Posted: April 27th 2023 – UPDATED: May 6th 2023. 

Hello Everyone,

We have our final Ultimate Dance Connection schedule for our FINAL event. Please note the competition is only running on  Saturday & Sunday.  Your schedule is attached HERE.

Parking: I can already notify you that you will want to leave additional time for parking. There are only 2 public access paking lots on campus. One is extremely close to the FFT and the Fine Arts budilding and one is on the complete other side of campus. There is street parking throughout campus. Please note that an app is now used for all parking on the York U campus. This will help ensure that you do not run out of your parking time and receive a ticket. You will be prompted to download when you enter.

NOTES FROM THE COMPEITTION:
The Faire Fecan Theatre on the York University campus was built in 2006 and is the undiscovered gem of the Ontario competitive dance scene circuit! The facility, from the stage, backstage and dressing rooms is new and spacious. The stage itself is very large with ample wing space. Dressing rooms are large, well appointed and plentiful. This venue is conveniently located off of Highway 400.

Note: Theatre is in Accolade East Building (building 92)/ parking is in building 84 Please click on the this link to get a map of the university to ensure you can find our location on the campus. LEAVE EXTRA TIME WHEN COMING TO THIS LOCATION. University campuses can be confusing!

PARKING:

• We recommend parking in the Student Services parking lot, (building #84 on the campus map) which is kitty corner to the theatre.
• Parking: I can already notify you that you will want to leave additional time for parking. There are only 2 public access parking lots on campus. One is extremely close to the FFT and the Fine Arts building and one is on the complete other side of campus. There is street parking throughout campus. Please note that an app is now used for all parking on the York U campus. This will help ensure that you do not run out of your parking time and receive a ticket. You will be prompted to download when you enter.
• You pay via HONK mobile app and you need to pay UPON ENTRY, not when you leave ; if people wait to pay they will be ticketed by City of Toronto, not York U.
• Vehicle are identified via license plate so it is very important that the plate number be entered correctly into the APP otherwise that could also result in a ticket.
• Once the flat day rate is paid, people can come and go out of the garage they are parking in for that day, provided there are spaces to park.

CHANGEROOMS: Will open at 7:00 am each day.

• Dressing rooms are assigned.
• Thank you in advance for sharing the space with other studios, and for leaving the space clean at the end of the weekend for further renters.
• Please have hair and make-up done before arriving at the theatre
• Dressing rooms open one hour prior to the first routine dancing on stage each day. If you arrive early you will unfortunately have to wait to gain access to the dressing rooms.

REHEARSAL ROOM: 2nd floor.

• There is a spacious dance studio on the 2nd floor provided for your use.
• This will be an open rehearsal room for all dancers. No parents allowed. You can of course can walk your dancer to the rehearsal space.

PHOTOS & VIDEOS:
This year we have an awesome and unique photo/video crew on site selling photos and videos.  Stream Stage will be upping the content experience of your average dance video by shooting routines from 4 camera angles! We know this will be really popular with dance parents, and ask that you pass on the attached flyer to them in advance of the competition. Thanks for your help!

LIVE STREAM:
UDC will be livestreaming its competitions this year – thanks to the tech skills of Stream Stage! Go to our main website page to log on during the weekend. A small fee will be charged for access to the livestream.

If you have any questions, Please let us know!
Miss. Stephanie

Posted: May 3rd 2023. 

Hello Everyone,

Please ensure you read the attached documents fully. Infomraiton regarding your dance examinations in June,  summer requiermnts, and confirmstions for 2024 are found inside. 

We require all current competitive team dancers to confirm their intent to compete for the 2023 – 2024 dance season by May 10th. Without this information we cannot effectively plan a recreational and competitive team schedule. If your submission is not recivied by the end of day on May 10th we will assume you are not joining the competitive team for the 2024 dance season. 

EXAMS: Your day of schedule will be released by May 25th for both Ballet and Jazz/Tap Examinations. 

Exam Inforamtion – HERE
Summer Requirements – HERE (Please click HERE to submit your summer registration). 
Competitive Team Confirmation Link – HERE

PE3 – Please stay tuned for an important e-mail on Friday regarding your ballet examinations for this season.

If you have any questions, Please let us know!
Miss. Stephanie

Posted: April 24th 2023. 

