Dates and Times: Saturday, May 30: 6:00 PM Sunday, May 31: 4:00 PM
Location: Foellinger Auditorium 709 Matthews Ave. Urbana, IL 61801
Tickets: $10.00 per person. TICKETS SALES START IN MAY, 2020.
Recital participation requirements:
1) Enrollment in the full semester (drop-in students do not participate in the recital).
2) Recital Participation Fee payment of $50.00 per family, submitted by Saturday January 18, 2020. This fee will be charged after each student is registered.
3) Costume Fee payment submitted by Saturday January 18, 2020. Costume price depends on each age group ($40.00 to $75.00 per costume). Students keep the costumes after the performances.
4) Compliance to our recital guidelines regarding costumes, stage make-up, hair style and dance attire. Please, see below.
5) Mandatory attendance during the events listed below.
Mandatory Dates
MANDATORY DATES FOR ALL RECITAL PARTICIPANTS: Picture Day: Sunday, May 17 Dress Rehearsal: Friday, May 29 Performance Dates: Saturday, May 30 and Sunday, May 31. Students ages 7 and older in the Ballet "The Sleeping Beauty Act III": see dates and times below.
Picture Day: Date: Sunday, May 17 Time: 1:00 to 6:00 PM Location: Urbana Fine Arts Center: 2860 S. Philo Rd, Urbana, IL 61802 Picture Day Schedule is posted below.
Dress Rehearsal: Date: Friday, May 29 Time: 4:00 to 8:00 PM Students that are not participation in the "The Sleeping Beauty Act III" will be dismissed by 6:00 PM Call time for students participating only in "The Sleeping Beauty Act III": 5:00 PM Call time for all other students: 4:00 PM "The Sleeping Beauty Act III": Ballet Light Blue (ages 7&8), Ballet Dark Blue (ages 9&10), Ballet Silver, Ballet Yellow, Ballet Green, Ballet Orange, Ballet Red and Extras. Location: Foellinger Auditorium - 709 S. Mathews Avenue in Urbana, Illinois, 61801 Detailed Information will be posted later.
Performance Days: Date: Saturday, May 30 and Sunday, May 31. Times: Performances:
Saturday, May 30: 6:00 PM
Sunday, May 31: 4:00 PM
Call times: Saturday, May 30:
Ballet Orange and Ballet Red: 4:00 PM
All other students: 5:00 PM
Sunday, May 31:
Ballet Orange and Ballet Red: 2:00 PM
All other students: 3:00 PM
Location: Foellinger Auditorium - 709 S. Mathews Avenue in Urbana, Illinois, 61801 Detailed information will be posted later.
BALLET STUDENTS PERFORMING IN "THE SLEEPING BEAUTY ACT III": Tuesday, May 26: Ballet Light Blue, Ballet Dark Blue, Ballet Silver, Ballet Yellow, Ballet Green, Ballet Orange, Ballet Red and Actors. Time: 5:00 to 7:00 PM Location: Urbana Fine Arts Center: 2860 S. Philo Rd, Urbana, IL 61802 Detailed information will be sent through email.
Wednesday, May 27: Soloists only (Ballet Red and Ballet Orange students performing solos). Time: 5:00 to 7:00 PM Location: Urbana Fine Arts Center: 2860 S. Philo Rd, Urbana, IL 61802 Detailed information will be sent through email.
Thursday, May 28: Ballet Light Blue, Ballet Dark Blue, Ballet Silver, Ballet Yellow, Ballet Green, Ballet Red students performing with Ballet Yellow and Ballet Green and Actors. Time: 5:00 to 7:00 PM Location: Urbana Fine Arts Center: 2860 S. Philo Rd, Urbana, IL 61802 Detailed information will be sent through email.
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR BALLET SILVER, BALLET ORANGE AND BALLET RED STUDENTS: There will be no rehearsals during ballet classes. Rehearsals will be held after each class for 30 minutes (free of charge), starting on February 10.
All Students will need to wear their costumes for PICTURE DAY, DRESS REHEARSAL and PERFORMANCES. Costume payment is mandatory to all students participating in the recital. This amount is charged after each student is enrolled for the Winter/Spring semester and it is not refundable. Costumes will be ordered by the studio and given to each student as the costumes arrive at the studio. Students do not have to return costumes to the studio after the recital. ANY dance attire (except tennis shoes for hip hop) should be purchased at a store specialized in dance attire. Dance items available at store like Target, Walmart, etc. are not suitable for our dance classes or performances. If ballet slippers are required, click here for detailed information. If pink tights are required, please purchase pink ballet tights with NO SEAMS, brand Capezio Transition or Capezio Footed. During picture day, dress rehearsal and performances, students will change into costume in a common area. There will be no private dressing rooms, therefore:
ALL male students must wear a fitted shirt and fitted shorts under their costume.
