Show Dates and Times:

The Shore Dance end of year shows will be held on Saturday 16th of December and Sunday 17th of December. The Saturday show will be titled “Welcome to the Jungle” and will follow a jungle theme throughout. The Sunday show will be titled “Iconic” and will celebrate iconic music, people, moments in time, and more!

“Welcome to the Jungle” will be held on Saturday 16th of December at 3:00pm which will include all of our Pre-school, Pre- Primary, Primary, Grade 1, Grade 2 ballet students, Jazz Intro Level 1/2/3 students, junior hip hop, and the junior tap students.

“Iconic” will be held on Sunday 17th of December at 6:00pm and will include all of our Grade 3 upwards ballet students and Intro Level 4 upwards jazz students, Intermediate upwards hip hop students, all contemporary students, and all of our tap students. Both shows will be held at the Westlake Boys High School Auditorium, 30 Forrest Hill Road, North Shore.

Show Dress Rehearsals:

Dress rehearsals for each of the shows will be at Westlake Boys High School Auditorium on Friday 15th, Saturday 16th, and Sunday 17th of December. Unfortunately the auditorium is booked out on the Sunday morning, so some of the dress rehearsals for the Sunday “Iconic” show will be held on Friday afternoon/evening (15th December) and the rest will be held on the afternoon of the Sunday (see schedule at end of newsletter). The dress rehearsals for Saturday “Welcome to the Jungle” show will be held between 9:00am and 12:00pm on Saturday 10th of December.

The dress rehearsals give the students the opportunity to have a practice of their dance on the stage before the shows. Each item has been allocated a 10 or 15 minute time slot during which they we will rehearse their dance. It is important that your child is at the auditorium dressed in their costume at least 10 minutes before their rehearsal start time. Their dress rehearsal time can be found later in this newsletter. Once their rehearsal is finished, they will have a group photo in their costume and then they are free to go. For the actual shows, all students need to be at the auditorium, dressed in their costume and ready to go on stage half an hour before their show starts. Students will meet in the upstairs seating area of the auditorium (this can be accessed via the staircase in the auditorium foyer).

Show Costumes:

To cover the increasing costs of costume hire and running dress rehearsals, each student is charged a small performance fee. This will be $20.00 for students in the junior show, and $25.00 for students in the senior show. Students who are performing in more than one dance will be charged an extra $15.00 for each additional costume. You will receive a separate invoice for this later in the term. Students will have costume fittings during their classes throughout the term and will have the chance to practice dancing in their costumes closer to the show. Please note that all ballet students need to wear their own ballet stockings and ballet shoes for the show. All jazz students need to wear their own jazz shoes, tap students will need to wear their own tap shoes, and hip hop students will need to wear their own street shoes for the show.

Later in the term, you will receive an additional notice with detailed information about what your child’s costume involves, including hairstyles, make-up etc. We will be having a costume drop-off day on Tuesday 19th of December between 3:00pm and 6:00pm. Please return your costumes back to the studio on this date.

Parent Helpers – Costumes:

In planning our costumes this year, we have tried to keep sewing to a minimum, however if there are any parents (or other family members) who are able to help us out with costumes (simple sewing and non- sewing tasks), please let us know as it would be much appreciated. Simply email us at contact@shoredance. co.nz if you are able to assist in any way with making costumes.

Show Tickets:

This year tickets to our shows are available to purchase through Eventbrite. You can either complete the order form on our website shoredance.co.nz/shows or on the Eventbrite website. Adult tickets are $20.00 and child tickets are $14.00 (4- 17yrs) and children under 4 are free. If you would like to come to both shows, you will receive a discounted price of $35.00 for adults and $23.00 for children to attend both shows. 

Please note that you are not required to buy a ticket for your child if they are performing in one of the shows. If you would like to order a complimentary ticket for a Shore Dance student to watch the show that they are not dancing in, please order them a Shore Dance student complimentary ticket. Students do not need a ticket for the show that they are performing in as they will be able to watch the show with their fellow students.

You can pay for your tickets either by credit card when you place your order, or we can send you an invoice if you would like to pay by bank deposit. You will then receive your tickets by email and you can print them out and bring them with you to the show. 

Show Photography:

We are very excited to have Capture Photography photographing our shows again this year. They did such a fantastic job last year! The photographs will be shared via a secure online gallery hosted by shootproof and you will be able to browse and order them directly from here after the shows.

Backstage Helpers:

We are looking for any family members or friends who would be available to help out backstage at our end of year shows. We need helpers to assist with looking after students backstage, helping with costume changes, checking tickets at the door etc. All helpers will receive a complimentary ticket to the show that they are not helping out with. If you know of anyone who may be interested in helping us out, please let me know.

Show Videography:

Both of our shows will be professionally filmed by Captures Video Productions. This year you will have the option of either purchasing a DVD of either (or both) shows, or else you may purchase digital versions. The cost of purchasing the DVDs are $30.00 each (or $55 for both show DVDs), or else you may pay $25.00 for the digital version. You will be given a secure password which will provide you access to download the video files from both shows online. To order your copy of the show DVD or the digital version, simply complete the order form on our website by following this link: Order Show Videos  DVDs will be available in the New Year to either collect from the studio, or you can pay extra to have them couriered to you. For those who purchase the digital version, you will be emailed as soon as the editing is complete and you can access this using your secure password.