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Newsletter April 2019 Kathi’s Dance & Gym Center, LLC

STUDIO POLICIES Attendance: Now that show time is quickly approaching, it is very important to make

attendance a high priority. Students will be learning a lot of new dance and gym material in

the next two months and it is easy to fall behind. We know that there are times that absenc-

es cannot be helped, but please try to attend classes regularly. Charting will begin very

soon.

Tuition Due Date: Tuition is always due the first class of the month. A 10% late fee will

be applied to all tuition on the 16th. If you would like to set up credit card automatic pay-

ment, please stop at the office and someone can help you. We need a new authorization

form each year. There are no deductions or credits for missed classes. Withdrawals must

be made before the first class of the each month or you will be billed for the entire month.

Observation: We will be having parent observation the last week of April. Dates for

visitation are Wednesday, April 24th through Tuesday, April 30th. Parents are welcome to

sit and observe the class. Please remember you are in a learning environment and we must

keep noise to a minimum.

Website: Please check the website regularly. We will try to keep all new forms and papers

updated on the website for you.

2019 DANCE SHOW NEWS

ATTENTION ALL LINE DANCERS: THERE IS A MANDATORY $50.00 ASSESS-MENT TO ALL LINE DANCERS TO HELP DEFRAY THE COST OF POWERS AUDITORI-UM. THIS CAN BE GENERATED THROUGH ANY FUNDRAISERS (SUCH AS RAFFLE TICKETS, GORANT’S CANDY, DANCE-A-THON) OR PAID DIRECTLY TO THE OFFICE. EACH LINE FAMILY IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR ONE AD IN THE DANCE PROGRAM TO DEFRAY THE COST OF THE PICTURES IN THE PROGRAM. THOSE FAMILIES NOT SUBMITTING AN AD WILL HAVE A PICTURE FEE ASSESSMENT OF $30.00.

AD FORM: Attached to this newsletter you will find an ad form for the 2019 Dance Show

program. We are asking for your assistance in soliciting ads. Personal ads may also be

placed. Please remember it is mandatory for all Dance Line members to solicit one ad for

the program. Your help is great appreciated.

COSTUME DEPOSITS: The costume deposits for “The Greatest Showman” are now past

due. After April 30th a late fee of $5.00 per costume will be added to your account and this

fee will NOT be applied to your balance. No costumes can be made or ordered without a

deposit. Please also remember, all balances on your account, must be zero to

pick up your costumes. (This includes all tuition, costume charges, and any

other charges on accounts).

RAFFLE TICKETS: We will be drawing the dance show raffle winners all month. Check

the bulletin board behind the counter to see who is winning!!

“THE GREATEST SHOWMAN” TICKET SALES: Tickets for “The Greatest Show-

man” will be held the same as last year. Members of dance lines will have ticket

sales on Tuesday, May 14th. You may come and sign in, but you must stay here

until your name is called. The following are start times for various groups:

Graduating Seniors 10:30 a.m.

Company/Senior Line 11:00 noon Teen Line 12:00 p.m.

Junior Line 12:45 p.m. On Wednesday, May 15th we will have ticket sales for all other classes. Tickets sales will begin at 10:30 a.m. You may come and sign in but you must stay here until your name is called. It is not fair to come in and sign at 7:00 a.m. and then leave. After ticket sale day, tickets will be available during office hours, Monday-Wednesday 11:00

a.m.—8:00 p.m., Thursday 11:00 a.m.– 7:00 p.m. and Saturday 11:00 a.m.—2:00 p.m.

Ticket prices are $20.00 pre-sale and $22.00 at the door the nights of the show. Tickets are

assigned seating so please know how many seats you need for each night’s performance.

THERE WILL BE NO PHONE SALES OR SEATS REQUESTED PRIOR TO THE

START OF THE SALE. IF YOU CAN NOT BE PRESENT, PLEASE HAVE SOME-

ONE PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS FOR YOU.

