“We wanted to thank you and your staff for putting such a lovely show on Sunday. We truly enjoyed it and the production was beautiful.”
Dear Parents,
If you are receiving this email, you have signed your child up for the Winter Dance Concert on Sunday, December 15th.
The teachers and students have already started preparing their dances and look forward to sharing the performance with family and friends.
Please review all of the information below, as it contains extremely important details about the show.
PERFORMANCE: Sunday, December 15th at 11:00am
Doors Open for Parent/Family Entry at 10:40am
Note that many families line up outside the building prior to the 10:40am opening time.
The show will take place at Stephen Gaynor Performing Arts Center
Enter through back entrance: 175 W. 89th St, New York, NY 10024
DANCER DROP-OFF TIMES
9:15am – Ages 4/5s and older
9:30am – Ages 3/4s
Dancers will be dropped off earlier in the morning so that they may rehearse their dance before the performance. We will provide the dancers a snack of pretzels and water in between the rehearsal and show and will keep them busy with coloring activities and books. If your child is gluten-free, please send a gluten-free and nut-free snack.
TICKETING
There are no tickets included with the recital fee.
General admission tickets are available to purchase starting today, November 18th! Please bring or send cash/check with your caregiver when you are ready to purchase tickets. Tickets can be purchased at your child’s class location during class times, or at our main location (251 W. 100th St.) during our regular business hours.
The last day to buy tickets is Friday, December 13th.
Adults: $15/ticket
Children (13 and under): $10/ticket
Cash or check only
There will be no tickets available to purchase the day of the performance.
COSTUMES
Each dancer will receive a costume from Discovery on the day of the show. Discovery lends the costumes to the dancers for the show. Dancers should arrive in their regular dance uniform and they will change upon arrival.
Hair must be up and off the face. Grown-ups will keep all of their child’s outerwear, shoes*, and bags after they drop off their child, as we will not have space to store it the day of.
*Contemporary dancers should keep their outside shoes on to walk around the building, as they will be dancing barefoot.
*Hip hop dancers should wear the sneakers they will dance in.
PARENT VOLUNTEERS
We’re looking for parent volunteers! This is a hands-on role, assisting with the behind-the-scenes process of the performance. Parent volunteers will be paired with a staff member for each class to keep dancers busy backstage. You will arrive in the morning with your dancer before the show starts, during their scheduled drop-off time. You can watch your child’s dance from the audience during the dress rehearsal. During the actual show, you will watch from the wings and remain with your dancer’s class throughout the entire performance.
For participating as a parent volunteer, you will receive a $50 gift certificate towards a future Discovery class. You will be able to reserve 2 paid seats for family members, starting 4 rows back from the front. Please let us know by Monday, December 2nd if you would like to volunteer and we will confirm with you before the show date.
DANCERS’ ROLES
Monday 3:20 + Wednesday 4:45: Polichinelles
Monday 4:10: Jingle Bells
Monday 5:00: Nutcracker March
Monday 6:10: Deck the Halls
Tuesday 2:00: Marzipan
Tuesday 5:20: Put the Happy in the Holidays
Wednesday 3:45: Let It Snow
Thursday 4:10: Candy Canes
Thursday 5:10: Eloise at the Plaza
Saturday 9:30: Winter Song
Saturday 11:20: Snowflakes
Please reach out with any questions or concerns.
We look forward to a wonderful Winter Dance Concert!
Warm Wishes,
Katie Kheel
Director
discovery programs 2024