Hello FFAM Familes! Summer break is flying by fast and it is now the time when we as parents start planning our kids extracurricular activities for the new school year. We have our new dance schedule posted on the blog ( www.weareffam.blogspot.com ) under the studio information and schedule tab. Classes will begin back on Tuesday, September 3rd.
We will be having registration days on the following dates:
Saturday, August 10th, 9am-12pm
Sunday, August 11th, between church services in the Atrium
Thursday, Agust 15th, 6pm-8pm
Sunday, August 25th, between church services in the Atrium
Sunday, September 1st, between church services in the Atrium
Registration fee is $25 per child, after August 15th it will be $30 per child.
We did make some changes to the classes we are offering and also the groups. We will only have one beginner group and now two intermediate groups. Placement in Intermediate I, Intermediate II and Advanced is up to the instructors and directors. It is not based off of age, but based off of skill level. We truly want to see our dancers succeed and have fun. We want the instructors to be able to push them will the skills they are learning while at the same time the dancers feel comfortble with where they are at. Please drop us an email if you are unsure where your dancer or tumbler would best fit. I'm excited to announce that Miss Gabby is also going to be teaching a technique class on Monday nights. In this class no routines will be taught, but students instead will focus on perfecting their leaps, turns, flexibility, etc.
We also have a couple of new instructors and one of our former instructors returning this year. Miss Jenni will now be teaching our beginning and int/adv tumble classes on Monday eveing. Jenni has been a gymnast since the age of 5, and has competed for North Florida Gymnastics, TNT Gymnastics, and the UF Rec team. Miss Mikayla will be teaching ballet to our Pre classes Mon-Wed. She has been dancing since she was little and is a current student at East Coast Ballet. Miss Grace will be rejoining us on Thursdays. Grace studied dance at Jacksonville University and after graduating spent a year in the Philipines teaching and performing dance with Ballcenter Inc. in Cebu.
We hope that everyone is having a wonderful summer! We have missed seeing all of our sweet dancers and tumblers and are looking forward to things starting back up this September. Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.
Blessings,
Melissa Bliss, FFAM Associate Dance Director
