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.

Competition / G Crew Auditions

Auditions for our 2016-2017 Competition Season and G Crew season will take place this Saturday, September 3rd at 3pm.

Competition Audition Information

• Open to ages 6 - 18

• All levels of dance

• Able to commit to the season (September - Recital, May 2017)

• Audition form filled out

• Come ready to dance

• You will be given a short combination

• Asked to share any tricks or special dance talent (tumbling, break-dancing, etc)

• Flexibility

• Turns

The competition teams focus on styles of ballet, jazz, tap, contemporary/lyrical, pointe, hip hop, and musical theatre.

All competition rehearsals and competitions are mandatory. Rehearsals take place Saturday's from 3pm - 6pm. As well as additional rehearsals during the week (TBD after auditions), including Sunday's closer to competitions.

G Crew Audition Information

Same as above.

What is G Crew?

G Crew is a new team at GSD. This team meets on Friday's from 5:05 - 6:05pm. This team will perform at in-town competitions, as well as additional venues in the FM area throughout the season (this could include basketball games, football games, West Acre Mall events, etc).

G Crew will focus on styles in Jazz, Hip Hop, Tap, Contemporary and/or Ballet.

What is the difference?

Our competition teams have more time commitment in rehearsing and performing. There is travel required and more rehearsal times to commit to.

G Crew is for a person looking for less commitment in travel and rehearsal time, but also being able to have the opportunity to perform.

Both teams offer great opporunities for our students in creating a bond with teammates, as well as being able to work on their technique and skills and bringing it to the stage. Performance helps with confidence as not only a dancer, but as a person.

We look forward to seeing you at Auditions!