Hello Everyone,

We are already getting prepared for our reduced class times. As mentioned in your packages and class fees once a specific amount of time has passed with choreography classes all groups are reduced in time to be maintained for recital or once into rehearsal periods.

All age groups follow a different time reduction as everyones classes are different in length. All PE 3 and Company A/B classes are already in their 15 minutes rehearsal periods. Solos will be combined together into one rehearsal period. These reduced class times are to ensure that our routines are reviewed and maintained for recital and examinations in June. Please see below for the schedule that will commence on May 15th and continue until recital.

PE 3: Friday
4:30 – 5:15 pm = Technique and Development
5:15 – 5:30 pm = Tap & Kylie’s Solo
5:30 – 5:45 pm = Jazz & Carys’ Solo
5:45 – 6:00 pm = Ballet

PE 1, 2, Company A & B: Saturday
12:30 – 1:00 pm = Ballet Bots
1:00 – 1:15 pm = Mr. Postman
1:15 – 2:00 pm = A/B Technique & Development
2:00 – 2:15 pm = A/B Ballet
2:15 – 2:30 pm = A/B MT
2:30 – 2:45 pm = A/B Jazz
2:45 – 3:00 pm = A/B Lyrical
3:00 – 3:15 pm = A/B Contemporary
3:15 – 3:30 pm = A/B Tap
3:30 – 4:00 pm = All A/B Solos: Khaleesi, Amayah, Logan, Addison, Mia.

* This will mean that Company B is only required on Saturday’s and their Fridays will be free. *
* Addison and Mia: You will no longer need to attend PE 1 and PE 2 classes for assisting. Please ensure you have their routines/formations fresh in your mind to help line them up at recital*

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask. 
The Dance Edge Team!

Posted: April 17th 2023. 

Hello Everyone,

We have made a modification to the Sunday photo day schedule so there is less time between choreography photos and Black Dance Attire company photos. This is to help our PE1 and 2 Dancers. Thank you! Please click HERE for Sunday schedule only. 

If you have any questions, Please let us know!

Miss. Stephanie

Posted: April 12th 2023. 

Hello Everyone,

We have our final Entertain Us schedule for our second event. Please note the competition is only running on  Friday April 28th – Sunday April 30th.  Your schedule is attached HERE.

Imporant: Company A & B, Keep an eye out for an e-mail to come next week related to your Friday and Saturday class schedule. PE 1 & 2, since you dance on Saturday you will not be required to attend your Saturday afternoon classes. PE1, if you would like to attend yoru Funky Feet Hip Hop class, please do! Let us know 🙂 PE 3, you will not have classes Friday evening to ensure that dancers who have theri routines on Saturday morning are rested after a long morning at competition. 

Please review your competition guidelines HERE to make sure that you have reminders from our competitie team meeting as it relates to your arrival times and expectations through the weekend. A reminder to ALL dancers, there is no ill behaviour in the changerooms or through the event venue. The way you carry and present yourself while at an event is incredibly important. No screaming. fighting, running around, or treating the event space as a playground.

A reminder that if your start time doesn’t allow for the 2 hour arrival window to the door opening time, you are to arrive for opening time. Move quickly and get organized immediately. Our studio will have a designated changeing area for our dancers. A gentle reminder that we are limiting the amount of things that are being brought into the changeroom.

IMPORTANT NOTES FROM THE EVENT:

• Doors will open at 7am each day.
• A gentle reminder that posted lunch and dinner breaks are not your dancers lunch or dinner. Please plan ahead. The posted breaks are for the staff of the event.
• No outside food or drinks are allowed. (Venue rules which also apply to my staff members too). Snacks and drinks are available for purchase at the Ajax Convention Centre concession stand. PLEASE feel free to bring your own food and keep it in your car in a cooler. I will be doing the same. Maybe bring a little blanket and have a picnic outside if possible!
• Change Rooms/Rehearsal Area: Large ballroom (Westney Hall) that is 3,017sq feet that will be used for changing room space for the dancers. When you enter the Convention Centre turn right.
• Boys change room will be upstairs on the 2nd level to the Left. 
• There will be a rehearsal room in the centre room on the 2nd level upstairs.
• Live Stream will be available to watch on the DanceBUG app.
• We will be raffling off our famous Candy Cakes and Chocolate Pop Up Boxes. Tickets will be drawn at each awards session.
• Rac and Rolls are welcome to this event.
• We have a Special Treat for our dancers, dance siblings and parents too!! Christy from “Face It” will be doing Free Face painting and Free balloon animals at our event in the Lobby, daily 12noon-2pm and 4pm-6pm. Of course only face paint when you are done dancing.

