Please read through all the following information!


There is A LOT of important information in this Newsletter!


We hope you all enjoyed a safe and wonderful Christmas!

We would like to THANK YOU all for the wonderful cards, notes, letters, and gifts at Christmas, you did not have to - that little extra thank you means so much to us!

Picture Week

March 9th-13th at Fusion Dance! Students will take their picture in a studio and then move into another studio to run their dance and/or tumbling routine. The schedule for picture times will be posted in the February Newsletter. Please note, these may not be scheduled at your regularly scheduled time, or even on your regularly scheduled day of the week. Competition groups will take pictures only. We will run those dances in Ballet Technique classes this week. Ballet Technique, Turns Leaps & Jumps, AND Flexibility Extensions & Conditioning may also be scheduled on a different day and time than it is usually.


Practice at the Rec Center

April 13th-17th, and April 21st-24th, at your regular practice times. This does NOT include competition groups! Recreational classes only. NO COSTUMES!

  • All Tumbling Classes will meet at the studio these two weeks during their regularly scheduled practice day and time.
  • Turns, Leaps & Jumps, AND Flexibility, Extensions & Conditioning Classes will be in the Rec Center Fitness Room these two weeks during their regularly scheduled day and time.
  • Turns, Leaps & Jumps 4 AND Flexibility, Extensions & Conditioning 3 will be at the studio these two weeks during their regularly scheduled day and time.
  • Ballet 1:
  • April 17th: 4:30-5:30pm in the Rec Center Fitness Room
  • April 24th: 4-5pm on the Rec Center Stage (will be running competition dances)
  • Ballet 2:
  • April 17th: 5:30-6:30pm in the Rec Center Fitness Room
  • April 24th: 5:30-6:30pm on the Rec Center Stage (will be running competition dances)
  • Ballet 3:
  • April 17th: 8-9:30pm on the Rec Center Stage
  • April 24th: 8-9:30pm on the Rec Center Stage (will be running competition dances)
  • Ballet 4:
  • April 17th: 8-9:30pm on the Rec Center Stage
  • April 24th: 8-9:30pm on the Rec Center Stage (will be running competition dances)


Dress Rehearsal

Recital A: Sunday, April 27th – 2pm

Recital B: Sunday, April 27th – 5pm


Recital

Recital A:                                                   

Wednesday, April 30th – 7pm

Saturday, May 3rd – 5pm                                  

Sunday, May 4th – 1pm      

                              

Recital B:

Friday, May 2nd - 7pm

Saturday, May 3rd - 1pm

Sunday, May 4th - 5pm


You can find which recital your dancers are in below by how they are listed... 1) Class 2) Day and time

Please read carefully!


NEW! Only Combo's 11 and 12 are in both A & B Recitals. The High School Add-On Classes (hip hop, pom, pointe, musical theatre) are now in only 1 of the 2 recitals, as well as all our competition groups. With adding more classes this year and keeping in mind the recital length, we had to make these necessary changes.


