May Recital- Tickets and Information

BOTH SHOW REQUIREMENTS 

All dance genres levels A, B, C, D, Dance Teams, Ballet Folklorico and Hip hop are in both shows and are required to perform in BOTH shows and attend rehearsal to participate. Parents of dancers performing in both shows are welcomed and encouraged to attend both recitals and enjoy seeing their child dance twice. It’s a special opportunity to perform twice!   

SPECIAL MATINEE SHOW FOR OUR YOUNG DANCERS

We have grown so much; we can no longer fit all age groups into the evening shows. We are excited to be providing this special show just for our youngest dancers. The show will be earlier in the day and shorter in length to accommodate our young dancers. This show will most certainly be filled with an abundance of cuteness!  

REHEARSALS ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND TO PERFORM IN RECITAL(S)

All Doll Baby Classes 

Doll Baby dancers will not need a rehearsal at the auditorium. We will see all Doll Baby classes, ballet and acro dance, at the matinee show arriving at 12:30 pm (30 minutes before the show starts). 

All Tiny Toes Classes   

• Thursday, May 7th at Tydings 4:00 pm 

All Tiny Toes Ballet, Pom, Tap, and Acro Dance. Please do not be late. After your dancer has practiced her dance(s) onstage, she/he is free to go. A parent is required to stay at this rehearsal. Parents will watch rehearsals from the audience. We will NOT be rehearsing Tiny Toes classes in costumes. Please wear what you would wear to class.  

All Level A Classes 

• Thursday, May 7th at Tydings 4:30- 6:00 pm. 

Please do not be late. This is a dress rehearsal. Have all dancers bring all costumes and everything they need as if it were the show- costumes, tights, shoes, dance bag, water bottle, etc. Please label costume tags, shoes, and water bottles with the dancer’s name. This is also a closed dress rehearsal; parents cannot stay and watch. Please have hair done as if it were the show, but no makeup is required for rehearsal.  

All Level B, C, D Classes, Hip hop, and Ballet Folklorico  

• Thursday, May 7th at Tydings 5:30- 7:30. 

Please do not be late. This is a dress rehearsal. Have all dancers bring all costumes and everything they need as if it were the show- costumes, tights, shoes, dance bag, water bottle, etc. Please label costume tags, shoes, and water bottles with the dancer’s name. This is also a closed dress rehearsal; parents cannot stay and watch. Please have hair done as if it were the show, but no makeup is required for rehearsal.  

All Dance Teams 

• Thursday, May 7th at Tydings 7:30-8:30

Dancers do not need to bring their Team costumes to this rehearsal (but will need costumes for class dances at the earlier rehearsal). Team dancers will have recently competed in costumes, so they will be ok to just do a stage rehearsal without costumes this time. This rehearsal will be in regular dance classroom attire. 

*There will not be any classes at the studio on Thursday, May 7th due to rehearsals. Thursday classes will be invited to attend other classes that week where they will get to practice their dance in that alternate class for the week. It is OPTIONAL for Thursday classes to attend an alternate class this week. However, rehearsal on Thursday, May 7th at the auditorium (for all ages except Doll Baby), is mandatory.  

• Thursday Doll Baby classes are invited to come to the Wednesday Doll Baby class on May 6th from 3-3:45.  
• Thursday Tiny Toes Ballet and Pom classes are invited to come to the Tuesday Tiny Toes Ballet class on May 5th 3:30-4:15.  
• Level A Ballet is invited to attend the other level A ballet class on Monday, May 4th 3:45-4:45.  
• Hip hop and Ballet Folklorico are invited to attend Level B/C Pom class on Wednesday, May 6th 6:00-6:45.  

RECITAL ARRIVAL SATURDAY MATINEE:  

Doll Baby and Tiny Toes Dancers matinee recital on Saturday, May 9th

• Tiny Toes arrive at 12:15 pm 
• Doll Baby arrive at 12:30 pm  

Dancers arrive wearing their costume, dance shoes, tights, headpiece, hair & make-up done, and ready to dance! If the dancer has a costume change, they must be wearing a nude leotard under all their costumes that will stay on all the time. Please arrive with any other shoes or costumes needed in hand. Provided are labeled bags that dancers will put their other pair of dance shoes and other costume in. Enter through the backstage 100 wing doors at Hobbs High School. No dance bags or any personal belongings other than what they need to perform. Toys, coloring pages, and a movie are provided as entertainment in the dressing room. The band room is the Doll Baby dressing room, and the choir room is the Tiny Toes dressing room. *HAVE YOUR CHILD USE THE RESTROOM RIGHT BEFORE DROP-OFF. PLEASE DO NOT BE LATE. NO EARLY DROP-OFFS OR PICKUPS. 

