CONCERT 2023
Movie Magic
The highlight of students' dancing year is their annual concert. Our end of year concerts are a massive showcase that all students get the opportunity to perform in. Why is it so important? It’s your child’s chance to shine on stage, to perform for their friends and family, and show how much they have improved over the year. Every dancer needs an audience. Eternity Dance concerts provide a truly memorable and magical stage experience that celebrates the dedication, talent and achievements of every single student.
We are grateful to be able to provide this performance opportunity for our students, after such an amazing year.
This year there will be 1 concerts on the 12th of November. We're excited we will be held our show at the absolutely gorgeous The Play House (in Geelong) which seats 764 audience members. The lighting and sounds are brilliant, and there's a great view from every single seat in the audience thanks to the tiered seating and an intimate layout. We know you're going to LOVE seeing your kids dance in this awesome theatre.
It will be assumed that your dancer will be performing in the concert unless told otherwise. An invoice for concert fees will be sent in term 3. If left unpaid your costume will not be ordered and unfortunately miss out on performing. You must notify us by the 1st of September if you are not participating in the show. All costume invoices will be due on the 1st of September also. Please do not hesitate to contact us in regards to setting up a payment plan.
CONCERT ARRIVAL TIMES
Students will be required at the theatre at 10am.
PRE SCHOOLERS are required to arrive in their first costume, hair and makeup done at 11:15am.
TICKETS.
To go on sale Tuesday 10th of October
The audience is such an important part of the concert experience. For a young dancer, nothing is more thrilling than hearing the roar of an enthusiastic crowd applauding, feeling proud of their accomplishments knowing that their family have come to watch, cheer and show their support.
A booking link will be sent out on Monday the 9th of October for you to buy tickets.
Just like for a professional show, families will be able to choose from a range of seating options to suit their budget.
Adults $40
Concession $37
Child (under 12) $35
Group of 7 $37 per ticket = $259 (when purchased all together)
*All tickets prices including gst and processing fees. All tickets must be bought through the Geelong Theatre. No tickets will be sold through Eternity Dance.
Buy your Tickets Here
https://geelongartscentre.org.au/whats-on/all-events/movie-magic-eternity-dance/
COSTUMES.
** FAMILIES will Purchase & keep costumes from Eternity Dance.
Costumes will be available for pick up during the term. We will announce specific details on the Eternity Dance Facebook group. **Please note that parents will be required to come in and pick up costumes - as they will need to be signed out. We will NOT be sending costumes home without a parental signature, please make arrangements to do so. Note that costumes cannot, and will not, be given if there are any outstanding fees owing.
Due to COVID we will no longer be hiring costumes out to families. Families will buy and keep their own costumes. After the concert you may use your costume for dress ups, parties, photo shoots or even pass them on to a friend.
Costume will be $70 inc get each.
Students will also require their own stockings and dance shoes. We also strongly suggest that dancers wear a nude coloured body stocking These act as underwear for students to give them more privacy while changing backstage.
Below outlines what is needed in terms of shoes and stockings.
Jazz & Acrobatics >> tan Jazz shoes & tan convertible stockings
Ballet & Contemporary >> Ballet shoes & theatrical pink convertible stockings
Hip Hop >> Black canvas style shoes
Ready Set Acro >> no shoes & tan convertible stockings
DIGITAL DOWNLOAD.
This year will be a digital download of our concerts. Each family will receive a link to our concert video to share with their friends and family. No matter where they are in the world. The cost of the digital download will be $33inc per family (in the past physical copies of DVD’s have been charged at $50). This is a compulsory charge for all families as we have spread the cost out amongst families to keep the cost low.
PHOTO DAY.
Every year we hold a professional photo shoots so that our students can get high quality photos in their costumes to provide a keepsake commemorating their concert experience. We take individual and group photos in 2023 as our photos will be taken at our dance studio on the 15th of October. Photos will be purchased through our photographers, photos are available for purchase in the formats of digital and physical copies.
Not only do parents end up with brilliant photos that they can share with family and friends - the other special benefit of the photo shoot is that the students get an opportunity to experience a real professional photo shoot, which just adds to the complete SUPERSTAR experience we want to create.
Our Photo Shoot day will be on the 15th of October at our Studio.