INSIDE THIS ISSUE Studio Policies .................... …...1 Dance Show ........................ …...1 Senior Spotlight.…………………..2 Gym Show News…………………..2 Spring Break………………………..2 Dance Events………..……...….….3 Summer/Fall Registration..…..3 Fitness……..….……………….……..3 Team News …………………..….... 4 Dance Show Split…..………..…...5 Summer Registration…………....7 Fall Registration…………………...8 Program Ad form………………….9

IMPORTANT DATES April 10 - Gym Show tickets April 18-23 - Spring Break April 23 - Monday Classes May 3-5—NEOGL champ meet May 14—Line Dance show tkts. May 15—Dance show tkts. Sale May 18-19 - Line Danceathon May 27—Memorial Day June 8—Last day of classes June 13&14—Dance Show June 17—Summer Classes start

Kathi’s Dance & Gym Center

10825 Springfield Rd.

Poland, Ohio 44514

330-549-2522

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SENIOR SPOTLIGHT

Kendall Bartels - Kendall is a senior

at Canfield High School. She is a mem-

ber of National Honor Society, Leo ’s

club, and is the senior representative for

both marching and symphonic band. She

will be attending Grove City College to

major in chemistry. This year is Ken-

dall’s seventeenth year of dance at

KDGC. She will be dancing as P.T. Bar-

num in this year ’s show. She would also

like to thank all of the staff and her

friends for creating such a great experience for these past years.

Olivia Donadee - Olivia Donadee is

a senior at South Range High School

and has danced at KDGC for 15 years.

At South Range, Olivia is a varsity

cheerleader, class Vice President, Na-

tional Honor Society treasurer, Key

Club secretary, and a member of the

marching and concert band. Olivia has

enjoyed her many years dancing and it

has taught her many things including

self confidence, dedication, and hard

work. Dance has given her many great friendships and memories that she will

cherish. She thanks her parents for their constant support over the years and

all of her teachers for helping her become the dancer SHE IS TODAY. Olivia

will be attending John Carroll University after graduation where she will major

in pre-health sciences and pursue a career in Physical Therapy.

GYM SHOW NEWS The Gym Show packet should be going out shortly. That packet will have a detailed rehearsal

schedule, a picture schedule and more detailed information pertaining to the Gym Show.

GYM SHOW ADS—Ad forms are due by April 20th. You may place a personal ad or solicit a

business ad if you would like. Competitive team members are required to submit one ad to the

program to defray the cost of pictures. If you do not submit one ad, you will be charged a $30.00

picture fee.

TICKETS—Tickets will go on sale Wednesday, April 10th. This year seats will once again be as-

signed. Cost of tickets is $14.00. Kindercise students will receive a ticket to be seated with their

parents after their performance. Tickets will go on sale at the following times on Wednesday, April

10th:

Saturday 8:30-12:30 team class - 11:30 a.m.

Saturday 12:30-3:30 and 3:30-6:00 p.m. classes - 12:00 noon

All Open Gym, Cheer, Kindercise, Pre-Team - 1:00 p.m.

After this initial ticket sale day, tickets will be available to purchase Monday—Thursday 4:30—

8:00 p.m. and Saturday 10:00 a.m.—2:00 p.m.

SPRING BREAK We will be closed for

spring break Thursday,

April 18 - Tuesday,

April 23. Classes will

resume on Wednesday,

April 24.

If you have any classes

on Monday, you will be

having class on Tues-

day, April 23 due to

not having enough

Mondays in the dance

schedule. This is the

only way we could get

36 weeks of classes for

our Monday students.

SNOW DAY

MAKE-UPS If we closed or can-

celed your classes for

any reason, you will be

receiving a paper in

class with make-up

dates as soon as those

dates are scheduled.

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DANCE NEWS

Ohio Dance Masters Convention in Cleveland

We had a small group of girls attend the ODM Convention in Cleveland the weekend of

March 15-17. Some of the girls are junior members of Ohio Dance Masters and we had

some other dancers join in on the convention. While there, they had a fun, educational,

productive, and very successful weekend. The girls attending the convention were: Aliya

Abeid, Kendall Bartels, Haley DiLullo, Brooke Dinopoulos, Jillian Gady, Carli Hamilton,

and Gabby Romano. All of the girls competed solos in the performing arts competition.

