Hello Beginning Level II and up Students and Parents!

We are delighted to announce this year’s Winter Concert – “Adagio Ballet Celebrates the Orchestra”! This performance will include only Beginning II Levels and Up. In the spirit of the holidays, we would like to honor an important part of the history and essence of dance, which we often forget about. This year’s Winter Concert will celebrate the musical instruments of the orchestra, which have made dance as we know it today possible.

Adagio Ballet’s Winter Concert will take place on Sunday, December 18th at Kenmore Middle School at 2:00pm and 5:00pm. Each class will participate in one of the two Winter Concerts. Each show is expected to last around 1 hour and 15 minutes. There is no registration and No Dress Rehearsal for this event – all Students must attend regularly during the current Session in order to participate. We are so excited to provide this special performance opportunity to our Beginning II and Up Students! We look forward to your participation in this festive occasion and have provided the schedule and class distribution for the two performances below.

What Students need:
~ a camisole flesh colored leotard to use as an undergarment with the costume
~ Ballet Students: white or pink tights, pink ballet slippers in good condition (no white/black slippers unless otherwise instructed by teacher); tight ballet bun
~ Jazz/Tap Students: black jazz shoes/black tap shoes; tight pony tail unless otherwise instructed by teacher.

Show 1 on Sunday, December 18th – Begins at 2:00pm – Students must be on site at 1:00pm

Beginning Ballet II (Monday 3:45 pm – Fairfax) Ms. Michelle
Ballet Intensive 1 (Arlington) Ms. Sofia
Ballet Intensive 1 (Fairfax) Ms. Michelle
Beginning Ballet III (Monday 6:00 pm – Arlington) Ms. Joanna
Junior Ballet I (Monday 6:15 pm – Arlington) Ms. Amelia
Junior Jazz I (Monday 4:10 pm – Arlington) Ms. Katherine
Junior Tap I (Monday 6:00 pm – Arlington) Ms. Annie
Intermediate Jazz I (Monday 6:15 pm – Arlington) Mr. Arturo
Ballet Intensive 6 (Arlington) Ms. Laura
Beginning Ballet II (Tuesday 5:15 pm – Arlington) Ms. Annie
Beginning Jazz II (Tuesday 5:15 pm – Fairfax) Ms. Laura
Beginning Tap II (Tuesday 6:15 pm – Arlington) Ms. Michelle
Ballet Intensive 2 (Fairfax) Ms. Laura
Jazz Intensive 2 (Arlington) Ms. Katherine
Junior Jazz III (Tuesday 6:30 pm – Arlington) Mr. Arturo
Modern I (Tuesday 6:45 pm – Arlington) Ms. Caitlin
Jazz Intensive 4 (Arlington) Ms. Caitlin
Beginning Ballet II (Wednesday 4:05 pm – Arlington) Ms. Amelia
Beginning Jazz II (Wednesday 5:30 pm – Arlington) Mr. Arturo
Beginning Tap III (Wednesday 6:30 pm – Arlington) Ms. Caitlin
Junior Tap I (Wednesday 4:30 pm – Arlington) Ms. Annie
Jazz (Wednesday 7:30 pm – Fairfax) Ms. Michelle
Beginning Ballet II (Thursday 5:30 pm – Fairfax) Ms. Annie
Junior Ballet I (Thursday 4:45 pm – Arlington) Ms. Joanna
Pointe III (Thursday 7:30 pm) Ms. Amelia
Beginning Ballet II (Friday 5:10 pm – Fairfax) Ms. Amelia
Beginning Jazz II (Friday 4:45 pm – Arlington) Ms. Caitlin
Beginning Ballet III (Friday 5:15 pm – Arlington) Ms. Sofia
Junior Ballet II (Friday 5:45 pm – Arlington) Ms. Caitlin
Company with Ms. Katherine and Ms. Joanna
Beginning Ballet II (Saturday 1:45 pm – Fairfax) Ms. Michelle
Beginning Jazz II (Saturday 2:50 pm – Arlington) Ms. Annie
Beginning Ballet III (Saturday 12:45 pm – Arlington) Ms. Oksana
Beginning Jazz III (Saturday 2:00 pm – Arlington) Ms. Andrea
Junior Ballet II (Saturday 2:45 pm – Arlington) Ms. Oksana
Beginning Ballet II (Sunday 12:30 pm – Arlington) Ms. Oksana

