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 have wrapped up!
- Spring semester runs 1.9-6.3 (20 weeks)
- Access your account here
Memorial Day
- Dance Project and Greensboro Cultural Center closed this upcoming Monday May 29th!
Spring Showcase- THIS UPCOMING WEEK!
- Please see all showcase details our website: here
- Dress Rehearsals *please arrive in full hair/makeup/any costume items from home*
- Show 1: Tuesday May 30th 5-7pm (call: 4:30)
- Show 2 (Performance Co.): Thursday June 1st 5-7pm (call: 4:30)
- Show 3: Friday June 2nd 5-7pm (call: 4:30)
- Shows *please arrive in full hair/makeup/any costume items from home*
- Show 1: Saturday June 3rd 11am (call: 10:30)
- Show 2 (Performance Co.): Saturday June 3rd 6pm (call: 5:30)
- Show 3: Sunday June 4th 4:30pm (call: 4:00)
- Full Costume/Hair/Makeup Details on Webpage and linked: here
- Tickets available via Eventbrite ($5): here
- You’re Invited: Performance Company Showcase!
- Show 2. Saturday, June 3rd 6pm.
- Check our our Performance Company Showcase trailer here: https://youtu.be/UWb8yPiUHBU
- Open to the public, all Dance Project families encouraged to attend! Semi-formal attire encouraged. Light refreshments will be served at reception following performance.
- See the work of our Mini Performance Company (ages 5-7), Junior Performance Company (8-12), Teen Performance Company (ages 13-18), Adult Performance Company (ages 18+), and Rise Pre-Professional Performance Company from the 2022-2023 season.
- For tickets, see Eventbrite here.
- For more information about our Performance Companies, see our webpage here.
- Stay tuned for new Dance Project merchandise going on sale for Spring Showcase!
Summer Camp Flash Sale!
- During the week of Showcase Dress Rehearsals only (Tuesday May 30th-Friday June 2nd) we will be running a Summer Camp FLASH SALE!
- Full Day & Half Day Camps will be 20% OFF if you register and pay for camp during this window!
- Be sure to take advantage of this limited time offer!
Summer 2023 Camps AND Classes open!
- Summer 2023 Camps AND classes are 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.
- If you have any questions in regards to level/class placement for your dancer, please reach out to Magalli@daneproject.org or your dancer’s teacher directly.
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
Performance Company
For more information about Dance Project Performance Companies: https://danceproject.org/performanceco/
What is Performance Company?
- Performance Companies are an opportunity for you/your dancer to learn and perform choreography in the community for the Fall 2022-Spring 2023 year, and participate in many other fun and exciting dance events and workshops! Dancers enroll in a weekly class which serves as their rehearsal time each week.
- Who can join?
- Mini Performance Company (5-7), Junior Performance Company (8-12), Teen Performance Company (13-18), and Adult Performance Company (18+) are open to all!
- No audition required. Dancers are required to be enrolled in at least 1 dance technique class in addition to any PC class.
- Rise Pre-Professional Company is audition/invitation only for advanced dancers and requires enrollment in at least 2 dance technique classes in addition to Rise PC.
- Mini Performance Company (5-7), Junior Performance Company (8-12), Teen Performance Company (13-18), and Adult Performance Company (18+) are open to all!
Reminders for ALL PCs:
- Performance Company Showcase 6.3 6pm
- Please give invitation postcards to friends, family, teachers, neighbors, and anyone in the community who you would like to invite to see our Performance Company Showcase! Tickets are not limited, as for other show dates.
- *Please plan to dress in semi-formal attire for the Reception following performance for you/your dancer to celebrate the end of our performance company season. We will have light refreshments and a photo booth.*
- Please share our promo video with friends and family: https://youtu.be/UWb8yPiUHBU
- Spring Showcase 5.31-6.4
- *Please see full show assignments for reference for other classes your dancer may take*
- Please see general reminders for further Spring Showcase details.
- Performance Company Contracts
- Contracts Available to view: here
- Performance Company 22-23 calendar available to view: here
- Please stay tuned for updates throughout the semester on the Performance Company Band.
- Band invite: here
Rise Reminders:
- Drop in to Contemporary Movement Lab with Caitlyn Schrader
- Spring Semester, 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
- 13+ dancers working at an advanced/pre-professional level may drop into this Saturday class anytime in the Spring with purchase of an Eventbrite class ticket or class pass. This class will NOT participate in Spring Showcase or be available for full semester youth registration, but interested advanced youth dancers may drop in!
Please reach out to Magalli for any and all things Performance Company magalli@danceproject.org
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
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)
- 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