If you have any questions, Please let us know!

Miss. Stephanie

Posted: April 6th. 

Hello Everyone,

We have planned all competitive team photos on Sunday to ensure that all competitive team hair guidleines can be followed and also to allow for us to take our company photos.

Please ensure your dancers black dance attire does not have logos to the best of your ability. A small lulu lemon logo is rather unseen. We cannot use images with white Under Armour logos etc. Dancers should be in a bodysuit and shorts (no tights) or are also welcome to wear a crop top, fitted dance tank top, and shorts as other options. 

Seasonal Photos: Please let the studio know if you have other fun things for our seasonal and promotional photos. Do you have a fun halloween costume, or a holiday dress with santa faces on it! We always love to include new things in our seasonal images. This year we have gone ahead and purchased some snowman dance costumes, elf costumes, etc for seasonal pictures. 

If you have any questions, Please let us know!
Miss. Stephanie

Posted: March 23rd 2023. 

Hello Everyone,

We have our final Star Beat Dance Champions schedule for our second event. Please note the competition is only running on Thursday April 13th and Friday April 14th for our studio.  Your schedule is attached HERE.

Imporant: All classes on Saturday April 15th and Sunday April 16th will be running at the studio due to the fact we are not at the event. Please ensure you dancer is in attendance. PE3, we will run your classes on Friday evening as you do not dance at the event on this day.

Please review your competition guidelines HERE to make sure that you have reminders from our competitie team meeting as it relates to your arrival times and expectations through the weekend. A reminder to ALL dancers, there is no ill behaviour in the changerooms or through the event venue. The way you carry and present yourself while at an event is incredibly important. No screaming. fighting, running around, or treating the event space as a playground.

A reminder that if your start time doesn’t allow for the 2 hour arrival window to the door opening time, you are to arrive for opening time. Move quickly and get organized immediately. Our studio will have a designated changeing area for our dancers. A gentle reminder that we are limiting the amount of things that are being brought into the changeroom. It is often that girls can be sharing a changing space with another studio. If you do not have more than 4 routines in a day, no rac and rolls please! They take up too much space and can take away from changing space that we may be sharing with others.

IMPORTANT NOTES FROM THE EVENT:

• Door Opening Times: Thursday 7:30 am and Friday 7:00 pm
• Dancer Waiver: All families/students are to submit their student waiver for this event. Please do so by logging into your DanceBug account. Those who already have a DanceBug account from previous seasons and/or purchasing the recital DVD will not have to create a new account. You can also click HERE.
• Rack-n-Roll: Please no Rac-n-Rolls to the best of your ability. These are traditional theatre changerooms and are very tight.
• Parking: Parking on Thursday – Friday is often tight as there is a school attached to this particular venue. Please make some extra time to ensure you can find parking. There is a directly across the street which you can also park in if needed. Please look to parking for attendees will be available on these days on the west side of the building. Please be cautious parking to the east side as this is reserved for students on Thursday and Friday and there is the possibility of ticketing.
  • Theatre doors will open 1 hour prior to competition start time.
  • We strongly encourage 1-2 parents/guardians per dancer to limit capacity in the theatre (Theatre Policy).
  • LIVE streaming will be available through our website starbeatdance.com. This will give family members a chance to view their loved ones from home.
  • We kindly ask to limit the amount of parents in a changeroom at one time. Backstage and changeroom spaces will be monitored regularly to avoid high traffic overflow. A reminder that the backstage area where changerooms are found is not an area for parents to sit and hang out (Theatre Policy). Your attention, cooperation & understanding in regards to this matter is much appreciated.
  • Directors, Teachers & Dancers ONLY No parents/guardians/siblings. We ask for your cooperation and understanding to help keep our backstage area clear and to avoid high traffic.
  • Doors to find your seating in the theatre itself will open 45minutes prior to competition.

If you have any questions, Please let us know!
Miss. Stephanie

Posted: March 6th 2023. 

