April 7-12: Bring a Stuffy Week (Children’s Classes) & Crazy Sock Week (Graded Level Classes)
April 7-12: Curriculum Fair in the MDU Lobby
April 15: Last Day to Sign Up for the Daddy Daughter Dance
April 16-22: Easter Break- NO CLASSES
April 22: Pre-Audition Meeting via Zoom
May 1: Early Bird Pricing for Summer Classes Ends
May 1: Rollover Membership Fees Withdrawn along with your May Tuition
May 2: Daddy Daugher Rehearsals Begin
May 2-3: Ballet La Crosse Auditions
May 5-10: In-Class Dress Rehearsal Week at MDU
May 13-15: On-Stage Dress Rehearsal at Viterbo University
May 16-18: Spring Recitals at Viterbo University
May 27-29: Performing Group Auditions
June 9: Level Placements and 2025-26 Schedule Published
June 14: Online Registration for 2025-26 Season
August 18: 2025-26 Season Begins
Yes, you read that correctly! We have ANOTHER “Miss Kylie” in the office! As you may know, the fabulous Miss Kris is retiring after our Spring Recital in May. Miss Kylie Pecarina (not to be confused with Miss Kylie Williams - our amazing Studio Director) has recently joined our team and will be taking over Miss Kris’ duties as our Enrollment Coordinator and Office Manager.
CLICK HERE to view a fun welcome video featuring Miss Kris and Miss Kylie x2!
Dancers and teachers are working hard in classes to finish choreography in classes this month and make final preparations to be ready to take the stage in May.
Parents: Now’s the time to make sure YOU are prepared and “recital ready” too! Have you used the Spring Recital Hub on our website yet? This handy online information hub allows you to easily access ALL SPRING RECITAL DETAILS published to date in one place. Check it out here: mistysdance.com/recital
COMING TO THE SPRING RECITAL HUB LATER THIS MONTH:
Our costume size exchange window has officially closed for all classes who have received costumes thus far as we are now 2 weeks past our last shipment and distribution of those costumes. Our Costume Coordinator, Miss Tiffany, is working hard to process and track all exchanges already received to ensure timely arrival.
Only a few of our Building Jazz and Building Lyrical classes are still waiting to receive costumes. As previously communicated with these classes, costumes will be arriving in April and will still be eligible for any needed exchanges up to 1 week after their class receives their costumes.
THANK YOU to our amazing costume team of Miss Tiffany, Miss Kari and Miss Janet! They work extremely hard behind the scenes throughout our costume season to manage HUNDREDS of costumes and all of the details that go along with them.
Interested in auditioning for one of our Performing Groups for the 2025-26 dance season? Join us for a Pre-Audition Meeting on Zoom (details below) to learn more about our Performance Company, Dancin’ Kids, Littlest Performing Group for ages 5-6, Footworks, CREW, Traveling Teams, Ballet La Crosse and our Pre-Professional Ballet Program.
PRE-AUDITION MEETING (will be held virtually via Zoom)
April 22nd at 7pm
If your dancer LOVES to perform, this is a meeting not to be missed! The Zoom meeting link will only be sent to those signed up to audition. LEARN MORE ABOUT THESE GROUPS & Sign Up to audition HERE!
Calling all DADS! This year our Spring Recital theme is “Dancing Through the Decades” and our Daddy Daughter Dance will be making a stop in the Jukebox Era of the 50s & 60s! Join Miss Shayna for an upbeat routine to some timeless hits!
WHO: Dads (and other father figures such as grandpas, uncles and family friends) & Dancers in our Kidlets Level (Kindergarten) and up are eligible to participate in this optional performance opportunity.
WHAT: Learn choreography and perform a routine on stage during our Spring Recital: May 16-18, 2025
WHERE: Rehearsals to learn choreography are held at MDU. Perform on stage during our recitals at Viterbo University’s Fine Arts Center.
WHEN: CLICK HERE to view the full rehearsal schedule (and additional details) via our Recital Hub
WHY: To share a fun experience with your dancer that will become a cherished memory for both of you!
Don’t delay… REGISTRATION CLOSES APRIL 15th! View all of the details, full rehearsal schedule and sign up HERE!
Don’t miss our FINAL THEME WEEK of the dance season Monday, April 7th - Saturday, April 12th:
Bring A Stuffy Week for Children’s Classes (3rd grade and under)
Crazy Sock Week for Graded Level Classes (4th grade and up)
MDU will be closed and NO REGULAR CLASSES WILL BE HELD from Wednesday, April 16th - Tuesday, April 22nd. Please note that this is a split week (Wednesday - Tuesday) rather than a full calendar week. We wish all of our MDU families a happy and blessed Easter season
Just 1 month left to take advantage of our early bird pricing on Summer Programming! If you haven’t checked out our full lineup of Summer classes, camps and intensives CLICK HERE view all of the details.
REGISTER NOW… Early bird pricing ends May 1st!
Rollover Time is almost here! We will be automatically renewing student memberships on May 1, 2025, at the current rates (Children’s Classes $55, Graded Technique $65). If you do not wish to renew for the 2025-26 season, please complete this withdrawal form by April 28, 2025.
Mark your calendars - online registration for our 2025-2026 dance year opens on June 14th. More details and class schedules will be released on June 9th.
Congratulations to our March Student of the Month recipients:
Brielle Easter
Blake Lundstrom
Ruth Cripe
Aly Small
Other Nominees Include: Avra Bird, Simone Cappelle, Natalie Corona, Olivia Engel, Alise Kazmierczak, Callie Klinkner, Vada Knapmiller, Chelsea Miller, Ada Morrissey, Rylee Sahlstrom, Halle Schoh, Elizabella Servais, Penelope Simonson and Coralyn Taylor. We are so proud of your hard work, dancers!
If your dancer will be absent from a class, our teachers and administrative staff greatly appreciate you notifying our team via our MDU Absence Form. This form can easily be accessed at the bottom of the main page of our website or CLICK HERE to access now.
If you are ever missing an item, be sure to check our Studio Lost & Found as it tends to fill up quickly! All items remaining in the Lost & Found on the 15th of each month will be donated.
PRO TIP: Be sure to label all of your dancer’s belongings with their name as everyone at the studio has the same or similar gear. Dancers should take all belongings into their classroom with them or take advantage of our locker rentals rather than leaving belongings unattended in the lobby or dressing areas.
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