Hello DP Family,
Below are this week’s reminders! Please take a moment and read them through.
If you have any questions feel free to chat with DP School staff in Office 321 from 3-6pm Monday-Thursday each week, and our Table Support parent volunteers/interns 5-7pm Monday-Friday, 9-10:30am Saturdays.
Feel free to call or email ahead to schedule a time to drop off payments or meet with staff
Call: (336) 370-6776, Email: magalli@danceproject.org
Spring Semester 1.9-6.3 (20 weeks)
| First Week of Classes/Open House: 1.9-1.14 Last Day to Waive Spring 23 Reg. Fee: 1.9Martin Luther King Jr. Day (no class): 1.16Bring a Buddy Week: 1.23-1.28Last Day to Register Spring 23: 2.27Spring 23 Scholarships Due: 2.27 | Parent Observation Week: 3.13-3.18Dance Marathon: 3.25Monday After Marathon (no class): 3.27Spring Break (no class): 4.7-4.14Studio Day at CDW: 5.6Memorial Day (DP closed): 5.29Spring Showcase (rehearsals): 5.30, 6.1, 6.2Spring Showcase (performances): 6.3-6.4*no regular classes 5.29-6.2: SHOWCASE* |
Youth Students
For more information for youth classes: https://danceproject.org/student-hub/
To make a payment/register for classes & camps via class portal: https://app.thestudiodirector.com/danceprojectinc/portal.sd?page=Login
Spring 2023 classes are in full swing!
- Spring semester runs 1.9-6.3 (20 weeks)
- Access your account here
- Spring Scholarships are now closed, more info here
- Please contact Lauren@danceproject.org with any scholarship questions.
Spring Showcase
- *Tickets now available via Eventbrite!*
- Spring Showcase 2023 webpage is live! Please see all showcase details our website here
- *LAST CALL: Class Parent/Parent Volunteer Form
- If you are interested in being backstage with your dancer, please consider being a parent volunteer to support your dancer’s class backstage!
- If interested, please fill out the following Class Parent/Parent Volunteer Form ASAP- past due May 8.
- *LAST CALL: Ride Permission Form
- All families: please fill out a Ride Permission Form for their youth dancer, to ensure that anyone that may be picking your dancer up during the Spring Showcase weekend will have permission to do so. They will be required to show a photo ID.
- If you do not list anyone we will list the person(s) on your registration form. Thank you in advance for helping us keep your dancers safe!
- Please submit the following Ride Permission Form by this upcoming Monday, May 15
- Showcase Program Ads
- Here is an opportunity to honor your dancer this year with a special Program Ad. You can add fun pictures and a special message to celebrate your dancer’s hard work this year.
- We have full page, half page, and quarter page options but the spaces are limited. Please click here to view the ad form and see all of the details for our program ads.
- Ads can be made in Canva, a free design program, if you are interested in using a similar program to create your own.
- The “early bird discount” deadline for the ads is this upcoming Monday, May 15th and the final deadline for all ads is Friday, May 19th.
- Please contact Lauren@danceproject.org with any questions.
- Costume Sewing/Making/Alternation Support Needed!
- Each semester Dance Project offers ways for dancers and their family members to participate in cost-reducing trades. These trades all vary in time commitment and rate. All trades earned will be applied to the following semester’s account balance.
- No-sew projects available!
- Costume Sewing/Making/Alternation Rate: Flat fee based on labor needs
- Contact the office ASAP for more details & specific opportunities. magalli@danceproject.org
- $15 Costume Fee & $15 Spring Showcase Fee overdue
- These fees are mandatory for showcase participation- past due 4.1. Please be sure to make payment online/in office ASAP.
Summer 2023 Camps AND Classes open now!
- Summer 2023 Camps AND classes now available for registration! Be sure to save your spot!
- Camps available for ages 3-18! Half day and full day options. Classes ages 18 months to 18+!
- Youth Classes/Camps: https://danceproject.org/summer/
- Adult Classes: https://danceproject.org/summer-2023-adults/
- Scholarships available for summer classes AND camps!
- Summer scholarship applications open now! More info here
- Applications are processed on a rolling basis, first come first serve while funds remain.
- Please contact Lauren@danceproject.org with any scholarship questions.
