To The Pointe
January 2015
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
FROM THE DIRECTOR’S DESK:
Miss Jen is happy to announce the theme for this
year’s Spring Gala – The Seasons. This show will
THANK YOU!
feature music from Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons,
The entire faculty of BAW would like to thank all
Tchaikovsky’s Les Saisons, and Glazunov’s The
of our students for their holiday wishes and gifts.
Seasons. A reminder that students should make
It is so nice that we have such a wonderful
every attempt to attend class as rehearsals for the
community of students, parents and teachers!
Gala will begin very shortly.
SECOND SEMESTER
The second semester began on Tuesday, January
20, 2015. Please be aware that your tuition
payment was due by January 19, 2015. The
production fee was due January 15. If you have
questions about your invoice please contact Miss
Jen directly.
PETER AND THE WOLF
HANSEL AND GRETEL
The Youth Ballet of Worcester is hard at work
preparing for two performances of Peter and the
Wolf and Hansel and Gretel at the Hanover Theatre
for the Performing Arts. Both these shows are on
February 25. The first show is presented for
school-aged children and starts at 10:00am. The
second show is open to the public and starts at
6:00pm. Please help us get the word out about
this show via social media, word-of-mouth, or
contacting your student’s school. The cost for
students at the 10:00am show is $12. Also, if you
would like to volunteer to help backstage for
either or both shows, please contact Miss
Charlotte at [email protected] or Miss Jen
at [email protected].
ANDRIA LAROCCO
It is with sadness that we report that our
contemporary teacher, Miss Andria LaRocco will
be leaving BAW. She will be moving to Florida
next month in an effort to further her dance
career. Though she was with us a short time, she
made such a positive impact on our students
with her beautiful personality and her expertise
in contemporary dance. We are sad to see her go,
but wish her much luck and success in Florida.
MID-YEAR STUDENT EVALUATIONS
Some students will receive mid-year evaluations
in February. These evaluations are presented to
the students so they can be made aware of their
progress from the first 16 weeks of the 1st
semester. Evaluations will also give insight as to
where future placement may be. If you have
questions or would like to discuss the evaluation,
please schedule a time to meet with Miss Jen and
the instructor(s). If you would like to request an
evaluation, please contact Miss Jen or Miss
Charlotte.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS:
BRING A FRIEND
TO DANCE MONTH
BAW is CLOSED for the February Break from
Sunday, February 15 through Saturday, February Last year, Bring a Friend to Dance Month at BAW was
a huge success! We had 15 “friends” take class. This
21.
Peter and the Wolf/Hansel & Gretel
Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Time: 6:00pm
Cost: $20.00
Place: Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts
Young Choreographers’ Concert
Date: March 28
Time: 7:00
Place: Ballet Arts Worcester
Cost: TBA
Worcester County Dance Festival
An evening celebrating dance in New England.
Date: April 11, 2015
Time: 7:00
Place: Anna Maria College, Zecco Hall
Cost: $15
Nutcracker 2015 Audition
Date: September 12, 2015
Place: Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts
year, we have designated March as our Bring a Friend
Month. If you have friends that are interested in
ballet, encourage them to try BAW for exceptional
ballet instruction.
INCLEMENT WEATHER
BAW does NOT follow Worcester County public
school closings during inclement weather. Many
times, the snow in the morning is gone by class
time. Miss Jen will make the decision to close the
school and cancel classes by 12:30.
Class
cancellations will be posted on the Ballet Arts
Worcester Facebook page and the calendar page
on the BAW website (balletartsworcester.com).
Miss Jen will also send out an email blast and will
change the message on the school’s voice mail if
classes are cancelled. If classes are not cancelled
but you do not feel safe coming to the school
please stay home. The class may be made up at a
later date. Our first priority is that everyone is
safe!
SUMMER STUDY
Those students wishing to take photographs and
dialogue about summer program options outside
BAW must give Miss Jen a two-week notice so
Ballet Arts Worcester is hosting the Worcester she can plan and schedule you in accordingly.
County Dance Festival – an evening of dance
celebrating New England’s talented schools and
TRIVIA CORNER
companies on one stage. April 11, 2015 at 7:00 If you want to give a dancer some flowers, then
pm. We are also in need of volunteers to help out do so after the show. It’s considered bad luck to
with this event. We need people to help with present dancers with flowers before they go on
front of the house, ushers, backstage help, etc. If stage. Creepily, however, in days gone by it was
you are interested, please contact Miss Jen.
extremely good luck to give dancers and
performers – especially the leading lady – flowers
stolen from graveyards.
WORCESTER COUNTY DANCE
FESTIVAL