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2008-09 Class Schedule Workshop Schedule Calendar of Events Picture Week Schedule* Father/Daughter Rehearsals*
Dress Rehearsal Schedule*
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Footsteps brings in guest instructors on a monthly basis to supplement our dancers' training. This season's
workshops include quite a range of learning opportunities!
Both Footsteppers and dancers from the surrounding community are welcome to join our workshops. The cost is
$15 ($10 FDT Company). Details about the next workshop are on our News page. All dates are Saturdays, and the
time is always 4:30-6:00 pm at the studio. Please contact our office to sign up today!
August 30 Pinky Ball Self-Massage Instructor: Kim Hansen
Sept 13 Tap Instructor: Kandee Thacker-Mann
Sept 27 Makeup for Dance & Everyday Instructor: Michelle Gloege
Oct 11 Contemporary Instructor: Liz Huffman
Nov 15 Jazz Instructor: Alissa Pelphrey
Jan 10 Hip Hop Instructor: Chrissy Stridsberg
Feb 7 Lyrical Instructor: Allison Wilson
Mar 7 Jazz Instructor: Sam Walker
April 4 Flexibility Instructor: Sherry Zimmerman
May 2 Modern Instructor: Ashley Reece
September 2008
29-Oct 3 Customer Appreciation Week—parents get treated to refreshments and a thank-you gift for entrusting
your children to Footsteps!
October 2008
1 October tuition due
6-10 Last week of Intro Seminars—students should start attending Beginner Level classes next week
10 Tuition deadline
11 $15 Wish-You-Had-Paid-on-Time Penalty added to unpaid tuition; Modern Workshop w/Liz Huffman 4:
30-6 pm
Oct 18-23 *Company costume measuring week
22 *So You Think You Can Dance Concert: Miss Jennifer's classes from 6:30-9:30 cancelled
24 Teachers Spring Concert planning meeting 7:00 pm
27-Nov 1 Pumpkin Pickin’ Prize Week: wear an old dance costume or Halloween costume to class (nothing scary,
please), and pick a pumpkin sticker from the bag—if yours is specially marked, you’ll win a
pumpkin prize!
November 2008
1 November tuition due
2 *Company Conquest Convention
3 October contest winners announced online & at studio
10 Tuition deadline; *Company costume fees due
10-14 Costume Measuring Week—please be diligent to attend class this week and plan to stay about 10-15
minutes after class to get measured for Spring Concert costumes
11 $15 Wish-You-Had-Paid-on-Time Penalty added to unpaid tuition
15 Jazz Workshop w/Alyssa Pelphrey 4:30-6 pm
17-22 Turkey Feathers & Fun Week: write what you’re thankful for on a turkey feather & add it to the turkey’s
tail, along with other fun counting our blessings!
26-29 Thanksgiving Break
29 Unpaid tuition charged to credit cards
December 2008
1 December and Second Trimester tuition due; Spring Concert costumes & songs posted in studio
lobby; November contest winners announced online & at studio
10 Tuition deadline; costume payment deadline
11 $15 Wish-You-Had-Paid-on-Time Penalty added to unpaid tuition
15-20 Christmas Party Week: wear red & green to class, bring cookies for the cookie exchange, parents join
us in class so we can share with you what we’ve been up to so far this year, enjoy a little love-gift from
the Footsteps staff in honor of Jesus’ birthday!
23-Jan 3 Christmas Break
29 Unpaid tuition charged to credit cards
January 2009
5 Classes resume; January tuition due; Father/Daughter Dance sign-ups posted; December contest
winners announced online & at studio
10 Winter Open House 4-8 pm; Tap Workshop w/Chrissy Stridsberg 4:30-6 pm
12 Tuition deadline; *Company competition items order deadline
13 $15 Wish-You-Had-Paid-on-Time Penalty added to unpaid tuition
17 *Company Production rehearsal 4:30-6:30 pm
19-24 Pajama Week: wear your jammies to dance class!
31 Unpaid tuition charged to credit cards; *Company Production rehearsal 4:30-6:30 pm
February 2009
2 February tuition due; January contest winners announced online & at studio
6 *Company Applause competition fees due
7 Lyrical Workshop w/Allison Wilson 4:30-6 pm
9-14 Lovey-Dovey Week: wear hearts to class, pick a candy & if it’s specially marked, you’ll win an extra-
special Valentine’s Day dove prize!
10 Tuition deadline
11 $15 Wish-You-Had-Paid-on-Time Penalty added to unpaid tuition
21-22 *Company Sleepover 6:30 pm-10:00 am
26 Late costume payment deadline; last day to enroll with option to perform in Spring Concert
28 Unpaid tuition charged to credit cards; *Ohio Theater dress rehearsal all Company dances
8:00 am-3:00 pm
March 2009
2 March & Third Trimester tuition due; Spring Concert Cover Art Contest begins; Yearbook Ads go on
sale
3 February contest winners announced online & at studio
7 Jazz Workshop w/Sam Walker 4:30-6 pm
10 Tuition deadline; *Company Hollywood Vibe competition fees due
11 $15 Wish-You-Had-Paid-on-Time Penalty added to unpaid tuition
13-15 *Company Applause competition—come cheer for your fellow Footsteppers—admission is free!
