What to Bring to the Christmas Party

Pot-Luck Assignments were done by

SCHOOL GRADE.

Preschool-4th grade Drinks

5^th & 6th grade  Dessert

7th- 8th grade Salads (variety, green, fruit, veggie)

9th - 10th grade Main Dishes

11th-12th grade Vegetables or Fruit

Please bring something that can feed 12-15 people

All Families and Dancers are Invited


Saturday, December 20, 1-3 pm 
(No Dance Class on December 20, just a party!)

Don't Forget Your White Elephant Gift 

December Announcements

December Reminder and Announcements:

1. December Tuition is due by Saturday December 6. Remember that your account must be paid to date before the semester ends on Saturday December 20.

2. Warm Ups, Fundraiser T shirts and anything else that has been ordered will be delivered this week. (if it's a present please contact Andera) 

 

3. Costume order papers and instructions will also be out this week. Your costume order paper is due back to the studio, paid in full on Saturday January 24, 2015. If you have not located a used costume, you will need to order a new costume with this order. Ballerinas, you need to order concert tights. 

4. Saturday December 20 we are cancelling all classes and having a HUGE Pot Luck Christmas Party. The party will be from 1 – 3 pm at the studio. Since you don’t have class, you should be free to come PARTY. A white elephant exchange will take place at 2:00 pm. There is also a canned food drive for families, in our studio, who need help with food this holiday season. You will receive an invite with our costume packet this week with all the details.

5. Winter Break is from Monday December 22 – Saturday
January 3, 2015. Spring Semester will begin on Monday January 5, 2015. The studio will be totally closed including; email, Facebook, the studio itself, phone messages …. From December 26 – January 2. If you need help, leave a message and we will answer your questions on January 3.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Christmas Open House

Saturday, December 20 1:00-3:00 pm 

Potluck Dinner 

White Elephant Gift Exchange @ 2:00 pm 

This is optional...

 If you want to play please bring a gift from your house. Not something you buy, something that you already have and can give away. Something of less then $10 in value. 

Remember after the party we will be doing the Winter Clean Up

Thanksgiving Break and Our Upcoming Christmas Open House

Thanksgiving Break 

 November 27-30 

Christmas Break 

December 20-January 4

Christmas Open House 

(Pot-Luck Lunch)* 

December 20 1pm-3 pm 

Winter Clean Up** 

December 20 3:30 pm - till it's clean

*Each Class will be assigned side dish, casserole, dessert, or salad

**As a studio we clean up the studio for the winter break to keep everything nice for the next year. Everyone is invited and the more help the better. 

Costume Exchange Day

Used Costume Day:

Used Costume Day is hectic, but it saves our families money and that’s very important to CVAC. Below is everything you need to know about Used Costume Day.

Time:

Used Costume Day is today, November 15 at 5:00 and usually lasts about a half an hour. If you are not present right at 5:00, you take a chance on missing a used costume opportunity. If there are NO used costumes available, you will be responsible to purchase a new costume. Used costumes DO NOT go through the studio. You will pay the seller directly, in cash, on the day that you take the costume. The seller sets the price of the used costume. It is your responsibility to check over the costume for stains and damage. Once the transaction takes place, it is final. 

Costumes Being Used This Year:

If you need to sell, or would like to purchase a used costume, please review the following…Creative Dance, PreBallet and Ballet 1 are using the white satin leo and white tutu used for 8 previous years.  

Ballet 2 and 3 are using the long blue and white Water Fairy costumes used for 2 previous years.

Ballet 4 is using the short blue and white tutu worn by the same class last year.

Ballet 5 is purchasing a new costume.

Ballet 6 and 7 are using the black halter leo and long black tutu used in Spanish and Peacocks used for 3 previous years.

Ballet 8 is using the long pink camisole dresses used for 7 previous years.

Ballet 9 technique is using the white halter leo and long white tutu used in Cotton Gin and Stary Night used for 5 previous years.

Ballet 9 Pointe and Academy Pointe are purchasing a new costume.

Academy and Company Ballet Technique are purchasing a new costume.

Company Pointe is using the black pancake tutus. You may purchase a used tutu, but need to purchase a new leotard. Used 4 previous years.

Principals Technique is using the pink fluffy long tutus and new leotard. Used 5 previous years.

Principals Pointe is purchasing a new costume.

Jazz 1 and 2 are using the blue and pink dresses used 2 previous years.

Jazz 3 and 4 are using the green dresses used 3 previous years.

Academy Jazz is using the blue/silver/green sparkle dresses used 3 previous years.

Company Jazz is bring a black dress of their own choice.

Principals Jazz is wearing the blue Knight Dresses used 3 previous years.

Tap 1, 2 and 3 are bringing their own clothes.

Advanced and Power Tap are buying new shirts and wearing the black modern/Kinuko/Matrix pants used 2 previous years.

Modern is bring a costume on their own, within their assigned color.

Academy and Company Modern are buying new costumes.

