MAY/RECITAL 2026 NEWSLETTER
Recital week is two weeks away! Tickets will be available for pickup next week. T-shirts are now available to be picked up in the office. All class fees and any money for shoes/tights, must be paid by dress rehearsal in order for students to participate in recital. Tickets must be paid for before they are picked up. Recital Videos will be available for $25. Please turn in a Recital Video Form if you plan to purchase a video of the recital.
Fall Semester class listing and student class suggestions will be available this week. Current students will be allowed to register beginning May 18th via DSP Parent Portal. Registration for new fall students will begin June 1st. All registration should be done via DSP Portal. Summer Semester classes are now open for registration and the schedule is attached. Summer is a great way to get some extra class time and technique. All advanced dancers are required to take at least 4 technique classes during the summer. Students that will be advanced dancers in the fall are welcome to take the advanced dancer’s technique classes during the Summer Semester.
Please make sure your dancer is practicing! 2-4 grade classes and advanced dancers that do not know their choreography will not be allowed to perform.
2026 RECITAL INFORMATION
All dancers have been taught the finale dance for the end of the show. I would like to encourage all families to stay for the entire performance. The dancers at the end of the show have worked just as hard as those at the beginning and deserve to have a full audience. Recitals will last approximately 2 hours. No concessions are available at recital.
NO VIDEO RECORDING WILL BE ALLOWED DURING RECITAL. Video-taping can be done at dress rehearsal only. Professional Videographers will have cameras in several places around the auditorium. For the safety of all the dancers, and copyright infringements, please DO NOT post recital dances on YouTube, Facebook or any other social media. If you post pictures, please make sure every child in the class is allowed to be on social media. Please share this important safety information with all of your family members and recital guests. Flash photography is not allowed during recital. In the past one of our videos had the arm and phone of a parent during several of the dances. I also received complaints that people could not see their dancers perform because parents in front of them were using phones held up to video the dances. Again, no video recording is allowed and the time to do this is at dress rehearsal. I would appreciate everyone’s help with this situation.
The only dancers that are allowed in the auditorium during performances are Pre-Dance and Pre-K. Parents will be responsible for making sure dancers that are in the auditorium are backstage three numbers before their performance. A table will be assigned for all other dance classes by each age group in the cafeteria.
Doors to the school are open for dancers and parents one hour before show time. THERE ARE NO RESERVED SEATS EXCEPT FOR THE GRADUATING SENIOR FAMILIES which will be the first few center rows.
Please do not bring flowers to the front of the stage for your dancers. Only graduating seniors should have flowers brought to the front of the stage during recitals.
PPAC strives to have a professional dance recital. In order to do this, we must remind student’s families that dance recitals are not sporting events or dance competitions. Yelling a dancer’s name as they take the stage is distracting for the children and the audience. It will also be captured on our video and can cause a class to not hear their music at the beginning of the song. Please remind guests of this recital etiquette.
For the safety of our students, no one is allowed backstage or in the dressing rooms except dancers and moms. Please do not bring food or drinks into the backstage or dressing room areas.
Please do not enter the school from the front doors. The entrance to the cafeteria/auditorium is at the back of the school at the end of the driveway.
Dancers must stay at their designated tables when not performing. Walking through the hallways is absolutely not allowed.
Volunteer moms and dads are needed to help with the students waiting in the cafeteria, lining up dancers, backstage security, and door security.
Please let me know if you wish to help.
*Recital Week & Dress Rehearsal Schedule*
Monday, May 25 -No classes, Memorial Day
Tuesday, May 26 – Mandatory Rehearsal at PPAC. 2-4 grade and advanced dancers only. No costumes. No other classes will be held this day.
- 4:00-6:00 – All 2-4 grade classes, Advanced 1 and Advanced 2
- 6:00-8:00 – All Junior and Senior Dancers
Friday, May 29th - Dress Rehearsal for all dancers at Richland High School. Dress Rehearsal is a mandatory rehearsal for all participants. Dancers not attending dress rehearsal will not be allowed to participate in the recital.
- 9:30-11:00 -All Kinder and 1st grade Dancers. Arrive in costume (first costume to be determined) and bring 2nd costume for costume change. Ballet shoes and tap shoes, hair and makeup ready. Ballet bun on top of the head, hair pieces on right side of bun.
- 11:00-12:30 – All Advanced 1 and Advanced 2 Dancers. Bring all costumes and come with hair and makeup ready. Ballet bun on top of the head, hair pieces on right side of bun.
- 12:30-1:30 - All Pre-Dance and PreK (all teachers) – Pre-Dancers wear pink costume and ballet shoes. PreK arrive in 1st costume and bring 2nd costume for a change (first costume to be determined). Hair and makeup ready. Tap and jazz shoes. Ballet bun on top of the head, hair pieces on right side of bun.
- 1:30-2:30 -All 2-4 grade (this includes the Tuesday 2:00pm homeschool class). Arrive in costume (first costume to be determined). Hair and makeup ready. Ballet, jazz and tap shoes. Ballet bun on top of the head, hair pieces on right side of bun.
- 2:30-4:30 - All Juniors and Seniors. Dancers are welcome to stay at RHS until the 6 pm show. Dress Rehearsal costumes will be in order of the Jr/Sr show. Ballet bun on top of the head, hair pieces on right side of bun.
Saturday, May 30th – Junior/Senior recital begins at 1:00 pm. Doors open at noon.
Saturday, May 30th - Recital begins at 6:00. Doors open at 5:00 pm.
**Summer Semester begins June 8th**
Please feel free to text me with any questions (931)309-7230.