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Important Dates: Spring Break:  March 19-23 Costume Week:  April 2-6  **Classes may not be held at regular times this week, a detailed schedule will be emailed and posted online within the next two weeks. Recital Pictures:  April 21-22  **Detailed schedule to come soon.   Shoes -- if your child does not yet have the correct style and brand of shoes required for his/her class, please make sure to see a Student Teacher or Kristin in the office to have them measured and get the shoes ordered.  Companies tend to have items on backorder this time of year so all shoes should be ordered by the middle of February in order for them to be here in time for Recital Pictures.  Hip Hop and Musical Theater classes will receive an email this week on shoe requirements for recital as well. A lot of costumes have arrived and are ready to be sent home!!!!  The dancers have been anxiously anticipating the arrival of their costumes and SOME of them are in and ready to be handed out.  If your child has a costume that is ready to be sent home, Kristin will email you.  A parent will need to come in to receive the costume at the end of the class.  If you have an outstanding balance on your account the costume cannot be handed out until the account balance is paid in full.  If your child is absent from class the day costumes are handed out, you may pick up the costume from your child's lead teacher at the following week's class.  Student teachers are not allowed to hand out any costumes so they will be unable to help you if you come in at a different time than your child's class.  Please remember to take GREAT CARE of all costumes, accessories and recital tights -- keep these all together and in a safe place.  Costume Balances were emailed on December 27th.  If you have not yet received a statement and/or you are unable to log in to your online account to see the balance due, please contact Lisa Damman at ankenydanceaccounting@msn.com  Balances were due January 15th.  Costumes have already started arriving -- such fun!! The next Adult Class Session begins in February!  Please contact Kristin for details!  What a great way to start the new year -- fun and fitness!   *****Costume balance bills will be EMAILED this year and the amount was due January 15th.  If you have not yet tried accessing your account online, give it a try and please let us know if you have any questions. Great job to the Triple Threat Dance Company on a very festive and fun performance at the Festival of Trees and Lights!  It's always a fun time and for such a great cause, thank you to all who came to support and cheer on the dancers!  Winter Weather -- we have students from several school districts so we do NOT follow a certain district's cancellations.  We do try to remain open if at all possible.  If we do have to cancel classes due to weather, it will be posted on the Updates Page of the website and on the studio voicemail.  If there is nothing posted, you are correct in assuming we will still be holding classes.  A lot of time the weather becomes worse as the night goes on so please always check the website or voicemail before coming to class just in case an update has been made.  We do not hold make up classes for weather cancellations but your child is welcome to make up the class on his/her own in a different class of the same level if available, please contact Kristin in the office for details.  As much as we don't want your child to miss a dance class, we do respect your right to make the decision to keep your child home if you feel it's unsafe to be driving.  Drive carefully at all times and definitely stay safe! Thank you for making sure your child is wearing the correct dress code items to class each week.  If you are in need of new tights, shoes, etc., please let a student teacher know and they will be more than happy to assist you before or after class.  As we head in to cooler weather please remember ONLY dance sweaters are allowed for cover-ups in class.  It does not need to be purchased from us, but it does need to be purchased from a dance retailer to ensure it is made to allow for proper ventilation during class.  Hoodies, t-shirts, etc. will not be allowed.  Also, we cannot stress enough, TIGHTS ARE REQUIRED.  If students are in a tumbling class, convertible tights or hot shorts overtop of a leotard is fine.  If you have any questions, please just let us know.  Thank you! If your child misses class and/or a class is cancelled due to inclement weather, instructor illness, etc. you may mail your payment to the studio: Ankeny Dance, 515 N. Ankeny Blvd., Ankeny, Iowa 50021 Also, now you can click on the link at the top of this page to pay online or just check out your account at our student/parent account access site! We appreciate your timely payments, thank you! Typically in the evening hours we do not have a front office staff person at the desk so if you need assistance and no staff members are in the office, please ask a student teacher in any of the studios. During tuition due times (the 1st of each month), please place your check in the black payment box on the wall by the front door or mail it to the studio. If you are paying by cash, do not put that in the tuition box, instead ask a student teacher to assist you. Student teachers can also assist you in taking credit card payments. You are always welcome to leave a message for Lisa Damman or Kristin Melcher if you need assistance in other areas. Please let them know the best way to contact you -- daytime phone number, email address, etc. Although they typically get back to you the next day, please allow 48 hours for them to contact you as sometimes even they take a day off! (it's rare, but it does happen!) These ladies are both fabulous and love to help in any way they can to make sure your experience at Ankeny Dance is fabulous too! A very special CONGRATULATIONS to former Ankeny Dance graduate, Emily Voogt, on being hired at Disneyland as a PRINCESS!!!!  