Recital Bible! 

 

 

 

If you haven’t signed up for our BAND app page, you’re probably very confused! All info we send out is always on BAND. If you need to sign up, scan this QR code here and join the app to be “in the know”! 

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Below is (hopefully) all the info you need for recital season. It becomes very overwhelming for Miss Jessie, her staff and dancers to answer questions or reiterate information to people who haven’t read the info that was sent out. Before you ask questions to us, please reference this! Thank you! 

 

 

 

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Welcome to recital season 2025! 

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Please read carefully, as these are all very important recital week details! 

 

-Recital Week begins June 9. The last week of regular classes is the week of the 2nd. 

 

Monday June 9th we will run Act 1 of the show at the studio from 5-7. A lineup of show order will be posted on BAND so that you know which act(s) your dancers’ dances are in! If they get done early, they can leave! 

 

Tuesday June 10th we will run Act 2 of the show at the studio from 5-7pm. ( see above) 

 

-Mandatory Tech rehearsal will be held at Marvel theater in the Rockefeller building on the Fredonia campus, Wednesday June 11th. Everyone should report to the theater at 5PM. Please don’t be late! We will make sure everyone knows where they are going, run our dances on stage for the first time and the technicians will be playing with our lights and sound to make sure they have everything perfect! Tech rehearsal DOES NOT REQUIRE COSTUMES. Please send your dancer to tech rehearsal in normal dance clothes, black leotard and tights, plus all required dance shoes, of course. We will do the finale first, run the show and when your dancer is done with all their dances, the may leave. 

 

Mandatory dress rehearsal is Thursday June 12th. This begins at 6PM. This dress rehearsal will the only time we can run our full show, in order, with full costumes. Please make sure your dancer has every piece of their costumes, plus shoes. It is very important that we are not missing anything for this rehearsal as this is the time that we need to work out potential issues with costumes, shoes, quick changes etc. This dress rehearsal is NOT open to the public. Please don’t invite anyone to come watch it unless you speak with Miss Jessie about extenuating circumstances. 

 

Dancers will be assigned a dressing room in the theater. Names will be written on the doors. They are to report there to change and store their belongings. Dancers are expected to stay in their own dressing room for the duration of the shows, unless they are performing or have quick changes in an upstairs room. No one is allowed to wander around or hang out side stage or in the audience unless otherwise specified. There will be dressing room helpers; a former dance mom and former dancer will be downstairs to help and watch over everyone. Parents are NOT expected to go down to their dancers’ dressing rooms to help change their costumes. They ARE expected to help their dancer find their dressing room, get all costumes set up in order, and pick them up at the end of the night. 

 

Our first show is Friday June 13th. Call time for the dancers is 6:30PM. They should be in their assigned dressing rooms, hair done, makeup on, full costumes and shoes by 6:30! Please do not arrive at 6:30 and then start getting ready. The call time for the Saturday show is the same. 

 

Hair needs to be in a bun. Either a high or low bun is acceptable. This just makes an overall cleaner look for all the dancers. I will send links to youtube tutorials for those of you who are not very hair-savvy. If you have issues getting your child’s hair into this type of bun, the teachers, myself as well as many of the older dancers and other parents are willing to help. Please don’t hesitate to ask someone for help! HAIR PRODUCTS & BOBBY PINS ARE YOUR FRIEND! 

 

Please DO put a light touch of makeup on your dancer for dress rehearsal and the two shows. It does not have to be a lot, but stage lights wash out anyone’s face, so a light touch of cosmetic to define the eyes, cheeks and lips are necessary. Red lipstick WILL NOT BE allowed! Please plan ahead and buy shades of pink or dark nude/ brown lipstick or lip liner. Again, if you need help with makeup for your dancer there are many people more than happy to help. 

 

-Lastly, as always, please be sure to bring a change of clothes for your dancer on the last night of the show, Saturday the 14th. We will be collecting costumes back from the dancers, so they will need something else to wear home that night! 

 

Clean, unripped tights (suntan color) will be needed for the entire show week. Please don’t send your dancer in ripped or dirty tights, this includes Tech and Dress rehearsals.  We want to show everyone that the dancers of the McKenna Academy are professional and prepared to impress. 

 

Recital DVD’s will be for sale starting on Wednesday the 11th at Tech rehearsal. Barry, our videographer will have order forms with all the info on it! 

 

Lisa Nasca is also photographing our recital as usual! She gets shots of your dancers getting ready with their friends, and action shots of your dance on stage! These are LOVELY and candid. If you are interested in having her photograph your dancer(s) please contact her on her Facebook page Photographic Images Unlimited Lisa L Nasca or we will have order forms for this at Picture Day and posted on BAND. 

 

Tickets for the show are $16 for adults, students are $12 and under 5 are free. These can only be purchased through the Fredonia State Box Office by calling, arriving in person or going online to their website. They will be on sale as of June 1.  They can not be purchased through the dance studio but they may also be purchased at the door on the day of each recital. 

