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| *Blue asterisk indicates an FDT Company event. Pink indicates a staff event. Green indicates Assistant event. |
| FDT Company Goes to Nationals! |
| New Staff for 2010-11 Season |
| Current Calendar |
| Fall Registration Now Underway! |
The fall schedule is available on our Schedules page, and we've been registering folks for our 2010-11 season
since May. Some classes are filling up, so if you are interested in becoming a member of the Footsteps family,
don't hesitate too long to sign up for your first pick of classes! Schedule changes do happen occasionally until
October 15, so check back weekly for updates.
If you would like to register for fall classes, you've got 3 options: 1) Visit us at the studio and register in person;
2) Print and fill out the forms on our Downloads page and send them plus the registration fee and first month's
tuition to us via snail-mail; or 3) Register online using the form on our Online Registration webpage. The best
method to guarantee your spot in the classes of your choice is face-to-face registration by visiting the studio;
the other 2 options take a bit more time, so it is possible that your spot could be filled before your registration
process is complete.
Experienced dancers who are interested in transferring to Footsteps should call us at 614-883-5599 or email us
at footstepsfamilydance@yahoo.com to schedule an evaluation so we can place you into our program in just
the right levels.
No matter how you sign up, we'll be thrilled to have you join the Footsteps family! Fall classes begin August 30,
2010.
since May. Some classes are filling up, so if you are interested in becoming a member of the Footsteps family,
don't hesitate too long to sign up for your first pick of classes! Schedule changes do happen occasionally until
October 15, so check back weekly for updates.
If you would like to register for fall classes, you've got 3 options: 1) Visit us at the studio and register in person;
2) Print and fill out the forms on our Downloads page and send them plus the registration fee and first month's
tuition to us via snail-mail; or 3) Register online using the form on our Online Registration webpage. The best
method to guarantee your spot in the classes of your choice is face-to-face registration by visiting the studio;
the other 2 options take a bit more time, so it is possible that your spot could be filled before your registration
process is complete.
Experienced dancers who are interested in transferring to Footsteps should call us at 614-883-5599 or email us
at footstepsfamilydance@yahoo.com to schedule an evaluation so we can place you into our program in just
the right levels.
No matter how you sign up, we'll be thrilled to have you join the Footsteps family! Fall classes begin August 30,
2010.
| Fall Registration Open Houses |
We may be at the height of our summer fun right now, but fall classes are just around the corner, so we're
already planning our Fall Registration Open Houses! At each Open House, you'll be able to meet our director
(Miss Jennifer) and some of our staff, tour the facility, take or observe free sample classes, enjoy refreshments,
enter our door prize drawing, get your questions answered, and sign up if you like. The dates/times for our Open
Houses are:
No strong-arm sales tactics--we trust that you will know in your spirit if Footsteps is the right place for you to
choose as your family's dance home. We'll just be happy to meet you and share with you a little bit of what
Footsteps Family Dance Center is about! So plan to c'mon in and check us out, and scroll down to learn more
about our free sample dance classes that'll be offered during the Open House times.
already planning our Fall Registration Open Houses! At each Open House, you'll be able to meet our director
(Miss Jennifer) and some of our staff, tour the facility, take or observe free sample classes, enjoy refreshments,
enter our door prize drawing, get your questions answered, and sign up if you like. The dates/times for our Open
Houses are:
No strong-arm sales tactics--we trust that you will know in your spirit if Footsteps is the right place for you to
choose as your family's dance home. We'll just be happy to meet you and share with you a little bit of what
Footsteps Family Dance Center is about! So plan to c'mon in and check us out, and scroll down to learn more
about our free sample dance classes that'll be offered during the Open House times.
| Saturday, August 21 4:00-8:00 pm Friday, August 27 4:00-8:00 pm Saturday, August 28 4:00-8:00 pm *Friday, September 3 4:00-8:00 pm |
| *Asterisk indicates no free Sample classes offered at this Open House.. |
Aug 30 Fall classes begin--yay!
Sept 1 *Company September tuition due
Sept 3 Fall Registration Open House 4:00-8:00
Sept 6 Labor Day--studio closed/no classes
Sept 7 *SDT's & senior solos begin; deadline to turn in Assistant Quiz
Sept 1 *Company September tuition due
Sept 3 Fall Registration Open House 4:00-8:00
Sept 6 Labor Day--studio closed/no classes
Sept 7 *SDT's & senior solos begin; deadline to turn in Assistant Quiz
From July 21-25, the Footsteps Dance Theater Company performed their competition routines at Cathy Roe's
Ultimate Dance Challenge in Mason, Ohio. This was our 2nd trip to CRUDC, and we were excited not only to
display our own talents there again, but also to see dancers from all across the country & even the world
exhibit their own unique choreography & performance styles. While in Mason, our dancers also took technique
classes, shopped at Ikea, Jungle Jim's, & other stores that we don't have here at home, & had fun in the sun
at King's Island. We had a ball!
