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Aki Sasaki - Group Reservations
Sheridan on the Falls
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Competition Information Letter

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November 04, 2011

Dear Competitive Dancer,

Your group has been chosen to be part of the competition program this season.  The following four dates are the required weekends that the groups will be performing.  Exact times that you perform will be posted/sent out 2 weeks prior to each event.  The first on the list is our fundraiser and tickets for this will be sold in the New Year.  Competition fees are due now.

Benefit performance – Renaissance Convention centre                        Mar 30^th

StarCatchers – Sheridan on the Falls, Niagara Falls                             Apr 13-15

Dance Odyssey – Showplace Theatre, Peterborough                            Apr 20-22

Kick It up – Rose Theatre, Brampton                                                    May 17-20

The combined rate for all three competitions per group routine is $135.00.  This means if you are in one group routine listed below it will be $135, if you are in 2 routines you will need to pay $270.00 and so on.  Solos are $ 255.00 and Duets and trios are $180.00.  Competition Fees are due December 15, 2012.

Class	Routine Name	Type
Ballet/lyrical Junior Mondays	Secrets	Pre-comp Lyrical
Jazz Junior Mondays	Pandora	Pre-comp Jazz
Modern Teen Tuesdays	Eat Me, Drink Me	Pre-comp Modern
Modern Junior Tuesdays	Rabbit Heart	Novice Modern
Junior Tap Wednesday	Moves Like Jagger	Pre-comp Tap
Junior Company Wed	We Like Spelling	Pre-comp MT
Inter Pointe	Pretty In Pink	Novice Pointe
Senior Company Prod W	The Big Dollhouse	Open MT
Senior Company Wed	Teaparty	Open Contemporary
Senior Hip Hop	Run The World	Pre-comp Hip Hop
Senior Tap Quartet Wed	Thunder	Open Tap
Ballet/Lyrical Inter Thu	Alice in Wonderland	Pre-comp Lyrical
Ballet/Lyrical Senior Thu	Shake It Out	Pre-comp Lyrical
Tap Inter Thu	Stray Cat Strut	Pre-comp Tap
Jazz Inter B	This Party	Pre-comp Jazz
Jazz Inter A	Wicked Lil’Girls	Open Jazz
Jazz Senior	Heads Will Roll	Pre-comp Jazz
Solo: Andrea Storey	Blackbird	Open Contemporary
Solo: Andrea Storey	Show Off	Open MT
Solo: Sarah Celeste	Glory	Novice - contemporary
Solo: Natasha Cappadocia	Nicest Thing	Novice – lyrical
Solo: Sabrina Lino	TBA	Novice Lyrical
Solo: Sabrina Lino	Gotta Get through This	Novice Tap
Solo: Claire Wen	I Speak 6 Languages	Open MT
Solo: Kendra Douthwright	Girl in14 G	Open MT
Solo: Melissa Lacktin	Rainbow	Novice Modern
Solo: Sasha Zeldin	Perfect	Novice Lyrical
Solo: Charlotte Driscoll	Wallflower	Pre-comp Lyrical
Solo: Kathy Hu	Celebrity Status	Novice Jazz
Solo: Erin Larmondin	Right As Rain	Novice Tap

Please let me know if I have missed any groups or solos on this list.

More information regarding each of the competitions will be published on the web and at the studio in the New Year.

All these competitions run from Thursday to Sundays with as little school class time missed as possible.  Your class has been chosen to enter the competitions but it is your responsibility to get your child to and from the competitions and look after them at the events.  Your teacher will prepare the students for the competitions and help them on and off the stage and to congratulate them when they are done.  We do at least three competitions each year; our goal is to improve our dancing from one competition to the other and to make our recital a great success.  If we win overall marks, trophies and ribbons on the way this is a bonus!

What is expected in a competition and the procedures will be explained to the students in their dance classes.  Exact schedules, with directions to the venues will be posted on our website www.candanceacademy.com as soon as received by our office.  If you have any questions please call (905) 823-7393 or email lori@candanceacademy.com. 

This is a great experience for children to work in a team environment and to build confidence.  As always our focus at Can Dance is to have fun.  It is a requirement that competitive students attend all their classes.  Missed classes may result in a dancer not being prepared for the competition and asked to step out.  Please note: to compete in a jazz category you may be required to take ballet, modern or acro and to compete in the lyrical category you must take ballet. Competition requires teamwork; if you are away from class please let us know (phone or e-mail).  If you are just not feeling well or are injured please come and watch the class.

Solos and Duets will be entered in all three of the chosen competitions automatically.  If the routines are not ready it is up to the discretion of the choreographer and dancer.  There are no refunds on any competition fees.

Happy Dancing!

Miss Lori

Director

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My son/daughter, ______________________________                

May attend        ______________            May Not attend _______________

I understand that I am responsible for providing transportation to and from the competitions and that a guardian or myself will attend the competition and am responsible for him/her.  I also understand that some school may be missed. 

______Cheque enclosed                                    ____________________

Signature of Guardian

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The Kim Harvey Dance Like a Star Benefit

Dear Contributor,

On behalf of the entire “Kim Team”, especially the Harvey Family and Lori Hall, Director of Can Dance Academy; we would like to thank you for your generous donation to the Kim Harvey Dance Like a Star Benefit. There were 440 people in attendance and the evening was a combination of good food, dance, laughter and friendship.

Your contribution helped make the evening the great success it was. Our endeavors raised $21,000, the majority of which was sent to the Children’s Wish Foundation. The foundation was thrilled to receive these funds to help support their commitment to granting wishes for children. Other funds are sending local children to Camp Tawingo.

The evening was filled with fun and a great sense of spirit and we plan to continue to hold this event again next year.

Thanks again and we look forward to your continued support.

Lori Hall & Debbie Harvey