Carli also went through scholarship auditions while she was there.

The girls all did a very good job in the competition. Aliya, Haley, Brooke, Jillian, Carli,

and Gabby all received a Gold Award for their dances. Kendall received a High Gold

Award. Congratulations girls.

FITNESS CLASSES

AT KDGC

PILATES REFORMER

Pilates classes are offered as

one hour private classes or

semi-private sessions. Kathi is

Stott certified and offers clas-

ses weekdays before 2:00 p.m.

Feel free to call the office if you

are interested in scheduling a

private.

DANCE FIT

Jami Byler’s Dance fit classes

are $6.00 per class. Her

schedule for this year is as fol-

lows:

Monday 7:00—8:00 p.m.

Tuesday 7:00—8:00 p.m.

Friday 8:00—9:00 a.m.

TOTAL BODY

CONDITIONING

Joanne Maloney is teaching

this class geared for people

40—70 years of age. Come try

out the class on Wednesday

and Friday, 9:30—10:30 a.m.

The cost is $8.00 per class.

SUMMER/FALL REGISTRATION

SUMMER REGISTRATION—Please return your summer registration forms as

soon as possible. Any scheduling information you can give us at this time will help

us in creating the summer schedule. Dance and gymnastics classes will begin on

Monday, June 17th.

FALL REGISTRATION—Remember to register for fall classes before July 1st to

avoid an increase in the registration fee. Returning students registration fee is

$15.00 if paid by July 1st. After July 1st, registration is $20.00. Registration for

all new students is $20.00.

Dance-A-Thon The dates for dance-a-thon have been set and you will be receiving a detailed schedule

soon. Dance-a-thon will be held the weekend of May 18 and 19. Remember to check

your mailboxes for the detailed schedule. This is a really important weekend.

DANCE WORKSHOP

Mark Goodman

Mark Goodman will be at the studio for tap workshops in

April. These classes are mandatory for all tap line members.

There is no date set yet, but we will get that to you as soon as

possible. Company tap members will also be learning their

choreography for the dance show.

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NEOGL TEAMS - Our NEOGL gymnasts had a busy March. They competed in back to back meets

at Johnson’s Gymnastics and Great Lakes Gymnastics. We are so proud of them and their continued pro-

gress. Their beam work has been very impressive and consistent. Keep working on perfecting your skills

to be prepared for the championship meet next month.

The following gymnasts placed in the top five all-around in their age groups at Johnson’s: Bronzes Rosie

Simko, 5th and Reagan Peoples, 1st; Silvers Mia Quinlan 3rd; Abbey Steiner, 4th; Emily Zimbardi, 2nd;

Angela Zimbardi, 5th; Nieva Fegert, 3rd; Ryley Prior, 4th; Renee Wright, 3rd; Kristina Vecchione, 2nd;

Melina Missos, 3rd; Lauren Wright, 3rd; Zoe Martin, 4th; Darah McKinney, 5th. Gold Halle Argiro, 3rd.

At the Great Lakes Meet, placing in the top five all-around were: Bronze gymnasts Caelyn Globeck, 1st;

Madison Whyde, 3rd; Emma Zitkovic, 3rd; Nia Missos, 5th; Reagan Peoples, 2nd; Sydnee Ervin, 2nd;

Capri Carchedi, 4th. Silvers placing top five were Emily Zimbardi, 2nd; Darah McKinney, 2nd; Kailey

Baker, 3rd; Kristina Vecchione, 1st; Arianna Morar-Lentine, 2nd; Lily Sargent, 3rd; Nieva Fegert, 3rd;

Lauren Wright, 4th; Melina Missos, 2nd; Lacie Dingess, 5th. Golds placing top five are Halle Argiro, 3rd;

Alyssa Dillon, 5th.