At competition our dancers performed in 2 rounds: preliminary qualifying, then finals. We had our best results
ever! Our choreography was consistently lauded as original, clever, well-staged, and "cute"--that is very
encouraging, since we pride ourselves on developing our own instructors' choreographic abilities, rather than
bringing in outside choreographers for our competition numbers. Our dancers were complimented by both
judges and other studio owners & instructors as being versatile, technically sound, and possessing wonderful
stage presence. We were very proud of our performances, and our dancers really came through as a team,
pulling off their best performances of the year. Way to go, kiddos! Our results are below:
Groups:
Jr Jazz: Shake & Pop (Miss Kim)
Duet/Trios:
I Stand (Miss Jennifer): Dana Brooks/Samantha Hansen
Solos:
You Are for Me (Miss Jennifer): Olivia Susi, lyrical
Ultimate Dance Challenge in Mason, Ohio. This was our 2nd trip to CRUDC, and we were excited not only to
display our own talents there again, but also to see dancers from all across the country & even the world
exhibit their own unique choreography & performance styles. While in Mason, our dancers also took technique
classes, shopped at Ikea, Jungle Jim's, & other stores that we don't have here at home, & had fun in the sun
at King's Island. We had a ball!
At competition our dancers performed in 2 rounds: preliminary qualifying, then finals. We had our best results
ever! Our choreography was consistently lauded as original, clever, well-staged, and "cute"--that is very
encouraging, since we pride ourselves on developing our own instructors' choreographic abilities, rather than
bringing in outside choreographers for our competition numbers. Our dancers were complimented by both
judges and other studio owners & instructors as being versatile, technically sound, and possessing wonderful
stage presence. We were very proud of our performances, and our dancers really came through as a team,
pulling off their best performances of the year. Way to go, kiddos! Our results are below:
Groups:
Jr Jazz: Shake & Pop (Miss Kim)
- Prelims: High gold
Finals: Platinum, Dare to Be Different Award, 2nd overall Jr Small Groups
- Prelims: High Gold
Finals: High Gold, Cool Move Award for centrifugal force machine
- Prelims & Finals: High Gold
- Prelims & Finals: High Gold
- Prelims & Finals: High Gold
- Prelims & Finals: Gold
- Prelims & Finals: High Gold
- Prelims & Finals: High Gold
- Prelims: Platinum
Finals: Platinum, Sense of Humor Award, 3rd overall Teen Lg Groups
- Prelims & Finals: Platinum
- Prelims: Platinum
Finals: Platinum, Staging Award, 2nd overall Sr Small Groups
- Prelims & Finals: Platinum
- Prelims: Gold
Finals: High Gold, Class Act Award
- Prelims: Platinum
Finals: High Gold
Duet/Trios:
I Stand (Miss Jennifer): Dana Brooks/Samantha Hansen
- Prelims & Finals: Platinum
- Prelims: High gold
Finals: Gold
- Prelims & Finals: High Silver
- Prelims: Platinum
Finals: Platinum, 1st overall Teen Duet/Trios, $75
- Prelims: High Gold
Finals: Gold
- Prelims & Finals: High gold
- Prelims: Platinum
Finals: Platinum, Best Precision
Solos:
You Are for Me (Miss Jennifer): Olivia Susi, lyrical
- Prelims & Finals: Gold
- Prelims & Finals: Gold
- Prelims & Finals: High gold
- Prelims & Finals: Gold
- Prelims & Finals: Platinum
- Prelims & Finals: Platinum
- Prelims: Gold
Finals: High gold
- Prelims & Finals: High gold
- Prelims & Finals: Gold
- Prelims & Finals: Platinum
- Prelims & Finals: High gold
- Prelims & Finals: High gold
- Prelims: Gold
Finals: High gold
- Prelims & Finals: Gold
- Prelims: Gold
Finals: High gold
- Prelims: Platinum
Finals: Platinum, 3rd overall Sr Solos, 5th highest score in entire competition!
