Upcoming events.
In Studio Concert
Performed in RBA’s very own Black Box Theater, “In Studio Concert” is a mixed-bill showcase of our school’s talented dancers! Each class performs choreography tastefully showcasing their dedication & hard work! This performance is for family & friends to attend, it is also open to the general public. Showtimes are as follows; Friday @ 6:00 PM, Saturday & Sunday @ 1:30 PM & 4:30 PM. Arrive 10-15 minutes prior to showtime for shopping at our boutique & concessions. Tickets can be purchased online, the ticket link will be available after the casting is complete in April! Photography & videography is strictly prohibited during the performances, there will be a professional video available for purchase. Please see our Front Desk for more information or call during our open hours: M-F 4:00-7:00 PM & Saturdays from 9 AM - 12:00 PM.
ISC 2025 NEWSLETTER - February 12th 2025
Dear RBA Parent,
In order to participate, dancers must: maintain good class attendance, pay the participation fee, pay additional costume fee(s) on time, attend dress rehearsal(s) and attend all of their performances!
Dancers may not miss more than 3 classes from the months of March-June, so that they may practice in their in-class rehearsals. There is of course an exception for illness and other important events that have been pre-scheduled. Please notify us through Remind of these absences, dates of pre-scheduled events or illnesses so we may excuse your dancer.
If you do not wish to participate in the In Studio Concert, please let us know as soon as possible; your dancers' class experience will not be negatively affected if they are not going to perform. Rehearsals will only take place in the last portion of class, they will be able to learn the steps, have extra time to stretch and practice their technique.
The Participation Fee: is DUE before March 15th, $125.00. This fee covers the following items: 1 Costume, 1 Custom T-Shirt & 1 Digital Download of your dancer’s performance! Please pay the fee as soon as possible so we may have their costume ordered, delivered and tried-on. If there is a size or manufacturing error, we will need time to replace it!
If your dancer is in two levels or classes, for example Level 4 & Level 5, they will need to pay for two costumes because they will be performing in two pieces of choreography. Each additional costume is $40.00.
Wardrobe: Each class will receive a slip of paper with the information needed to prepare the clothes to be worn with or underneath their costumes, how to wear their hair and any other important info!
Dress Rehearsals are mandatory! Each program will have a dress rehearsal before the weekend of performances. Pre-Ballet/Tiny-Tots, Level 1 a/b/c and the Level 2’s will rehearse first so they may go home early. Their call time for Dress Rehearsal is 4pm, their approximate finish will be 5:30 pm. Levels 3 & up will have their dress rehearsal from 5:00-7:30 pm.
We will have two programs, Program A & Program B. They will be slightly different, when the casting is posted please make sure you purchase tickets for the Program your dancer will be performing in. Ticket website is https://cur8.com/26366/project/130002. Please be sure to save your tickets on your phone after you purchase them! Tickets will be for sale as soon as the casting for both programs is final! The sooner we know who is or is/is not participating, the sooner casting will be ready and tickets will be available!
Performance Day
Intermediate & Advanced dancers, levels 5-7, will arrive for a Warm Up class, two hours prior to curtain. After class they will settle into their dressing areas to get ready.
Call Times: Parents will be expected to check-in dancers at their call time, Pre-Ballet - Level 4, exactly one hour before curtain. Check-in is located at the rear entrance of our suite, the double brown doors across the hall from the restrooms and the water fountain. There will be a sign to direct you there and a table set up for the check-in area. Here, parents will assist dancers with the restroom, taking off their street clothes/shoes & putting on their ballet slippers before going backstage.
Before you arrive at check-in, please have your dancers' hair and make-up* done and have them dressed in their performance attire. We do not recommend large bags or large amounts of personal belongings, as space is limited backstage and the time they are waiting to get in and out of costumes is very short. They may bring with them a small, leak proof water bottle labeled with their name.
At the conclusion of the performance, dancers are required to be physically checked-out, in the same area as check-in, by their Parent/Legal Guardian. At this time everyone is welcome to visit, take photos on stage and shop in the lobby. Dancers are not allowed to check-out before the conclusion of the show. Dancers are not allowed to check themselves out without an adult or leave PLATT’s lobby (NO meeting up in the parking lot) without an adult to chaperone them.
Volunteers; we always need help to put on these lovely performances! If you’d like to sign up please call or visit us at the front desk!
