Jazzy J's SHOW

JAZZY J’S SHOW – 16th & 17th MARCH 2024

Performances:

Saturday 16th: 1pm and 6pm

Sunday 17th: 1pm

Sunday 10th March: Gateway Centre Rehearsal Sunday 10th March

  • Please arrive between 1:30 & 1:45 for a 2pm rehearsal start
  • Children will sign into their chaperone groups for this rehearsal. With the exception of Baby Ballet & Stars Ballet who need a 1:1 chaperone only parents who have offered to help will be allowed to stay at this rehearsal.
  • Please bring ALL costumes to this rehearsal as it will be run as a show
  • Hair to be tied up neatly – no need for French plaits or show makeup
  • Approximate finish time will be 5pm. However, as this is our first full school rehearsal it can be hard to tell and some dances may need running more than once or we may need to smooth changeovers out.
  • We will keep everyone updated with text messages throughout the afternoon and if we’re running late. 
  • Children may wish to bring some bits to keep them entertained whilst waiting for their dance, books, colouring books (no felt tips!) are great for this. Also handy over show weekend too!

W/C 11th March: Tech Week

W/c Monday 11th March we will be running ‘Tech Week’ at the Riley Smith Hall. 

For the full timetable for Tech Week, click here.

All these rehearsals are on stage at the Riley Smith Hall in costume, NB: Parents need to stay at these rehearsals as it is busy.

Friday 15th March: Dress Rehearsal

Friday dress rehearsal we would like children to arrive between 4pm and 4:15pm and we will aim to start the rehearsal at 5pm. Approx finish time will be around 8pm​ (this is subject to change, depending on how the rehearsal goes).

Show Days: 16th & 17th March

Arrival times:

Seniors/Pre Seniors:


1pm shows (Saturday & Sunday): Please arrive from 11:40am for 1 pm shows
6pm show (Saturday): Please arrive from 4:40pm

Inters:


1pm shows (Saturday & Sunday): Please arrive from 11:50am for 1 pm shows
6pm show (Saturday): Please arrive from 4:50pm

Juniors & Minis:


1pm shows (Saturday & Sunday): Please arrive from 12 midday for 1 pm shows
6pm show (Saturday): Please arrive from 5pm

What to wear – socks/tights

FAQs:

What do the children gain from the experience?

I can say from experience the children have an absolute blast and watching them on stage is fantastic – life time memories for the whole family! The children gain so much confidence and such a sense of achievement from taking part.

When and how do the children learn the show routines?

The children learn their show dances in their normal dance lessons and this takes about 10 weeks. We have costumes which are paid for by parents so we try to keep the cost down as much as possible. Our shows usually have a theme and a story and as we get closer to the show date we run the show with everyone in the dance school so it can start to come together.

What happens during show week?

During the show week all classes have a 10 minute rehearsal in costume on stage to get used to being on the stage and spacing – this really helps the children in terms of spatial awareness and knowing what to expect on the show weekend so they are not overwhelmed when we add the lighting and scenery! We then have a dress rehearsal where we run the show but we can stop at any point to sort any unexpected things out if needed. This then fully prepares children for the actual performance so they have a good idea of what to expect – which increases confidence, enjoyment and excitement!!

 

Help from parents!

We can not run the shows with out help from parents and carers (chaperones, quick changes, ticket sales to name a few jobs!!) and we are very lucky to have fabulous mums and dads at Jazzy J’s who make all the above possible!!