New Season, New Faces

We are beyond excited to get our 41st season rolling at Gasper's School of Dance! Classes begin on Monday, September 2, 2019 (yes, we have class on Labor Day). This season we have a lot of new and of course familiar faces you will see at both our locations. We can't wait for you or your dancers to work with our staff.

If you haven't enrolled in classes yet, that is okay! We have Open Enrollment. We do have a few full classes already, but plenty of spots still open in many of our styles and levels. Register through your parent portal, or at the studio next week. We can't wait to see you!

Beyond the classroom, you will see some new faces at our front desk. Our Front Desk Assistant at our South Studio is a past Gasper's dancer, MacKenzie Larson. MacKenzie recently moved back to the area and we are so excited to have her part of our dance family again. At our Downtown Studio you will see a few new people throughout the week greeting you, including Concordia College students Megan Miller and Amber Hill, and GSD parent Carole Skalsky. These people are in place to assist your needs in the evening, schedule private lessons, and even help with payments. (Get to know the new faces on our website or at each of our locations. We have photos and bios hanging on the wall).

Now you are probably wondering, what about Ariel? Are we going to see her? Does she still work at GSD? YES! With the growth of our studio over the past year, we have transitioned Ariel into our Operations Manager. Her hours have changed and she will be mostly at the studio during the day and will pop in throughout the season in the evenings. We are excited to be able to offer this position and we couldn't think of a better person than Ariel to fulfill it. This will give her more time to focus on a variety of tasks that are difficult to do in the hustle and bustle of the evenings. She will be over seeing our front desk staff and still available to answer any questions you may have.

We cannot wait for another great season to start and for you to meet our new staff and welcome back our past staff members. We hope you are as eager as we are to learn and have a great time dancing!

Fall Open House 2019

Come visit us for our Fall Open House at one or both locations. Meet our staff and instructors, tour our space and register for classes. All current, past, and new students welcome. We will also have special events and booths from Apex and FMBallet. And of course, no season celebration can begin without cupcakes! Registration is now open online. At Gasper's School of Dance we have on going registration. That means you can register at any time! Already registered online? Stop by and pick up your Registration Bag full of goodies. Each season our dancers receive a new bag and goodies!

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OPEN HOUSE DATES & LOCATION August 26, 2019 12pm - 8pm South Studio August 27, 2019 12pm - 8pm South Studio August 28, 2019 12pm - 8pm Downtown Studio August 29, 2019 12pm - 8pm Downtown Studio

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TWO LOCATIONS Downtown Fargo (Aug 28 & 29) 524 7th St. N Fargo, ND 58102 South Fargo (Aug 26 & 27) 3650 Veterans Blvd S Fargo, ND 58104

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FMBALLET

FMBallet is a non-profit pre-professsional / professional ballet company serving the Fargo-Moorhead area. They are housed at Gasper's School of Dance (who is their official training dance school). Dancers from ALL over the area are welcome to audition for their productions of The Classic Nutcracker and the Spring Storybook ballet, Cinderella. They also hold open auditions to all dancers ages 14 - adult for their company.

The FMBallet company meets twice a week (Wednesday 6:30pm - 9:30pm and Friday 7:20pm - 9:30pm). During this time they hold their company class and rehearsals for upcoming productions and events.

Company Auditions

Company and Second Company auditions will be held Wednesday, August 28 at 7:00pm at Gasper's School of Dance - Downtown. Audition forms and requirements are listed on their website.

• Company List will be posted Thursday, August 29, 2019.

• First company class / rehearsal will be held Friday, August 30, 2019.

Visit the FMBallet table for information regarding auditions, productions, volunteering, donations, and more during Open House Days!

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APEX PHYSICAL THERAPY & WELLNESS CENTER

We are excited to partner with Apex Physical Therapy & Wellness Center again this season. They will be present at our Fall Open House this season with a variety of specialties to make your dancers body health the best it can be.

Massage Therapist, Gavin is new to the Apex Team and will be giving FREE 10 min chair massages during the times listed below. He will also give out $10 off your first massage appointment with him. Massages at the studio will be first come, first serve:

South Studio

August 26: 5:30pm - 7:30pm August 27: 3:00pm - 7:00pm

Downtown Studio August 28: 5:00pm - 7:00pm August 29: 3:00pm - 7:00pm

Physical Therapist, Anna Porter, who specializes in dancers health, will also be present to discuss your dancers physical health and ways to take care of your dancer's body during the season, you can also sign-up for Physical Therapy sessions at this time (Anna's Tentative Schedule):

South Studio August 26: 5:00pm - 7:00pm August 27: 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Downtown Studio August 28: 5:00pm - 7:00pm August 29: 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Visit there website today and see what they have to offer.

Second Location | Trial Classes

We are so excited to be expanding to South Fargo on Veterans Blvd. This decision has been something we have thought about for awhile, but decided to take the leap this season when we found a space to lease in late August. We have looked at several spaces over the past few years and this one just felt right all around. This wasn't an easy decision as we are starting the new location part way through a season, but we are very excited for the opportunity and new adventure for the studio's growth and expansion.

Our Downtown location will still be our main studio location, classes will remain the same at this space. Your dancer doesn't need to switch studios. The new location will have a NEW set of classes and instructors.

TRY FOR FREE!!

We will be holding a few trial classes on November 1st & 2nd. With the full season beginning November 5th. Come meet the owner of Gasper's School of Dance, our south staff, and some of the instructors. As well as stop by to check out our new location.

About the Trial Classes

This schedule is a sampling of what we will be offering at our new South Location. Class day, times, time lengths, and age groups / levels are not exact. We can help with class placement during those class times if needed. (Click on the image to download a PDF version).

More information about Gasper's School of Dance Classes:

At GSD we do not offer combination classes. This is because we find it important to keep a class focused on one style and not switching part way through the class time. In the past 40 years of the Gasper family teaching dance locally and even more years beyond, teaching throughout the United States, we have seen a greater progress in a dancer’s training who are focused on one style for a class period vs 1 - 2 style that split the time. We strive to provide the best training in a fun and nurturing atmosphere.

REGISTER TODAY!

Check out our South schedule on our GSD South page on our website. You can also register for classes online now, by phone (701-234-9440), or stop into our Downtown location (524 7th ST N, Fargo, ND 58102).

SPECIAL!!

From now until November 9th, 2018, it is HALF PRICE off the registration fee. So sign-up today.

OPEN ENROLLMENT

At GSD we have open enrollment, meaning you can register at any time during our season.