January Monthly Memo
Happy New Year!
I hope everyone had a wonderful break and feels recharged by the holidays and time spent with family. I was able to spend a couple of days at my favorite beach and reflect on my year. I love the expanse of the ocean and how small and insignificant it makes me feel. Any stress, anxiety, or issues I’m having melt away - because nothing is as great and awe-inspiring as the power of the water and crashing waves. It was the perfect way to feel recharged and now I’m ready to get back into a routine and kick off the recital season. Watch for information during the first couple of weeks of the month about costuming! We’ll be in class to measure dancers to get them the best fitting costume.
Accomplishing
Our mission at SDA is Empowering Students and Community Through Dance and this month our focus is on Empowering through Finishing Something Today! You can take personal responsibility for your outcomes. By completing even the smallest task, you can feel like you've taken a step in the right direction to achieving your goals. Watch for our Finish Something Today worksheet this month. Have your dancer complete the worksheet and bring it to the office for a chance to pick a prize out of our treasure box!
It’s Recital Season!
This will be an exciting 5.5 months packed with choreography, costuming, recital photos, and practice practice practice. We ask that all of our students make attendance a priority to allow them to feel confident and capable come recital day. Working as a team with their classmates, good attendance is also important for the entire class. If your dancer misses three or more classes between March and June or two or more classes in a row, they will be put on choreography probation. We will connect you with your dancer’s instructor to find resolution.
Additionally we ask that you hold off on family vacations that would impact your dancer’s class in May and June (through Recital Day). We appreciate your best efforts to help make the recital a huge success for all our dancers!
Stuffed Friend Week: January 22nd-27th
The week of January 22nd-27th dancers can bring their favorite stuffed animal or doll to dance class!
New Neighbors
There is a new renter next to the SDA office and we want to make sure they feel welcome and can focus on their work. Please make sure you have your dancer and any siblings are playing in the lobby or hallway where the classrooms are. Leave the hallway by our office for getting to and from class… and coming to say hi to us, of course!
All my best,
Liana MacFarlane
Owner/Director
