Thursday, December 16, 2010

Happy Holidays!!

Greetings everyone!!

I wanted to leave you all with a little bit of information about the spring before we break for the holiday. I passed out 2 copies of the January/February calendar this morning. This calendar has practices, basketball games, and contest dates on it.

Solo/Duet Information
  • Solos & Duets must be approved by Friday, January 14th
  • Fees must be paid to the cashier (after approval) by Thursday, January 20th
  • You only have to pay for the first contest by January 20th, I will have a later date in February for when fees are due for the second contest
  • Solo fees - $75/contest
  • Duet fees - $120/contest
  • Solo/duet music must be appropriate; you must also provide a quality "cut" version
  • Remember you must receive a Division I on your Solo/Duet in order to perform it at spring show
Here are the rules regarding solos (from ADTS website):

Solos: Minimum 90 seconds/Maximum 2 minutes. If the solo routine exceeds 2 minutes and 15 seconds. soloists will be ineligible for solo finals.

Ensemble/DUET Time Limits:
2 1/2 minute time limit for ensembles that are divided into duets (2 performers), small (3 to 5 performers), medium (6-12 performers), or large (13-20 performers) ensembles. Any routine over 2:45 will be penalized.

**Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns regarding solo/duet information!!

The spring semester will be very busy and exciting for the Kangarettes!! We will be EXTREMELY busy as soon as we return in January, so be prepared to work and focus at practices everyday. Being here and being ON TIME will make a big difference in our preparation for contest season. I'm really looking forward to contest season, we are going to ROCK :)

I hope that everyone has a wonderful break!! Have fun and be safe :) See you in 2011!!!

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Saturday Info

Here are some updates about Saturday:

Report time for parade - 2:00 pm
  • Be ready in squads by 2:15 (completely ready)
  • Wear long-sleeve leotard, black pants, wool coat, boots, belt
  • Hair down (I will have Santa hats) and performance make-up
We will leave around 2:30, line up at 3:00, parade starts at 4:00

We are #16 in line... so we should be done pretty quickly

Kangarette Christmas Party (Lock-in Saturday night)
  • Lock-in starts at 9:00 pm
  • Pizza and drinks will be provided when you get here at 9
  • Bring snacks, games, movies, etc...
  • Don't forget your Secret Santa gift ($10 limit)
  • Nobody leaves once you get here unless a parent comes in to pick you up!!!
  • Donuts will be provided for breakfast
  • Everyone must be picked up between 6:30 and 7:00 am
Please let me know if you have any questions about Saturday! Christmas break is coming quickly... keep up the good work for the next few practices and we'll be out of school before you know it!

Monday, December 6, 2010

Picture tomorrow (Finally)!!

Tomorrow is Panoramic Picture Day... Senior picture is at 8:15 and the Band picture is at 9:00.

Seniors - I will be here by 7:40 am for you to get ready tomorrow morning.

Everyone else - Be here by 8:00 am to get ready.

What to wear:
  • Long-sleeve black leotard
  • Black v-front pants
  • Wool coat
  • Boots
  • Belt
  • White gloves
  • Hat
  • Hair curled
  • Performance make-up
Please make sure you have all of these items with you when you arrive tomorrow morning. You must be ready for the picture when the bell rings at 8:45!!

Don't forget the Christmas Parade is this Saturday... we will wear the same outfit for the parade as we wear for the picture tomorrow (except for Santa hats). The parade meeting is tomorrow evening, so I will have details for you on Wednesday about what time to be here Saturday, etc...

Please let me know if you have any questions!!! Have a great week.