Hello Everyone,

We have recieved our Shooting Stars schedule for our first competitive event. Please note the competition is only running on Saturday March 25th and Sunday March 26th. Your Schedulle is attached HERE.

Please review your competition guidelines HERE to make sure that you have reminders from our competitie team meeting as it relates to your arrival times and expectations through the weekend. A reminder to ALL dancers, there is no ill behaviour in the changerooms or through the event venue. The way you carry and present yourself while at an event is incredibly important. No screaming. fighting, running around, or treating the event space as a playground. 

A reminder that if your start time doesn’t allow for the 2 hour arrival window to the door opening time, you are to arrive for opening time. Move quickly and get organized immediately. Our studio will have a designated changeing area for our dancers. A gentle reminder that we are limiting the amount of things that are being brought into the changeroom. It is often that girls can be sharing a changing space with another studio. If you do not have more than 4 routines in a day, no rac and rolls please! They take up too much space and can take away from changing space that we may be sharing with others. 

IMPORTANT NOTES FROM THE EVENT:

• Bowmanville High School is located at 49 Liberty Street N, Bowmanville.
• There is lots of free parking on site.
• The event WILL be livestreamed via the DanceBUG app. You should all have access to the DanceBUG app as we use this for our recital videography. 
• Everyone should enter through the main front door of the school.
• The doors will open at 8:00 am. 
• SSDC staff will be on hand to welcome and direct everyone where to go.
• SSDC will sell snacks and cold drinks at our sales table.
• Printed programs will be available for $12.
• The cafeteria will be available for sitting and eating and drinking but there will not be any food service.
• THERE ARE NO OUTDOOR SHOES PERMITTED IN THE GYM (warm up/chanroom space). The floors have just been refinished. This is for EVERYONE entering the gym (dancers, parents, staff).
• Food and drinks are also not permitted in the gym. We will provide a table where people can label and leave their snacks and drinks
• There is to be NO TAPPING on the gym floor. SSDC will set up a dance floor space for tap practice

If you have any questions, please let us know!
Miss. Stephanie

Posted: February 27th 2023.

Hello Everyone,

If you would like your dancer to take advantage of solo, duet, trio extra reherdal over March break please click HERE to schedule your time. Company A & B are also welcome to schdule independent group practices with this link also. 

PE 1 & 2 dancers, should you need/want a private session please let us know and we will open Thursday eveing for this option. 

If you have any questions, please let us know!
Miss. Stephanie

Posted: February 27th 2023.

Hello Everyone,

We have our exam dates set for your competiitve program exams. A reminder that a ballet exam is reqired of all competitive team dancers (this was noted in your information package). All companies will complete their ballet exmainations. PE3, Company A, and Company B will complete their ADAPT Jazz & Tap exams. PE2 dancers are also supposed to complete their ADAPT Jazz and Tap exams however, this year with this being this particular PE2 goups first year we will start them with only their ballet exam. 

Ballet Exams: Sunday June 25th. 

ADAPT Jazz & Tap Exams: Saturday June 24th.

More informationt to follow. 

If you have any questions, please let us know!
Miss. Stephanie

Posted: January 26th 2023.

Hello Everyone,

Please click HERE to access your link to purcahse your Showcase Tickets for Satruday March 4th. A reminder that this tehatre is by assigned seating. We have closed off the balcony until we know we need to open additional seating. All tickets go directly through the Town Hall Theatre.

A reminder that the link above is for competitive team memebrs to ensure that they have purchased tickets. As of February 18th tickets will become avaiable for purchase to the public (and anyone else within the studio who wants to support the competitive team).

If you have any questions, please let us know!
Miss. Stephanie

Posted: January 24th 2023.

Hello Everyone,

It’s an exciting time as we are quickly approaching the date of our showcase! Below you will find important information about the day. Please plan for extra time, for many this is your first competitive experience, and for everyone it is our first time in this specific venue. There is limited parking for the theatre itself but there is surrounding parking. Please plan for some extra time incase you need to walk from up or down the street. 