RECITAL ARRIVAL FRIDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING RECITALS   

All dance genres in levels A, B, C, D, Teams, Hip hop, and Ballet Folklorico performing in BOTH shows Friday May 8th AND Saturday May 9th

• Levels C and D and teams arrive at 5:30 pm (both days) 
• Levels A, B, Hip hop, and Ballet Folklorico arrive at 5:45 pm (both days) 

Dancers arrive in their first costume with hair and makeup done and ready to dance! All other costumes, headpieces, shoes, water bottles, etc., in their dance bag. If the dancer has a costume change, they must be wearing a nude leotard under all their costumes that will stay on all the time. Enter through the backstage 100 wing doors at Hobbs High School. All electronic devices are to be left at home or turned on silent and put away in bags so dancers can focus on their performance. Bring coloring pages, notebooks, or card games to share with friends (optional), but please do not bring snacks. No food in the dressing rooms. Have a healthy dinner before coming to the auditorium. Level A dressing room is the band room. Level B dressing room is the choir room. Level C and D dressing rooms are behind the stage. HAVE YOUR CHILD USE THE RESTROOM RIGHT BEFORE DROP-OFF. PLEASE DO NOT BE LATE. NO EARLY DROP-OFFS.

Scroll down to “WHAT TO WEAR” to find a list of what each class needs for the recital. 

Mothers not watching both evening performances are welcome to volunteer backstage. We appreciate the help of volunteers' backstage! Please contact the office to sign up. Only mothers of dancers can volunteer to help backstage 

The recital will end our dance season. After the recital we will be on summer break. Our next season's classes will start on August 17, 2026! We do not charge any additional recital fees outside of tuition. Rather, May's tuition goes towards recital fees. Recital fees help cover the cost for rehearsals, auditorium rentals, dressing room rentals, event insurance, lighting and tech. fees, video/video editing, and more. Included with May tuition will be a digital HD copy of the recital for every family. The video will be professionally taken and edited. After editing, a downloadable link will be emailed. Once you receive it, it’s yours to do as you wish. You can send it to family members or share your child’s dance on social media. The link will eventually expire. Please make sure you download it onto a computer, flash drive, data saving website, etc. before the link expires. May tuition autopay will be processed on Friday, May 1st. Video and pictures will not be allowed during the recital, as they are very distracting to dancers and audience members. Please be respectful to other audience members and dancers and do not use your phones/picture/video during the recital. Pictures are allowed after the recital onstage; please feel free to take lots of pictures before and afterwards. 

Your child will be dropped off prior to the recital backstage and picked up after the show. YOU CANNOT PICK THEM UP WHILE THE RECITAL IS IN PROGRESS. Dancers will perform with their classes during their time on the program then return backstage to their designated area. All dancers will then be coming back onstage at the end for the finale. Unless there is an emergency, dancers will remain backstage until the allotted pickup time after the recital. There will be an all-female staff watching dancers and all teachers will be backstage the whole time as well. We have rented the choir and band rooms in the backstage hallway for young dancers to comfortably stay together during the recital. They will have coloring pages, toys, and a movie provided by EPDA to keep them entertained backstage during the recital when they are not dancing. Please be sure to have your young dancer use the restroom before dropping them off backstage. There are restrooms backstage if needed.  

• The matinee recital will start at 1:00 pm and doors open to the audience at 12:40 pm. 
• The evening recitals will start at 6:30 pm and doors for audience members open at 6:10 pm. 

As required by the auditorium manager, the front doors will lock once the recital starts. THERE WILL BE NO LATE ENTRY or RE-ENTRY TO THE RECITAL. If you are late, you will not be admitted. Please do not be late. All audience members come in through the front doors of the auditorium. Back doors are only for dropping off dancers. No food or drink in the auditorium.   

We want all our dancers to be confident and prepared when performing. To do this, dancers must attend class regularly. To participate in recitals, dancers are required to be at a 75% minimum attendance rate for Doll Baby, Tiny Toes, Level A and B, Hip hop, and Ballet Folklorico. For levels C and D, the required attendance rate to perform is 85%. If a dancer’s percentage drops below the required rate, it can always easily be brought back up by attending another class as a make-up. If the dancer is at the required rate at recital time, then the dancer has met the requirement for participation. We hope to have all dancers attending class as close to 100% as possible! Please contact the office if you have any questions to check on your dancer’s attendance.   

It is customary to give a dancer flowers after a performance. This is recommended but not required. If you choose to bring flowers, they will need to be bought in advance.