Thank you all!

I just want my studio family and friends at IDS to know how much I appreciate everything they are doing to keep IDS strong! My staff is so amazing and wonderful. Thank you for caring about your dancers in such a way that you want them to succeed in dance and teaching them how not only to be a better dancer, but better people as well!

Thank you to such wonderful parents of all the IDS dancers for allowing us to teach them! And all the extras you do around IDS to help keep my sanity!

And thank you to all my wonderful dancers! One of my most favorite things is watching you grow into a beautiful dancer. I can't believe how hard our competition teams have worked this year to get ready! The staff and I are always talking about how amazing each team is this year and how hard they work and how much we love our girls (and you too, Tyler)! It's incredible to me how much these little dancers love to dance. I know they would have to, to put up with me :) It has been crazy practices because we are competing an entire month earlier then normal, but the teams look so GOOD!

I am so excited to go and cheer them on! Parents we need a loud cheer section because you would not believe how much it helps the team get fired up! Thanks again to everyone who is a part of IDS. I truly feel so blessed to have each and every one of you as a part of my life.

Love Gertie

Calendar of Events

November

6Th 4-6 pm Juniors w/Samantha

5-7 pm Jazzerettes w/ Samantha

7th Saturday Smalls w/ Samantha

9-11 am to finish Hip Hop Dance

13th Friday a select few from Smalls will work with Gertie from 5-7 pm

21st Saturday Halftime @ISU Reed Gym for Poky Boys Game

"Futuristic" Jazzerettes and Juniors Be there at 1pm

25th-27th Wed-Friday Thanksgiving Break.

Please let us know if you will be gone all week.

December

9th Wednesday Half time performance @Skyline.

JV "Ice Cream Freeze" Tinys 6:15 ready to perform.

Varsity "Ordinary Day" Smalls 7 pm

12th Saturday Shelley High School half time performance JV "Stand Out" Minis

17th Thursday Samantha will be here to work with Minis and Smalls in their Hip Hop Classes

18th Friday Dress Rehearsal for Winter Recital at Hillcrest Auditorium

ALL IDS STUDENTS

19th Saturday Winter Recital Show @ 6 pm Hillcrest High School. ALL IDS STUDENTS

21st Monday Ali from LA is here to work with the Jazzerettes 4 -8 pm $50

Master Class with Ali Ingelstrom for ages 12-up and any Junior 8-9:30 pm $15 per dancer.

22nd Tuesday Class with Ali 4-8 pm with Jazzerettes.

ALL OTHER CLASSES--No Dance Dec 21st-Jan 3rd

January

4th Monday Classes Start after holiday break

6th Wednesday Half Time performance @Skyline JV "Nerds" Juniors be there at 6 pm

Varsity "Walking On Sunshine" Jazzerettes be there at 7:45 ready to dance!

11th Monday Bengal Dancer Farewell @ Reed Gym in Pocatello

Competition Groups TBA

15th Friday Half Time Performance @ IFHS Freshmen Tinys Jazz Dance @6 pm

JV Minis Jazz Dance @6 pm

Varsity "Hoe Down" Smalls @7:45

18th Monday No dance Human Rights Day

February

3rd Half time Performance @IFHS vs Hillcrest

Freshman Juniors Jazz Dance @6pm

JV "Right Now" Jazzerettes @ 6pm

Varsity "Futuristic Dance" Jazzerettes and Juniors

12th and 13th Dance 4 Life Competition Ogden Utah

15th Monday No dance Presidents Day

19th Miss Cassi's Baby Boy Due!

March

6th East Idaho Showcase, Shelley High School

Performance opportunity for all area studios.

13th Idaho Dance Fest @ Pocatello High School

29th - April 2nd No Dance SPRING BREAK

April

9th and 10th Celebrity Dance Competition Salt Lake City, Utah :

Tinys will NOT be attending this competition

16th and 17th Utah Dance Fest Logan, Utah

May

15th Dress Rehearsal at studio for Wonderland

18th Dress Rehearsal at Civic Auditorium for Wonderland

19th WONDERLAND SHOW @ 6pm at Civic Auditorium

20th Picture Day for Wonderland at the Studio

21st Jazzerettes in Concert Hillcrest High School Auditorium.

Awards night to follow right after.

24th-28th Last week of regular classes

28th Last Day of Dance

June

4th Competition Team Tryouts

15th-25th Summer Dance Camp

All 2010-2011 Competition Teams required to attend.

July

2nd Friday Parade Practice for all IDS students who want to participate

3rd Parade for all IDS students. Competition Team members need to attend if you are in town.

August

25th and 26th Fall Registration

Calendar of Events

A calendar of events was sent home with your dancer this week (or will be the beginning of next week depending on the day you dance). Please keep it so you can refer to it often. It has pretty much EVERY DATE on there that is important for you to know as far as dance is concerned.

If you have conflicts or questions, please let Gertie or your teacher know IMMEDIATELY! Please don't wait 6 months to tell us if you have a conflict when you know about it now! We understand that things come up, but if you are planning a week at Disneyland in April, my guess is you already know about it, so we would like to know about it too!

Thanks!

IDS Staff

Parent Meeting

September 30 at 8 pm is the parent meeting for all Competition Team Dancers parents. There will be a lot of information covered. If you are unable to attend please send someone in you place.

ALSO

before the meeting, at 7pm, we will have the warm up exchange. Bring your IDS warm ups that no longer fit to sell to a smaller girl. If you have never purchased a warm up, this would be a GREAT opportunity to get one slightly used. Please come prepared to purchase a new warm up if you are unable to get a used one. They will be $65.

Wonderland Cast

Thank you to everyone who came and tried out for the lead roles in our Spring production of "Wonderland." We are so fortunate to have so many great dancers to choose from.

Remember that EVERYONE at Infinity is part of the spring show.

ALL Classes will dance in the production whether you have a main part or not!

Congratulations to the following people!

Alice--Aubri B

Alice's Sister--Ashley G

White Rabbit--Cara G

Tweedle Dee-- Lizzie H

Tweedle Dum--Shania A

Walrus--Morgan W

Carpenter--Megan O

Oyster's Mother--Marissa K

Red Rose--Lindee P

White Rose--London

Caterpillar--Grace N and Halle C

Cheshire Cat--Kynlee C

Cheshire Dog--Miklyn K

Small Alice--McKenna T

Tall Alice--Kaylynn H

Mad Hatter--Jocelyn C

March Hare--Chelsie W

Tea Party Mouse--Brittany H

Queen of Hearts--Ashley W

King of Hearts--Lindsey S

Fund Raiser Money Due

Cookie Dough Sales and Mary Kay Sunscreen Sales are both

due today Monday September 14th.

Please bring all your money and information to the studio.

Thanks for all you do!

Dance Has Started!

Our first week of dance has started! There has been a little confusion about start dates but we have begun! See you at the studio!