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

1. Sleep Deprivation – Emily Crawford, Angel Reynolds
2. Pandora – ERDC Dance Company
3. Best Day Ever – Thursday 5:15PM-6:15PM Beginner Tap ages 5-6
4. Life’s A Happy Song – Monday 5:30PM-6:30PM Beginner Tap ages 5-6
5. Celebration – Sunday 9AM-9:45AM Mini Jazz ages 3-4
6. Part of Your World – Monday 4:30PM-5:15PM Mini Ballet ages 3-4
7. Bitter Earth – Ariella Arters, Claire Culp, Noelle Mancini
8. To My Younger Self – Natalie Mancini
9. How Far I’ll Go – Sunday 9AM-9:45AM Mini Ballet ages 3-4
10. You Should Be Dancing – Monday 4:30PM-5:15PM Mini Jazz ages 3-4
11. Rock This Party – Wednesday 4:30PM-5:30PM Beginner Hip Hop ages 6-8
12. Daylight – ERDC Dance Company
13. Land of All – Monday 7:30PM-8:30PM Level I-II Contemporary ages 10+
14. Welcome to the Moulin Rouge! – Wednesday 8:30PM-9:30PM Advanced Jazz Heels

    10-Minute Intermission

15. 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
16. Young At Heart – Monday 5:30PM-6:30PM Beginner Ballet ages 5-6
17. My Power – Thursday 7:20PM-8:20PM Advanced Hip Hop
18. Supergirl – Thursday 5:15PM-6:15PM Beginner Jazz ages 5-6
19. Turbulence – John John Doherty & Jorgie Mae Kelly
20. You Make Me Feel So Young – ERDC Dance Company
21. Fire vs. Ice – Tuesday 5:30PM-6:30PM Level II Jazz ages 10+
22. Most Expensive Girl In the World – Tuesday 4:30PM-5:30PM Level I-II Tap ages 7-9
23. Smooth Criminal – Thursday 6:30PM-7:15PM Level III/Advanced Tap
24. Let’s Go! – Monday 6:30PM-7:30PM Level II Hip Hop ages 9-12
25. All For Us – Thursday 8:30PM-9:30PM Advanced Contemporary
26. Sleeping Beauty – Tuesday 4:30PM-5:30PM Level I-II Ballet ages 7-9
27. Finale