Year End Recital
The opportunity to perform in a recital is an exciting, empowering and confidence building part of the training process. This is where we love to watch our students of all ages and abilities learn about the theatre, rehearsals and teamwork while they enjoy the opportunity to showcase their skills in a professionally run production. Recitals are a wonderful way for students to showcase the results of their hard work and for family and friends to join in the pride of their achievement. We love giving all students the chance to perform for their family and friends in this supportive and fun environment and encourage even our youngest and newest performers to be involved.
If you have an unavoidable conflict with our recital dates and your child will not be participating, please notify our office as soon as possible so your teacher can plan accordingly.
We will split our school into five separate casts:
Early Years Cast – All Kinder Ballet & Kinder Combo classes and a few special guest performers.
Aerial Cast – All Aerial Hoop.
Purple Cast – 33% of our 5-17 year old classes
Green Cast – 33% of our 5-17 year old classes.
Yellow Cast – 34% of our 5-17 year old classes.
We work hard on dividing our 650+ students into separate casts to keep performance run times under 2 hours, if possible, as well as to maximize ticket availability for parents. Please know that it can sometimes be impossible to cast siblings in the same show, or to keep dancers in only one show if they are in multiple dance classes.
We spend a large chunk of time creating our casts. We triple check all the conflicts to minimize them as much as possible. If your child is in multiple casts, or siblings are in different shows, we can assure you that we did everything possible to avoid this.
Our Recital Handbook is released February 1st. It includes absolutely EVERYTHING you need to know about our recital preparations and events. We ask that you stay tuned for the release of our Recital Handbook, which we’re sure will answer all of your burning questions.
If you have an unavoidable conflict with our recital dates and your child will not be participating, please notify our office as soon as possible so your teacher can plan accordingly.
We will split our school into five separate casts:
Early Years Cast – All Kinder Ballet & Kinder Combo classes and a few special guest performers.
Aerial Cast – All Aerial Hoop.
Purple Cast – 33% of our 5-17 year old classes
Green Cast – 33% of our 5-17 year old classes.
Yellow Cast – 34% of our 5-17 year old classes.
We work hard on dividing our 650+ students into separate casts to keep performance run times under 2 hours, if possible, as well as to maximize ticket availability for parents. Please know that it can sometimes be impossible to cast siblings in the same show, or to keep dancers in only one show if they are in multiple dance classes.
We spend a large chunk of time creating our casts. We triple check all the conflicts to minimize them as much as possible. If your child is in multiple casts, or siblings are in different shows, we can assure you that we did everything possible to avoid this.
Our Recital Handbook is released February 1st. It includes absolutely EVERYTHING you need to know about our recital preparations and events. We ask that you stay tuned for the release of our Recital Handbook, which we’re sure will answer all of your burning questions.
RECITAL EVENTS, DATES & TIMES:
Photo Week
SQUAMISH DANCE CENTRE
Monday, May 10th to Saturday, May 15th @ During your child’s class
– Photos in full costume, hair, makeup, accessories and props will take place during your child’s regular class time. Dancers will take both a group photo and an individual photo with a professional photographer.
Aerial Recital
SQUAMISH DANCE CENTRE
Saturday, May 22nd @ 3:00pm *Dancers arrive for 2:00pm
– Please note this is the May Long Weekend. We unfortunately had no other date choice for this event.
Early Years Recital
ÉCOLE SQUAMISH ELEMENTARY
Sunday, May 23rd @ 11:00am *Dancers arrive for 10:00am
– Please note this is the May Long Weekend. We unfortunately had no other date choice for this event.
Purple Cast Recital
HOWE SOUND SECONDARY SCHOOL
Saturday, May 29th @ 10:00am-12:30pm *Dancers arrive for 9:00am
Sunday, May 30th @ 10:00am-12:30pm *Dancers arrive for 9:00am
– Purple Cast dancers perform in BOTH Saturday and Sunday performances.
Green Cast Recital
HOWE SOUND SECONDARY SCHOOL
Saturday, May 29th @ 2:00pm-4:30pm *Dancers arrive for 1:00pm
Sunday, May 30th @ 2:00pm-4:30pm *Dancers arrive for 1:00pm
– Green Cast dancers perform in BOTH Saturday and Sunday performances.
Yellow Cast Recital
HOWE SOUND SECONDARY SCHOOL
Saturday, May 29th @ 6:30pm-9:00pm *Dancers arrive for 5:30pm
Sunday, May 30th @ 6:30pm-9:00pm *Dancers arrive for 5:30pm
– Yellow Cast dancers perform in BOTH Saturday and Sunday performances.
Costume Return
SQUAMISH DANCE CENTRE
Monday, May 31st-June 4th @ During Class Hours (This is our last week of classes!)
– Photos in full costume, hair, makeup, accessories and props will take place during your child’s regular class time. Dancers will take both a group photo and an individual photo with a professional photographer.
Photo Week
SQUAMISH DANCE CENTRE
Monday, May 10th to Saturday, May 15th @ During your child’s class
– Photos in full costume, hair, makeup, accessories and props will take place during your child’s regular class time. Dancers will take both a group photo and an individual photo with a professional photographer.
Aerial Recital
SQUAMISH DANCE CENTRE
Saturday, May 22nd @ 3:00pm *Dancers arrive for 2:00pm
– Please note this is the May Long Weekend. We unfortunately had no other date choice for this event.
Early Years Recital
ÉCOLE SQUAMISH ELEMENTARY
Sunday, May 23rd @ 11:00am *Dancers arrive for 10:00am
– Please note this is the May Long Weekend. We unfortunately had no other date choice for this event.
Purple Cast Recital
HOWE SOUND SECONDARY SCHOOL
Saturday, May 29th @ 10:00am-12:30pm *Dancers arrive for 9:00am
Sunday, May 30th @ 10:00am-12:30pm *Dancers arrive for 9:00am
– Purple Cast dancers perform in BOTH Saturday and Sunday performances.
Green Cast Recital
HOWE SOUND SECONDARY SCHOOL
Saturday, May 29th @ 2:00pm-4:30pm *Dancers arrive for 1:00pm
Sunday, May 30th @ 2:00pm-4:30pm *Dancers arrive for 1:00pm
– Green Cast dancers perform in BOTH Saturday and Sunday performances.
Yellow Cast Recital
HOWE SOUND SECONDARY SCHOOL
Saturday, May 29th @ 6:30pm-9:00pm *Dancers arrive for 5:30pm
Sunday, May 30th @ 6:30pm-9:00pm *Dancers arrive for 5:30pm
– Yellow Cast dancers perform in BOTH Saturday and Sunday performances.
Costume Return
SQUAMISH DANCE CENTRE
Monday, May 31st-June 4th @ During Class Hours (This is our last week of classes!)
– Photos in full costume, hair, makeup, accessories and props will take place during your child’s regular class time. Dancers will take both a group photo and an individual photo with a professional photographer.