It might be hard to contact staff on the day of the recital. Please ask questions in advance.

Look into how far the venue is from your home or from where ever you will be coming form.

Buy shoes, tights, and anything else needed at least 30 days in advance. Also, have your dancer try things on to see if they fit. This way, if you need to return and/or exchange items you can do it sooner rather than later.

We want everyone to go home with all of their shoes, bags, cups, lovies, etc….When dancers of the same size are in the dressing rooms together, items can easily get confused. Masking tape is great for labeling items. Labeling alleviates your stress when you come to pick up your child.

Each recital will have an arrival time. Please aim to arrive by that time (if not 5 min. earlier). This helps calm the dancers down and allows the recital begin on time.

Perfectionism is not the goal. We want this to be a fun and special experience for both you and your dancer.

There is no expectation that everyone’s hair will look like the photographs.

All the tips listed above should help you not stress.

Many dancers will get flowers. Some dancers get upset if they see peers getting flowers and not them.

This is something to consider.

Recital day is special for children and parents. Like I said before, “don’t stress” enjoy it!

Audience members should plan to attend the entire recital even if their loved one performs early or late in the recital

Note: Audience members do not have to attend all 3 recital.

Movement in the audience is distracting for dancers and to other audience members. It’s best to try to remain seated when dancers are on stage.

(We have received complaints from other audience members about this).

Young children may loose interest, have to go to the bathroom, get noisy, etc…. By sitting in the back, you are more likely to leave the auditorium with minimal attention on you or the child.

If you need to leave or enter the auditorium during a recital for any reason, please wait for a transition between dances.

When outside the auditorium, you will hear applause whenever a dance finishes.

Just like in a movie theater, cell phones should be silenced and alarms should be off.

It is important to refrain from talking during recitals. Even if the dancers are too far away to hear you, whispers can be distracting to other audience members.

(We have received complaints from other audience members about this).