Term 4, 2014
Tiny Tutus Edition
Activities Corner
Teacher Profiles
Starlets
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Meet our Tiny Tutus Teachers
The next step for your ballerina
Games, colouring in sheets and more
Diary Dates
Important dates to remember
Tiny Tutus magic continues… Starlets
Just because you've started big school doesn't mean you're ready to put aside your fairy wings and the twirling magic of Tiny Tutus, Introducing in 2015…
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A dance program for primary school aged children. This new dance program by Tiny Tutus has been designed to teach correct technique and strong foundations, to give the young dancer a leg up into the world of performing arts. With a direct focus on performing, this program will see our young dancers showcase their talents at many local events throughout the year. Your little performer will be coached through ballet, jazz and contemporary by our incredible teaching staff and have access to videos, help sheets and much, much more.
Coming to Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne in 2015!
Term, 4, 2014
What’s In This Issue? Mums In Business
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Where Shall We Twirl?
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Recital
Page 3 Recital Dates
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Taking Care Of Your Tutu
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Make and Do
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Heart Wands
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Paper Tutus
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Important Dates
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Tiny Tutus Teacher Profiles
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Activities Corner
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Little Ballet Helpers
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Say Cheese
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Mums in Business Are you a mum in business? Are you a mum thinking about starting a business? 70% of Australian women have thought more about pursuing a business idea since becoming a mother, according to Australian mothers surveyed in the Huggies® MumInspired® report. As a Mum myself, I love working with, chatting with and encouraging other mums thinking of starting or who have already taken the leap and have their own business. The ‘Mumpreneur’ community is a gorgeous one to be a part of. If you’re a mum with a Tiny Tutus Ballerina and you’ve taken the business leap or you’re thinking about it – I’d love to hear your story from you! Send us some info about your business at info@tinytutus.com.au Warm Tutu Regards, Tiny Tutus Principal, Simone Cadell.
Meet the amazing Kirsten – Photographer at some of our Tiny Tutus Recitals. Kirsten is a natural light photographer and the face behind Little Rascals Photography, based in Newcastle. Kirsten has worked with us at Tiny Tutus for many years now, taking our amazing Recital photos. She not only loves capturing the exciting moments of your ballerina’s first recital but also the bond between mother and child, the snuggles and kisses with new little families and the tickles and piggy back rides with your kids. Kirsten says “I will always do my best to get those desired shots of everyone looking and smiling, but for the most part it’s simply you being you with your family.” For more information or to book a family photo shoot with Kirsten please visit her website. http://www.littlerascalsphotography.com.au/
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Where shall we twirl? This year Tiny Tutus has twirled across the
We are currently in the planning stages for
country with classes from Perth to Sydney,
2015.
Darwin to Melbourne and dozens of marvellous places in between.
Where would YOU like to see Tiny Tutus twirling? We have lots of new locations starting next year which we’ll be announcing in the coming weeks. If you have a location you’d like us to open we’d love to hear from you! We need five little ballerinas to open classes in your area. For more information on our class locations please see our website, or to request a new location email, info@tinytutus.com.au
www.tinytutus.com.au
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Our Tiny Tutus Recital is quite simply a beautiful, happy, magical opportunity for little ballerinas Each recital is only 45 minutes long and our parents are more than welcome backstage. Every ballerina receives a beautiful, age appropriate Tutu that needs no sewing, sequinning or trimming. All recitals and rehearsals are during the day so no tired little bodies. Absolutely no makeup is required, we think our gorgeous little performers are perfect just how they are!
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Our 2014 Recitals Sunshine Coast: Saturday 15th November Darwin: Sunday 16th November Central Coast: Sunday 16th November Turramurra: Sunday 16th & Saturday 22nd November Bankstown: Sunday 23rd November Newcastle: Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th November Gold Coast: Sunday 30th November Melbourne: Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th December Wollongong: Sunday 7th December Brisbane: Saturday 13th December Adelaide: Sunday 14th December
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Taking Care Of Your Recital Tutu This time of year is super exciting for all little ballerinas with rehearsals, recitals and most of all, the arrival of their beautiful recital tutu. Keeping your tutu in pristine condition is important and very easy with a few simple steps.
Please do not wash your tutu. If you feel the need to freshen up your tutu you can give it a light spray with an odour eliminating product such as Glen 20 or Febreeze and hang it up somewhere to air.
We highly recommend ironing your tutu using a cool gentle iron and ironing each layer of the tulle skirt one at a time. Please ensure that you put a cloth such as a tea towel or a handkerchief on top of the tulle before ironing it some tulles will melt with heat. Please do not iron the body of your tutu.
Please store your tutu by hanging it upside down with the crutch hooked over the hook of a coat hanger.
To transport your tutu you can fold it up by holding it by the crutch and folding the tulle skirt down over the body of the tutu. Then roll up the tutu and put it in a bag.
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Tutu Times – Term 4
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Our Tiny Tutus Recital is quite simply a beautiful, happy, magic, opportunity for little ballerinas.
