Jolly Holly Days Parade We will be participating in Sidney's Jolly Holly Days Parade yet again this year! The parade will be held on Friday, December 5th. Because of our high level of charity work and community involvment, we have been named Grand Marshalls of the Parade! We have the honor of leading Santa Clause into the library where we will entertain children as they wait in line to see him. All ABC students are welcome to come ride on our float! If you would like to participate, please arrive at the Great American parking lot no later than 5:30 for line-up. We would like all our dancers to wear ABC coats or sweatshirts, or at least wear red. It will be cold so please bundle up!  Wear hats and gloves to keep warm! Performance Team Dancers: Please arrive at the studio in rehearsal clothes by 4. We will be running the parade routine at this time. We should be done at 5 and will drive up to Great American for parade line-up. PARENTS: DO NOT LEAVE YOUR CHILDREN AT THE STUDIO WITHOUT MAKING ARRANGMENTS FOR THEM TO GET TO GREAT AMERICAN!  WE CANNOT TRANSPORT THEM ALL! Also, parents should use the time between rehearsal and line-up to help the younger students with hair, make-up and costumes. We will be in full stage make-up (eye lashes too) and the hair and costume outline can be found in the Christmas Show section. Please dress in layers: at least 3 pairs of tights and a tank top underneath.  Nude bodystockings or leotards are also suggested. All PT dancers will be staying after the parade to help entertain at the library.  This will include a "Radio Sidney Rockette" photo shoot with Santa Clause! We're proud of all your hard work: Thanks Performance Team!

18th Annual Holiday Benefit Show Our 18th Annual Holiday Benefit will be held on Saturday, December 13th at 2:00pm at Sidney High School Admission is in the form of a canned good for the Food Pantry: Let's live up to our motto: Always Building Character yet another year! Students must be in the dressing rooms, in costume, ready to dance by 1:30 PERFORMANCE TEAM dancers must arrive by 12:00   Performance Team: Radio Sidney Rockettes Red Rockette Costumes w/ White Cami Underneath (turtleneck for parade) Tan Footed Tights (no runs!) White Lace-Up Jazz Shoes (CLEAN) Red Santa Hat and Gloves (we'll provide them) Hair in LOW bun Make-up 2 Teen & Sr. Ballet (Mon. 5:45, Tues. 4:15): ? AND Teen & Sr. Lyrical (Mon. 7:00, Tues. 6:00): Message Red Leotard (see Dancer's Paradise) Pink Tights-Ballet or Tan Footless Tights-Lyrical (no runs!) Pink Ballet Shoes (with elastic SEWN) White Ballet Skirt (see Dancer's Paradise) Hair in LOW bun Make-up 2 Jr., Teen, Sr. Tap (Wed. 4:00, Fri. 3:45): ? Red Leotard (See Dancer's Paradise) Black Jazz Pants Tan (?) Tap Shoes Hair in LOW bun Make-up 2 Pre Ballet Tap: Rudolf the Red Nosed Raindear Black Jazz Pants Any Christmasy Top (any color or design) Hair in Pony tail, santa/elf/raindear hats or bows are acceptable Ballet shoes or Barefoot Make-up 1 Miss Brandi's Jazz (Mon. 6:30): Jingle Bells Black Jazz Pants White Turtleneck Jinglebell necklace tacked to shirt Hair in pony tail Black jazz shoes Can wear garland in hair Make-up 2 Miss Becky's Jazz (Thurs. 4:45): Hip-Hop Noel Red or Green Sweatshirt (yes, it can have a design on it) Black Jazz Pants Hair in a Pony tail with Raindear Antlers or Elf Hats please! Barefoot Make-up 2 Miss Amy's BTJ Combo (Thurs. 5:00): It's the Best Christmas Ever Hair in Pony tail: Santa/Elf hats or anters are acceptable Red, Green or White Long Sleeved Shirt Black Jazz Pants Jingle Skirt (we will provide them) Barefoot Make-up 1 STUDENT CHOREOGRAPHY: You MUST show you're dance to Miss Amy no later than Saturday, December 6th. You must also have your costume approved by her. Due to time constraints, we are asking that you don't change hair or make-up for these special numbers. Thanks! MAKE-UP 1: Blue/white Eye Shadow Cinnamon Colored Blush Wine Colored Lipstick MAKE-UP 2: Brown/white Eye Shadow Cinnamon Colored Blush Wine Colored Lipstick Black Eye Liner Eyelashes (ROCKETTES ONLY!)

Holiday Closings We will not be holding regular dance classes due to Winter Break from December 15th-January 5th. We WILL have some special workshops from December 15th-19th in place of class that week. We feel as though after the culmination of our Holiday Benefit Show, our students deserved something special. Dates and times of workshops will be posted in the coming weeks