Dance Project Parent Deal
- DP Parents get half off adult classes Spring 23 with Eventbrite code DPFAM
- Offer valid on single class tickets only, purchase here
The North Carolina Dance Festival (NCDF)
- The NC Dance Festival, a production of the Dance Project, is an annual touring showcase of modern and contemporary choreography by NC artists. The Festival establishes a network of venues for professional regional choreography and performance, expanding accessibility of dance throughout the state while raising the profile of North Carolina’s own artists.
- Want more news about events and info on promos at the school and NCDF, sign up for our organization-wide emails here!
Payment Schedule & Information- Spring
- Final install was due May 1st.
- We accept Cash, Check, or Credit Card payments
- Credit card payments are made in the class portal only and incur a 3% surcharge. This goes to the processing company and not to DP
- Dance Project does not accept in-person credit card payments but accepts cash/check in office
- Late Payment Communication
- Any payments made after the 10th will incur a $10 late fee
- Notification of late payment will be sent on the 11th via email
- Any student with an account unpaid by the 20th will be unable to participate
- Spring classes can be paid in full or in 5 installments
- Installment schedule: 1/9, 2/1, 3/1, 4/3, 5/1
- Autopay will run on 1/9, 2/1, 3/1, 4/3, 5/1
- Autopay participants who register after a draft date will need to manually pay before the 10th of the month to avoid a late fee
- We do not pro-rate tuition. Students do have the option to make up a class in a comparable class. If you need to make up a class please contact Magalli magalli@danceproject.org
- Parents are fiscally responsible for the cost of the full semester after 3 classes have been attended, regardless of attendance from that point on
Adult Students
Summer 2023 Class Passes now available!
- Summer session runs 6.12-8.12 (8 weeks)
- Get your class pass and save big on classes this summer!
- All In: select 1 weekly class all summer at a discounted rate
- 10 Class Pass: 10 classes of your choice at a discounted rate
- Drop-In: one class at time at $15 a class
- Learn more here
Spring 2023 Class Passes/Tickets still available!
- Spring Semester runs 1.9-6.3 (20 weeks)
- Last week of 13+ classes 5.15-5.20 (no class week of 5.22, showcase rehearsal only)
- Last week of 18+ classes 5.22-5.27
- Get your class pass and save big on classes this semester! There are options for new and returning students tailored to how you want to take the class:
- Unlimited All: Any and all adult drop-in classes all semester long
- 10 Class Pass: 10 classes of your choice
- Drop-In: take your time once class at time $15 a class
- Learn more here
Spring Showcase
- If performing: you may join class the week of 5.22 for rehearsal at no ticket cost!
- Adult Deadline to commit to Showcase past!
- Adults must pay $15 showcase fee & $15 costume fee to participate in Spring Showcase 6.3-6.4.
- Please contact Magalli magalli@danceproject.org ASAP if performing in Showcase.
Absolute Beginner Ballet (18+) with Caitlin Dutton-Reaver
- Fridays 7:00-8:00pm in Studio 323
- Join us for a ballet class perfect for beginner adults! Learn the fundamentals of ballet and get moving this semester!
- Class taught by past NCDF Performing Artist/Artist In Residence Caitlin Dutton-Reaver
Contemporary Movement Lab (18+) with Caitlyn Schrader
- Saturdays 10:30-12:00pm in Studio 323
- Join Dance Project for an 18+ drop-in-only intermediate/advanced contemporary dance class intended for dance professionals and collegiate level dancers. Class is based in Safety Release Technique yet also integrates various other release-based contemporary techniques and supportive methodologies through a somatic approach.
- Class taught by current NCDF Artist In Residence Caitlyn Schrader
Adult Performance Company
- What is Adult Performance Company?
- Dance Project’s Adult Performance Company (18+) is an opportunity for adult dancers to learn, create, and perform choreography in the community, and participate in many other opportunities, such as attending dance events and workshops! Dancers enroll in a weekly class which serves as their rehearsal time and work with a choreographer for the year. Adult Performance Company is open to all! No audition is required. Dancers are required to take at least 1 weekly dance technique class in addition to APC rehearsal time, in any dance style.
