Term 3, 2015
The Ballet Bulletin
Online Boutique Activities Corner We stock Fun and everything games for you need for little your Tiny ballerinas. Tutus class.
Teacher Profiles
Little Ballet Helpers
Meet some of Tips and tricks our to get you wonderful Tiny Tutus through recital season. teachers.
Simone’s Say This term I have certainly been reminded over and over again why Tiny Tutus truly is ‘Ballet for Princesses’. As I do frequently, I have had the absolute pleasure of visiting so many of our fabulous classes and watching our gorgeous ballerinas twirl with delight in their tutus. Our ballerinas’ radiate happiness from the inside, which makes each and every one of them ‘princess beautiful’. More than that, watching these ballerinas interact with their teachers is magical. We are blessed with wonderful, loving teachers who truly adore the little ones in their classes. Seeing the ongoing development and improvement of our children is a credit to their teachers, the ballerinas themselves as well as their supportive parents. This term, my boys have been part of the public speaking competitions in their school. Watching children as young as five stand in front of a full audience and speak is truly awe inspiring. This is something that many adults would not have the confidence or courage to do. However our school makes this such a positive and supportive experience for the children that they thrive on the opportunity. Our Tiny Tutus recitals give our little girls the chance to experience being on stage for the first time in a supportive, happy, success filled adventure that makes being in front of an audience a marvellous experience and not nerve-wrecking or scary. This is a memory and a skill that our ballerinas take with them through life.
I am so excited that our Tiny Tutus Recital season is starting. This year, our recitals are themed around famous and well known ballets. The costumes are stunning and sitting here surrounded by the gorgeous designs I can definitely say this mummy of boys gets her pink fix this time of year. Online enrolments are almost open, please keep an eye on your email for enrolling details. Just to add to the recital excitement we are running a special competition for all our ballerinas and families! Simply send in a picture of your ballerina in her recital tutu from last year or if you’re a new ballerina, a picture of your ballerina in her class tutu and tell us why you love recital or why you’re excited about being a part of it this year. Winners will receive a full recital package! See our Facebook page for details. Our Tiny Tutus Birthday parties are certainly a sensation! If your ballerina has a birthday coming up make it a Tiny Tutus Party. Read all about our parties in this edition or jump on our website and click the “Party” tab for information. Your ballerina will love it! Our teachers are our heart and soul. I’d like to personally congratulate two amazing ladies who won our ‘Teacher of the Month’ Award. Congratulations to Miss Lisa in Western Australia who is our May Teacher of the Month and Miss Kiandra in Victoria who is our June Teacher of the Month. Thank-you for being part of Tiny Tutus and sharing your ballerina’s first twirls with us at Tiny Tutus
Simone xx
Tiny Tutus Birthday Parties Bring the magic of Tiny Tutus to your ballerina’s next birthday! Our Tiny Tutus Birthday Parties have 3 themes for you to choose from; Fairyland, Princess or Ballerina. Each birthday party runs for 1.5-2 hours and includes a dance lesson, craft activities, games and of course a special gift for the birthday girl! We will design your invitations too! Every birthday party receives personalized invitations, each theme with 2 styles to choose from, but if you would like something different, that’s okay too, we can design special invitations just for you. All of our birthday party themes have 3 packages to choose from, beginning at $250.00 (for up to 10 guests)
For more information on how to book, please see our website, www.tinytutus.com.au or email us at parties@tinytutus.com.au
What’s In This Issue? Online Boutique
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Teacher profiles
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Recital
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FAQ’s
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Dates and Locations
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Important Dates
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Make and Do ________________________________
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Ballet Bun Scrunchie
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Tutu Wall Hangings
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Activities Corner Find-A-Word _____________________
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Colour Me In _____________________
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Word Jumble _____________________
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Little Ballet Helpers Say Cheese
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Online Boutique
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Our online boutique has everything your little ballerina needs for her Tiny Tutus class. From ballet shoes, to hair accessories we have it all, with an easy ordering and checkout system. Below are some of the most popular items we keep in stock. If you would like to see our full range please log on to www.tinytutus.com.au and click the “Boutique” tab. Our ballet shoes are made from beautiful, soft, durable, high grade leather with a full suede sole. They have a heavy cotton lining and suede inner sole with an elastic over foot strap. Shoe is finished with an elastic draw string for a comfortable fit.
$30.00
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Our stockings have a classic ballet style with quality fabric and stitching. They are full footed and a “ballet pink” colour making them perfect for class and recital.
