Holiday Surprise rehearsal and show details:

OK class, let's review:)

1. Lowville crew arrive between 4 and 4:30 for rehearsal

2. Evans Mills crew arrive at 6 for rehearsal

3. Company dancers be there as close to 4 as possible.

4. All dancers check in in the lobby. Ask ALL questions of desk attendants. Make overdue payments with THEM. This will expedite REHEARSING and let me "just direct"! THANKS....

5. Sit with group (and parents as chaperones) in auditorium and await further instructions. Get dressed in FIRST number prior to this, please!

6. When you are completely DONE with your dance(s) you may leave.

7. Do not leave ANY costumes/props in the building. Take them home!

8. No FLASH photos, please.

9. Be patient. Rehearsal equals "a work in progress".

10. We do not believe in perfection. We believe in attempting perfection!

Get a GOOD night's rest, eat a healthy breakfast on Saturday....

1. Evans Mills show is at 2 p.m. Arrive around 1:20. Follow same directions as rehearsal.

2. Lowville show is at 7 p.m. Arrive around 6:20. Follow same directions as rehearsal.

REMEMEMBER part of being a great performer is being a better than great audience member. Respect those who are on stage- give them your attention and be quiet!!

Once students are in the hallway, there should be limited, whispered, talking.

Once students are in the wings/stage area, there is NO talking unless there is an "emergency".

Parents, kindly do NOT stay in the backstage area. Teachers and Company dancers will help with children. We canNOT have 100 parents staying backstage and run the show effectively. Please drop them off and pick them up PROMPTLY after their performance. At that time, they may sit with their family and watch the remainder of the show!

Storm and Lillie's family are very excited and grateful for this special day. Let's keep the "Big Picture" and holiday spirit in mind...and here we goooooo!

Rhonda

Closed Thurs., 12/10 due to storm... again

Ugh...

Thurs., 12/10
Evans Mills studio closed for all day, solo and evening classes...

Stay safe!
Rhonda

Closed Wed., 12/9 due to storm

No classes on Wed., 12/9 in Evans Mills (or Lowville) due to the storm. Watch for possible makeup classes on Friday, pending outcome of the storm.

Thanks,
Rhonda

We Are Santa's Elves

"shaky" videographer Madi on deck, but this should help with at home practice for preschoolers/A Holiday surprise! -Rhonda

Holiday Card from our studio!

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

A Holiday Surprise 12/19 at LACS

Rhonda’s FooteWorks Outreach Company proudly presents “A Holiday Surprise” at 2:00 and 7:00 p.m. Saturday, December 19th. The productions will be held in the auditorium of Lowville Academy.

“A Holiday Surprise” is a dance, voice and acting production written and directed by Company Director, Rhonda Foote. It tells the story of a young girl visiting New York City during the holiday season. When the girl is separated from her family, she is befriended by a boy who leads her through the city to find her family. On their way, they view all of the city’s holiday splendor and witness dancers, skaters, and much more. The show finishes with a version of the Radio City Rockette kickline.

There is no admission charge for this wonderful holiday event. Director, Rhonda Foote says, “This is an event the entire family will enjoy that will showcase talented local children”. There will be a silent auction table in the lobby and a 50/50 raffle. All proceeds from the auction and raffle will combine with a free will donation taken during the show to benefit two very special North Country children in need of Christmas miracles.

The 2:00 p.m. show benefits Storm Wood, 18 years old, from Watertown and features the Evans Mills studio cast. Storm has battled Muscular Dystrophy most of his life. The past three years have been especially difficult for Storm. He is currently unable to leave one room in his home where he sleeps, eats, bathes and spends each day. Storm is a strong and bright young man who has initiated his own Facebook group to hopefully catch the eye of America’s Extreme Make Over team! Storm loves the Yankees, other people and life in general.

The 7:00 p.m. show is to benefit Lilliana Passage from Carthage and features the Lowville studio cast. Lilly is barely two years old and is battling stage four Neuroblastoma. The family recently received news that this rare cancer has reached Lilly’s lungs and bone marrow. She is receiving treatment in Syracuse and the family is facing a great deal of travel and bills very suddenly. This little girl will captivate you with her sweet smile and we hope to make her and her family’s holidays a bit brighter.

Rhonda’s FooteWorks operates studios in Evans Mills and Lowville. The studio opened its doors in the North Country in 1987 and the Outreach Company was formed in 2004. Company Director, Rhonda Foote, estimates that the company has raised close to $10,000.00 for local families in need since that time. The company’s mission statement is “to use our talents to improve the communities we live in through performance and outreach”. For further information about the production or the studios, please contact rhondasfooteworks@yahoo.com or call, 767-3978. Donations are also being accepted for the silent auction.

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A Weekend of Ballet with Miss Kathryn Sullivan