand spacing, use of the stage, they get to practice in their costume/hair/makeup, etc. The rehearsal schedule has approximate times that each dance will be running assuming we stay on schedule. Every dancer ages 3-18 must be present for finale rehearsal which is scheduled for 6pm-6:30pm. Please arrive 20 minutes before your first scheduled time slot ready to go in recital costume, hair, and makeup in case we are running ahead of schedule. Please also allot for traffic due to the time of day to make sure you arrive on time. We have a lot of dances to run and we cannot wait for people running late. If people are in more than one number obviously they may have to change costumes but for everyone’s very first scheduled number, especially, be ready in costume and makeup 20 minutes prior to your scheduled time. All girls ages 3-18 can put their stuff in the big dressing room which you will be shown upon arrival and all boys ages 3-18 will put their stuff in a separate area which you will be shown upon arrival. Once you are finished running all of your dances including finale, you are permitted to leave dress rehearsal. If you are someone who will be at the entire dress rehearsal or will be there for a few hours, we recommend packing food and lots of water, something to do while you are waiting, etc. There is absolutely no drinking or eating inside the theatre. You can bring food and drink into the dressing rooms, but please be mindful of what food and drink you bring as we do not want to make a mess of the venue. There should be no trash left on the floor either.
At dress rehearsal, parents are responsible for their children at all times in the dressing rooms, as we do not have dressing room monitors during dress rehearsal, only at recitals. We have teachers that will be helping to bring dancers from dressing room to stage and vice versa during both dress rehearsal and recitals.
For dancers who have to wear tights, it is best for them to wear a different pair of tights to dress rehearsal than they will wear at recitals, just in case of any rips. If your dancer is of age and has to wear false eyelashes for recital, it is not necessary that they wear them for dress rehearsal. They can certainly wear them to dress rehearsal, but it is not required. Just make sure to do a practice run with your child if they have never worn false eyelashes before. All hair/costume/makeup details are on parent portal under ‘info’>’bulletin board.’
5:15PM-5:20PM 1. Sleep Deprivation – Emily Crawford, Angel Reynolds 5:20PM-5:25PM 2. Bitter Earth – Ariella Arters, Claire Culp, Noelle Mancini 5:25PM-5:30PM 3. To My Younger Self – Natalie Mancini 5:30PM-5:40PM 4. Celebration – Sunday 9AM-9:45AM Mini Jazz ages 3-4 5:40PM-5:45PM 5. How Far I’ll Go – Sunday 9AM-9:45AM Mini Ballet ages 3-4 5:45PM-5:55PM 6. Part of Your World – Monday 4:30PM-5:15PM Mini Ballet ages 3-4 5:55PM-6PM 7. You Should Be Dancing – Monday 4:30PM-5:15PM Mini Jazz ages 3-4 6PM-6:30PM 8. Finale ages 3-18 & teachers (30 min) 6:30PM-6:40PM 9. Life’s A Happy Song – Monday 5:30PM-6:30PM Beginner Tap ages 5-6 6:40PM-6:50PM 10. Best Day Ever – Thursday 5:15PM-6:15PM Beginner Tap ages 5-6 6:50PM-6:55PM 11. Young At Heart – Monday 5:30PM-6:30PM Beginner Ballet ages 5-6 6:55PM-7PM 12. Supergirl – Thursday 5:15PM-6:15PM Beginner Jazz ages 5-6 7PM-7:10PM 13. Most Expensive Girl In the World – Tuesday 4:30PM-5:30PM Level I-II Tap ages 7-9 7:10PM-7:20PM 14. Rock This Party – Wednesday 4:30PM-5:30PM Begin. Hip Hop ages 6-8 7:20PM-7:30PM 15. Welcome to the Moulin