Bedford Dance Center Recital News

Backstage Safety

It is our goal to provide a safe environment for all students during showtime. In order to facilitate this, a Backstage Pass will be furnished to allow only one parent/guardian access, as necessary, to the backstage area to assist their child with hair, make-up and costume changes throughout the duration of the show. This Pass must be shown to the attendant at the backstage entry point each time you enter the backstage area. This Pass will admit only one parent/guardian -- no siblings, relatives, friends, etc. will be allowed in the backstage area one hour prior, during and shortly after the show.

Please make sure that a last minute bathroom break is taken prior to dropping them off backstage, and pack them a back of items to keep them entertained. Once backstage, classes with children 10 years old and younger will have designated seating areas and there will be volunteers and teen students assigned to supervise each class. Children will not be allowed to leave their seating areas once they have been dropped off unless accompanied by the holder of their Backstage Pass.

Children enrolled in multiple classes should be dressed and moved to sit with the class they are to perform with next immediately following each dance. The parent/guardian must come backstage to make the transition; it will not be the responsiblity of the volunteers to ensure that a child gets to their newly designated seating area. At the end of the performance, only one parent/guardian should pick up their child. Pre-Ballet students may be picked up by one parent/guardian during intermission. Any rental costumes must be turned in at that time to the volunteer collecting costumes. Arrangements should be made to meet other family, friends, etc. outside the theatre as backstage and lobby areas will be congested.

Concession Stand

At each performance presented by Bedford Dance, we offer a concession stand where baked goods, etc. are sold to raise money toward the Suzanne Taylor Scholarship and Nancy Jones Memorail Scholarship awarded each year to two student's who have excelled during the year. We always need volunteers to supply baked goods, in order to have these concessions.

Volunteers

We are greatly appreciative of all the volunteers we have sign-up to help make all of BDC's shows a success. If you are willing and able to volunteer to help out with our performances, please check with the office to see what area you might be needed. We are always looking for volunteers to: