Miss Jessica and I were chatting and have decided that with this being our 25th anniversary recital, we’d like to include ALL of our 3rd-HS students who are participating in the 6pm show to be included in this year’s finale. (with the TNTs and staff). NOTE: this dance will ONLY be performed at the 6pm show (as well as the shim sham shimmy tap routine but I will send more info on that later)
There will be a $35 fee included in your recital costume invoice to cover the cost of this year’s costume so we need to know who all is interested in performing so I can adjust costume invoices.
OPTIONAL extra rehearsal time:
-Wednesdays 6:00-6:30pm (every other week) not starting yet – I’ll let you know when for sure. These Wednesday rehearsals won’t be required but will significantly help the students with memory of the routine!
Please let us know ASAP if your student is or is not interested in participating so we can work on choreography and plan costuming.
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Thank you for your prompt feedback & consideration!
***WE ARE #14 following Bridgeway and will line up on the EAST SIDE (towards Sibley underpass) of N. Chambers St. to S. North St. ***
They want us lined up between 3:30-4:00pm but I don’t think our students need to be there that soon. I’ll have the truck/trailer there during that time but let’s say dancers can meet between 4:30-4:45pm.
(I already have excused London and Paige as I know they have other commitments but all other poms students need to be there)
For students older than 10 who won’t have a parent with them during the parade, we will meet near the courthouse at the end of the parade route for those parents to come pick up their child(s).
Please note that students under age 10 must be accompanied by an adult the entire time. If you wish to HAND OUT candy, please plan to bring your own. **PARADE RULES STATE CANDY CANNOT BE THROWN!**
*NOTE: one of the requirements of this parade is LIGHTS so if you have light up accessories to wear and bring – please do so!***
We will have a few light up necklaces to hand out to those walking/riding with us in the parade. But please, if you have any other light up accessories, please wear/bring them! Students are also welcome to decorate their own ATD signs to carry so people know who we are. 🙂
The parade theme is “The Great Galesburg Bake-Off” and our poms classes will be dancing along the route to “Candy Cane Lane”. I’ve also got some light-up gingerbread people to hopefully add to the trailer!
POMS participants should wear black dance pants, red crew neck ATD sweatshirts, white shoes & santa hats. LOTS of layers underneath for warmth are recommended! (gloves are also encouraged)
Other participants should wear ATD attire (or anything RED) and any light up accessories!! 
We have ATD merchandise for sale at the studio and there are a few other links posted there as well as on our website to purchase items!
**THANK YOU to the Watters family, once again, for the use of their trailer! AND thank you to Bobby Keller for being willing to drive his truck and haul our trailer in the parade!
As you may expect, it’ll be chilly so please dress accordingly and bring blankets for riding on the trailer!
A few updates & reminders:
Recital costume totals will be posted to accounts between now and December 20th. The full costume amount (for all students on your account) will be posted and any credits applied (fundraiser or otherwise) at the same time. Fundraiser credits will be posted to accounts between now and November 21st. Thank you in advance for your patience, these are time consuming processes. To help those who participated in fundraisers, I may create a list of those credits and email it separately.
To view your credits, please click on the “COSTUMES 2026” charge and you’ll see any credits or payments that have been applied.
The nonrefundable $30 deposit is due by November 20th or costumes will not be ordered. (This fee is per family, not per child or per class and will not appear as a separate charge. Any payments/credits made will be applied to the full costume total that is posted) If your payments/credits total $30 or more, or you have already paid your $30, you’re good to go. If not, you will owe the deposit difference by November 20th.
Of course, you may pay the full costume balance when it’s posted; just know it’s not due to be paid in full until January 31st, 2025.
**The non-refundable costume deposit is due prior to Thanksgiving break because, due to some ship dates on costumes, we need to order costumes sooner rather than later. In years past we’ve ordered costumes over winter break but we found out by ordering earlier last year we didn’t have as many issues with costumes arriving late which also gave us more time to handle exchanges.
Full costume balances are due, paid in full, by January 31st, 2026.
Late fee will apply if not paid by the due date.
Yes, you can put your costume balance & tuition in the same check, just please make note of what you’re paying.
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We’ll be measuring students for costumes starting November 10th and will take care of this during regular classes. If your student misses classes prior to Thanksgiving break, please email us his/her bust, waist, hip and girth measurements.
We’ll be showing pictures of recital costumes in December and we’ll also be uploading those pics to our ATD website (not SportsEngineMotion). Once we have recital music edited, those songs will also be posted on our website.
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Jumpy Monkey orders arrived early (yay!) and will be at the studio for pick up starting today through November 20th.