Welcome to Recital Season, folks! <3

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2025 Recital Lineup 

 

Act 1 

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1. The Greatest Show… Tap 12+ 

2. Fast Car… Ballet 4-7 

3. I See The Light… Ballet 8-11 

4. Lola|Reese 

5. Piano Man… Pointe 

6. Try Everything… Irish 1 

7. Safe and Sound… Lyrical 8-11 

8. Sophia| Natalie 

9. Boondoggle…Irish 2 

10. Beyoncé…Hip Hop 12+ 

11. Alivia| Savanna 

12. Sweet Dreams… Contortion 

13. Cathcart..Intermediate Irish 

14. Shake It Up… Hip Hop 7-11 

15. Panoramic View… Contemporary 12+ 

 

 

 

Act 2 

 

 

1. You Cant’ Stop the Beat… Musical Theater 12+ 

2. Popular… Musical Theater 7-11 

3. Slapocolypse… Jazz 12+ 

4. This is Me… Musical Theater 4-6 

5. Gab & G | Riley 

6. Uptown Girl… Tap 8-11 

7. Makeba… Tap 4-7 

8. Jolene… Intro to Hard Shoe 

9. Baltimore… Solo Group 

10. Determinate…Acro 1 

11. Hide & Seek … Acro 2 

12. Gracey| Ella 

13. Starships… Jazz 8-11 

14. Antigravity… Hard Shoe 12+ 

15. Bills Finale Dance & Bows 

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Picture Day Schedule 

 

Picture day is Saturday, May 10th. These are the time schedules for group shots. Even if you are not planning on ordering pictures of your dancers, we do ask that you attend picture day either way! Individual pictures in each costume will be taken in between the group shot times IF you plan on purchasing those. Please make sure your dancer knows which costumes they are getting individual pictures taken for. It makes things go by faster! Order forms are available at the studio now as well as on the day of. Any picture order questions will need to be directed to our Photographer, Lisa Nasca at Photographic Images Unlimited.

 

Please be sure to arrive at your scheduled pic time about 10 min early. Hair and makeup may be done any way you choose. You can come to the studio in street clothes with tights already on, costumes in dress bags  and there will be space for dancers to change. Dancers will NOT be permitted to change in the bathroom. All classes must have suntan tights and all necessary shoes and costume to be in the pictures. 

 

Tights exceptions: Hip Hop classes, no tights necessary 

 

Tights, dance bras or replacement shoes may be purchased on www.shopnimbly.com/mckenna

 

A limited amount of tights are for sale at the studio. They are $8 for child sizes and $10 for adult. Please purchase them BEFORE pic day, as Miss Jessie will be quite busy that day and unable to sell you any. 

 

9:00AM… Ballet/ Tap ages 5-7 (Monday class) & Irish 1 

9:30….Musical Theater 4-6 & Preschool Creative Movement

10:00… Intro to Hard Shoe and Irish 2

10:30…Acro 1 and Jazz 8-11

11:00…  Ballet/ Tap (Wed class) 8-11 

11:30… Hip Hop (7-11 yrs) and Lyrical 7-11

12:00…Musical theater (7-11yrs) & Contortion 

12:30 …Musical Theater 12+ & Pointe 

1:00… Intermediate Irish and Hard Shoe Irish 

1:30… Hip Hop 12+ & Acro 2

2:00…Tap 12+, Jazz 12+ & Contemporary 12+ 

 

Weather Permitting… Soloists group shots as well as soloists’ individual shots will meet at Fredonia State at 3:00 PM near the clock tower. (If weather is GREAT we will do beach instead. Stay tuned) 

 

If your dancer is not coming to picture day please let us know so that we are not waiting for them! Any updates will be sent on McKenna Academy of Dance BAND app page. If you are not signed up for this, please do so ASAP. Especially with recital time quickly approaching, if you are not part of this page you are going to be lost and sad. All updates and recital info is sent on BAND.  

 

***Please have your dancer try on their costumes in their dress bags and be sure everything fits, and all important bits are covered (i.e. each costume has a top, bottom and shorts/ spanks if needed) If you dancer is missing anything or you find that something is ill fitting or damaged, please send Miss Jessie an email or BAND message and let her know what the issue is so it can be resolved BEFORE picture day. 

*Please do not eat or drink anything other than plain water in costumes!

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Recital Program Ads and Shoutout! 

 

Please return this page with your payment and ad!

 

McKenna Academy of Dance presents: 

On The Request Line…

June 13 & 14 2025 

Marvel Theater at Fredonia State. 7PM 

 

 

____Single Line Shoutout $10 (ex. Congrats on a great show, Sally! Love, Mom & Dad) 

 

____Business Card Ad…$20 

 

____Half Page…$50

 

____Full Page $90

 

____ Full Page ad in program & ad also shown on screen during dance changes and FREE ticket to show…$120  

 

Please have all ads and money in by May 23. Check can be mailed to the studio (made out to McKenna Academy of Dance)  an invoice can be sent to your email to pay online  or you can send money to the studio via Venmo @McKennaAcademyofDance (Click on Business tab) 

 

Thank you for your support! 

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