Term 2 2015

AMJAZZ Senior Performance Class
Dance Around the World - Bunnings Stocktake
Fundraiser 2015
Madelyn Skilton and Josh McGrath
Madeleine Aislabie and Bayleigh Lawson
Pam (in the shelf!) and Erykha Levae
Po Box 1791
ROTORUA 3040
Jazz – Hip Hop – Contemporary – Tap – Ballet
07 345 8632
info@amjazz.co.nz
20 April 2015
Welcome back to Term 2. We hope you have had an enjoyable break and are ready to get back into dancing and
working towards sitting your exam(s) in August.
Classes continue as normal through the July School Holidays.
Classes that DO NOT continue through the July School Holidays are:
Mini Movers
Pre-Intro Jazz
Stretch, Leap and Spin class
Term 2 for Exam Classes ends at the end of the first week of the School Holidays and Term 3 starts the second week of
the School Holidays:
AMJAZZ Term Two ends:
Friday 10th July 2015
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AMJAZZ Term Three starts: Monday 13 July 2015
There will be a studio break for most classes after dancers have sat their exams – we will notify you of when this will be
once we have received confirmed exam dates from our Affiliations.
NO CLASSES ON PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
There will be NO CLASSES on Monday 27th April – ANZAC Day Observed and Monday 01st June 2015 – Queens Birthday.
UNIFORMS
Uniforms are compulsory for all exam classes from Term 2 through to exams – NO EXCEPTIONS. Items will be issued in
class as they arrive from our suppliers. Many items will be issued during the first week of term.
If you have not yet ordered your uniform, please contact Tracy in the Office ASAP. We hold limited stock of the uniform
so will fulfill orders where possible. Hair is to be tied up and worn off the face during class. Appropriate footwear is to
be worn.
DANCE EXAMS
Syllabus exams are compulsory for all dancers enrolled in an exam class with AMJAZZ Dance Studios.
Information about exam fees for Hip Hop and Jazz has already been issued via email or in class to dancers. Please ensure
you have been given this notice from your dancer.
Information about Tap, Advanced Jazz, Contemporary and Ballet exams will be issued during Term 2.
LATE EXAM ENTRIES: All of our Dance Affiliations have requested that Late Exam Entries only be accepted from Dancers
in certain circumstances – i.e. Intermediate / Advanced Dancers being assessed and / or dancers with injuries.
All dancers are expected to enter for exams by the dates listed below. If you are considering entering as a late entry,
please discuss this with Pam or Nikki ASAP.
EXAM DATES
The exam dates detailed below have been requested but not yet confirmed. Exact Dates and Exam Timetables for all
exams will be given out once we have received the information from the appropriate affiliation.
HIP HOP
Monday 17th August – Wednesday 19th August 2015
Entries Close: Friday 24th April 2015
JAZZ
Monday 10th August – Sunday 16th August 2015
Entries Close: Friday 15th May 2015
TAP
August / September 2015 (Location still to be advised)
Entries Close: Friday 12th June 2015
CONTEMPORARY
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Thursday 20 August – Sunday 23 August 2015
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Entries Close: Friday 19 June 2015
ADVANCED JAZZ
September 2015 (Location still to be advised)
Entries Close: Friday 26th June 2015
BALLET
Monday 24th August 2015
Entries Close: Friday 26th June 2015
INFORMATION UPDATE
Please advise us if you have moved house or changed contact phone numbers or email so we can keep our records up to
date.
WINTER IS HERE
As the weather is getting colder it is important for all dancers to warm themselves up before coming into their classes.
Remember; a tight / fitted long sleeved top is permitted to be worn over uniforms to keep warm. If you have a longsleeved top you would like to have the AMJAZZ Logo printed on, please give this to Nikki with a note pinned to it with
your name and a request to have it printed. Printing is $12 per top. AMJAZZ also sells cross over dance cardigans that
are perfect for winter.
