Thrive’s annual recital weekend is something our community looks forward to all season - it’s the culmination of 10 months of consistent effort, practice and growth for our dancers in a professional show setting. We pull out all the stops to make your recital experience fun, seamless and memorable. As we prepare for this season’s show, here’s what you need to know:

• This performance opportunity is an opt-out show, meaning that we’ll assume your dancer is participating in recital weekend unless we hear from you otherwise. While most of our families choose to participate in this exciting weekend, some are unable to make it an we totally understand. Your dancer will still get lots of value out of class if you choose not to participate.

• Our recitals are free, non-ticketed events. We think dance should be accessible and want to showcase our dancer’s hard work to as many friends and family members as possible, so you will not need to purchase tickets to our recital weekend shows. We select venues that have the seating capacity to accommodate our growing community and remove some of the barriers to inviting your loved ones to recital weekend. Our goal is to make it easy for you to show up and support your dancer.

• We have four shows over the course of recital weekend. Instead of having one long 6+ hour show, we choose to break our shows into four 1.5 hour events that are more manageable for our dancers, families and staff. Unless your dancer is on our Company Levels, you will be assigned to one of the four shows.

• Costumes are expensive - we get that. Please know that we recognize the expense of costumes and do our very best to keep costs down while providing a fun, entertaining, professional show and experience for our community.

Save these Dates!

Thrive’s annual recital weekend will include the following dates. Please reserve all of the below dates on your calendar - unless your dancer is in our Company levels, you will be assigned to ONE dress rehearsal day and time and ONE recital day and time. We will release a final dress rehearsal and recital assignments list in late January/early February after enrollment, classes and staff availability have been finalized.

• May 29th + 30th (dress rehearsal days)

• May 31st at 1:00 pm - Show #1

• May 31st at 5:00 pm - Show #2

• June 1st at 1:00 pm - Show #3

• June 1st at 5:00 pm - Show #4

While we can’t always promise certain dates, with enough advanced notice, we can accommodate day and time requests on a first-come-first-served basis. If you have a request, please let us know ASAP and we can do our best to make it happen for you!

Timeline

We begin preparing for our June recital more than an year in advance, so this timeline has already begun! From the way we structure our classes all season to securing a great venue, to preparing our dancers and their families for what’s in store on recital weekend, we spend a lot of time and care making decisions about this weekend that we feel will best serve you. Here’s what you can expect throughout the rest of the season:

• Starting in August: The bulk of our timeline starts in August and runs all season - dancers gain proficiency not only in the steps we showcase during recital, but in the skills they need to make recital weekend a success: confidence, Choreography retention, getting used to dancing in front of an audience (that’s part of the reason we do Watch Week three times during our season), and learning the “Handogrpahy” our teachers use as guides on recital day.

• September + October: We begin measuring dancers for recital costumes. As we measure and select sizes for our dancers, we keep in mind that they’ll grow between now and May. With several decades of experience selecting costume sizes, we’ve figured out just the right amount to factor in so your dancer’s costume fits well when it arrives.

• December 14th, 2024: Recital fee and costume payment deadline

• January 31st, 2025: Recital fee and costume payment deadline for all NEW dance families.

• February 2025: We begin teaching recital dances in class.

• April 2025: Costumes arrive and we’ll begin sending them home with dancers in April (most likely after spring break)

• May 29th + 30th, 2025: Dress rehearsal dates.

• May 31st and June 1st: Recital Weekend!

• Late June/early July, 2025: Photo + Video purchases are sent out to families

Cost

The cost to participate in our annual recital weekend has two components - your family recital fee of $68 (which includes a t-shirt for all the dancers in your family) and your costume fee(s) for your dancer(s), which range from $72 - $75 per costume depending on which class or classes your dancer is enrolled in. Here’s the breakdown for costume fees:

• If your dancer is enrolled in a 3 to 4’s, 4 to 5’s, 5 to 6’s, 6 to 7’s, or 7 to 9’s class, you will pay a single fee of $72 plus tax.

• If your dancers is enrolled in the Intermediate or Advanced Intermediate class, you will pay two $74 costume fees (one for a ballet costume and one for a tap/Jazz costume) plus tax.

• If your dancer is enrolled in a Company level class, you will pay $75 per costume plus tax for each class participating in the recital. (The classes that are purely technique/not participating in recital are: Junior Company Pre-Pointe, Senior Prep Pre-Pointe, Junior Company/Senior Prep Technique, Senior Company/Apprentice Technique and Prevent + Restore).

• There will be optional action shots, posed shots and video available for purchase around recital time.

All costume and recital fees are due by Saturday, December 14th. If you’d like to set up a payment plan or have questions about the above, we’d be happy to accommodate - just reach out to us at hello@thriveschoolofdance.com and we can set that up for you! You will see all costume fees posted to your account with the December 14th due date. You’re welcome to log in to pay at any time that’s convenient for you, or we’ll plan to charge your payment method on file if you’re enrolled in auto-pay on December 14th. To all new families registering in January 2025, please complete payment or opt-out by January 31st.

All recital fees are non-refundable.