$8.00 (Members Price)
The Tiny Tutus ballet wrap is perfect for the cooler months. Made from beautiful cotton lycra, the ballet wrap is soft and comfy, perfect for dancing in! Our ballet wrap has lovely long sleeves and crosses in a classy knot at the front. It is light pink in colour and has “Tiny Tutus” printed in silver glitter across the back.
$28.00
(Members Price)
The Tiny Tutus bun kit contains everything you need to make the perfect ballet bun for recital or class. Kit comes in blonde, brown and black.
$8.00 (Members Price)
Teacher Profiles
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Miss Beth Tiny Tutus Classes – Hamilton Favourite Prop – A fairy wand because it helps us stand up nice and tall for our princess marches Favourite Ballet Exercises – Sautes, we can apply all that hard work from plies at the beginning of class into a beautiful big jump! My First Tutu – It is aqua blue with blue and gold flowers. I adore it and still have I at my mum’s house. I love being a Tiny Tutus Teacher! It is the best way to start my week with all my beautiful ballerina’s who are so excited and eager to learn and share their love of ballet. It Brings me so much joy to be able to skip around with them and see them having so much fun! (and me having equally as much fun)
Miss Jess M Tiny Tutus Classes - Point Cook, Templestowe, Williamstown and Hoppers Crossing. Favourite Ballet Exercise - Pirouettes and any turning exercise. Favourite Prop - Fairy wings, they make everyone feel magical! How long have you been dancing - 19 years. My First Tutu - My parents gave me an amazing royal blue tutu for my 16th birthday which I absolutely love.
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Tiny Tutus
Recital 2015 Our Tiny Tutus Recitals are a lovely performance opportunity for beautiful little dancers who * are just at the very beginning of their dancing ‘career’.
They are a lovely, stress-free chance to put on a beautiful costume tutu and dance on a magical stage in front of family and friends. This term, our ballerinas will begin to learn a dance. This dance will be a combination of steps taught throughout the year. Learning a routine is a wonderful way for ballerinas to have a goal to strive towards.
Unlike most dance studios, our Tiny Tutus recitals are only 45 minutes long, so Daddy’s don’t worry, there won’t be a chance for you to fall asleep. Every single ballerina receives a beautiful handpicked, age appropriate tutu that needs no sewing, sequinning or trimming. We also do not require makeup, we think your little princesses are perfect just the way they are. All of our recitals and rehearsal are during the day so no tired little bodies.
There is a lot of things to learn about our magical recitals and all of the details will be sent to you very soon in our Recital booklets but before that gets to you we would like to share with you some of the most frequently asked questions that come to the Tiny Tutus office at recital time.
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Q. How many times will my daughter be on the stage? A. During the recital, your ballerina will be on stage three times: in the opening welcome, The class choreographed routine and the finale for their recital.
Q. What does my little ballerina wear for her recital? A. Every single one of our ballerinas receives a stunning tutu to wear for their Recital photos and of course the performance. These will be handed out in class closer to recital dates and are included in the price of your recital registration.
Q. Will our class teacher be at the recital? A. Of course! Your Tiny Tutus teacher will be there every step of the way from orientation to recital. They will be standing either to the side or in the wings of the stage to give any ballerinas a helping hand if needed.
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Q. How and when do I buy tickets to a Tiny Tutus Recital? A. Recital tickets are sold online at TryBooking.com. A direct link will be emailed to you or you can find a link on our homepage at www.tinytutus.com.au once tickets have gone on sale. There is a small booking fee payable on each ticket. Tickets will be on sale on the 6th October 2015 at 7am.
Q. What makeup does my ballerina need for recital day? A. None, we think your little ballerinas are perfect just the way they are!
Q. Am I able to stay backstage with my ballerina? Who looks after her if I’m not there? A. You are more than welcome to stay backstage with your ballerina for the duration of the performance if you wish. You will be able to watch their performance from the side of stage. Each class will have 2 parent/guardians who will be the class leaders. Class Leaders supervise your ballerina’s class backstage during the recital. They will bring the ballerinas to the stage when it’s their turn to dance and return them to their dressing room after performing. Its lots of fun!
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Recital Dates & Locations Please be sure to save the date for both Rehearsal and Recital Day. More details will be supplied at a later date.