To make the hearts you’ll need: yarn or wool heart shaped cookie cutter (or another shape if you want different shaped wands) ¼ cup corn starch & ½ cup water or you could use watered down glue wax paper sequins, ribbons and fun bits and pieces for decorating glue for sticking on decorations
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1. Heat up 1/4 cup corn starch with 1/2 cup water
over
medium
heat
translucent. Wait until
until
it
is
it cools before
starting. (NB: You can also use watered down glue such as Clag – we used this as it’s what I had on hand & it worked perfectly.) 2. Cut yarn or wool into pieces about 20cm long. 3. Have your ballerina dip the wool into glue and then place into the cookie cutter heart or other shape you have chosen.
It takes a while to dry so if you want to speed that up–set them in the oven on parchment paper set to warm for an hour or so.
How-to make the Princess WANDS: we used lollipop sticks that we had on hand, tulle, ribbon, jewels, sequins and pearl strings. We used a hot glue gun to decorate the wand with our ballerinas pointing to where they wanted the glue, an adult applying the glue and our ballerinas popping on the decoration. A stronger wood or craft glue wood work just as well and then your ballerina could put the glue on herself as well!
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This is such a gorgeous ballerina card and so easy for your little one to make! These are magic as gifts for teachers, birthday invitations or cards for friends – because truly, who doesn’t just love tutus!! Things you’ll need: * White paper or cardboard * Pink paper or cardboard * Cupcake cases * Scissors, glue * Choose what you’re going to decorate your tutu with ribbon, glitter, sequins…
1. Fold the white paper in half. (To ‘jazz it up’ a little I made the corners round with a corner punch – you can get these from places like Kmart or BigW in the scrapbooking section)
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2. Fold the cupcake liner in half.
3. Draw and cut out a simple leotard from your pink paper
4. Every Ballerina loves a little ‘bling’. Decorate your tutus however you like. We suggest using some seed pearls and little rosettes.
5. All finished!!
Show us your tutu craft!! Take a picture of your ballerina making her tutu craft or with the finished piece and send it in to us! We’d LOVE to see the tutu craft your ballerina creates!
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2015 Important Dates 1st December – 2015 Enrolment opens for current students 8th December – 2015 Enrolment opens for Priority List 10th December – 2015 Enrolment opens for the public 26th January – Australia Day Public Holiday 27th January – Term 1 Begins (VIC, NSW, QLD, SA, NT) 3rd February – Term 1 Begins (WA) 2nd March – Labour Day Public Holiday (WA) 9th March – Labour Day Public Holiday (VIC) 3rd April – 6th April – Easter Long Weekend
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Tiny Tutus Teacher Profiles Miss Sarah The Beautiful Miss Sarah teaches our Robina and Varsity Lakes classes.
Miss Bron The wonderful Miss Bron teaches four of our Victoria venues and is our magical Tiny Tutus Teacher Trainer
Favourite Colour – Pink
Favourite Colour – Blue
Favourite Ballet – Coppelia
Favourite Ballet – Swan Lake
Favourite Ballet Step – Arabesque
Favourite Ballet Step – Pirouettes
Favourite Tiny Tutus Prop – Wand, because
Favourite Tiny Tutus Prop – Pom
it makes me feel like a little girl again.
Poms, they always make my ballerinas
Age Started Ballet – 3 years old
smile.
Favourite Dance Memory - When I got 2nd
Age Started Ballet – I have been dancing since I was 3.
place for my Ballet solo when I was 6 years
old. I was so happy to get my first trophy.
Favourite Dance Memory - being accepted into the Australian Ballet and being able to travel the world. Feel very privileged. Favourite teaching moment was seeing all my little ballerinas in the Tiny Tutus recital last year. Was very proud!
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Activities Corner Tiny Tutus Find – A – Word There are 12 words hidden in this puzzle. Can you find them all?
Colour Me In
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Little Ballet Helpers Tips and Tricks for your little ballerina The Five Basic Ballet Positions
Your heels should be touching with your toes turned out. Hold your arms in front of you in an oval shape.
Now move your feel apart.
Cross one foot in
Put one foot in
Finally, have one
Open your arms wide but
front of the
front of the
foot exactly in
don’t stretch them back.
other. Bring one
other with a space
front of the other
They should be slightly
arm curved in
between. Raise
but this time
rounded and in front of you.
towards you and
one arm curved
closed together.
the other out to
above your head
Raise both arms up
the side.
and the other out
in a beautiful
to the side.
ballerina oval.
Glossary
Plié Tendu Sauté
Means "bend". A smooth and soft bending of the knees. Knees moving outwards, backs held up straight (Don’t let your princess crown fall off!) Means "stretched". Pointing one leg to the front, side or back until only the toes are touching the floor. Means "jump". Can be done in any of the basic ballet positions. Making sure legs are stretched and feet are pointed in the air
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Say Cheese! We absolutely love seeing all our Tiny Tutus Ballerina’s 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 info@tinytutus.com.au
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“To touch, to move, to inspire. This is the true gift of dance.” -
Aubrey Lynch -
Have a magical Tutu Time!