Ballet Day Camp
Join us this summer for a Ballet Day Camp! This intensive is especially intended for little ones who love to dance! Creative Movement Ballet is centered around; spatial awareness, improving balance, coordination skills, memorization skills, musical awareness, stretching & socializing all while creating art and getting exercise. The Creative Movement Program will help to establish discipline in a classroom setting, allowing your little one to grow in a fun and positive environment. Our daily itinerary will continue as follows; Dancers will arrive 5-10 minutes early so they may use the restroom and put on their ballet slippers with a parent/guardian. At 9am the first class of the day will begin! In class we will start with stretches, strengthening and get to know you games. We will talk about musical qualities and how to dance to them; we will recite and practice simple ballet steps and fundamental positions of the feet and arms. Next we’ll play a short warm-up game that allows the dancers to get their wiggles out and explore their dance space. The middle portion of class will shift back into a structured set of activities; we’ll learn multiple traveling steps, use instruments, and take turns dancing across the floor one at a time. Class will conclude with a game of freeze dance! After class, we will have a short lunch break along with a video from an iconic story ballet such as; Cinderella, The Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake and Alice in Wonderland. After lunch, we will work on an educational craft! One day we will get to decorate a real Pointe Shoe! To conclude the day, we will learn original choreography! Class will end for the day at 11:00am, where dancers will be expected to be picked up on time. At the conclusion of the workshop, we will have a free performance to showcase everything we learned, the dancer’s art will be displayed and parents can take photos afterwards! We’d love to dance with you this summer!
The recommended experience levels for this intensive program is for dancers with little or no experience up to three years of experience or ages 3-7 years old. Those who are enrolled in RBA’s Pre Ballet & TIny Tots classes are of course welcome! Everyone must be potty trained to attend. There must be a parent/guardian waiting in the lobby or in the parking lot the entire duration of the workshop… This is to assist your dancer’s with bathroom trips, behavioral assistance and emotional support. Dancers are required to pack a lunch and bring a spill-proof water bottle everyday.
Beginning & Intermediate Summer Intensive
The recommended experience levels for this intensive program is beginning to intermediate. This includes students with no experience, to dancers with 4+ years of experience (ages 8 and up). If you are a dancer enrolled at RBA, this workshop is for levels 1C - 3.
Intermediate & Advanced Summer Intensive
Come expand your skills and improve your technique in Master Classes in Ballet & other Genres of dance training. Each day’s Itinerary will be as follows; Dancers arrive at RBA 10 minutes before warm up class at 10am, this class will be a Floor Barre, Body Conditioning, Pilates, etc,. After Warm-Up, the first technical class of the day will begin and continue for the duration of an hour and a half. Following Technique Class, the dancers will have lunch, everyone is required to bring lunch. After lunch, dancers will have a concluding class. This class may be any of the following; Ballet, Pointe (for the advanced dancers), Choreography, Contemporary/Lyrical, Jazz, etc,. For this portion of the day, Intermediate level dancers will have the opportunity to learn in a specialized group in order to challenge them specifically. The day will end at 3:00pm, at this time dancers will be expected to be picked up on time. Throughout the week the dancers will learn Choreography. These pieces will be featured for one time only in a free performance to conclude the weeks’ intensive. The schedule will be available closer to July, and dancers will be able to view and plan for the supplies they need for the classes of each day.
Non-RBA students are welcome to return in the evenings to attend classes for a discounted tuition rate (limited time only special)! Please let us know if that is something you would be interested in! We’d love to have you! Please note that Deposits are non-refundable.
Musical Theater Workshop
Come expand your skills and improve your technique in Master Classes in Musical Theater Performing Arts & fundamentals in dance training. In this workshop, dancers will have a special opportunity to learn about how to design a production: directing and choreographing a show, assembling costumes, setting the stage & choosing lighting. They will choose 2 to 3 scenes from various musicals to perform at the end of the workshop!
Each day’s Itinerary will be as follows; Dancers arrive at RBA 10 minutes before class at 11am, this class will be the first technical class of the day and will be about an hour and a half long. Following Technique Class, the dancers will have lunch where they will watch clips from various Musicals. Everyone is required to bring lunch with them everyday, please do not bring fast food or drinks. Only water is permitted and it must be in a spill-proof water bottle. After lunch, dancers will have Choreography, Contemporary/Lyrical, Jazz, etc,. The day will end at 2:00pm, at this time dancers will be expected to be picked up on time. Throughout the week the dancers will learn Choreography. These pieces will be featured for one time only in a free performance to conclude the weeks’ intensive. The schedule will be available closer to July, and dancers will be able to view and plan for the supplies they need for the classes of each day.
The age recommendation for this workshop is intended for dancers with little to no dance experience starting at age 8 & up. Dancers are encouraged to wear tights, a leotard ballet & slippers for their first day of classes. We also recommend them having jazz shoes for their other classes.
Non-RBA students are welcome to return in the evenings to attend classes for a discounted tuition rate (limited time only special)! Please let us know if that is something you would be interested in! We’d love to have you! Please note that Deposits are non-refundable.
Nutcracker 2025 Auditions!
OPEN AUDITIONS: There is a role for everyone in David Allan’s Nutcracker!
From novice dancer to seasoned pre professionals, we have a role for you to fill and a magical experience to be had!
Dancers with little to no experience in ballet are recommended to take ballet classes during the week, RBA would be happy to accommodate! The more advanced the role, the more training required… if your dancer is interested in a more advanced role they must have formal training/ experience.
Dancers in the Nutcracker will typically have a minimum of two roles and a maximum of four roles, it is not typical to have one role assigned or to be sent a rejection letter.