16-21 4-Leaf Clover Week: pick a shamrock sticker & if yours is specially marked, you’ll win a silly St.
Patrick’s Day prize!
23-28 Spring Break—studio closed
30 Unpaid tuition charged to credit cards
April 2009
1 April tuition due; Father/Daughter Dance sign-up deadline; March contest winners announced online &
at studio
3 *Company Starquest competition fees due
4 Flexibility Workshop w/Sherry Zimmerman 4:30-6 pm
6 Spring Concert Cover Art Contest deadline; Summer class registration begins
9 Tuition deadline
10-12 Easter Break: check your mailbox for a Resurrection Day surprise!
17-19 *Company Hollywood Vibe competition—come cheer on your fellow Footsteppers—admission is free!
27-30 Spring Concert Picture Week: please read your Spring Concert Handbook for details
29 Unpaid tuition charged to credit cards
May 2009
1 May tuition due; April contest winners announced online & at studio
2 Modern Workshop w/Ashley Reece 4:30-6 pm; 2009-2010 Prospective Company Parents’ Meeting 4:45-
6:30 pm
4 Early-Bird Fall Registration begins
8-10 *Company Starquest competition—come cheer on your fellow Footsteppers as we qualify for Nationals!
Admission is free
11 Tuition deadline; Spring Concert tickets go on sale; Spring Concert DVD orders begin
12 $15 Wish-You-Had-Paid-on-Time Penalty added to unpaid tuition
15 Father/Daughter Dance rehearsal #1: scroll down for times
16-17 *Select Company SDT performances at Delaware Arts Festival
18 May contest winners announced online & at studio
23 *Company audition Prep Day; Yearbook order & ad submission deadlines; Flower order deadline
25 Memorial Day: no classes—come on June 1 instead!
29 Unpaid tuition charged to credit cards; *Company Nationals entry fees due; *Company Audition Day;
Father/Daughter Dance rehearsal #2: scroll down for times
June 2009
1 Last day of classes; *2009-2010 Company Cast List posted 1:00 pm
3-4 Dress rehearsals at Ohio Wesleyan University’s Chappelear Theater
4 Father/Daughter dress rehearsal at OWU, time TBA
5 *Production dress rehearsal 4:30-5:30 pm at OWU; Spring Concert Show #1 6:30 pm
6 *Company contracts & fees due; Spring Concert DVD order deadline; Spring Concert Show #2 2:00
pm; Spring Concert Show #3 6:30 pm
8-20 Sanity Break—studio closed
10 *Company summer tuition statements sent via USPS
20 New pointe dancers’ seminar 4:30-5:30 pm
22 1st day summer classes
22-25 Pop Star Summer Dance Experience 9:30 am-noon
26 *Company Nationals groups run-thrus 4:30-8:30 pm; 1st half Company summer tuition due
27 *Company Nationals SDT run-thrus to be scheduled with individual instructors; *Company parade
practice 9:00-10:15 am or 10:15-11:30 am
July 2009
3 *Company Nationals groups run-thrus 4:30-8:30 pm
4 *Company parade practice 8:00-8:30 am; Orange Township Parade 9:00 am lineup
10 *Company Nationals groups run-thrus 4:30-8:30 pm; Nationals hotel fees due; 2nd half Company
summer tuition due
11 *Company Nationals SDT run-thrus to be scheduled with individual instructors
13-18 *Company Starquest National Dance Competition in Virginia Beach—studio closed
20 Summer classes resume
23 Last day of summer classes; Early-Bird Fall Registration ends
24 *New Company SDT choreography begins—to be scheduled with individual instructors
31 Spring Concert DVD delivery date
August 2009
7-8 Fall Open House 4-8 pm
14-15 Fall Open House 4-8 pm
14 New pointe dancers’ seminar 2:30-3:30 pm
15 Assistants’ Training Seminar 1:30-3:30 pm
17 First day of fall classes; teachers’ contracts/forms due
21-22 Fall Open House 4-8 pm
29 Fall Open House 4-8 pm; dancewear order deadline






*Asterisk indicates an FDT Company event.
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*Asterisk indicates that this schedule is not yet available.
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Spring Concert Show Assignments
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Picture Weekend is April 27-30, 2009 The schedule will be posted in mid-winter
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Father/Daughter Rehearsals
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Studio Rehearsals: Participating couples must attend both rehearsals, and dress rehearsal is mandatory--no
exceptions, please don't even ask! In-studio rehearsals are May 15 and May 29, 2009, at the following times:
Ages 3-6 6:15-7:00
Ages 7-9 7:00-7:45
Ages 10-12 7:45-8:30
Ages 13+ 8:30-9:15
Dress rehearsal: June 4, 2009, around 7:30 pm--exact time TBA (Dress rehearsal is at the OWU Theater)
3 performances: June 5 at 6:30, June 6 at 2:00 and 6:30--couples with only the FDD in a show should arrive 1
hour after the performance starts & report backstage.
