Term 1 Dance Newsletter 2019

Welcome back to another fantastic year of dance at LFK!

To all of our new members, a very warm welcome to you! We are thrilled to have you join our wonderful and ever-growing LFK community!

This year is sure to be as exciting and action packed as the last, with our AFLW Western Bulldogs Performances, our new LFK Industry Squad and JNR SQUAD Event Performers, an Internal Dance Competition, and of course the end of year annual dance concert!

The theme for the 2019 concert is Number 1 Hits - it is sure to be a great show with fantastic music to have everyone dancing!

Teachers

LFK welcomes back the old and the new members to our dance teaching staff. With new teachers Holly Saunders, Tanysha Sarti, Chloe Tipitsidis, Breanna Formosa and Maeve Scollard. We also welcome back all of our returning teachers Lizzie, Erin, Kearna, Tori, Amber, Alarni, Michelle and Tracy!

Important Dates

Term 1 Dates: Monday 4thFebruary – Saturday 6thApril

LFK WILL BE OPEN ON LABOUR DAY.

Concert Dates: Friday November 29th- Dress rehearsal

Saturday 30th November- All three shows

Concert Venue: Xavier College- 135 Barkers Rd Kew, 3101

For those who are new to dance at LFK, for our end of year performances we divide the cohort into Junior and Senior shows, this allows for a more stress-free concert period!

Fees

Fees for Term 1 are now due. Fees can be paid over the phone by credit card or direct debit if you do not have a chance to come to reception between 9-7pm Monday to Friday.

Uniform

Dance Uniform is compulsory for all dance classes, uniform lists can be found in the foyer. Any additional uniform can be purchased from local dancewear supplier Dancewear Nation, located at 2/70 Douglas Parade.

Expectations

Students should arrive 5 minutes before class with a named water bottle and their hair tied back off their face in a high ponytail (bun for ballet) with matching JoJo Bow, which can be purchased from reception for $5.00. For new and returning students please ensure that you have filled out a dance enrolment form at reception, as we must keep updated information on file for all students.

Dance Captains 2019

Finally, we would like to introduce and welcome our two Dance Captains for 2019. Sophie Dunn and Chelsea Coulson have been selected to represent our dance students. Sophie and Chelsea are both dance assistants and party staff members, members of the LFK Industry Squad Performance crew, including the Western Bulldogs Cheerleaders and are exceptional role models for the younger students. We are incredibly proud to offer the girls such an important position within the LFK community. Congratulations girls!

Keeping up with LFK

We love to keep parents and students updated with all that is happening at LFK through our social media pages. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram to keep up with achievements, announcements, concert information, holiday programs and all the fun that happens at LFK!

Facebook: www.facebook.com/lifestyleforkids

Instagram: lfk.danceandgym

Instagram: lfkindustrysquad

We hope that this year will be bigger and better than ever. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call or email us. Thank you and we look forward to seeing you back in class this week. :)