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Some important information to help you navigate through performance week:

Starting Today--Saturday November 19--Dine & Dance Potluck for our dancers! Please remember to bring some food to share with our hungry crowd of performers! Bring a serving spoon and even some disposable dishes/utensils if possible. Last night's soup was tricky without bowls! :) Homemade is not a requirement--drumsticks or cheese and crackers satisfy too! This such a special treat to the hard-working and hungry dancers.

Friday's Dress Rehearsal HAS BEEN MOVED to Wednesday, November 23. Here are the details from Svetlana's email:

"First of all thank you so much to all of you who do take time to pray for our studio and our children. We already have a praise report! The theater called me this morning and offered a theater use for our dress rehearsal on Wednesday Nov.23rd. It is wonderful news as it eliminates a lot of pressure of having a dress rehearsal and a show on the same day. So, that means that dress rehearsal on Friday Nov.25th is canceled and will take place on Wed. Nov. 23rd at the Theater. (Please disregard a previous Wed. schedule I sent before.) Friday Nov. 25th will only have a show @ 7pm, call time 1 and1/2 h before the show."

CHANGES:

Wednesday, November 24

Call time for all the dancers: 2:30pm

Dress rehearsal: 4pm-9pm

Unloading props: 10:30-11am

Tech. rehearsal:

1 pm-3pm Program lighting/sound (see Paula's email with particulars about this!)

Friday, November 25
7pm show ONLY, call time 5:30pm NO DRESS REHEARSAL!

More tidbits and gentle reminders:

You all know that the cast is very large for this show, the biggest ever for Nutcracker. That means the staff  and volunteers are scrambling to get additional costumes for all our dancers. Many are being made from scratch to match existing costumes. Please offer grace and understanding if you are still waiting for a fitting or costume check. They are being made and everyone will look sparkling for our first show. Thanks for your patience.

Feel free to volunteer some time this week sewing tulle on tutus, making garland or hot gluing snowflakes on skirts. A whole craft central exists in Studio D. Come check it out today while you wait for your kid's rehearsal to end. Bring a chair, a sweater (it is chilly back there!) and helper hands. There is MUCH work to be accomplished~many hands make light work.

We understand that just getting our dancers to the studio for all the rehearsals is a monumental task--THANK YOU for your faithfulness and dedication! Even if you can't help, please be sure to smile. It helps keep the environment in the studio sweet and peaceful for our children.

We are in this together! It is going to be a spectacular show and a great memory for our kids if we persist in peaceful and gracious attitudes for our dancers to imitate.