To The Pointe

Clayton Valley DANCE ACADEMY Newsletter December 2016 Happy Holidays! We will be closed for the winter holidays Dec. 18 – Jan. 1. Classes will resume on Mon., Jan. 2, 2016. We wish you all a happy & beautiful holiday season!

Visitor’s Week! Dec. 12-17 Family and friends, join us in dance class at our regularly scheduled class days and times, as we share with you all we’ve been learning! Combo 3 and Combo 4 classes – families please join us the last 20 minutes of class. Combo 5-6 classes – families please join us the last 30 minutes of class. Your child’s instructor will invite guests into the classroom when the students are ready. Thank you for silencing cell phones. Seating is limited, so please feel free to bring blankets or pillows to sit on. And feel free to bring video recorders to record this special day! We look forward to sharing our dance classes with you! Dress Code Thank you to all our parents and students for your attention to proper dress code! Our dress code is detailed on our website, studio info board, and studio handbook. Please let us know if you have any specific questions. Thank you for regarding this very important aspect of dance!

Dance Shoes Recital & 2017 Calendar Parents and students, thank you for remembering CVDA 2016-17 calendar can be found online. Mark that dance shoes are NOT to be worn outside of the your calendars for all that’s coming up in the New studio. Not only does this shorten the life of your Year, and stay tuned for loads of recital info! dance shoes, but it can gradually cause damage to Mon., 1-2-17 Classes resume our very sensitive dance floor by bringing in “stuff” Costume statements sent out from the outdoors. Tap shoes can be scuffed and Feb. 1, 2017 Costume balances final due date April 2-9 Spring Break – Studio closed damaged and be particularly harsh on our floors. Sun., 6-4-17 Dress Rehearsal – mandatory Thank you for giving our dance shoes and dance Thur., 6-8-17 Picture Day at CVDA floor the loving care they need! Sat., 6-10-17 RECITAL! El Campanil Theatre, Antioch TUITION All monthly tuition is calculated on an average of 4 weeks per month. Tuition is divided into equal monthly installments, regardless of weeks per month and studio holidays, which are taken into account when calculating the average lessons per month. ALL tuition policies and info can be found on our website and studio info board. We thank you for paying all tuition and balances in full no later than the 10th of each month. All payments made after the 10th will result in a $15.00 late fee. We are set up for Automatic Withdrawal! Sign up for this time-saving feature when you make a payment online! For those of you who mail in your payments, please make note that our address has changed to Suite #60. 925-524-0180 e-mail: [email protected] www.claytonvalleydance.com 5416 Ygnacio Valley Rd., Ste. 60, Concord, CA 94521