ALL female students must wear an undergarment. See picture below:
You can purchase the undergarment, as well as pink tights and dance shoes at: Austins Sportswear: 12 E Main St., Champaign, IL 61820 (217) 359-2231 http://www.austinssportswear.com/
Make sure your costume is not used, before the recital date, for any purpose other than the Urbana Fine Arts Center’s picture day, dress rehearsal and recital.
Most ballet costumes will need to be steamed. If you don’t have a steamer, the easiest thing to do is to hang the costume in a bathroom with closed doors and fan off for about 30 minutes, while hot water from a shower is on. You can always turn the fan on later while the door is closed if you don’t want the humid air in your house. Important: DO NOT WET THE COSTUME.
The pictures below show how most of the costumes look like when they arrive and how they should look like after steamed:
Before
After
Arrive at location wearing your undergarment and pink tights (if pink tights are required as part of your costume). Wear your regular street clothes over your undergarment.
UNDERGARMENT for male students: Fitted shirt, fitted shorts or tights (male ballet students). UNDERGARMENT for female students: Nude or beige color leotard. Please, see picture and information above.
DATE: SUNDAY, MAY 17,2020 TIME: 1:00 TO 6:00 PM LOCATION: URBANA FINE ARTS CENTER, 2860 S. Philo Rd, Suite H, Urbana, IL. Purchasing pictures is not mandatory, but every student should attend for the group picture. Picture order forms are available at the studio. Please, complete the order form and bring it with payment on picture day. Families with more than one child in the recital: Please, send us an email if you want to have a picture of your children taken separately, in addition or instead of an individual picture. Payment, and any questions regarding price, size, etc., must be submitted directly to: ILLINI STUDIO: (217) 351-5151 Please, arrive 10 min early Student drop off: Front door of suite I. Student pick up: Front door of suite H. At arrival, students must have:
Regular street clothes over their underclothing.
Hair pulled away from the face. Hair spray or gel will be necessary. See costume notes for hair style.
Regular street makeup (powder, blush, brown eye shadow and lipstick).
No nail polish, no jewelry, no watches.
Each costume and corresponding dance shoes in a separate garment bag.
Our volunteers will help young students through all procedures. Parents may go to the front desk and drop off order form and payment. Each group has 15 minutes for pictures. groups of students ages 3 to 6 will have 30 minutes each group. Students in more than one group (multiple dances) will have to enter and exit the studio for each time they are scheduled to have their pictures taken. Undergarment, pink tights and dance shoes can be purchased at: Austin’s Sportswear: 12 E Main St., Champaign, IL (217) 359-2231 http://www.austinssportswear.com ANY dance attire (except tennis shoes for hip hop) should be purchased at a store specialized in dance attire. Dance items available at stores like Target, Walmart, etc. are not suitable for our dance classes or performances. Garment bags can be purchased at any retail store and also at: https://www.discountdance.com/search/garment-bags Hair pins, hair nets, hair gel, hair spray and make up can be purchased at any retail store. For a tutorial on how to make a ballet bun: https://www.urbanafineartscenter.com/uploads/9/7/2/6/97268324/how_to_make_a_ballet_bun_2018.pdf
PICTURE DAY SCHEDULE:
1:00 to 1:30 PM: Ballet Purple: 3 & 4 Year Old Class 1:30 to 2:00 PM: Ballet Pink: 5 & 6 Year Old Class 2:00 to 2:30 PM: Tap ages 6 to 12 2:30 to 2:45PM: Ballet Light Blue 2:45 to 3:00PM: Ballet Dark Blue 3:00 to 3:15 PM: Musical Theatre 3:15 to 3:30 PM: Jazz 3:30 to 3:45 PM: Hip Hop ages 6 to 12 3:45 to 4:00 PM: Tap Advanced 4:00 to 4:15 PM: Tap Intermediate ages 9 to 12 4:15 to 4:45 PM: Ballet Orange 4:45 to 5:00 PM: Ballet Green 5:00 to 5:15 PM: Ballet Yellow and Silver 5:15 to 5:30 PM: Contemporary 5:30 to 5:45 PM: Toddlers 5:45 to 6:00 PM: Ballet Red