Emily was a Star Dancer and Student Teacher and we are so proud she has followed in Ms. Sarah's Disney footsteps!  If you are headed to California for a visit, make sure to touch base with Ms. Sarah so you can find out where in the park to find Emily.  We are so proud of the example you have set for other students, Emily, by showing them how to pursue dreams and make them come true!  Welcome back former Star Dancer, Miss Jeni Bohn to our staff!  Jeni graduated with a degree in Dance from the prestigious Oklahoma City University this spring and has been dancing this summer at King's Dominion in Virginia.  She is on a hiatus from performing and we are THRILLED she will be teaching for us!  Welcome back Miss Jeni!!!!  All students should now have TIGHTS for classes.  If your child does not have a pair of tights this week, please see a student teacher before class to purchase a pair.    CONGRATULATIONS TO ANKENY DANCE ALUMNI -- TESSI HOLMES -- FOR MAKING DRAKE UNIVERSITY'S JAZZ AND POM DANCE TEAMS!!!!!  Tessi was a former Star Dancer and Student Teacher and has always impressed us with her skills as well as her great personality and hard work ethic -- we are so proud of you Tessi! Also a special congratulations to Lindsey Richardson and Ariel Wilson -- both Ankeny Dance Alumni -- for their beautiful weddings.  It's so neat to see these girls blossom into beautiful women and meet their incredible husbands.  We wish you both a lifetime of happiness! This year we have new cubbies in the hallway for students to put their street shoes, jackets and bags.  Those students in Int. 3 and below bring their dance bag into the studio with them.  Those students in Adv. 1 and older leave their bags in a cubby and bring their dance shoes and water bottle only into the studio.  Please do not have any food in the hallway this year.  All food must remain in the front waiting room.  Thank you for remembering to pick up any garbage and put away any reading materials and toys when you/your children are finished. ADULT DANCE CLASSES -- come join the FUN!  Please see Kristin for more details!!   Adult Tap Tuesdays 8:30 and 9:15 PM.  Hope to see you there!  VOCAL LESSONS -- our super talented Ms. Jaime McTaggart is teaching private vocal lessons and this year has expanded the program to include two optional performances.  Please see Kristin for more details on scheduling a private lesson for you or your child today! Congratulations to the amazingly talented Star Dancers on two AWESOME performances in Branson!  The girls wowed audiences at the Branson Variety Theater as well as at Silver Dollar City and couldn't have made us prouder!  They also had a workshop with a cast member from Hooray for Hollywood and got to learn choreography from the show, such a treat!  What a fun weekend, thanks to everyone involved!!! Please remember tuition is due on the 1st of every month.  To avoid a late fee, payment must be received on or before the 15th.  The black tuition box is conveniently located in the hallway right outside the studio office.  We do allow a 15-day grace period (meaning if you wait until the 16th your payment would be 15 days late, not 1 day late) but on the 16th all accounts not paid in full will have a late fee automatically added.  No exceptions will be made. You can also mail payments to: Ankeny Dance & Performing Arts Academy, 515 N. Ankeny Blvd, Ankeny, Iowa 50021.  If you need to pay by cash or credit card, please have a student teacher help you during classes in the evenings.  The front desk is typically not staffed in the evening hours, so please don't hesitate to have a student teacher assist you.  Thank you for your timely payments.  Ankeny Dance Owners Sarah and Mark Ferree and the entire Ankeny Dance staff would like to thank you for the support you've given to Ankeny Dance, and we look forward to bringing you and our students an exciting season of fun and growth in dance! Have you had a great experience with an Ankeny Dance staff member?  Please send an email or drop a note in Sarah or Mark's mailslot on the front desk to tell them about it!  We love to recognize the hard work of our employees and a simple word of appreciation means so much.  This can include instructors, student teachers, office staff -- everyone you see working hard to make Ankeny Dance a great place to be!  Thank you so much!!   If you are new to the area or our studio and looking for a fun, positive environment for your child to learn to love dance, we would love to have you at Ankeny Dance and Performing Arts Academy!  There are several ways you can receive information on our classes: *Fill out the online request form located on the "Contact Us" page of this website *Call the studio at 964-5048 *Email the studio at ankenydance@msn.com We hope to see YOU at Ankeny Dance!   If you have any questions about registration or classes, updates to your contact information or any other general questions, please e-mail our Studio Coordinator, Kristin Melcher, at ankenydance@msn.com or simply call the studio at 964-5048.  For any questions regarding billing, you may email our Accounts Receivable Manager, Lisa Damman at  ankenydanceaccounting@msn.com or call the studio and leave her a message. Our website is full of all kinds of useful information for students and parents. Check out all of our links on the left side and the bottom of each page!  Be sure to look here every Monday for the latest updates about Ankeny Dance & Performing Arts Academy!

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