Rouge! – Wednesday 8:30PM-9:30PM Advanced Jazz Heels 7:30PM-7:35PM 16. Turbulence – John John Doherty & Jorgie Mae Kelly 7:35PM-7:40PM 17. Sleeping Beauty – Tuesday 4:30PM-5:30PM Level I-II Ballet ages 7-9 7:40PM-7:45PM 18. Smooth Criminal – Thursday 6:30PM-7:15PM Level III/Advanced Tap 7:45PM-7:55PM 19. Let’s Go! – Monday 6:30PM-7:30PM Level II Hip Hop 7:55PM-8:15PM 20. The Mockingjay – Wednesday 5:30PM-6:30PM Level I Ballet ages 9+, Tuesday 6:30PM-7:30PM Level II-III Ballet ages 10+, Tuesday 7:30PM-8:45PM Advanced Ballet, Monday 8:30PM-9:30PM Level I-III Pointe 8:15PM-8:20PM 21. Land of All – Monday 7:30PM-8:30PM Level I-II Contemporary ages 10+ 8:20PM-8:25PM 22. Pandora – ERDC Dance Company 8:25PM-8:30PM 23. Fire vs. Ice – Tuesday 5:30PM-6:30PM Level II Jazz ages 10+ 8:30PM-8:35PM 24. Daylight – ERDC Dance Company 8:40PM-8:45PM 25. You Make Me Feel So Young – ERDC Dance Company 8:50PM-8:55PM 26. My Power – Thursday 7:20PM-8:20PM Advanced Hip Hop 9PM-9:05PM 27. All For Us – Thursday 8:30PM-9:30PM Advanced Contemporary |
Recital Schedule for June 14 @6:30pm & June 15 @1pm
Location: Phoenixville Area Middle School (1000 Purple Pride Pkwy, Phoenixville, PA 19460)
All dancers arrive to 6/14 show no later than 5:30pm. The doors to the auditorium will open at 6pm that day for people to start taking their seats.
All dancers arrive to 6/15 show no later than 12pm. The doors to the auditorium will open at 12:30pm that day for people to start taking their seats.
No one should be sitting in the auditorium before 6pm and 12:30pm as we have videographers/photographers setting up, and other things being done inside the theater before the shows start. Rows A & B are blocked off, no one is permitted to sit there. Row is A is completely blocked off, and Row B is reserved for Emily’s family only.
Recital dressing rooms are the same as dress rehearsal. All girls ages 3-18 will put their stuff in the big dressing room and all boys ages 3-18 will put their stuff in a separate divided hallway area. Bathrooms are also very close by to the dressing rooms for dancers to use. Everyone should set up their bags, costumes, accessories, etc. in their assigned dressing room areas.
There will be two dressing room monitors in the girls’ dressing room keeping the kids occupied and keeping track of sign ins and sign outs of the dressing room. There will be one hallway monitor outside of the boys changing area that will keep track of the boys. Boys are to change in their designated area behind a big curtain divider, and once they are done changing, they are expected to come out into the hallway backstage and wait with the monitor. Ages 5-18 are to stay in their dressing room for the entire duration of the show (we are assuming each show will be about 2 hours in length with a 10 minute intermission). Keeping the kids in their dressing room helps us to stay organized and manage where the children are at all times. Children ages 3-4 can be checked out of their dressing room by their parent/guardian and sit on laps once they are completely finished dancing if you choose to do so, but you must sign them out on paper. Speak with dressing room monitors about checking your child out of the dressing room. If you choose to check your 3-4 year old out of the dressing room, please remember everyone is in the finale #27 (ages 3-6 come out at the very end) so 3-4 year olds should be brought back to the dressing room before #24 in the show. Make sure to tell the dressing room monitor when you check them back into the dressing room so they are aware.