Tickets will go on sale on Monday January 30th. It is important to note that all tickets are going on sale via the Townhall Theatre through a direct link for the first two weeks (for our competitive families only) before they go on sale to the public. The seating for the showcase is NOT general admission. It is assigned seating. Please ensure you are selecting the seats you wish to sit in. We will send an e-mail when our link is live where you will be able to purchase your tickets on Monday. Due to fire code everyone who wishes to sit in the theatre will need a ticket, including dancers. Company A & B, your schedule is quite full and you will not have time to sit in the theatre. PE 3, please review your running order and make the best judgement on if you would like your dancer to have a ticket. If you are a PE 1 or 2 dancer who will be sitting inside for the show, please ensure you are backstage no later than 5 routines before your dance is set to go on stage. 

Attached HERE you will find the Dress Rehearsal Schedule and the Show Running Order. Please ensure you have reviewed your show order to properly prepare your costumes for the show. 

Dress Rehearsal: Company A, B, and PE 3 dancers, please arrive by 9:30 am to get yourself sorted in the changing areas before your rehearsal commences as you do not have much time before your transition into show time when your rehearsal period ends. PE 1 & 2 dancers, please ensure you have arrived no later than 15 minutes before your rehearsal time (ready to dance and in the theatre). If we are running early, we will continue to do so.

There will be NO lunch order being placed for showcase. Please ensure you have packed something for your dancers to eat or are planning accordingly to have the time needed to get them something to eat before show time. A gentle reminder that your dancer should not be eating a large meal 20 – 30 minutes before going on stage.

Petite Elite 1 & 2: Please arrive with hair and make-up completed. Lipstick can be added when their rehearsal and snacking before stage time is over.

Company A, B, and PE 3: Please review your rehearsal schedule to ensure that you have time to do your make-up. Your hair should be done before arrival. It is up to you to decide if you will be doing your make-up in the morning before your rehearsal or in the time you have between your rehearsal and show time.

If you have any questions, please let us know!
Miss. Stephanie

Posted: January 1st 2023.

Please see important information about January Competitive Team classes.

– Please ensure your dancer has the proper shoe for competition. It is important that they are breaking them in before going on stage. PE 1 and 2 dancers; if you have not yet purchased your canvas shoes please do so as soon as possible.

– REHEARSAL PERIODS COMMENCE: PE3, Company A & B: Dancers in the companies listed will have two weeks of 30 minute choreography sessions. As of January 23rd all group choreography classes will be reduced to your 15 minute rehearsal periods. Updated schedules will be provided when 15 minute classes commence. Click HERE for your upcoming schedule.

– PE 1 & 2 Classes – All choreography will continue at your scheduled time periods at this time, your rehearsal periods commence later in the season.

– All solo and duet classes are down to 15 minutes at the time of our return to classes. PE 3 dancers will get one more week of 30 minute rehearsals and their 15 minute schedule will commence on January 23rd.

– Logan and Amayah: You will alternate the first two weeks back (Amayah you will start us back on January 14th). Once group choreography swicthes to 15 minute sessions you will both have a 30 minute class on Saturdays (please see schedule notes).

– BAND: music and video uploads for PE 1 & 2. 3, A & B will have their uploads completed by the end of this week.

– Music will be added into your specific BAND group for your dancers program level.

If you have any questions, please let us know!
Miss. Stephanie

Hello everyone,

A few reminders as we head into the last few weeks of 2022! Things will start to move very quickly once we return fro our Winter Break. Please ensure we are attending class regularily and limiting absences. There is exactly 8 lessons once we return to the weekend that your dancers will hit the stage for our showcase on March 4th. After showcase there is only one week of classes before March break and as soon as we return from March break we are at our first competition! Attendance is going to be extremely important to the success of your dancer. 

Please ensure that you have reviewed the Competitive Team What To Wear Guide. Specific shoe requirements are in place for competitive team students so that they all have the same shoes for the stage. Please make sure that you dancer has their required shoes, especailly ballet shoes, by our retun in the new year. 

December 23rd Daytime: A reminder to PE3, Company A and B, that you have a daytime schedule on December 23rd. Please review the e-mail sent last week. 

Holiday Party: Confirmed for December 16th. Please review the e-mail sent. We will be sending home your Secret Santas info sheets with you at the time of your next class. Those who are in PE3 and up who are invited to the sleepover portion: a reminder that pickup will be 8:30 am on Saturday morning before classes commence. 

If you have any questions, please let us know!
Miss. Stephanie

Hello everyone,

The countdown is on! As we look to starting a new competitive team season excitement is in the air as we welcome 12 new dancers to the team. I know that our existing competitive team families will be nothing but helping hands when the possible moments of confusion, questions, and competition day stress may set in. Please know… it is a learning process!