If dancers are waiting to be picked up after class, please ensure your dancer waits inside the waiting room. Once they
leave the building we assume that they have been collected. Please also ensure you know your dancers’ class finish time
and be prompt to collect them if there is no class after theirs.
FUNDRAISERS
At the end of Term 1, our Entertainment Book Fundraiser began; Books are still available to pre-order. Order online via
our Payment Page - https://www.entertainmentbook.co.nz/orderbooks/15482y2 . Books will be available in class
after they are released on the 30th April 2015. Thank you to the families that have already supported us for this
fundraiser. In Term 2 we will have our annual Cadbury Chocolate Fundraiser. Dancers will be issued with an information
form and a slip to return if you are NOT interested in participating.
MINI MOVERS CUSHION CONCERT
Our annual Mini Movers Cushion Concert will be held in Studio 1 at the AMJAZZ Dance Studios on Friday 26th June
2015. The concert will start at 6.00pm. There will be food available – Sausages, American hotdogs, drinks, lollies, fudge our Senior Performance class will be fundraising for their trip to Disney Land in April 2016!
Mini Movers Dancers will receive a Cushion Concert Participation Notice in class this term.
Mark the date on your calendar and invite your family and friends to come along and watch your dancer perform.
Audience members will need to bring a cushion to sit on and wear their best socks as shoes are not permitted on the
Dance Floor! There is no cost to watch the show. Don’t forget your smile and have a heap of fun!
CONGRATULATIONS…..
Congratulations to our Senior Performance Class who have had formal notification from Disney Land that their Audition
to dance at Disney Land in April 2016 has been successful. This group has been working hard to raise funds for their trip
over the last month. A grand total of approximately $80,000 is required to be raised, but the first goal is to pay the
deposit of $6900 which is due at the end of May!
Congratulations: Hana Woolford, Clelland Harper, Lexie Ferguson, Maia Eason, Samantha Meredith, Madelyn Skilton,
Josh McGrath, Bayleigh Lawson, Shania Parkinson, Alyssa Towler, Lilly Russell, Amberlee Carlton, Brianna Engert,
Courtney Hodge, Danielle Bergs, Erin McKnight, Erykha Levae, Felicity Cook, Harriet Klava, Madeleine Aislabie, Stella
Pinckney.
We have set-up a Facebook page for this group, if you would like to see how their fundraising adventures will go over
the next 12 months and want to support them, like their page https://www.facebook.com/amjazzdancearoundtheworld2016
Some exciting fundraising events that are coming up:
Clothes Swap – Saturday 02nd May 2015 between 2pm and 5pm at the AMJAZZ Dance Studios
Garage Sale – Saturday 09th May 2015 from 8am at the AMJAZZ Dance Studios
Full details of these events can be found on the AMJAZZ Facebook Page, or keep an eye out for the posters and flyers
at the studios. Donations of items for the Garage Sale are being accepted!
CONCERT DATES for 2015
Dress Rehearsal:
Friday 11th December 2015
Performance:
Saturday 12th December 2015 – Matinee & Evening Performances
Civic Theatre (at the Sir Howard Morrison Performing Arts Centre)
Other Concert dates for your calendars:
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FULL Run-through – at Studio
Sunday 29 November 2015
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FULL Run-through – at Theatre
Sunday 06 December 2015
COSTUME SEWERS
If you are able to help with the sewing of costumes for the concert please let us know – email or phone us in the office.
This is a huge task and the more help we can get the better!!
BABY WEARING CLASSES
If you, or someone you know, are interested in a mums and bubs ‘baby wearing’ exercise class, please email Jane Trask
on onemummalove@gmail.com or call / text her on 021-834771. Classes will be held during a weekday and will cost
approx. $8 per class, held during the School Term. Check out the Rotorua Baby wearers Group on Facebook. Mums must
supply their own baby carriers which must be safe and supportive for their babies
If you have any questions or queries regarding classes or the studio please contact us in the AMJAZZ
office.
Work Hard, Practice, Smile and Enjoy!
Pam, Nikki and Tracy