- Please reach out to School Coordinator Magalli Morana at magalli@danceproject.org if you are interested in joining APC for the Fall, or if you have any questions in regards to APC!
The North Carolina Dance Festival (NCDF)
- NCDF Monthly Dancer Chat
- Our last Monthly Dancer Chat of the season will be virtual, via Zoom, on Saturday, May 13, from 12:30-1:30pm.
- The topic is: “What, if anything, is holding you back? What do you need to thrive?” Feel free to take this into any realm that speaks to you–creative, personal, professional, existential, etc!”
- This is a great opportunity to get to connect with other dancers across the state, and lay the foundation for future relationships. Feel free to invite other dance artists to join the conversation!
- Register for free here
- The NC Dance Festival, a production of the Dance Project, is an annual touring showcase of modern and contemporary choreography by NC artists. The Festival establishes a network of venues for professional regional choreography and performance, expanding accessibility of dance throughout the state while raising the profile of North Carolina’s own artists.
- Want more news about events and info on the school and NCDF, sign up for our organization-wide emails here
General Reminders
For more general information about Dance Project: danceproject.org
Health Guidelines
- Face masks have become optional for all DP students and staff as of 3.15
- This also means there have now been adjustments to Dance Project’s Covid Protocols
- Please note new guidelines for what to do if you/your dancer test positive for covid, are exposed to covid, or are experiencing general illness. You may be asked to test for covid before returning to class, or wear a mask if returning to class with general symptoms/illness. Full details in link above.
- Please read all bullets carefully and let us know if you have any questions regarding the information listed in the Covid Protocols above. Thank you for your understanding and trust!
- Here is Dance Project’s COVID response action plan and protocols
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DYfCKmjID62nQJwrD6Avos87J9VhCf9fAxp2M7FSll0/edit?usp=sharing
- If you have any questions or concerns please contact Lauren
Greensboro Cultural Center
- All Dance Project classes, unless otherwise noted, occur on the 3rd floor of the Greensboro Cultural Center 200 N Davie St, Greensboro, NC 27401
Parking
- Parking is recommended in the Church St Parking Deck. First hour free. You can validate your parking at the Greensboro Central Library. Parking is free if leaving after 7pm on weekdays, free on weekends. Otherwise, $1/hr.
- During Tanger Center events, the Church Street parking deck will be shared.
- Anyone displaying the attached voucher in either print or digital form will be exempted from the posted fee. This voucher is valid only at the Church Street Parking Deck after 5pm Monday-Friday, and anytime on the weekend. Voucher Here
- Visitors who do not have the voucher, but who indicate to the attendant upon entry that their visit is for something other than attendance at a Tanger Center event, will have the $10 fee waived.
- These waivers apply only to the $10 Special Event fee being implemented before Tanger Center events
Road Closures & Downtown Events Affecting Parking- May
Event Name: The Elm Street Run
Event Date & Time: Saturday, May 13, 2023
Event Area: Elm/McGee intersection
Street Closures: Temporary street closures along walk/run route below;
Closures Timeframe: 7:00am to 11:00am
Walk/Run Route: Start: Begin, Elm/McGee Intersection, North on Elm St. using Northbound lane, Rt. On S. Park Dr., Lt. on N. Church St., Left on N. Park Dr., Rt. on Elm St., Northbound lane, Left on Elmwood Dr., Rt. on Kimberly Dr., Left on Elm St., Left on Willoughby Blvd., Turn-Around on Willoughby Blvd, returning using the same route.
Event Website: http://runsignup.com/Race/NC/Greensboro/ElmStreet10
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Event Name: The Veteran’s Walk
Event Date & Time: Friday, May 19, 2023
Event Area: Walk begins in the Old Greensborough Gateway Center Parking lot
Street Closures: S. Elm St., left on E. February Pl., cross Greene St., end at Governmental Plaza
Closures Timeframe: 12:00pm – 4:00pm
Event Website N/A
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Event Name: Carolina Blues Fest
Event Date & Time: Saturday, May 20, 2023 LeBauer Park 2:00pm – 11:00pm
Sunday, May 21, 2023, Center City Park 2:00pm –6:00pm
Event Area: LeBauer Park and Center City Park
Street Closures: None
Event Website www.piedmontblues.org