I hope everyone has had a moment to review the Parent Portal. Moving forward it is wise to only use the competitive side of the portal. This will ensure that nothing is missed. The COMPETITION tab is only found on your side of the portal while all other sections are mirrors of one another. Please check! We already have our tentative competition weekends posted as well as our competitive team showcase date in March. Mark your calendars!

BAND: Band is your best friend. Please download it if you haven’t had to do so for a summer program at the studio yet. If your dancer is old enough to take on some responsibility (Company A & B dancers), please ensure they are in the group also. There is a BAND group for the entire competitive team and a BAND group for each individual team. Please ensure you have added yourself to the team BAND and your specific group BAND also.

Full Team Band – Clikc HERE
PE 1 – Click HERE
PE2 – Click HERE
Pe3 – Same group as last year. 
Company A & B – Same group as last year. 

Competitive Team Meeting: We will be holding our in person competitive team meeting on Sunday October 23rd from 11:00 am – 12:30 pm.  Please ensure one parent from each dancers family is in attendance. Important information for the year will be reviewed. We will also have a demonstration of hair and make-up for each age group as not all dancers have the same requirements. If your dancer is doing their own hair and make-up (Company A & B) it is important that they be there. Petite Elite 1 – 3, your dancer can remain at home. We will require that one day in November your dancer comes to the studio for their class, in full hair and make-up following the meeting, to give you feedback.

Any absences from October – December need to be shared as soon as possible. Things move very quickly through the beginning of the year. We will be measuring for costumes in October, costume fittings, and alterations during the months of November – December. If your dancer is not there… we cannot fix their costume if needed.

Please ensure that you have reviewed the Competitive Team What To Wear Guide. Specific shoe requirements are in place for competitive team students so that they all have the same shoes for the stage. Please make sure that you are purchasing the correct shoes when heading to the dance store.

If you have any questions, please let us know!
Miss. Stephanie  

Hello everyone,

Please see below for your tentative competition weekends for the 2023 season. A gentle reminder that these dates will not be confirmed until October 15th. As mentioned in your packages, we do not get a finalized schedule from the event until 2-3 weeks before an event is scheduled to take place. It is important you plan to have the entire time off as we will not know until much closer to the date as to when your dancers are performing. There is upwards of 800 entries at most events and scheduling takes time and doesnt egenrally commence until December when regisrtation for events closes. We will do our best to notify you as soon as we hear from the competitions. Should you feel it necessary to book a hotel, sometimes there is a block from compeitions and other times there is not. We will provide you with that information as soon as it is received. A reminder that a minimum of 1.5 hours early arrival is required, that 1.5 hours is ready to go and in the warm-up space.

Event 1: March 24th – 26th = Bowmanville

Event 2: April 13th – 16th = Vaughn

Event 3: April 28th – 30th = Ajax

Event 4: May 12th – 14th = North York

We have tried to keep to only one event that may require a hotel stay for our upper level dancers. 

Competitive Team Showcase: Rehersal Performance

We have confirmed our 2023 competitive team showcase performance date. Due to some conflicts we have already been notified of from your competitive team agreement date thatw as provided for this event, we have been able to secure a different venue on a different date allowing for all memmbers of the team to be there. It is very important everyone marks there calendars for this date. It will not change. We will have a moring rehersal and an early evening performance. Tickets will be open for purcahse to anyone you would like to invite. There is no priority purchasing like recital as we will open ticket sales to the team members first and to other memebrs of the studio later who may want to come and support.

DATE: Saturday March 4th 2023.
LOCATION: Town Hall Theatre, Port Perry ( 25 minutes north of the studio).

Please see attached for your competitive team shoe requiremsnts. Anything that is TBD will be done so by December 2022.

What To Wear Guide

Attached you will find the Competitive Team Program Packages, Registrarion Forms, and Competitive Team Agreement.

Petite Elite 1&2

Petite Elite 3

Company A & B 

REGISTRATION FORMS:

PE 1 – HERE
PE 2 – HERE
PE 3 – HERE
Company A – HERE
Company B – HERE

COMPETITIVE TEAM AGREEMENT:

Full Company – HERE