Troupe Newsletter - Term 4 2024
Term 4 Snapshot
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Term Dates
Monday 14th October - Saturday 14th December (9 weeks)
Fees Due: Saturday 26th October
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Pink Week - Breast Cancer Awareness
Week 2: Monday 21st October - Saturday 26th October
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McHappy Day
Week 5: Saturday the 16th Novemeber 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm (6/u & 8/u Students)
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Ready Set Dance Concerts
Week 6: Sunday 24h November (6/u, 10/u, 14/u Students)
Concert A 9:30 am & Concert B 12:00 pm
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'Hall Of Fame' Recreational concert
Week 6: Sunday 24th November. (All 8/u, 12/u, Open Age Students)
​3:30pm Concert
In Studio Rehearsals
Week 8: Wednesday 4th December (All 12/u, 14/u & OA Students)
Week8: Thursday 5th December (All 6/u, 8/u, and 10/u Students)
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Full Concert Run - at Peakhurst West Public School
Week 8: Sunday 8th December 10:00 am - 2:00 pm (All Troupe Students)
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Troupe Concert
Week 9: Monday 9th December
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Presentation and Christmas Dress-Up Week
Week 9: Monday 9th December - Saturday 14th December
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Parent Helpers - We want YOU!
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As we enter the concert season at Planetdance, we are looking to our wonderful community to volunteer backstage and help make the concert experience as magical and memorable as ever.
Volunteering backstage is a fantastic way to see what goes into making these performances possible for your children and to help ensure they are in a positive, low-stress environment.
If you are willing to volunteer backstage you will need to provide us with a working with children check before the event so we can ensure you are a suitable candidate for this responsibility.
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Of course, we always look for ways to thank all our volunteers.
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For anyone who helps backstage at the troupe concert, you will receive 10 FREE photos from the concert (valued at $100)
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For anyone helping at our RSD and REC concerts, we would love to offer 25% off all concert photos.
To register, head to your parent portal, click Register, and then head to Volunteer.
PINK WEEK - Breast Cancer Awareness
Week 2: Monday 21st October - Saturday 26th October
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One of the most common cancers worldwide, Breast cancer affects millions of women and their families every year. Early detection and research are crucial for improving outcomes. At Planetdance, we are calling on our community to help us raise the much-needed funds to continue this vital work. Every contribution helps support critical efforts to find a cure and offer support to those affected.
Join us for PINK WEEK, which will run from Monday, 21st October, to Saturday, 26th October (Week 2), to support breast cancer awareness.
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Wear your best pink outfit and bring a donation to support Breast Cancer Awareness.
Let's come together as a community and make a difference!
Concert Information
Term 4 is such an exciting time. We are bubbling with excitement for the concert and can't wait to see everything come together for what we hope will be a very memorable night.
We are currently in the process of finalizing all our concert information and will have these to you as soon as possible. If you have done a concert at Planetdance, you will have a good idea of what the day will look like; we tend to make only a few minor adjustments to this process year - year. If you haven't yet done a concert with us at Planetdance, don't sweat; we make every effort to make this as stress-free and positive as possible.
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Tickets
The troupe concert tickets will go on sale from 11 am – Monday 4th November.
You will be provided with the link closer to this time.
As always, we would like to remind you that there are many seats in this theatre, and we are making every effort to make the sale process as smooth as possible. All Ticket inquiries are to be directed to the Parramatta Riverside Theatres, as we do not control the ticketing for this event.
We trust our community will always be respectful of everyone involved in this process. If there are any cases of a Planetdance community member being disrespectful and rude to venue staff or our own Planetdance team regarding this matter, we will review this for your 2025 troupe enrollment.
McHappy Day
Week 5: Saturday the 16th Novemeber 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm (6/u & 8/u Students)
We are inviting our 6/u and 8/u Troupe teams to be a part of our Mc Happy Day performance this year. This is going to be a fun performance opportunity and is a fantastic way for us to showcase Planetdance in the Menai community. We will have more details closer to the event.
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Tap Exams​
It has been a fantastic year of tap at Planetdance We introduced the Tap Mode Syllabus into classrooms in term one this year, and it has been fantastic to see the progress it has made in our Tap Students.
After not offering Tap Exams for a few years, we are excited to offer them to our students this year and in the future.
The Tap exam is a fantastic way for students to receive acknowledgment and be rewarded for the hard work they have put into their learning and development in their Tap classes. While these exams are not compulsory, we highly encourage our students to participate in this experience.
These exams will take place on Wednesday 11th December. We will send out more information shortly, so keep an eye out for it!
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2025 Enrolments
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VIP Enrolments for 2025 will open on Monday 2nd December!
As a current student, you will gain priority access to class enrollment. Make sure you take advantage of this and secure your place for 2025.
We are currently in the process of finalizing our 2025 timetable and information packs. These will be sent to you soon, allowing you to prepare for success next year. Sign up promptly, as our troupe classes often have a waitlist!
Updated Policies
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As we prepare for our 2025 enrolments we are taking the time to review our policies. To view our most up-to-date Planetdance child safety policy, please click the button below
We look forward to sharing more with you as the term progressing, and are excited for you to see the incredible strides your dancers have been making
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Keep Dancing,
Mitch & Matt
Studio Directors