For dancers ages 12+, parents are encouraged to watch the full show, as dancers should not need their parents helping them in the dressing room at this age. They need to take responsibility for their costumes, makeup, accessories, etc. We really recommend ages 9+ to be on their own but if you feel your child will need help you can go to the dressing room. For dancers ages 3-8, parents should go to the dressing room 4 numbers before your child’s dance to make sure they are in costume (they should already come to each show with full face of makeup and hair done for whatever their first dance is). Once you ensure they are dressed to go on stage you can go back and sit in your seat in the audience. I have helpers that will be gathering the kids from the dressing rooms 2 numbers before they go onstage and then bringing them to the stage, back to dressing room, etc. Therefore, I have helpers that will be specifically monitoring the dressing room and helpers that will be taking the kids to and from stage. It is not the dressing room monitor’s responsibility to get your kids ready for their dances, so that is the only time that you are responsible for your child in the dressing room, depending on the child’s age. Some of my staff and I will be in the left and right wings backstage. Parents are not to be backstage, as there is limited space, there will be dancers and other staff constantly coming in and out of there, we will be lining up dancers, etc. Backstage is the place for us to work with your children and get them ready to go onstage, so the less distractions and chaos, the better. Unless there is some kind of emergency, backstage is for staff and dancers only. There is absolutely no drinking or eating inside the theatre. You can bring food and drink into the dressing rooms, but again, please be mindful of what food and drink you bring as we do not want to make a mess of the venue. There should be no trash left on the floor either.
For finale, all students wear the last costume they danced in (no tap shoes). The recital t-shirt that all students receive is just a souvenir, and is not worn during finale.
At the end of the finale, we will acknowledge our teachers and then we will dismiss ages 3-4, then ages 5-6, then ages 7-9, then ages 10-11 from the stage into the audience, so parents can get their children and then you can go to the dressing room to collect your things. Ages 12+ can go right to the dressing rooms.
For dancers who are in more than one dance and have a number of quick changes, it is a good idea to layer pairs of tights accordingly. This means, dancers should wear tights on top of each other so they are easier to get on and off.
Recital Lineup
- Sleep Deprivation – Emily Crawford, Angel Reynolds
- Pandora – ERDC Dance Company
- Best Day Ever – Thursday 5:15PM-6:15PM Beginner Tap ages 5-6
- Life’s A Happy Song – Monday 5:30PM-6:30PM Beginner Tap ages 5-6
- Celebration – Sunday 9AM-9:45AM Mini Jazz ages 3-4
- Part of Your World – Monday 4:30PM-5:15PM Mini Ballet ages 3-4
- Bitter Earth – Ariella Arters, Claire Culp, Noelle Mancini
- To My Younger Self – Natalie Mancini
- How Far I’ll Go – Sunday 9AM-9:45AM Mini Ballet ages 3-4
- You Should Be Dancing – Monday 4:30PM-5:15PM Mini Jazz ages 3-4
- Rock This Party – Wednesday 4:30PM-5:30PM Beginner Hip Hop ages 6-8
- Daylight – ERDC Dance Company
- Land of All – Monday 7:30PM-8:30PM Level I-II Contemporary ages 10+
- Welcome to the Moulin Rouge! – Wednesday 8:30PM-9:30PM Advanced Jazz Heels
10-Minute Intermission
- The Mockingjay – Wednesday 5:30PM-6:30PM Level I Ballet ages 9+, Tuesday 6:30PM-7:30PM Level II-III Ballet ages 10+, Tuesday 7:30PM-8:45PM Advanced Ballet, Monday 8:30PM-9:30PM Level I-III Pointe
- Young At Heart – Monday 5:30PM-6:30PM Beginner Ballet ages 5-6
- My Power – Thursday 7:20PM-8:20PM Advanced Hip Hop
- Supergirl – Thursday 5:15PM-6:15PM Beginner Jazz ages 5-6
- Turbulence – John John Doherty & Jorgie Mae Kelly
- You Make Me Feel So Young – ERDC Dance Company
- Fire vs. Ice – Tuesday 5:30PM-6:30PM Level II Jazz ages 10+
- Most Expensive Girl In the World – Tuesday 4:30PM-5:30PM Level I-II Tap ages 7-9
- Smooth Criminal – Thursday 6:30PM-7:15PM Level III/Advanced Tap
- Let’s Go! – Monday 6:30PM-7:30PM Level II Hip Hop ages 9-12
- All For Us – Thursday 8:30PM-9:30PM Advanced Contemporary
- Sleeping Beauty – Tuesday 4:30PM-5:30PM Level I-II Ballet ages 7-9
- Finale