Show 2 on Sunday, December 18th – Begins at 5:00pm – Students must be on site at 4:00pm

Junior Jazz II (Monday 6:15) Ms. Katherine
Beginning Jazz II (Monday 4:10) Ms. Laura
Ballet Intensive 2 (Monday 5:15) Ms. Sofia
Beginning Ballet 2 (Monday 5:15) Ms. Amelia
Beginning Ballet 2 (Monday 4:00) Ms. Annie
Ballet Intensive 8 (Tuesday/Thursday) Ms. Sofia
Ballet Intensive 7 (Tuesday/Thursday) Ms. Joanna
Ballet Intensive 5 (Tuesday/Thursday) Ms. Katherine
Ballet Intensive 4 (Tuesday/Thursday) Ms. Amelia
Ballet Intensive 3 (Tuesday/Thursday) Ms. Caitlin
Jazz Intensive 3 (Tuesday/Thursday) Ms. Michelle
Beginning Jazz 3 (Tuesday 4:10) Ms. Michelle
Jazz Intensive 5 (Wednesday) Ms. Katherine
Intermediate Jazz II (Wednesday 6:30) Mr. Arturo
Intermediate Ballet (Wednesday 6:35) Ms. Oksana
Junior Ballet II (Wednesday 5:05) Ms. Amelia
Beginning Ballet II (Wednesday 6:05) Ms. Amelia
Beginning Ballet II (Wednesday 5:30) Ms. Joanna
Company with Ms. Katherine and Ms. Joanna
Beginning Jazz III (Thursday 6:30) Ms. Caitlin
Beginning Ballet III (Thursday 4:10) Ms. Michelle
Beginning Ballet II (Thursday 4:45) Ms. Amelia
Beginning Ballet II (Thursday 6:45) Ms. Oksana
Boys Ballet II (Thursday 5:30) Mr. Arturo
Beginning Ballet III (Friday 4:10)
Beginning Tap III (Friday 5:15) Ms. Annie
Beginning Tap II (Friday 6:15) Ms. Annie
Junior Jazz III (Saturday 3:00) Ms. Andrea
Beginning Ballet II (Saturday 1:45) Ms. Oksana
Beginning Ballet II (Saturday 1:00) Ms. Andrea
Junior Tap I (Saturday 12:30) Wed 4:30 Ms. Annie/Michelle
Beginning Jazz III (Sunday 1:30) Mr. Arturo
Modern II (Sunday 2:30) Mr. Arturo
Junior Jazz I (Sunday 2:00) Ms. Erin

We can’t wait to see you on stage, dancers!

A big Thank You to everyone who came to our Welcome Open House Event last Sunday! We were so excited to welcome more than 150 Students and Parents to this event, which was so special to us – this was the very first time we hosted a performance in our brand new Black Box Theater! Please enjoy a few moments from the day, including a formal welcoming by Ms. Svetlana, interactive activities with Adagio Ballet’s Faculty, and ballet and jazz performances by the Adagio Dance Company! Thank you for your support! Ms. Svetlana welcoming one of the groups to the Black Box A couple of Company members helping with a sample class for the Early Years group Ms. Laura doing a demonstration of proper hair for ballet class Adagio Ballet Dance Company Ms. Michelle doing a sample class with the Beginning Ballet group Adagio Ballet Dance Company Adagio Ballet Dance Company – End Pose

Adagio Ballet and Dance School Invites You to a Welcome Open House Event!

