Recital Packet Information

Photo Day and Dress Rehearsal General Information
Students must arrive and check in 15 minutes prior to their scheduled photo and rehearsal times. 
Students in Creative Movement, Pre-Ballet, Ballet I and Ballet II should arrive in costume, with hair and make-up done.  After checking in, they should go into the theater to wait for their class's turn.
Levels III, IV and Advanced (and any students with multiple costumes) may change backstange, in the women's dressing room.
Photo order forms will be available photo day, Saturday June 12.  Please make checks payable to Ford Studio.

Recital Day Arrival Times
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Arrival time for Creative Movement, Pre-Ballet, Ballet I and Ballet II  check in by 6:30pm
Ballet III, Ballet IV, Advanced   check in by 5:15 (there will be class from 5:30-6:30pm)
After the recital Ballet I, II and III students may be picked up in the studio.

Recording
Dress rehearsal is the only time you may video tape or photograph your child on stage.  NO VIDEO OR PHOTOGRAPHY DURING THE RECITAL.
Videos of the recital will be available for $10.73.  Please add an additional $2 per DVD for shipping.  Payment is due at the time of purchase, and checks must be made out to City of Bloomington.

Attire
Students must wear pink, non-shiny ballet tights without seams, and pink ballet slippers.  On picture day, dress rehearsal and recital day, Creative Movement, Pre-Ballet, Ballet I and Ballet II students should arrive in their costumes with hair and make-up done.

Hair
All students need to wear their hair in a bun at the nape of their neck.  Bangs must be slicked back, no stray hairs, clips, or other decorations unless instructed by the teacher as part of the costume. Parents, if you have questions about how to fix your child's hair, please speak with their instructor.

Make-Up
Parents of students in Creative Movement, Pre-Ballet, Ballet I and Ballet II should apply light make-up prior to their student arriving at the studio--a little blush and lipstick is fine.

Students in Level III and higher should consult their teachers about what make-up is recommended, and how make-up should be applied.