Rehearsals:
Rehearsals will take place on all Saturdays starting in September until the end of tech week & performances in mid-late December. There will be requirement for a few rehearsals that take place on Sundays and one Monday the week of Thanksgiving Break… No rehearsals on the weekend of Thanksgiving Break!
Costume Fittings are very important to attend, they will take place the hour or so before or after the scheduled rehearsal, for example: If Mother Ginger is rehearsing at 3pm, their costume fitting could take place at 2pm. It is important to be flexible and available for the rehearsal schedule!
What to Wear? Ladies: no bare midriff or legs please. Saturday’s have no color requirement for leotards! Tights, ballet slippers & hair is to be worn in a bun for all rehearsals. Gents: Please wear your most comfortable dance or exercise clothing & footwear, socks are acceptable.
What NOT to Bring? No food or fast food cups allowed. No expensive or valuable belongings allowed, including electronic devices. No guests or visitors allowed (siblings, friends, parents). No extra belongings; street shoes, street clothes, bags, toys, crafts, games, etc, these items can remain with parents in the Main/Platt Lobby. No smart/apple watches are to be worn during rehearsals/classes.
What you CAN bring: A spill-proof water bottle (with ONLY water inside). All BRAVA or RBA warm-up clothing & t-shirts can be worn in rehearsals over dance clothes. (Please put on dance footwear before entering RBA) Ballet Slippers, Jazz Shoes or Character Shoes (Party Scene Women only). Small dance bags with essential belongings only, cell phones must be silenced and put away during rehearsals.
Guidelines on Excusals & Absences:
If you cannot commit to all rehearsals, we strongly recommend considering participating another season. If you have three or more pre-scheduled conflicts with rehearsals, please reconsider participating. Illness and family emergencies/events are excused, we only require open communication and willingness to cooperate with our guidelines on excusals & absences. All dancers/parents must be signed up on Remind!
Illness & Injury Guidelines:
Illness and the health of our cast and their families is a very important issue to us! We sanitize frequently touched surfaces throughout our space and limit large groups of people in small spaces as much as possible. Please be respectful and courteous of those around you and consider wearing a mask or staying home if you or your dancer has been experiencing illness symptoms. Dancers who miss rehearsals due to illness must prove & test negative for covid and be symptom free for more than 3 days before returning to rehearsals/ performances. If dancers are injured, they are encouraged to come to rehearsals to observe and participate in taking notes until they are healed and cleared by their physician to return to physical activities.
Fees, Volunteering & Fundraising:
BRAVA is a non-profit organization which means that the performances and events are solely produced and supported by volunteer work and fundraising efforts! If you choose to participate, parent involvement is expected! There is a participation fee due before the first rehearsal & there is a total amount of money that is to be fundraised (per dancer) and lastly there is a volunteering requirement (parents support their performer backstage; strike team, tech crew, chaperoning, applying makeup, fixing hair, dressing in/out of costumes, repairs/sewing… OR front of house; usher, concessions, boutique, fundraising coordination, etc.). Parents that refuse to be involved will result in their dancer missing out on performing opportunities.
Required Meetings:
There are two mandatory cast & parent meetings, the first at the beginning of the season and the second takes place right before tech week (the week we move into the theatre). The first meeting is TBA (To Be Announced) within the audition acceptance letters/emails! These letters are expected to be sent out a week after auditions take place. The second meeting is the tech week, or safety, meeting. Before we move into the theatre we meet with the entire cast & their parents so we may discuss important information regarding the venue, the schedule, volunteering efforts & any questions or concerns parents may have. Lastly, there may be additional meetings for those who have been invited to participate within the Guild or the Tech Crew. There will also be dates and times for parents that need to sign up with our Volunteer Coordinator and fill their volunteering hours.
Code of Conduct & Rehearsal Etiquette:
Disrespecting others and/or bullying of any kind (adults or children) will not be tolerated while participating in BRAVA or RBA productions. Dancers can be asked to leave rehearsals at anytime at discretion of the artistic staff if they are not showing respectful behavior. This rarely happens, however, please encourage dancers to be on their best behavior. This also applies to RBA’s main lobby area, Platt Lobby… This is a shared space & we need to do our best to keep it as clean as possible. There are restrooms, water fountains, multiple benches and electricity plugs on either end of the lobby… children should be supervised at all times! Dancers are encouraged to use the restroom & leave their belongings with their parents before going into rehearsals. Dancers who have multiple roles will have small breaks for eating snacks or using the restroom, these breaks are not supervised by RBA staff or BRAVA crew… parents must be available to supervise their children in the Main/Platt Lobby at anytime.
In Studio Concert Tickets
It is time to purchase your tickets for In Studio Concert! Please double check the Program that your dancer will be featured before purchasing your tickets! Please be informed that guests ages three and above must have a ticket purchased to attend. Thank You!
SUMMER RSVP
RSVP with us for our Summer Workshops and Intensives by clicking the link below! If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact us!