2022/23 Summer: Important Dates

• May 19th @ 7:00 pm: Parent meeting at Bliss (discussing summer set up)
• May 23rd-25th: Competition Team Tryouts
• August 1st-4th: Kick off week and Mandatory parent meeting
  • (NOTE: please do not schedule vacations 1st-4th)
• August 8th: Regular schedule begins

2022/23 Summer: Team Requirements

IN A NUT SHELL

• 3 days (per team) in June for camp – with 6 days offered.  4 days (per team) In July for punch pass classes, –  with 8 days offered.  For most people on one team, this means committing to “one week” in June and “two weeks” in July.  If you are on 2-3 teams you can still get all your classes in July done in two weeks, but you will have another 3 day camp (for each additional team) to get to in June.
  •  NOTE: Each team has a different amount of July hours required.  So your dance/cheer team day be be anywhere from 1-3 hours.
  • If you are someone who vacations a lot in July, contact Cassi to do some of your punch card classes with other teams, or at additional camp days in June.
• We will send each teams July schedule on team group mes (Team group mes will be made after new teams have been set) but if you’d like to start planning now, the total hours are listed below (so you know ricing) and the Schedule is also on the “punch card info and schedule” page.  

REGISTRATION

• You do NOT need to register for your punch passes (starts in July) we will auto-charge your account on June 25th, 2022 for the correct amount.  However,
• You DO need to register for you June camp(s). Camp dates are on the “camp info and schedule” page.

2022/23 Team weekly total hours

DANCE COMPANIES

2022/23 Concert & Competition Fees

Concert:

• $40 per performer
• $5 off each additional sibling

Competition:

Fees are per student, per competition.

• one routine: $40
• two routines: $70 ($35 per routine)
• three routines: $90 ($30 per routine)
• four+ routines: $100-$200 ($25 per routine, max payment of $200)

2022/23 Charge Dates

• By June 5th: Camp(s) **You must register and check out on your own for this
• June 25th: punch card
• June 30th: New students, $80 baseball tee, Bag, earrings, clips **You venmo Missy for these
• by July 31st: registration fee **You must register and check out on your own for this
• by July 31st: Dance Costume Fee ($80-100 per team) + Cheer Uniform Fee ($250 if you need a new one).  **You venmo you coaches for these
• August 5th: Tuition + Dance comp #1
• September 5th: Tuition + Cheer comp #1
• October 5th: Tuition + Dance comp #2 + Cheer Comp #2
• November 5th: Tuition + Winter concert fee
• December 5th: Tuition + Dance comp #3
• January 5th: Tuition + Dance Costume Fee ($80-100 per team)
• February 5th: Tuition + Cheer comp #3
• March 5th: Tuition + Dance comp #4
• April 5th: Tuition + Spring Concert Fee
• May 5th: Tuition.  We also have pictures this month, which are an optional purchase

2023 Competition & Concert Dates

2022/23 Costumes & Team Wear

Team Wear:

• Baseball Tee – $30
  • This makes us look unified & professional.   Name is on back of tee
• Backback – $40
  • This helps ensure dancers bring all costume pieces or weekly class shoes/snacks etc.  Plus their name is on them so they dont get mixed up!
• Earrings and clips – $10 and/or cheer bow – $10 
  • Dance teams get earrings and clips (required to wear at dance conceptions) cheer teams get a customized team cheer bows (required for cheer competitions)
• Other Studio apparel is optional
  • Contact Missy Machin for more information

Dance Costumes:

• 1 costume per team per semester (2 total for the season) – $80-$100 per costume
  new costumes.
  • You will vent your coaches for these. They will let you know via group the total due (In July and again in Jan).
• Shoes and tights – purchase on your own.
  • Dance teams need the Footless BLOCH “Endura” light tan AND the half sole dance due in nude
  • Hip Hop will need shoes, your instructors will let you know what kind they decide on.

Cheer Costumes:

• Cheer uniform – $250 New (re using 2021/22 uniform)
  • This is the manufacture price, not a studio make up.  Used uniforms may be available.
  • We try to use them for two seasons.
  • Measurements and payments will be sent to Lacie
• Shoes – Find on your own
  • You will need to find your own all white shoes. You can find actual cheer shoes on amazon and even on Walmart.com. But any lightweight white athletic shoe is great!

2021/22 Performance Hair & Make Up

Makeup:

• Foundation to match skin color
• Blush in a red/pink (do your best to coordinate with the lip color)
• Pencil/shadow in eyebrows for those with light hair color
• Eye shadow: Revlon photo ready eye art: in steel spark
• Black eye liner (apply firmly top, lightly on bottom)
• Black mascara on the top and bottom lashes (light layer)
• False eyelashes that are appropriate weight and size for your child –If applying on children please trim to fit their eyes
• Lip Stick: Maybelline New York Super-stay Matte Ink: In the color Pioneer
  • (Dance) Pioneer
  • (Cheer) Romantic
  • NOTE: Oil base make up remover is ideal for this lip stain removal and facial wipes

Hair:

• DANCE:
  • Part hair in the middle; slick the rest of hair into a low ponytail. Ponytail should be flat ironed and shine spray is recommended.
  • Use bobby pins to keep the sides down for those with shorter hair.
  • USE BOBBY PINS & ELASTICS THAT MATCH YOUR HAIR
• CHEER:
  • Because we have girls who do both dance and cheer for Bliss concerts we may need the cheer team to do the “dance” hairstyle. We will keep you posted on that via GroupMe.
  • Your coaches/captains will also decide the hairstyle for the cheer competitions. Sometimes we change it up from comp to comp (low pony, high pony, curly, straight, etc.). Your GroupMes will keeep your updated.
  • Same rules as above with elastics, bobby pins, lots of hairspray, etc.