Memorial Day: Studio is CLOSED on Monday May 25th for Memorial Day.
May Tuition: This is a friendly reminder that May tuition is due this week and if there is a past due balance, please pay that as well. Thank you.
Rehearsal and Recital Info: This year we are doing 2 shows so that we can properly accommodate enough seating for all our families! This is the first time we are organizing 2 rehearsals and 2 shows within the one day and we ask for a little patience as we navigate this new process. There will be a separate email sent out with much more detailed information on how the day will run. In the meantime, see below for the basic outline. Also, please see attached show #1 and show #2 class lists so you know which show your child will be performing in and which show to purchase tickets for. For our parents with a child or children performing in both our shows, a separate email will be sent shortly. Families for our junior rec, junior co, teen co and senior co should only attend show #2.
Dress Rehearsals and Recitals: Sunday June 7th at the Amesbury High School
Rehearsal for Show #1 dancers: All students must arrive at the high school promptly at 8:45 AM. The rehearsal will start at approximately 9:15 AM and will go until approximately 11:15 AM. Once your child is done rehearsing their last routine, they may leave. Dancers do not have to stay the entire rehearsal. Please come fully dressed in your first costume of the show and hair complete. Hair does not have to have all the gel/hairspray in it during the rehearsal. Please save that for the recital. No make-up for the rehearsal.
Rehearsal for Show #2 dancers: All students must arrive at the high school promptly at 11:00 AM. The rehearsal will start at approximately 11:30 AM and will go until approximately 1:00/1:15PM. Once your child is done rehearsing their last routine, they may leave. Dancers do not have to stay the entire rehearsal. Please come fully dressed in your first costume of the show and hair complete. Hair does not have to have all the gel/hairspray in it during the rehearsal. Please save that for the recital. No make-up for the rehearsal.
These are mandatory rehearsals for all students. The rehearsal fee is $10.00 per student and can be paid with June tuition. The rehearsal is CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC except for the dancers, one parent/guardian for each student in classes ages 6-7 years and younger, and our crew. Students in classes 8 years and older are not allowed to bring a parent. We will have plenty of backstage helpers assigned to help. Dancers and parents must go to the student check in table upon arrival to check in.
Show #1 Time: 2:45PM
All students must arrive back at the high school no later than 1:45 PM. Go directly to the student check in table and then to your assigned area in the cafeteria. Arrive in FULL costume, hair and make-up for your first routine of the show! The doors will open to the public at 2:15 PM and until this time, ONLY Rap N Tap Crew is allowed in the auditorium!
Show #2 Time: 5:45PM
All students must arrive back at the high school no later than 5:00 PM. Go directly to the students check in table and then to your assigned area in the cafeteria. Arrive in FULL costume, hair and make-up for your first routine of the show! The doors will open to the public at 5:20 PM and until this time, ONLY Rap N Tap Crew is allowed in the auditorium!
A notice with all other important information and rules for dress rehearsal and recital will be emailed soon.
Recital Tickets: We are so happy and excited to announce that we will be doing online dance recital ticketing again this year. Online ticket sales launch date is Tuesday May 26th at 9 AM for both shows.
Parent Observance: Parent observance will be held during the week of May 11 - 16. We ask that one parent per dancer attend to help prevent overcrowding. All very important year end info and forms will be passed out during this time. Parent observance does not apply to any of our company level classes or petite & junior rec teams.
Picture Day: All pictures will be taken at Rap N Tap on Saturday May 30th between 11:00am - 3:30pm. Please refer to the picture time order on our website for your exact time(s). If you want to purchase pictures, you must pre-register and order online prior to picture day using the link below. This will help save time and allow our schedule to run on time.
Directly after the class picture is taken that day, you may choose to do an individual picture. We ask that all students participate in your class picture(s) as we use these photos for our website and advertisement. There is absolutely no obligation to buy the class photo. Please show up for your picture 10 minutes prior and be in FULL costume, hair and make-up. More details to come once we get closer to picture day.
Recital T-shirts: We are very excited to announce that we will be selling Recital T-Shirts again this year. Attached is a picture of the t-shirt design and a picture of the back of the shirt with all dancers names. Please check to make sure your child's name is on the shirt and spelled correctly. If it's spelled incorrectly, please email us separately with how you want it spelled. All spelling corrections will be made prior to ordering in June. This is a great gift for the dancers and a good way to remember Recital 2026. We will have 2 sample t-shirts in the studio office by the third week in May. There will be a medium youth and a medium adult to look at and try on to help decide on what size to order. We will start taking orders now and the last order day will be at the recital. On Monday June 8th, the entire order will be placed and the turnaround time is typically no more than 3-4 weeks. The price per t-shirt is $25.00 and we accept cash, money order or check. Recital T-shirt order forms will be handed out to all dancers during parent observance week.
ADULT SIZES: S,M,L,XL,2X,3X,4X,5X (add $5 for XL thru 5X)
YOUTH SIZES: XS,S,M,L,XL
Summer Classes: Summer class info can be viewed on our website. Summer info/registration forms will be handed out to all dancers during parent observance week.
Summer Pop Ups: We're excited to offer 1 day pop up classes/camps throughout the month of August! All pop up classes, day, and times will be announced by the end of May.
Attendance: Attendance is extremely important from here on out. All classes will be preparing for recital and it is hard to do when there are a lot of absences. If you are sick or have something important going on and have to miss class then please call the studio or email ahead of time and notify us of your absence.
June Tuition: Tuition is based and calculated on a 10 month payment plan. Rates do not vary month to month therefore full tuition is due for the month of June.
Last Shoe Order Reminder: Final day to order dance shoes is this Friday June 8th. All orders and payments must be done in the studio office.
A Couple Of Notes:
1.The routine order of both recitals will be hung up in both dance rooms and the waiting room in a couple weeks to familiarize yourself with.
2. Any student with an unpaid balance for lessons or has not paid the $10.00 dress rehearsal fee at the end of the dance year, will not be permitted to perform in the show. There will be no exception to the rule.
All the dancers and instructors are excited to show off all their hard work at our 39th annual RNT dance recitals! We are beyond happy to put on two amazing shows!
