Recital Info

Photo by April Rowley Photography

Spirit Expressions Dance Family - Recital Policy Sheet for the Covid Year
Our goal is to make the recital weekend stress-free for you so that you can focus on celebrating your dancer’s accomplishments. After reading through this policy sheet, please feel free to ask any questions via email: jen@spiritexpressions.biz.
Dress Rehearsal – Each dancer is allowed to bring two guests to the dress rehearsal. (We don’t normally allow anyone except the dancer and a parent, but since we will be dealing with limited capacity on Saturday, we are allowing guests to come on Friday night.)
DATE: Friday, April 23rd
There will be three segments this year with 30 minutes between each to clear the auditorium. Please come fifteen minutes before your segment begins. Segment 1: 4 p.m., Segment 2: 5:15 p.m., Segment 3: 7 p.m.
Waverly High School (150 Snow Road, Lansing, MI)
This is your chance to have a practice run of the show! Get comfortable with the venue, find your dressing room, learn the order of the show. All dancers need to wear full costume and stage make up including foundation, eye liner, eye shadow, mascara, lipstick, and blush.
No jewelry unless your costume came with it. No nail polish.
Mandatory rehearsal for all dancers
We will run the rehearsal in the same order as the show. You are allowed to leave after you finish your routine(s).
Please have your picture taken by Gleason’s Portrait Studio while you’re here. See more info on the reverse side of this policy sheet.
We will take your temperature and ask some basic covid-screening questions as you are entering the school. Masks will be required everywhere except the stage.
Recital – Dancers are allowed to bring two guests to any segment that they are dancing in this year.
DATE: Saturday, April 24th
Saturday show: Segment 1 begins at 2:30 p.m. Segment 2 begins at 4 p.m. Segment 3 begins at 5:30 p.m. Dancers and guests should arrive no earlier than fifteen minutes early so that we can keep the numbers down.
Waverly High School (150 Snow Road, Lansing, MI)
This is a special night! It’s a beautiful celebration of what your dancer has been learning all year! Bring your camera for all of the great moments that are sure to come!
All dancers need to wear full costume and stage make up including foundation, eye liner, eye shadow, mascara, lipstick, and blush.
No jewelry unless your costume came with it. No nail polish.
Dancers will be seated in the auditorium with their household this year so that we aren’t crowding into any of the dressing rooms. This is not our normal practice, but we are adjusting our policies to keep people as safe as possible. We will still have dressing rooms available for all dancers. We ask that when not changing a costume or lining up for a routine, all dancers are in the auditorium this year.
We will take your temperature and ask some basic covid-screening questions as you are entering the school. Masks will be required everywhere except the stage.
Dancer Portraits
Gleason’s Portrait Gallery will once again be offering dance photo packages for our dance families.
They will be taking photos in vestibule near the entrance to the auditorium at Waverly High School on Friday night (April 23rd) from 4 – 8 p.m. Please practice social distancing when waiting for your turn. Please head back to have your photo taken after you finish your routine. This will help control the flow of people to Mr. Gleason.
Even if you do not want to purchase a package, please have your dancer photographed for our pictorial history in the hallway at the studio.
Enclosed is a price list and order form from Gleason’s Portrait Gallery. Please fill out the order form ahead of time and bring it with you to the dress rehearsal.
Gleason’s Portraits will be available for pick up at the dance studio on Wednesday, June 16th from 5 – 7 p.m. They will be on the white table in the waiting room in alphabetical order.
Dress Rehearsal Photo Disc
Keith Kingsbury of ‘Burg Sports and Beyond will be taking action photos at dress rehearsal.
If you’d like to order the disc of all his photos for $10, please see the enclosed order form.
The discs will be available for pick up at the dance studio on Wednesday, June 16th from 5 – 7 p.m.
Dancer Bouquets
Order your dancer’s bouquet online! http://www.lakesidegarden.com/shop/
Lakeside Gardens offers you a chance to order a bouquet for your dancer ahead of time and pick it up at the show. Bouquets begin around $10 each.
You can also place an order by phoning Lakeside Gardens at 651-6223.
Recital Videography
Memories in Motion will be videotaping our recital again this year. Please check out their dance recital work on their website: www.memories-n-motion.com.
Enclosed is an order form. Please turn it in to the videographer at the dress rehearsal or the show. They will have a table in the gathering space.
Recital videos will be mailed directly to your home when they are ready (usually 6-8 weeks after the show).
Recital Shirts - Thanks for supporting our team!
Our dance team is selling recital themed shirts that will be delivered at the show on April 24th. Please see the concession stand to pick up your shirt.
All orders are due by April 10th. Please find the information at https://watermarkapparel.net/collections/spirit-expressions-recital-collection/#collection where you can order and pay for your shirt all at once.
Ticket Sales
We will not have any tickets available at the door due to our covid restrictions.
Tickets will be $5 per segment and sold at the studio the week before the show. We can sell two tickets/dancer for each segment they are in unless the rules from the state change. We will let you know if that is the case. We have enough seats to allow our graduating seniors to have six tickets each.
Livestream - We are working on a livestream option for our dancers since our capacity is so limited. We will share the link as soon as we have it all set.