Recital A: the following groups will be performing in Recital A ONLY

Mommy & Me, Tuesday's 5:30-6pm

Beginner Ballet, Tuesday's 4-4:45pm

Beginner Ballet, Monday's 5:30-6:15pm

Combo 1, Tuesday's 4-5pm

Combo 1, Thursday's 6:30-7:30pm

Combo 2, Tuesday's 4-5pm

Combo 3, Wednesday's 5:45-6:45pm

Combo 4, Monday's 5-6pm

Combo 5, Tuesday's 4:45-6pm

Combo 6, Monday's 5-6:30pm

Combo 7, Tuesday's 7:30-9pm

Combo 8, Monday's 6:30-8pm

Combo 9, Monday's 6:30-8pm

Combo 10, Sunday's 6-7:30pm

Hip Hop 1, Tuesday's 5-5:30pm

Hip Hop 3, Wednesday's 4-4:30pm

Hip Hop 5, Monday's 4:30-5pm

Hip Hop 7, Monday's 8-8:30pm

Pom 1, Tuesday's 5:30-6pm

Pom 3, Wednesday's 6:30-7pm

Boys Hip Hop, Wednesday's 7-7:30pm

Musical Theatre 1, Monday's 4-4:30pm

Hip Hop A, Sunday's 7:30-8pm

Hip Hop C, Monday's 8:30-9pm

Hip Hop E, Tuesday's 7:30-8pm

Jazz B, Sunday's 8-8:30pm

Jazz D, Wednesday's 8:30-9pm

Jazz F, Monday's 4:30-5pm

Jazz I, Thursday's 4-4:30pm

Lyrical A, Sunday's 8:30-9pm

Lyrical C, Sunday's 4-4:30pm

Lyrical E, Sunday's 4-4:30pm

Lyrical G, Tuesday's 7-7:30pm

Tap, Monday's 8:30-9pm

Elite B, Monday's 9-9:30pm


Recital B: the following groups will be performing in Recital B ONLY

Mommy & Me, Wednesday's 5:30-6pm

Beginner Ballet, Wednesday's 5-5:45pm

Beginner Ballet, Thursday's 4-4:45pm

Combo 1, Wednesday's 5:30-6:30pm

Combo 2, Thursday's 5-6pm

Combo 2, Wednesday's 6-7pm

Combo 3, Tuesday's 6-7pm

Combo 4, Tuesday's 6-7pm

Combo 4, Wednesday's 7-8pm

Combo 5, Wednesday's 6:45-8pm

Combo 6, Wednesday's 4-5:30pm

Combo 7, Wednesday's 4-5:30pm

Combo 8, Thursday's 6:30-8pm

Combo 9, Thursday's 6:30-8pm

Hip Hop 2, Tuesday's 5-5:30pm

Hip Hop 4, Monday's 4:30-5pm

Hip Hop 6, Monday's 8-8:30pm

Hip Hop 8, Monday's 8-8:30pm

Hip Hop 9, Sunday's 5:30-6pm

Pom 2, Wednesday's 4:30-5pm

Pom 4, Monday's 6-6:30pm

Pom 5, Sunday's 5-5:30pm

Pointe, Tuesday's 8:15-9pm

Musical Theatre 2, Thursday's 6-6:30pm

Hip Hop B, Sunday's 7:30-8pm

Hip Hop D, Monday's 8:30-9pm

Jazz A, Sunday's 8-8:30pm

Jazz C, Sunday's 4:30-5pm

Jazz E, Sunday's 5-5:30pm

Jazz G, Thursday's 5-5:30pm

Jazz H, Thursday's 4-4:30pm

Lyrical B, Sunday's 8:30-9pm

Lyrical D, Wednesday's 8-8:30pm

Lyrical F, Thursday's 4:30-5pm

Elite A, Sunday's 4:30-5pm

Elite C, Sunday's 4:30-5pm


Recital A & B: the following groups will be performing in BOTH Recital A & B

Combo 11, Sunday's 6-7:30pm

Combo 12, Sunday's 6-7:30pm

Recital T-shirt

Click HERE to order your recital shirt today.


The following are required to have a shirt for the recital:

  • Combo's 5-12
  • Mommy & Me Classes
  • Tumbling Classes
  • Beyond the Stars


All are welcome to purchase a shirt.

Cost is $20.

Orders are due by Thursday, January 30th.

Accounts will be charged with tuition on February 1st and withdrawn with tuition on February 10th.

Costumes

You can find your dancer’s costume in the costume book located at the front desk!

The costume book will also be posted to the Band App. Click HERE to join the Fusion Dance Band App.


After January 20th, your remaining costume balance will be charged to your account and can be seen on your Parent Portal at that time. This remaining balance will be initiated on February 1st.

Recital Music

A $5.00 per dancer, music fee was posted to everyone's accounts today, January 1st and will be withdrawn on January 10th with tuition. This fee covers costs such as purchasing the music, editing, and uploading all music to your Parent Portals.


All recital music will be uploaded to the parent portals by February for dancers to practice with at home.

Easter

Easter Sunday, April 20th, there is NO DANCE.


Please note!

We will NOT be following the school schedule. WE DO HAVE DANCE on Monday, April 21st at the Rec Center.

Weather Cancellations

If classes are ever cancelled you will receive a text message, or you can check Facebook for updates as well. Please be advised that when we do our scheduling for the year, we allow one snow day per class. If your class misses more than one day due to weather, we will make-up those missed classes during the months of March and April when the weather is usually a little more cooperative. So please be on the lookout for emails and texts from Fusion Dance regarding cancellations and make-up classes. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us during office hours, Monday-Thursday, 4:00-8:00pm, 712-792-4933.

Parent Meeting

Our Parent Meeting via ZOOM will be on Thursday, February 20th from 7:30-8:15pm.

At this meeting we will discuss recital details, pictures, costumes, etc.

We will share the meeting link closer to the meeting date.


We will begin posting recital routines to the Band App by February for dancers to practice with at home.

Click HERE to join the Fusion Dance Band App.

Important Dates

January 2nd: Classes Resume

February 15th: Solo, Duo & Trio Showcase (Competition Students Only)

February 16th: Competition Showcase (Competition Students Only)

February 20th: Parent Meeting via Zoom, 7:30-8:15pm

February 28th-March 2nd: Leap Dance Competition (Competition Students Only)

March 9th-13th: Dance & Tumbling Pictures with Photography by Fiscus & Rehearsal at the Studio

March 16th-20th: No Dance or Tumbling (Spring Break)

March 20th-23rd: Talent on Parade Dance Competition (Competition Students Only)

April 2nd-6th: Bravo Dance Competition (Competition Students Only)

April 13th-17th: Rehearsal on the Rec Center Stage (tumbling classes will be at Fusion Dance)

April 20th: No Dance (Easter)

April 21st - 24th: Rehearsal on the Rec Center Stage (tumbling classes will be at Fusion Dance)

April 27th-May 4th: Recital Week (Dress Rehearsals & Recital Performances)

Fusion Dance!