Nutcracker News & Schedule

Nutcracker Studio Rehearsals 2008

Nutcracker rehearsals are mandatory. If a dancer misses more than 2 rehearsals, DVDA will consider moving that dancer out of her role. When it is absolutely necessary to miss a rehearsal, a written note must be handed in and the dancer must write her name as absent on the calendar so that we do not look for her. It is also the dancer’s responsibility to learn any choreography she may have missed. When a dancer misses rehearsal, it affects all of her fellow dancers because timing and spacing are off and we invariably spend time figuring out where the missing person belongs. Please be respectful of your fellow dancers.

We look forward to another productive, rewarding and fun Nutcracker season!

DVDA is pleased to announce that we are, once again, adding a third performance of the Nutcracker. On Friday December 5th from 10 – 11:15 AM, we will be dancing an abbreviated Nutcracker for area schools. If anyone has a connection with any elementary, pre-schools, or senior homes to bring us a larger audience, please see Lisa or Amanda. The performance will include Party and Battle Scenes, Snow and variations to make the performance length 1 hour and 15 minutes. You will need to take the morning off from school.

**If rehearsals cut into your class time, please make up class another day of the week. Ballet 5’s can make up in a Ballet 4 class or the Saturday 5X – 7 class, or try a jazz class! DVDA apologizes for any inconvenience.

Please check the Nutcracker Rehearsal Schedule regularly, as it is subject to change based on what is needed.

Nutcracker Studio Rehearsals 2008

Monday 11/17
4:30 – 5:00 – Shepherdess, Clara and Fritz, Ballet 1 Lambs
5:00 - 6:30 - Ballet 5 class - (If you are not a Sheppie, you can make up class time on Saturday mornings.)
6:30 - 6:35 - Clara and Dew Drop
7:50 - 8:20 - run all variations and Julia, Lead Angel
8:20 - 9:15 - Snow

Tuesday 11/18
6:30 - 6:50 - Bees with Flowers upstairs
7:40 - 7:50 - Tali and Katie M
7:50 - 8:00 - 4 Chinese
8:00 - 8:15 - Snow Queen
8:15 - 9:15 - Flowers (Julia upstairs til 8:30)

Friday 11/21
5:50 – 6:05 - Joanna, Susannah and Katie M upstairs w/Ballet 1 Snow Princesses

Saturday 11/22
9:30 - 10:45 - Ballet 4 class
10:45 - 11:10 - Polichinelles with Mother Ginger and Bon Bons, Clara, Fritz
11:10 - 11:55 - ALL Battle Scene - including mice, soldiers, dolls, Clara, Fritz, Mouse King and Queen
11:55 - 1:00 - Ballet 6/7 class
1:00 - 1:10 - Heather and Katie Pf
1:15 - 1:25 - Arabian
1:25 - 1:45 - Angels with Lead Angel
1:45 - 2:00 - Russian
2:00 - 3:10 - Party Scene
3:10 - 3:25 - Clara, Fritz, Scott, Snow Angels (Taylor Hartzel and Molly Dooling), Snow Queen, Dew Drop
3:25 - 3:35 - Clara, Fritz, Scott
3:35 - 4:45 - Opening and finale

Monday 11/24
4:30 – 5:00 – Shepherdess, Clara and Fritz, Ballet 1 Lambs
5:00 - 6:30 - Ballet 5 class (If you are not a Sheppie, you can make up class time on Saturday mornings)
7:55 - 8:20 - run all variations and Julia
8:20 - 9:15 - Snow

Tuesday 11/25
6:30 – 6:50 – Bees with Flowers upstairs
8:00 - 9:15 - Flowers (Julia upstairs til 8:30)

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday November 26 - 29 - No Class - HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

We will be holding rehearsal Sunday November 30 (Thanksgiving weekend)

Sunday Nov 30
12:45 - 1:15 - Warm-up barre
1:15 - 1:45 - Opening and Finale
1:45 - 3:15 - Full run-through with EVERYONE (excluding Irish) who is in the Friday morning school performance

THEATER SCHEDULE 2008 - Calvary Church Auditorium

Monday, December 1
4:00 - 4:25 - Jesters (ballet 2)
4:25 - 4:55 - Shepherdess and Lambs
4:55 - 6:00 - Flowers and Bumblebees (Bees til 5:40)
6:00 - 6:30 - Polichinelles, Bon Bons, Mother Ginger
6:30 - 7:30 - Battle Scene up through Snow Queen, Snow Fairy, Snow Princesses
7:30 - 9:00 - Party Scene (includes Ballet 3 soldier dolls)
9:00 - 9:30 - Snow

Tuesday, December 2
4:00 - 4:30 - Shepherdess and Lambs
4:15 - 5:00 - Flowers and Bumblebees (Bees till 4:45)
5:00 - 6:00 - Snow and Variations including Julia
6:00 - 6:45 - Opening (includes Jesters and Angels) and Finale
6:45 - 7:45 - Party Scene (includes Ballet 3 soldier dolls)
7:45 - 8:45 - Battle Scene
8:45 - 9:30 - Julia and Rick (you will rehearse from 7:00 - 8:15 at studio)

Wednesday, December 3 (Saturday cast will go first)
4:00 - 4:20 - Flowers
4:20 - 4:40 - Snow
4:40 - 5:05 - Variations and Julia
5:05 - 5:40 - Irish

Thursday, December 4 - Dress Rehearsal - Friday Cast first. Hair and costumes as for performance.
4:00 - 6:30 - Act I (Ballet 1 Snow Princesses come at 5:00)
6:30 - 8:30 - Act II (NO Bumble Bees or Bon Bons)
**All Saturday Lambs and Saturday Jesters will be needed from 6:30 - 7:15. We will rehearse with them before we start Act II.
8:30 - 9:45 - All advanced dancers and Clara and Fritz

**Please note that we will do our very best to stay on schedule, but the nature of these rehearsals can be unpredictable. Please be patient.
**Any Parents who volunteered to be backstage help must attend dress rehearsal.

PERFORMANCES

Friday, December 5th - School Performance / Curtain 10am
*Levels 1, 3,4 and Bon Bons must arrive at the theatre at least 30 minutes prior to curtain time (9:30am)
*Levels 5 and up must arrive at the theatre at least 1 hour prior to curtain time (9am)
**You will be done at 11:15am except for Snow Queen, Katie Pf., Clara, Fritz, Joanna and Hannah as Spanish and Courtney and Emily as Chinese and Emma as Tiny Mouse who will all greet children as they leave.

Friday, December 5th - Performance / Curtain 7:30pm
*levels 1-4 must arrive at the theatre at least 30 minutes prior to curtain time (7:00pm)
*Levels 5 and up must arrive at the theatre at least 1 hour prior to curtain time (6:30pm)

Saturday, December 6th - Performance / Curtain 1:30pm
*levels 1-4 must arrive at the theatre at least 30 minutes prior to curtain time (1:00pm)
*Levels 5 and up must arrive at the theatre at least 1 hour prior to curtain time (12:30pm)

**Note: Saturday morning December 6th classes will not be held due to Nutcracker.

NUTCRACKER BOUTIQUE

We will have a DVDA Nutcracker Boutique at the performances where you can purchase flowers for the performers. As requested, we are having a wider variety of flowers this year, and larger bouquets. There will also be nutcrackers, ornaments, T-shirts, and many other items available for purchase.

Note

All costumes are property of DVDA and must be left at the theater to be returned to the studio.

There is absolutely no eating in costume!