- Prelims & Finals: Gold
- Prelims & Finals: Gold
- Prelims & Finals: High gold
Friends & families of Footsteps who have checked out our fall schedule may have noticed some different
names in the "Instructor" column. Our family is growing! Pooling their knowledge, experience, & enthusiasm
with your favorite FFDC veteran teachers are newcomers Kenny Brown and Chrissy Stridsberg.
Mr Kenny will be teaching Boys Hip Hop, Sr Hip Hop Company, as well as a Company duet & trio this year,
and if the response of our summer dancers is any indication, he will quickly become a favorite teacher with his
subtle sense of humor, laid-back but motivating attitude, and creative choreography! Miss Chrissy will be
teaching Jazz Intermediate, Jr Jumps/Turns, Men's Technique, and Sr Lyrical Company, along with a
Company duet and several solos. Our summer students have already been gushing about how warm &
friendly she is, how transparent & fun, and they're terribly excited about her style of teaching & choreography
that's pushing them in new directions!
The Footsteps office will sport some new faces this season too: Miss Kristi and Miss Courtney. Miss Kristi has
been involved with Footsteps since our very first year, as mom to Company dancer Hannah Carter. She will
take on receptionist duties during our morning Genesis classes, who will no doubt very quickly come to love
her calm, peaceful, friendly demeanor! Miss Courtney will be starting her first year on staff here as our
Wednesday night receptionist, getting her "kid fix" each week as she learns the FFDC ropes and continues
her dance education in anticipation of one day transferring to the teaching staff. Her cup of love for dance
and for people runneth over, and we're looking forward to enjoying her enthusiasm here!
To learn more about our newest staff members, check'em out on our "About Us" page--we've got photos, too!
We hope you'll fall in love with Mr Kenny, Miss Chrissy, Miss Kristi, and Miss Courtney just like you have with
the rest of the Footsteps staff. They love you already, sight unseen, and can't wait to get started with fall
classes!
names in the "Instructor" column. Our family is growing! Pooling their knowledge, experience, & enthusiasm
with your favorite FFDC veteran teachers are newcomers Kenny Brown and Chrissy Stridsberg.
Mr Kenny will be teaching Boys Hip Hop, Sr Hip Hop Company, as well as a Company duet & trio this year,
and if the response of our summer dancers is any indication, he will quickly become a favorite teacher with his
subtle sense of humor, laid-back but motivating attitude, and creative choreography! Miss Chrissy will be
teaching Jazz Intermediate, Jr Jumps/Turns, Men's Technique, and Sr Lyrical Company, along with a
Company duet and several solos. Our summer students have already been gushing about how warm &
friendly she is, how transparent & fun, and they're terribly excited about her style of teaching & choreography
that's pushing them in new directions!
The Footsteps office will sport some new faces this season too: Miss Kristi and Miss Courtney. Miss Kristi has
been involved with Footsteps since our very first year, as mom to Company dancer Hannah Carter. She will
take on receptionist duties during our morning Genesis classes, who will no doubt very quickly come to love
her calm, peaceful, friendly demeanor! Miss Courtney will be starting her first year on staff here as our
Wednesday night receptionist, getting her "kid fix" each week as she learns the FFDC ropes and continues
her dance education in anticipation of one day transferring to the teaching staff. Her cup of love for dance
and for people runneth over, and we're looking forward to enjoying her enthusiasm here!
To learn more about our newest staff members, check'em out on our "About Us" page--we've got photos, too!
We hope you'll fall in love with Mr Kenny, Miss Chrissy, Miss Kristi, and Miss Courtney just like you have with
the rest of the Footsteps staff. They love you already, sight unseen, and can't wait to get started with fall
classes!
| Yearbooks & DVD's |
Ever since the day after the Spring Concert, folks have been asking, "When are the Yearbooks & show
DVD's gonna be in?" The answer is............
We're sorry to keep putting off the date of the Yearbooks--ongoing problems with the publishing have
caused many delays! We will email everyone who ordered a Yearbook as soon as they come in, but we are
currently expecting September 15.
You may pick up your DVD's for both the Spring Concert & Cathy Roe Nationals at our Fall Registration
Open Houses (see above for the dates & times) or after fall classes start on August 30. We'll be glad to see
you whenever you get a chance to stop by!
DVD's gonna be in?" The answer is............
We're sorry to keep putting off the date of the Yearbooks--ongoing problems with the publishing have
caused many delays! We will email everyone who ordered a Yearbook as soon as they come in, but we are
currently expecting September 15.
