UP WITH KIDS TENTATIVE CALENDAR 2010-2011
Classes begin the week of September 7th
SEPTEMBER
Week 1 Tuition, Materials Fees Due. FRABJOUS DAY! Introduce fun Alice in Wonderland themes.
Week 2 QUEEN OF HEARTS DAY! “Cheshire Cat.” Melodrama Gestures. Stage Combat.
Week 3 ALICE’S TOY STORY DAY! “Dance Myself To Sleep.” Composer Danny Elfman. Kazoos.
Week 4 MAD TEA PARTY DAY! “Safety Dance.” Mad Hatter Hat Game- Character Development.
OCTOBER
Week 1 Tuition Due. ENGLAND DAY! “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.” British Dialect. Lewis Carroll.
Week 2 FALL RECESS- NO CLASSES WILL BE HELD THIS WEEK
Week 3 WHITE QUEEN DAY! “Holding Out For a Hero.” Illustrator John Tenniel. Happy Props Game.
Week 4 HALLOWEEN PARTY! Everybody comes the 2nd hour. Costumes Optional. Bring a wrapped treat to share.
NOVEMBER
Week 1 Tuition Due. FAIRY TALE DAY! “Impossible.” Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast. Silverstein.
Week 2 TALENT SHARING DAY! 1 minute talents! “Offenbach.” White Rabbit Can Can Chase.
Week 3 TWEEDLES DAY! “Hello, Goodbye.” Jabberwocky Percussion Poem. Comedy/Timing.
Week 4 THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY- NO CLASSES WILL BE HELD THIS WEEK.
DECEMBER
Week 1 Tuition Due. GARDEN DAY! ”Walking On Sunshine.”
Week 2 IMAGINATION DAY “Imagine.” Sign Language. Styles of Bows.
Week 3 FINALE PARTY! “Don't Stop Believing!” Show Theme! Everybody comes the 2nd hour.
Week 4 WINTER RECESS- NO MORE CLASSES UNTIL JANUARY.
JANUARY- LEARN AUDITION SKILLS MONTH
Week 1 Tuition Due. TEAMWORK DAY! Pass the Mic Song Review. Conduct a Story Teamwork.
Week 2 Audition Skills- Learn About 16-Bar Vocal Auditions. Tongue Twister Diction. Stage Makeup.
Week 3 Audition Skills- Learn About Monologues. Vocal Projection. Who Stole the Cookies Acting.
Week 4 Audition Skills- Learn About Dance Auditions. If You Can Walk, You Can Dance. Energy Ball.
FEBRUARY
Week 1 Tuition Due. CASTING DAY! Memorize Three Things: Lines/Actions. Cues. Blocking.
Week 2 Practice Group Scenes, Songs, Dances. Stage Crew Lesson. Toss the Dice Stage Directions.
Week 3 Rehearse White Rabbit Bridge and Scene 9, individual parts in regular classes. Memorize Your Part!
Week 4 Combined Rehearsal: Bridge and 9. Everybody comes for 1 hour. DEADLINE FOR MEMORIZING PARTS!
MARCH
Week 1 Tuition Due. Scene Rehearsals: 1st hour-Scene 1. 2nd hour-Scene 2. 3rd hour-Scene 3
Week 2 Scene Rehearsals: Same as last week.
Week 3 1st hour-Scene 4. 2nd hour-Scene 5. 3rd hour-Scene 6
Week 4 1st hour-Scenes and 4. 2nd hour-Scenes 2 and 5. Third hour-Scenes 3 and 6
Week 5 1st hour- Scene 9. 2nd hour- Scene 7. 3rd hour- Scene 8
APRIL
Week 1 Tuition Due. 1st hour-Scenes 1, 4, and 9. 2nd hour-Scenes 2, 5, and 7. 3rd hour- Scenes 3, 6, and 8.
Week 2 Combined Rehearsal- Everybody comes for 2 hours Tech reheasal- scound and scenery.
Week 3 SPRING RECESS- NO CLASSES WILL BE HELD THIS WEEK.
Week 4 Recital Fee Due. Combined Rehearsal- Everybody comes for 2 hours.
MAY
TBA Two awesome performances of Alice in Wonderland! Starring…YOU!