**Photo Day Schedule:**
Please make a note of your dancer's assigned photo time slot below. These are your start and finish times. If you are unsure what class your child is in please contact us right us to clarify:
9am - 10am
Jazzy Hoppers
Tuesday RSB
Tuesday RSA
10am - 10:40
Thursday RSB
Thursday RSA
10:30am - 11:20am
Saturday RSB 1
Saturday RSB 2
Saturday RSA
11:10am - 11:50am
Friday RSB
Friday RSA
11:40am - 12:20pm
Wednesday RSA
12:00 pm - 1:20pm
Homeschool Preschool Ballet
Homeschool Junior Ballet
Homeschool Inter/Senior Ballet
Homeschool Primary Ballet
Monday Primary Classical Ballet
1:00 pm - 1:40pm
Tuesday Primary Jazz Acro
1:30 pm - 2:20 pm
Saturday Primary Classical Ballet
2:00pm - 2:40pm
Saturday Primary Jazz Acro
2:30pm - 3:15 pm
Girls Hip-Hop Primary
3:00 pm - 3:50pm
Primary Tap
Tuesday Classical Ballet
3:40pm - 4:25pm
Friday Primary Ballet Contemporary
4:15pm - 5:15pm
Junior Company
5:00pm - 5:40pm
Junior Classical Ballet
5:30 - 6:10pm
Junior Jazz Acro
6pm - 6:20pm
Boys Hip-Hop
6:10pm - 6:50pm
Junior Hip-Hop
Junior/Senior Tap
6:40pm - 7:20pm
Senior Classical Ballet
Senior Jazz Acro
Senior Company
7:00-7:35
Senior Hip-Hop
BACKSTAGE.
Our number one aim is to make every child's concert experience an exciting and magical adventure, and a positive memory that they can treasure forever. This will be our 8th year of putting on spectacular concerts and with many years of learning and experience we have developed a backstage management system that minimises stress for our students, and maximises efficiency and child safety.
Every child is allocated a backstage group.. Each group has its own BACKSTAGE CARER.
On concert day, upon arrival the parents will SIGN IN their child with the backstage carer. Parents are then encouraged to get something to eat, while our backstage carers and staff help the performers get ready for the show. To avoid congestion backstage, ensure the safety of our students, and to maintain efficiency, parents are not permitted in the theatre or dressing rooms unless they are an official allocated backstage carer volunteer.
Whilst in our care, the students are supervised and stay as a group. The dressing rooms are large communal spaces, and we have additional supervisors and teachers who help to manage and oversee all of the groups. There's always plenty of kind, helpful and experienced people to ensure that every child is being looked after and made to feel like the SUPERSTAR they are on their spectacular concert day. In the rare case of a student getting very upset, our backstage carers call the parent to come to meet them at the dressing room door.
If your child suffers from severe separation anxiety, please email info@eternitydance.com.au so that alternative arrangements can be made to accommodate any special needs.
We're proud that we have a 95% success rate of all students (even our 2 year olds) getting on stage, braving their nerves, and showing their family how wonderfully capable and talented they are. We know that it can be daunting to trust a stranger with your child, which is why we have systems in place to help parents feel comfortable with the process. Our lovely teachers help to greet each student, and check in with them throughout the day. And we have colouring in pages and other activities
to keep our youngest students occupied whilst waiting backstage.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding our backstage management system, please feel free to email info@eternitydance.com.au
HAIR & MAKE UP.
For our Pre School students, the prescribed hairstyle is what we like to call a "Pollyanna" - which is half up / half down, with the hair curled. It looks gorgeous on stage, and keeps the dancer's hair off their face during the performance. We will have a video tutorial posted on the Community group later in the year. The make up for pre-school girls is 100% optional, but we do suggest a bit of of red lipstick and some base and blush to help them not look washed out under the bright lights and help their expressions pop on stage under the bright lights.
For all other students the hair is slicked back low pony tail with a side part on the right side. Hair elastics should be matched to hair colour - so as not to clash with costumes.
If you take classical ballet the hair is slicked back low bun with a side part on the right side. Hair elastics should be matched to hair colour - so as not to clash with costumes. Please a small sized hair donut should be used to create a low bun.
The recommended make up is skin-matched foundation, subtle blush, red (true red) lipstick, black eye liner, black mascara and brown-gold coloured eye-shadow, shimmer preferred. We will post some additional information and tutorials for stage make up on the Facebook group in the lead up to the concert.
At all concerts, the students need arrive with their hair and make up done. We also require students to be in performance full hair and make up for the photo shoot days at the studio.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.
I'm worried that my pre-schooler won't cope backstage for a few hours without me, or I'm concerned because they have a major medical condition, what should I do?
Please email info@eternitydance.com.au - we will work with you to ensure you child/ren has the best and safest possible experience. We will do whatever we can necessary to accommodate you and your child/ren, but due to covid, we are to keep to certain numbers of staff and volunteers backstage. Please get in contact with us to discuss this.
Parents of students still in nappies should stay close, and will be ‘on call’ if and when needed.
What do I need to pack for concert day?
The students bring their costumes (which will be given to you prior to photo day), and whatever shoes and stockings are required for the performance. A small ziplock bag of makeup essentials is a great idea too, along with some safety pins, bobby pins and travel tissues plus perhaps a small can of hairspray and a brush. Students will arrive in their first costume, we suggest for all students under the age of 8 to have a large Zip lock back with their name and class on the front. This is a new system we will implement this year and will give out more information as we get closer...