Summer Concert Information

FRIDAY IS A FULL DRESS REHEARSAL. All dancers are expected to arrive at the theater in performance hair and makeup. Professional pictures will be taken during dress rehearsal so everyone needs to look stage-ready!

Drop-off and pickup. When you arrive at The Fox, please enter through the Stage Door on 1st Avenue (it is labeled Stage Door and is the only door in the building so marked). Do not enter through any other door, even if you see other people doing so (they are likely crew members). Our volunteer staff will check your child in and take them to their dressing room. It may take several minutes for your child to be checked in and taken to their dressing room, as multiple classes will be arriving at the same time.

On Friday, students can be picked up from the Stage Door. Make sure a staff member signs them out first.

On Saturday, parents must pick their dancers up from the door on the north end of the Fox lobby (the side near the Box Office/Sprague Ave). This process will take several minutes, so feel free to use your wait time to brag about your child’s great performance to all your friends!

What to wear to the theater. Dancers are responsible for their hair, makeup, tights, and ballet shoes. Friday is a full dress rehearsal so hair and makeup need to be performance-ready! Underwear should not be worn with tights. Please do not come in your leotard (unless you are in Ballet 3-5) – instead, wear loose-fitting clothing such as a sundress, zip- or button-up shirt and bottoms, or bathrobe to make changing into and out of costume easier. It’s also helpful to come with your tights already on (no underwear underneath). Please label all items with your child’s first and last name. All costumes and headpieces will be brought to the theater and will be in the dancers’ dressing rooms when they arrive.

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What to bring to the theater. Please send your child to the theater with their ballet shoes, tights, a water bottle, a bag for their clothing, and a quiet activity that can occupy them while they are waiting for their turn to dance. Absolutely no jewelry should be worn! Additionally, remove any temporary tattoos, temporary hair color, etc. Be sure to label all your child’s belongings, including clothing, shoes, and water bottles with their first and last name.

What to take home from the theater. Costumes purchased for “La Boutique Fantasque” must be taken home after the concert. Do not take home SYB costumes or any props. Take home all items you brought with you to the theater.

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Closed rehearsal. Only designated AOD/SYB volunteers will be allowed backstage at any time during the rehearsal or performance. (They will be identified with staff nametags.) This is a security precaution because our volunteers do not necessarily know every parent of every student; additionally, we need to maintain structure and order backstage and apply the rules equally to everyone. We appreciate your cooperation in this matter.

Backstage etiquette. Dancers and backstage volunteers, please familiarize yourself with these rules:

• Backstage volunteers must be obeyed by all dancers.

• Dancers must not leave the theater without an adult, and dancers must not leave their dressing room without permission from an adult.

• Each dancer is responsible for keeping track of their costumes, props, and personal belongings. Do not touch another person’s belongings without permission.

• Do not touch any prop that you do not dance with (Volunteers, this applies to you too! Do not move a dancer’s prop unless they ask you to place it).

• Remain quiet backstage. Cell phones must be turned to airplane mode or Do Not Disturb.

• Volunteers must wear their staff name badges at all times.

• When someone gives you a piece of information such as “15 minutes until the show starts,” acknowledge you heard the information by responding “Thank you” and some piece of the information conveyed, such as “thank you 15”

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