Principals Modern is wearing the blue water dresses worn 2 previous years.

Company Composition is barrowing Kinuko Costumes.

Principals Composition has already purchased their costumes.

Hip Hop is purchasing a combination of a new costume and bring your own from home.

Academy and Company Hip Hop are wearing the army costumes from last year.

Principals Hip Hop is wearing the jeggings worn for 3 previous years and buying a shirt from Forever 21.

Totals: 

The entire studio, with a formula using the cost of new costumes multiplied by the number of students in each class, is saving our families over TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS!! We are set to spend about eight thousand dollars for the new costumes purchased this year, including performance tights. If you choose to complain about this process and/or the costumes you need to purchase, you choose to spend three times as much at a different studio. We have worked very hard to save our families money on costumes. New costume papers will be out in two weeks.Thanks for your continued support in preparing your dancers for concert,CVAC Staff and Administration

Andrea's Biography

Andrea Edwards graduated with honors from Southern Utah University, where she was in the Orchesis Modern Dance Company Presidency, Sojourners, Polynesian Club President, Resident Advisor, nominated for both Thunderbird of the Year and the Outstanding Student Award in Theater Arts and Dance.  Andrea is a member of Alpha Kappa Delta (Behavioral Science National Honor Society) and in 1998 was awarded the only full scholarship in the Dance Department.  Andrea also served in Student Government, Student Senate, Math Tutor in the Multicultural Center and Student Counselor and Math Tutor for Upward Bound.  After graduating, Andrea started her career dancing in New York City and modeling for Face International.  She has performed in 28 different States in the US, as well as Japan, Canada and Brazil.  While touring the United States, Andrea taught Elementary Health Science to the kids performing in The King and I National Tour.  Upon returning to Utah, Andrea co-founded and performed with the Fifth Street Underground Performing Company.  She participated in educational tours and performed with RDT in the Rose Wagner Theatre.  Andrea then explored successful career options as a Surgical Assistant in Ocular and Facial Plastics and Microbiology as an Associate Study Director in Pharmaceuticals.  Andrea has also served as a supervisor in a home for adults with brain damage.  As much as Andrea loved science and health care, she loved dance more – so she founded Canyon View Arts Center School of Performing Arts in 2004.  CVAC is in its 11th season and continues to thrive with exquisite dancers and positive environment.  In her off time, Andrea enjoys reading, traveling and photography.  Andrea absolutely loves directing and completely acknowledges and appreciates those who have helped her in her journey.

Timette's Biography

Timette has been dancing since the age of 5 under the direction of Fern Adair Conservatory of the Arts in Las Vegas Nevada.  When she graduated High School she attended Southern Utah University in Cedar City Utah and choreographed and performed in the student and faculty concerts for the Southern Utah University Dance Department. She performed in many musicals at SUU and was a member of the American Folk Ballet under the direction of Lize Mills.  She graduated from SUU in 2001 with a Bachelor Degree in Mathematics and taught Geometry, and Algebra 2 at Copper Hills High School for 5 years.  At Copper Hills she also coached the cheerleaders, girls cross country, and girls track. For the past three years she has taught Principals,  Power, and Advanced Tap at Canyon View Arts Center. She has been married for over 10 years to Michael Wankier and has 4 children. 

Lisa's Biography

Starting at age 5, Lisa took classes at Studio Allegro Dance where she did jazz and tap. During her teenage years she started a more serious study of ballet and pointe at Dance Design Academy. She was a member of the West Jordan High School Dance Company, and went on to be VP of Weber State University’s Ballroom Dance Team. As much as Lisa loved dancing and performing, she knew at a young age that choreographing and teaching was what she wanted to do. She started as a student teacher for Studio Allegro Dance, then as a competition teacher, under the direction of Karen Hudson, and on to full time teacher and choreographer at Tiffany Dance Company. She was lucky enough to choreograph 10 dances that won high point awards and one choreography award in a 5-year span. Lisa has been with Canyon View for four years now teaching Ballet, Jazz, and is currently the director of the competition teams.

Kaitlyn's Biography

            Kaitlyn Burns began taking dance classes at the age of 4.  She began her classical ballet training at age 12, under the direction of Andrea Edwards at Canyon View Arts Center School of Performing Arts, where she earned the Mary Kasai Scholarship.  She was accepted into many ballet and jazz summer intensives through Brigham Young University.  She was a member of the Riverton High Dance Company.  She was a sterling scholar finalist at Riverton High School in Dance.  She also has been a guest dancer for Mountain West Ballet and Academy of Ballet Arts Nutcracker productions, performing lead roles in Spanish, Marlinton, Snow, and Rose.  She is currently a sophomore in the Utah Valley University BS Dance Education program.  Her freshman year she was a member of the UVU Hip Hop Company, MOS.A.I.C.  She is currently a member of the UVU Modern Dance Company, Synergy.  She was an intern for Kinuko Modern Dance Company in the summer of 2012.  She has been a full member for Kinuko Modern Dance Company for three seasons.