You may pick up your DVD's for both the Spring Concert & Cathy Roe Nationals at our Fall Registration
Open Houses (see above for the dates & times) or after fall classes start on August 30. We'll be glad to see
you whenever you get a chance to stop by!
| DVD's: August 21 |
| Congratulations, Company Dancers!!! |
| Yearbooks: September 15 |
| FFDC is Now on Facebook & Merchant Circle |
Well, truth be told, we've been on Facebook for about a year, but we can always use more friends! Joining the
Footsteps Facebook page is a great way to keep up with the most important events & deadlines that are going
on at the studio, including due dates, workshops, special promos, & weather cancellations, among other
things. So search us out on FB and join our circle of friends!
Speaking of circles, Footsteps Family Dance Center has recently joined Merchant Circle. Merchant Circle is an
online business network where folks like you can find coupons, blogs, reviews, etc. about local businesses. We
are currently running a couple of coupons that may interest you: One for a free Tap Intro Session (4 wks,
1x/wk, ages 7+) with the purchase of any other class in a different genre (ballet, jazz, hip hop), for both new &
existing clients; another for $10 off your registration fee if you are a new client. Every month or so, we'll be
running new coupons, and there will be some for new folks & some for the folks we know & love, so check our
listing frequently! You can also keep up with studio events there via our weekly blogs.
To check out our Merchant Circle listing, just click here. Hope to see you there!
Footsteps Facebook page is a great way to keep up with the most important events & deadlines that are going
on at the studio, including due dates, workshops, special promos, & weather cancellations, among other
things. So search us out on FB and join our circle of friends!
Speaking of circles, Footsteps Family Dance Center has recently joined Merchant Circle. Merchant Circle is an
online business network where folks like you can find coupons, blogs, reviews, etc. about local businesses. We
are currently running a couple of coupons that may interest you: One for a free Tap Intro Session (4 wks,
1x/wk, ages 7+) with the purchase of any other class in a different genre (ballet, jazz, hip hop), for both new &
existing clients; another for $10 off your registration fee if you are a new client. Every month or so, we'll be
running new coupons, and there will be some for new folks & some for the folks we know & love, so check our
listing frequently! You can also keep up with studio events there via our weekly blogs.
To check out our Merchant Circle listing, just click here. Hope to see you there!
| Get Spicy with FFDC's New Zumba Classes! |
We are excited to add the latest dance-fitness craze to our cast of characters: Zumba! Certified Zumba
(pronounced "zoom-bah") instructor Debbie Moorehead will offer a free trial class on Friday, September 10,
10:00-10:30 am, for those who would like to try before they buy. Zumba students will find themselves doing
basic Latin dance steps to peppy south-of-the-border music, getting a cardio workout that they don't even
notice because they're having so much salsa fun!
Those who are interested continuing with Zumba may join us for our first 6-week session, meeting Tuesday
& Friday mornings, 10:00-11:00 am--12 classes total. The first couple of classes may run a bit shorter as
Miss Debbie gradually eases you into the whole hour. If you'd like to join us, just throw on a pair of sweats or
shorts, a T-shirt, & your sneakers, & c'mon over!
The cost for a full session is $115, but those who register at September 10's free trial get $5 off! For more
info or to sign up, please contact Debbie Moorehead directly at artsy1@columbus.rr.com, or 614-214-6351.
You can also check out her photo & bio on our About Us page.
Don't be bashful--come do something good for your heart, dance off some of the baby weight, make some
fun friends, & get healthy with an FFDC Zumba class!
(pronounced "zoom-bah") instructor Debbie Moorehead will offer a free trial class on Friday, September 10,
10:00-10:30 am, for those who would like to try before they buy. Zumba students will find themselves doing
basic Latin dance steps to peppy south-of-the-border music, getting a cardio workout that they don't even
notice because they're having so much salsa fun!
Those who are interested continuing with Zumba may join us for our first 6-week session, meeting Tuesday
& Friday mornings, 10:00-11:00 am--12 classes total. The first couple of classes may run a bit shorter as
Miss Debbie gradually eases you into the whole hour. If you'd like to join us, just throw on a pair of sweats or
shorts, a T-shirt, & your sneakers, & c'mon over!
The cost for a full session is $115, but those who register at September 10's free trial get $5 off! For more
info or to sign up, please contact Debbie Moorehead directly at artsy1@columbus.rr.com, or 614-214-6351.
You can also check out her photo & bio on our About Us page.
Don't be bashful--come do something good for your heart, dance off some of the baby weight, make some
fun friends, & get healthy with an FFDC Zumba class!