Page Overview:
    2008-09 Class Schedule
    Workshop Schedule
    Calendar of Events
    Picture Week Schedule*
    Father/Daughter Rehearsals*
      Dress Rehearsal Schedule*

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Class Schedule
Workshop Schedule
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
Calendar of Events
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: M
iss 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.
*Asterisk indicates that this schedule is not yet available.
Spring Concert Show Assignments
Dress Rehearsal Schedule
Picture Weekend Schedule

Picture Weekend is April 27-30, 2009
The schedule will be posted in mid-winter
Father/Daughter Rehearsals
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