Area Newcastle Turramurra Bankstown Wollongong Melbourne East Melbourne West Gold Coast Brisbane Perth Northern Territory Tasmania Central Coast South Australia
Rehearsal Recital Date Date 22nd Nov
Location
28th & Lake Macquarie Performing Arts 29th Nov Centre 1st & 7th Nov 8th & Turramurra High School 14th Nov 21st Nov 22nd Nov Bryan Brown Theatre 7th Nov 22nd Nov Dapto Ribbonwood Centre 12th Dec 13th Dec Hallan College Theatre 28th Nov 29th Nov Collingwood Town Hall & 6th Dec 22nd Nov 29th Nov Robina Community Centre 8th Nov 15th Nov Queensland Multicultural Centre 28th Nov 28th Nov Don Russell Performing Arts Centre 8th Nov 15th Nov Dripstone Middle School 22nd Nov 22nd Nov Kingston Beach Hall 8th Nov 15th Nov Erina High School 6th Dec 6th Dec Immanuel College
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Important Dates For Your Diary 6th October
Beginning of Term 4 New South Wales, Queensland,
5th October
Beginning of Term 4 Victoria. Northern Territory
12th October
Beginning of Term 4 South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia.
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Make and Do Ballet Bun Scrunchie You Will Need; -
Hair elastics Strips of chiffon Jewels Glue
Step One: Take a strip of material and place it through the hair elastic.
Step Two: Tie the piece of material tightly in 2 knots, just like tying a shoelace.
Step Three: Continue tying material to the elastic and pushing the knots together as you go. Step Four: Once you have covered the entire elastic, take a pair of sxissors and trim the ends so they all are the same length.
Step Five: Pick a few of your material pieces and using your glue stick some jewels to the very ends of the chiffon pieces.
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Make and Do Tutu Wall Hangings
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Cardboard Scissors Glue Ribbon Stapler Material pieces Jewels and glitter for decorating Pens or pencils
Step One: Using a “leotard� template trace as many leotards as you like onto coloured cardboard. Then cut them out.
Step Two: Using pens, pencils, glitter, jewels and ribbon to decorate the bodice. Being sure to leave a 1-2cm gap at the bottom. Step Three: To make the skirt, take small pieces (approx 15cm x 15cm) of material and concertina fold it along one edge. Then place a piece of ribbon (approx. 15cm) and place on top. Be sure to hold the top of the folds tightly to stop it from unravelling. Step Four: Line the pinched piece of material and ribbon up with the bottom edge of the bodice. Using a stapler attach the piece to the cardboard edge. Continue this pattern until the entire bottom edge is covered.
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Activities Corner Tiny Tutus Find – A – Word
There are 11 words hidden in this puzzle. Can you find them all?
STAGE BALLET THEATRE SPARKLES
BUN CURTAIN DANCE
MUSIC GLITTER RECITAL TUTU
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Colour Me In
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Word Jumble Oh No! These words are all mixed up. Can you put the letters in the right order?
1. P S T I I O N O
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2. C R T L A E I
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3. P A K E S S R L
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5. U S M C I
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6. I L H G S T
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4. GLITTER
2. RECITAL
3. SPARKLES
1. POSITION
ANSWERS
6. LIGHTS 5. MUSIC
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Little Ballet Helpers Tips and tricks for your little ballerina In this edition of little ballet helpers we give you 3 ballet mum hacks that might come in handy as I gets closer to recital time! Toothpaste? Not only is it important for keeping your teeth nice and clean, it can also be used to remove stains from leather and suede ballet shoes. Be sure to use non gel toothpaste, and one that it is white in colour. Place a small amount on a damp cloth or old toothbrush and rub until stain disappears. Then wipe excess toothpaste off.
Bobby Pins Won’t Stay In? Can you never seem to get bobby pins to stay in your little ballerina’s hair? Spray your bobby pins lightly with hair spray before placing them in the hair for an extra tight hold and make sure to put them in the hair bumpy side down.
Ouch! Blisters! There is nothing worse than trying to dance with blistered heels. To prevent them spray the inside of your little ones ballet shoes with deodorant and then put a small amount of talcum powder inside and circle the shoe until it has spread throughout. Tip the excess out and they are ready to go! The powder and deodorant help them to stick to the skin, minimising friction and stopping blisters.
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Say Cheese! We absolutely love seeing all our Tiny Tutus Ballerinas dancing, twirling and doing what they love. If you have photos of your little ballerina’s you would like to share, please email them to projects@tinytutus.com.au
“Ballet is like dreaming on your feet.”