All couples must perform in all 3 shows.
Mondays
Time Class Teacher Time Class Teacher
4:15-5:00 Ballet Amber Miss Jennifer 4:15-5:00 Ballet Ruby 7-9 Miss Alyssa
5:00-5:30 Pointe Pearl Miss Jennifer 5:00-5:45 Tap Beginner 7-9 Miss Kim
5:30-6:30 Ballet Emerald Miss Jennifer 5:45-6:30 Jazz Beginner 7-9 Miss Kim
6:30-7:15 Pointe Technique Miss Jennifer 6:30-7:15 Tap Beginner 10-12 Miss Kim
7:15-8:15 Ballet Sapphire Miss Jennifer 7:15-8:15 Jr Tap Company Miss Kim
8:15-9:15 Recreational Lyrical 11+ Miss Jennifer 8:15-9:00 Teen/Sr Jumps/Turns Miss Kim
Tuesdays
Time Class Teacher Time Class Teacher
9:30-10:00 Genesis 3 Miss Tracy
10:00-10:45 Genesis 4/5 Ballet Miss Tracy 10:00-10:45 Adult Stretch & Miss Lori
10:45-11:30 Genesis 4/5 Tap Miss Tracy Strengthen
11:30-12:30 Homeschool Ballet Miss Tracy
12:30-1:00 Homeschool Tap Miss Tracy
4:15-5:00 Genesis 5/6 Tap Miss Alyssa 4:15-5:00 Tap Intro Miss Tracy
5:00-5:45 Genesis 5/6 Ballet Miss Alyssa 5:00-5:45
5:45-6:30 Ballet Ruby 7-9 Miss Claire 5:45-6:30 Jazz Beginner 10-12 Miss Kim
6:30-7:15 Ballet Ruby 10-12 Miss Claire 6:30-7:30 Hip Hop Company Miss Kim
7:15-8:00 Ballet Amber Miss Claire 7:30-8:45 Sr Company Jazz Miss Kim
8:00-8:45 Adult Ballet Miss Claire 8:45-9:30 Adult Jazz Miss Kim
8:45-9:45 Ballet Onyx Miss Claire
Wednesdays
Time Class Teacher Time Class Teacher
4:15-5:00 Ballet Company Miss Jennifer 4:30-5:15 Genesis 4/5 Ballet Miss Tracy
5:00-5:45 Ballet Ruby 10-12 Miss Jennifer 5:15-5:45 Genesis 3 Miss Tracy
5:45-6:30 Jr Jumps & Turns Miss Jennifer 5:45-6:30 Tap Beginner 7-9 Miss Tracy
6:30-7:30 Teen Tap Company Miss Jennifer 6:30-7:15 Tap Tween Miss Tracy
7:30-8:30 Ballet Sapphire Miss Jennifer 7:15-8:15
8:30-9:30 Sr Tap Company Miss Jennifer 8:15-9:00
Thursdays
Time Class Teacher Time Class Teacher
4:15-5:00 Genesis 5/6 Ballet Miss Jennifer 4:15-5:00 Jazz Beginner 7-9 Miss Alyssa
5:00-5:45 Ballet Ruby 7-9 Miss Jennifer 5:00-5:45 Genesis 4/5 Ballet Miss Alyssa
5:45-6:15 Pointe Pearl Miss Jennifer 5:45-6:30 Boys' Hip Hop Miss Kim
6:15-7:15 Ballet Emerald Miss Jennifer 6:30-7:15 Jazz Beginner 10-12 Miss Kim
7:15-7:45 Pointe Topaz Var Miss Jennifer 7:15-8:00 Ballet Ruby Teen Miss Alyssa
7:45-8:30 Pointe Company Miss Jennifer 8:00-9:00 Jazz Intermediate Miss Alyssa
8:30-9:00 Pointe Diamond Var Miss Jennifer
9:00-9:30 Pointe Amethyst Var Miss Jennifer
Fridays
Time Class Teacher Time Class Teacher
9:30-10:00 Genesis 3 Miss Alyssa
10:00-10:45 Genesis 5/6 Ballet Miss Alyssa
10:45-11:30 Genesis 5/6 Tap Miss Alyssa
4:30-5:15 Ballet Intro Miss Jennifer 4:30-5:15 Hip Hop 8+ Miss Alyssa
5:15-6:00 Jazz Intro Miss Alyssa
Saturdays
Time Class Teacher Time Class Teacher
9:30-10:45 Sr Company Lyrical Miss Jennifer 9:30-10:45 Teen Company Jazz Miss Kim
10:45-12:00 Teen Company Lyrical Miss Jennifer 10:45-12:00 Jr Company Jazz Miss Kim
12:00-1:15 Jr Company Lyrical Miss Jennifer
Updated 9/23/08
Pink highlight=changed from last draft Green highlight=closed/full class
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