Scentsy orders are scheduled to be at the studio for pick up November 17th – 20th and will only be brought in one day at a time. For example, if you don’t attend class until Wednesday, your Scentsy order won’t be at the studio until November 19th.
Since the Scentsy orders usually take up a lot more room in our entryway than the coffee orders, we kindly ask you to make sure to take your coffee orders home with you prior to November 17th.
Studio open hours are as follows:
Monday: 3:30pm – 8:30pm
Tuesday: 11:00am – 12:00pm and 4:30pm – 8:30pm
Wednesday: 3:30pm – 9:00pm
Thursday: 4:30pm – 9:00pm
Friday/Saturday/Sunday: closed unless otherwise stated
Studio closed November 24th – 30th Thanksgiving break.
Thank you!
A reminder that we allow people to watch dress rehearsals as long as they understand those rehearsals tend to take longer, have several pauses as we work through kinks and likely won’t be a clean and polished as the actual performance.
Bringing extra audience members to rehearsals may be a great option for those wanting extra tickets that are potentially not available.
We will have a donation box at the front table as well for those inclined.
(suggested donation $10/person)
Thank you!
A reminder (if you haven’t already) to please try and purchase your recital tickets today or tomorrow (Weds/Thrs) so we can get a more accurate idea of how many extras we will have available to sell. I know we have a healthy wait list for both shows and I’d like to be able to grant those requests next week if possible so we don’t have as much chaos the week of pics trying to purchase tickets. Of course we are still selling tickets all next week (the last week of regular classes) and the 5 you’re allowed to purchase will not be taken away.
Thank you for your patience if we are busy teaching when you stop in to purchase. We’ll do our best to assist you in between classes!
Wednesday the studio is open 4:15-9:00pm
Thursday the studio is open 4:00-8:00pm
thank you!
Don’t forget to utilize our website for information – it’s chock full of it! 🙂 www.allthatdance.us
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A few recital tidbits:
~recital costumes will be sent home with students starting this Thursday, May 1st. (costumes won’t be sent home with accounts that aren’t current or still have costume balances due)
~recital tickets also go on sale this Thursday, May 1st (reminder all tickets MUST be purchased by ATD families and are limited to 5 per family unless otherwise noted) when you purchase your wristbands (tickets) you may request extras and we will notify you if we can grant those requests after a couple weeks. We would prefer any student wanting to watch the show watch the dress rehearsals instead so they don’t have to sit on laps during the actual performances (we can’t have them taking seats from ticket holders)
~nearly ALL the recital info is and has been posted on the wall at the studio and on the recital page of this website. We STRONGLY encourage you to read through it all, especially the recital packet, so you’re informed! Please let us know if you have additional questions not answered in that information
~recital picture order forms and payments to Dickerson’s Photography are due May 8th
~recital flower pre-orders are due to ATD by May 8th as well (payable to ATD)
~we should have recital t-shirts in the next week or so. If you pre-ordered and paid for them, they’ll be labeled and ready for you when they arrive. If not, you may still purchase them once we have them at the studio
~We also have a recital volunteer page and could still use a few more line up helpers especially for the 1pm show
Thank you!
p.s. this is the last week the students will be able to see themselves in the mirrors — as of next week they’ll be covered in paper as we prepare to perform for our audience and not our reflections! 🙂
Please be advised of the following:
1. please dress your children in tights and leotards (or other tight fitting clothing) so costumes can be easily tried on OVER their clothes. We need to get the best idea of how the costumes fit and it’s easier to slip them over a leotard or tank top & leggings or shorts rather than trying to stuff bulky clothing in or ask the student to strip down to their undies 🙂 we will NOT be allowing them to go one at a time to the bathroom (with the exception of boys); we’ll be using the dance room as our giant dressing room so we can help as needed and costume pieces aren’t lost (and if there’s a problem we can hopefully fix it promptly) Please note that costumes are not returnable but may be exchanged if needed (some require an additional fee) so we need to do this ASAP.
2. the teachers and helpers will dress the students as to avoid loss of essential pieces and so we can explain what’s included and how to wear the costume or if any adjustments will need to be made (sometimes straps need attached or shortened, etc., usually very minor things) THEN we’ll come to the lobby to show the parents as soon as all students have their costumes on and ready. We will also take pictures to send to families so those who aren’t in the lobby can still see the costumes.
3. costumes will NOT be sent home with children until the first week of May
4. if your child isn’t in class this week, we’ll hold his/her costume for them to try the following week
We do our best to make sure costume week goes smoothly but usually the entire class time is spent putting costumes on, running the dance a time or two, then taking them off so we can be sure everything is in the proper bag and folded as neatly as possible until it’s time to send the costumes home
Thanks for your understanding and cooperation!