USAG XCEL STATE MEET Our Xcel gold and platinum gymnasts competed at their state meet the weekend of March 30-31! This meet was held at the Niles Wellness Center. Placing in the top ten for our Gold team were Ella Nagy, 10th on bars, 6th on beam, 8th on floor, and 9th all-around; Koreylynn Kennedy placed 8th on floor; Mia Melone placed 8th on floor. Our Platinum gymnasts did very well. Placing in the top ten were Brooke DeBucci placing 9th on bars, 7th on beam, 5th on floor, 10th all-around; Cali Matey placed 6th on vault, 2nd on bars, 1st on beam, 4th on floor, and 1st all-around, which makes Cali state champion Xcel Plati-num gymnast on beam and in all-around. We are so proud of all of the girls that competed and very excit-ed to have some of the girls qualify to go on to compete at regionals in Kentucky! The gymnasts qualifying for regionals are: Cali Matey, Brooke DeBucci, and Ella Nagy.

TEAM BANQUET

We will be sending home information regarding the banquet soon. We are trying to schedule the banquet

the end of May or beginning of June. If you have any conflicts that you are aware of, please let Chris

know.

TEAM CLINIC

The competitive team will once again be holding a clinic this summer. This clinic is a week of more in-

tense workouts where the girls can learn a lot of new tricks. We do mix in some fun as well. They are

normally taught an upbeat dance during the clinic and on Friday, the second half of the day is filled with

a fun activity to let the girls relax and have fun as a team. In the past we have taken them swimming,

bowling, or to the movies. A sign up will come home with the girls as soon as the dates are set.

KENT STATE GYMNASTICS CAMP

This summer Kent State University will once again be offering two sessions of gymnastics camps for gym-

nasts of all levels 3—elite, ages 8 through 18. If you are interested, please go online to

www.kentstategymnasticscamps.com. These camps fill up very quickly, REGISTER EARLY!!

Upcoming Meets:

May 3-5 NEOGL Championship Meet at SOKOL

COMPETITIVE TEAM NEWS

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“The Greatest Showman”

Show split for 2019

*Indicates dancing in both nights of the show

Thursday, June 13 Friday, June 14

Kindercise (TH12:00) Clowns Kindercise (M5:30)

Kinderdance (TH5:30B) Elephants Kinderdance (T4B)

Ballet 1 (TH4B) Tea Party Ballet 2 (W4B)

Primary III Beg. Ballet (T5B) Caroline’s Ballet *

Cecc I Beginner (M4A) Nurses *

Cecc I (M4B) Tightrope *

Cecc II (T6A) Dreams Come True *

Cecc II (TH6:30C) Textiles *

CECC III (TH6:30B) REWRITE THE STARS *

Cecc V, VI, VII (W7) Millions Dreams *

Advanced Ballet Never Enough *

Int. Pointe (S11:30B) Wishes *

Adv. Pointe (W5:30B)) Welcome to the Cricus *

Tap 1 (TH4:45B) Bigger isn’t Better Tap 2 (W4:45B)

Beg. Tap 8+ (M6C)/Tap 3 Beg. (T6B) Come Follow the Band *

Tap 3/4 (M6B) Join the Circus *

Tap 4 (T5C) Newspapers *

Junior Tap Guards *

Teen Tap The Other Side *

Senior Tap Unique *

Company Tap Tightrope *

Production From Now On *

Jazz 3 (T4A) Royals *

Mini Jazz (M5A) Circus *

Junior Jazz Line This is Me *

Teen Jazz Line Come Alive *

Senior Jazz Line Rise Up *

Senior Jazz Line Greatest Showman *

Company Jazz Office *

Kick Horses *

Production The Greatest Show *

Int. Hip Hop (TH6:00A) Birthday *

Junior Hip Hop (TH7A) Get Your Freak On *

Teen Hip Hop (TH8A) Big Bank *

Senior Hip Hop (M7:30A) Night Fight *

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2019 DANCE SHOW/GYM SHOW

PROGRAM AD ORDER FORM

BUSINESS NAME: PHONE:

ADDRESS:

CITY: STATE: ZIP:

