Dress Rehearsal Details:
When you arrive dressed and ready for your dance, you will be seated by class in the theater. Look on the end of the rows of seats for a picture of your costume and your class day and time and sit in that row .
We do have backstage moms asigned for each class in the 11:00 and 2:00 show. All of these classes are very young and it is impossible for their teacher to assist them throughout the show, as they have multiple classes in the recital. A backstage mom will help with any costume issues, costume changes, bathroom trips, and helping to keep the class quiet backstage.
At dress reheaarsal, these backstage moms will accompany their class backstage and also help them line up if necessary, so they can practice too!
For the dress rehearsal you will remain in your seats in the theater so you can watch all of the other dances. You will practice on the stage in the order of the recital show.
Your child's backstage mom, or a studio assistant will come get you from your row and take you backstage to lead you to your places, as well as walk you back to your row when you are finished. Please be patient and quiet during this reheasal because it is for the children, many of whom have never been on the stage before.
If you are in more than one class and need to change your costume you will use the backstage dressing rooms. The backstage area is located to the right of the stage and down the steps. Please use a large zip-lock bag for your tights, shoes, and costume accessories for your 2nd and even 3rd dances. Please clearly label these bags with your childs name on it and use the same bag for the recital so it is familiar to your child. This will hopefully make all costume changes smooth and easy.
Just in case, there are bathrooms located downstairs.
During the 6:00 show, there will be two acts in the recital and the dancers in the First Act will be released to leave at the intermission "time". At that time they can sit with their parents in the audience for the remainder of the show. All dancers in all shows can and are encouraged to stay for the finale- we all dance together up to the stage together - no choreography, just clap your way down through the audience. Your teachers and studio assitants to be there to help you with the finale. We will practice the finale during the dress rehearsal at the very end of the rehearsal, just like the recital. If you would like to practice the finale you will need to stay till the end of the dress rehearsal. It will be after practicing the finale that the rehearsal will be officially over. It is not necessary to stay, especially if you are a returning student who has previously performed in the recital.
Thank you for taking the time to read this page. If you have any questions, or feel we have missed something regarding the dress rehearsal, please bring it to our attention. We would like to have as much information posted here as possible in order for the entire Center Stage Recital to be a wonderful experience.