Sunday, September 18th
Location: Adagio Ballet in Arlington (4720-E Lee Highway Arlington, VA 22207)

Please join us! Come and…

-Tour our brand new Black Box Theater!
-See the Adagio Dance Company perform!
-Participate in an interactive demonstration!
-Dance in a sample class!
-Receive welcome packets for parents and goody bags for students!
-Celebrate the start of the new school year with refreshments!

Invite your friends to join the fun and introduce them to Adagio Ballet!
Please RSVP! to let us know you’ll be joining us for this fun event!

Schedule: To make this event fun for everyone, we ask that our Students (and their friends) come in groups based on their age.

-Little Elves/ Little Fairies/ Dancing Princess Levels (ages 2.5-5.5) come at 12 -1pm
-Tiny Ballerinas and All Beginning Dance Levels (ages 5-10) come at 1:30 -2:30pm
-All Junior Dance Levels and Up (ages 10 ) come at 3pm – 4pm

We look forward to seeing you at the Open House on Sunday, September 18th! Please call 703.527.8900 or email office@adagioballet.com to RSVP!

We are delighted that so many Students decided to keep on dancing in our Summer Session of regular classes, our Summer Camps, and our Intensive Workshops! We are so happy to provide our current and new Students with the opportunity to learn new things and keep their dance skills current, improve on technique learned throughout the school year, and to get ready for the Fall Session! Although many classes and camps are already full, there are still openings in both programs and it is not too late to register!

It is going to be a very busy Summer for us between camps and classes running Monday-Saturday, organization for the Fall, faculty meetings, and the build-out of our two new studios and in-house black box theater! However, we would love to see you over the Summer even if you are not enrolled for class or camp – please feel free to stop by and stock up on apparel for next year, register for the Fall, or just say hello!

Recital DVD and Photos: As promised, Adagio Ballet will provide a Free DVD to every performer’s family and a Free Picture to every performer. The May Recitals DVDs will be available in the next couple of weeks – we will send out an email announcement reminding you to come by the Arlington and Fairfax schools to pick it up. The May Recitals Photos will be uploaded on our media-ordering site, for which we will send you the link, password, and free picture coupon code – you will be able to conveniently order photos to your home. We expect the June Recitals DVDs and Photos to be available in the beginning of August.

In the meantime, please enjoy some sneak peaks from the performances of our wonderful Teachers, which took place at the end of each show. Congratulations again to all Performers for making every moment on stage special and memorable! To our Little Elves and Little Fairies Students – we can’t wait to see you dance on stage in the years to come!!

Ms. Laura

Ms. Ashley

Ms. Caitlin

Ms. Michelle

Ms. Katherine and Mr. Arturo

Ms. Jenna

Ms. Sofia

Have a Wonderful Summer!

It’s hard to believe, but the Spring Session is quickly wrapping up on Sunday, June 26th! It has been such a great Spring for us – we have had a wonderful Annual Recital Season so far! Congratulations again to our May performers and we are very excited to see our June performers on stage!

As the Spring Session approaches its end in only a month, it is time to think about dancing in the Summer and the Fall!

~We are starting the Summer Session of regular classes as well as Summer Camps on Monday, June 27th! Choose from many different camp themes for a fun and memorable dance experience or choose a conveniently scheduled weekly class (Up to 3 make-up classes are allowed during the Summer Session!)

~The 2011-2012 School Year Registration is Open and there are already 2 Full Classes on Tuesday after school and on Saturday morning – there are many other classes that are just a few spaces away from being full – Save your Spot and Register Today! And don’t forget that you receive a 10% discount if you register for the Whole Year!
Please remember that Open Registration means that many New Students are joining the program and classes will be filled on a first-come-first-served basis! Especially for classes after school and on weekend mornings – don’t wait to register!

~Calendar note: we will be open for Memorial Day and Memorial Day Weekend – see you in class!

Please contact us with any questions…and please enjoy the following sneak peaks from the May Recital!