NAME OF INDIVIDUAL PLACING AD:

SIZE OF AD: (PLEASE CHECK ALL APPROPRIATE SPACES)

GYM SHOW DANCE SHOW

(Deadline APRIL 20) (Deadline MAY 25)

1/8 Page (2 1/2 X 2) $30 $30

1/4 Page (2 1/2 X 4) $60 $60

1/2 Page (5 X 4) $120 $120

_____Full Page ______$240 ______$240

_____ Adding Photo (either show) _____ $20 each ____ Photo Attached

____ Please Return Photo

Based on 5 1/2 X 7 program size

PLEASE USE SAME COPY AS LAST YEAR

(PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR BUSINESS CARD)

COPY OF NEW AD ENCLOSED

(PLEASE SHOW LAYOUT ON THE BACK)

ENCLOSED IS A CHECK IN THE AMOUNT OF $

(PLEASE MAKE CHECK OUT TO KATHI’S DANCE & GYM CENTER)

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Please fill out the form below if you are interested in summer classes. Please include your e-mail if you have one. It will help us out a lot when we go to distribute schedules. We will only schedule classes times if enough students are interested. Student’s Name: _____________________________________ Home Phone: ________________________ Parent’s Name: ______________________________________ Business Phone:_______________________

Student Cell Phone: _____________________

Parent Cell Phone: _____________________

E-mail: _____________________________

Address: _______________________________________________________________________________________ City: _____________________________________________ State: _________________ Zip: ___________________ Age: __________ Birthday:_________________ Old Class Time: __________________________________________

SUMMER 2019 CLASS LEVEL CLASS LEVEL

____ Ballet _________ ____ Team _________ ____ Jazz _________ ____ Pre-Team _________ ____ Tap _________ ____ Open Gym _________ ____ Pointe _________ ____ Kindercise _________ ____ Cheernastics _________ Summer DANCE classes will begin on June 17th and will run for a total of nine (9) weeks. Payments are due the week of June 17th and July 15th. For dance, you may come to eight of the nine weeks of classes. This will give you the opportunity to miss one week for vacation. IF you come all nine weeks you will be charged additional at the end of the summer for the extra week. Summer GYMNASTICS will run 8 weeks and start the week of June 17th. We will be having a Clinic for our Competitive Gymnastics Team one week during the summer but it has not yet been scheduled. There will be no open gymnastics, Kindercise, or cheer the week of clinic. We will let you know as soon as the clinic is scheduled. Please check off any vacation weeks that you have scheduled. Week of: Week of: ____ June 17 ____ July 22 ____ June 24 ____ July 29

____ July 1 ____ August 5 ____ July 8 ____ August 12 ____ July 15

KATHI’S DANCE & GYM CENTER SUMMER REGISTRATION 2019

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Please fill out the form below if you are interested in fall classes. The registration fee for returning students is $15.00 if paid by July 1st. After July 1st the registration fee is $20.00 for all returning students and new stu-dents that register. Please give us your e-mail address if you use e-mail. This will really help us out a lot when it comes time to send schedules. Thanks!!

Student’s Name: ___________________________ Home Phone: _________________________ Parent’s Name: ____________________________ Business Phone:________________________

Parent Cell Phone: ______________________ Student Cell Phone: _____________________ E-mail: _______________________________

Address: __________________________________________________________________________ City: _______________________________________ State: _____________ Zip: ________________ Age: _______ Birthday: ________________ Old Class Time: _________________________________

FALL 2019-2020

CLASS LEVEL CLASS LEVEL

____ Ballet _________ ____ Team _________ ____ Jazz _________ ____ Pre-Team _________ ____ Tap _________ ____ Open Gym _________ ____ Pointe _________ ____ Kindercise _________ ____ Hip Hop _________ ____ Cheernastics _________ _____ Kinderdance _________ _____ Mommy & Me _________

KATHI’S DANCE & GYM CENTER FALL REGISTRATION 2019-20

Scheduling conflicts or requests: __________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

_____ Please charge registration fee to credit card on file