So Jess Dewes (photographer/dance mommy extradordinaire) took some really fun shots at the dance recital and shared them with me. I thought you all needed to see them too. Check them out…
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Okay okay. So this is Carnagie Hall.
And there are probably a thousand people in this picture.
But you get the idea. Lets try to recreate this for the kids on April 30th! Invite all your family and friends! There is no limit to how many people you can bring! It is so much fun for the kids to have a big an enthusiastic audience to watch all their hard work! And don’t forget it is FREE! Absolutely no admission fee. I will have save the date cards for kids next week to pass out to everybody.
Here I am. Back with more details about the upcoming recital! There are exactly 33 more days (counting weekends) until the big event and I am getting excited!
Recital fee: The recital fee will be the same as last year: $45 per student. This fee includes the rental and usage of our beautiful auditorium and two hand made costumes. You can pay this anytime between now and the recital (if you need later, let me know) and in any form. If it is easier for you to break it up into seperate payments, you can do that too. Whatever works best for you!
Picture day: Picture day will be on Tuesday, April 27th. Come to the studio to pick up your completed costumes and take a group or solo picture. There is no pressure to order pictures. We ask that parents do not take pictures in the photo area to ensure quality pictures for the professional photographer that will be there. Please make it a priority to be there for for the sake of the rest of the group and so I can have all my kiddos up on my wall at the dance studio 
The schedule is as follows:
9:00AM 3-4 yr olds Wednesday
9:30AM 3-4 yr olds Thursday
10:00AM 5-6 yr olds Thursday morning
11:00AM 8-10yr olds Thursday
12:00AM Ballet I
12:30PM Tap II
1:00PM Ballet II
2:00PM Teen class
3:00 The Boys
4:00 5-6 year old evening (if you can come earlier let me know)
Last week Miss Lindi made her way down to Dallas, TX to shop for costume material! Take a look at these pictures from fabric wonderland. Yards and yards and yards of material to choose from at a discounted rate! Miss Lindi and her Mom had fun picking out yardage for all these cute girls and their dances!
Announcing the First Annual Shoe Swap for Studio Forté!
You won’t want to miss this event if you need new dance shoes for your child for summer dance class! The swap will be held at Crossroads Presbyterian Church in the Fellowship Hall on Saturday, May 15, from 9-12. (Crossroads is located on the other side of Shop N Save from Studio Forte, at the corner of Manchester and Oakview Terrace.) This is strictly a swap; all shoes will be donated and given out free of charge on a first-come, first-served basis. Please plan to drop off unwanted shoes ahead of time so that they can be sorted and arranged for the swap. You can drop off shoes at Studio Forte before April 30, at the April 30 Spring Recital, or at Miss Lindi’s house 7329 Lohmeyer Ave. St. Louis MO 63143 during the first two weeks of May. Please donate shoes that are in good condition and can be worn by another child. (No mis-matched pairs or ballet shoes with holes!) Donation of unwanted shoes is requested, but not required. If you are new to dance this summer, please feel free to come and find shoes for your child. Unfortunately, there is no guarantee that if you donate a pair of shoes, you will be able to find a new pair for your child. But the more families that participate, the greater the pool of shoes! Miss Lindi will keep all shoes that are leftover from the swap and will have them available for swapping during the year as shoes are outgrown, and also to add to next year’s swap. There will be plenty of room, so please feel free to bring your child with you to try on shoes, as sizes tend to wear off the shoes over time. Please take only one pair of each kind of shoe (tap, ballet, etc.) per child so that there will be enough for everyone. Contact Miss Lindi with questions or to make special arrangements to drop off shoes at lindi@studiofortestl.com or 314-537-0251!
Yay!
The sign is officially hung at Studio Fortè dance and fine arts! Go to this link to check out the sign being hung. Many thanks for Bill McDonald (Dad Extraordinaire) for hanging it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNsdKfyv6zE
Exciting news!
- Maplewood hosted its 4th annual “Women Making History Business Expo” event on Thursday! Women business owners were invited to show off their businesses at this fun and open evening! (Here is more information about it if you are interested http://www.cityofmaplewood.com/index.aspx?NID=148
- It was a great success! I thoroughly enjoyed talking to everybody about Studio Forté Dance and Fine arts and the exciting year we were having! I got to tell them all how it has been my dream since I was 14 to own a dance studio, and dreams really do come true. I am so grateful to wake up every morning and get to do what I truly love! How awesome that?
- “What do you do for a living?” “Oh. Uh I get to dance and play piano with kids all day long.”
- Pretty sweet.
- Anyway. I digress. It was a great success at the Maplewood Business Expo and it is because of all of you who have made such a great year possible at Studio Forté. Check the pictures below!
Check it out!
Paul Reising, an amazing muny set painter of 40 years has made Studio Forte a beautiful weather-proof outdoor sign!
Watch this space to see it being officially hung on the brick! Woo hoo!
Attention Parents!
The dress rehearsal time has changed. When I posted 7-9pm I did not think about small children and bedtimes. It was very silly of me and I wanted to correct it asap!
The new dress rehearsal time is: Thursday, April 29th 4:30 – 6:00.
Hopefully this will work better for you and your family. After all, they need to be nice and rested for their performance on Friday 
Miss Lindi
