Bedford Dance Center Recital News

Nutcracker Tickets

Tickets for Bedford Dance Center's Nutcracker go on sale October 14, 2009 at 4:00 p.m.

Nutcracker Rehearsal Schedule

December 4th December 11th
6:00pm - 7:30pm Sugar Plum / Cavalier 6:00pm - 7:30pm Sugar Plum / Cavalier
December 5th — Act I December 5th — Act II
9:00am - 10:30am Party Scene: Clara / Fritz / Drosselmeyer / Party Children & Adults 12:30pm - 1:15pm Polichenelles
10:00am - 10:30am Columbine Doll / Party Scene 1:00pm - 2:00pm Grande Arrival
10:30am - 11:00am Drosselmeyer / Clara / Nutcracker Prince 1:15pm - 2:00pm Angels
11:00am - 12:00pm Battle Scene: Mouse King / Clara / Nutcracker Prince / Mice / Soldiers 2:00pm - 3:00pm Grande Finale - Angels / Candy Cane
**NOTE:**
Soldiers who are reindeer, Clara & Nutcracker Prince will need to stay until 12:30pm.		 2:00pm - 3:00pm Act II Soloists Run Solo's
12:00pm - 1:00pm Snow Scene: Snow Queen / Snow Corps 3:00pm - 4:00pm Coda / Grande Finale for all dancers listed below:
    Clara / Nutcracker Prince / Sugar Plum / Cavalier / Columbine / Snow Queen / Snow Corps / Spanish / Arabian / Marzipan / Chinese / Russian / Dew Drop / Flowers
December 12th — Act I December 12th — Act II
9:00am - 12:00pm Act I - Party Scene / Battle Scene / Snow Scene 12:00pm - 3:00pm Act II - All Dancer's as listed below
We will be doing a complete run through of Act I with costumes. Please refer to costume spec sheet to make sure you have all of the required shoes, tights, leotards, hair etc. Costume spec sheet is on bulletin board at the studio as well as on our website. We will be doing a complete run through of Act II with costumes with the following: Sugar Plum / Cavalier / Nutcracker Prince / Clara / Reindeer / Angels / Polichenelles / Candy Canes / Spanish / Arabian / Chinese / Russians / Marzipans / Dew Drop / Flowers. Any down time can be used for a quick lunch break.
December 19th Act I —9:00am - 1:00pm December 19th Act II — 1:00pm - 4:00pm
9:00am - 10:30am Party Scene 1:00pm - 2:00pm Angels / Grande Arrival
10:30am - 12:00pm Battle Scene 2:00pm - 4:00pm All Act II dancers in order of appearance:
12:00pm - 1:00pm Snow Scene Spanish / Arabian / Chinese / Russians / Marzipan / Candy Canes / Polichenelles / Flowers / Pas de Deux / Coda / Grande Finale / Farewell
    4:00pm - 5:00pm Dinner Break
    5:00pm Dancers due back at high school
6:00pm PERFORMANCE AT BHS

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: