Stagelight Blog Archives - Stagelight Arts

February 5-6-7-Update!

Open Every Day in February

We are open every day this month, so grab your dance bag and throw on your favorite outfit because we got a whole month of dancin’ and singin’ to do!

Enrollment Open Through March

Registration for our 22/23 Season is only open for two more months! Feel free to add and/or transfer classes between now and March 31st before we begin preparations for our Summer Showcase 2023 performances.

Upcoming Spring Shows

Is your child enrolled in Acting, Improv Acting, or Private Lessons? We have some good news for you! This spring, all students enrolled in these classes & lessons have their chance to shine! Our Stagelight Live Improv Show, Stagelight Scenes, Stagelight Sings, and Acting Workshop performances are all coming up soon. Be sure to mark your calendars for each show that your student has the opportunity to perform in. Please note, these 3 shows are separate from our Summer Showcase (for all group vocal and dance classes), which takes place in June. Please refer to the next section for more info about Summer Showcase 2023.

We are releasing more information about these shows over the next few months. In the meantime, mark your calendars!

Wednesday, March 1st at 7:00pm: Romeo & Juliet (for all 13-18 Acting III students)
Tuesday, April 25th at 6:30pm: Stagelight Live Improv Show (for all Improv Acting students)
Wednesday, May 24th at 6:30pm: Stagelight Scenes (for all level I Acting students)
Tuesday, May 30th at 6:30pm: Stagelight Sings (for all private vocal and piano students)
Wednesday, June 7th at 6:00pm: Acting Workshop Performances (for all level II+ Acting students)

Summer Showcase is Just Around the Corner…

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Our Summer Showcase 2023 is only a few months away! All of our group vocal, dance, and musical theatre classes participate in this performance.

Saturday, June 24th and Sunday, June 25th are the days of our Summer Showcase. Your child may not perform on both days, depending on which cast they are in. Stay tuned for more information about casts, call times, and show times, but be sure to mark these days on your calendar before planning those summer vacations!

Grab Your Spring Dance Wear

Prepare for those annual spring growth spurts and grab all the gear you might need for classes here!

Check the Lost and Found

The next time you’re in the studio, be sure to check the lost and found for any belongings, located at the back of the Family Room. All remaining items are donated at the end of this month.

As always, if you have any questions, please reply to this email.

Sincerely,

February 3, 2023

January 5-6-7-Update!

Welcome Back!

We hope you had a fun, restful, and joyful winter break. We are so excited to be back in classes! Reminder that all active enrollments continue through June 25th, 2023.

Enrollment is NOW OPEN!

Registration for our 22/23 Season is open again! From now through March 31st, 2023, feel free to add and/or transfer into any of our open classes through your Customer Portal. Do you have your eye on a class that’s currently full? Definitely jump on the waitlist! We see lots of movement in & out of classes at the start of the new year, so this is your best bet to join! You’ll receive an email once a spot becomes available.

Interested in trying out a class before committing to enrollment? Purchase one of our Drop-In Punch Passes and learn how to redeem it for one of our available group classes here.

NEW Classes Added!

We wanted to introduce some exciting class additions to our 22/23 Season schedule. Beginning this week, we have added the following classes:

HipHop I (ages 7-9) on Mondays from 4:30-5:20pm
Acting I (ages 7-9) on Mondays from 6:30-7:20pm
Tap I/II* (ages 10-15) on Mondays from 6:30-7:20pm
Jazz II* (ages 10-15) on Tuesdays from 6:30-7:20pm

*requires instructor approval

Interested in adding or transferring to any of these classes? You can do so through your Customer Portal.

Check the Lost & Found

The Lost & Found in our studio’s Family Room now contains all items found at our Holiday Showcase. Please stop by this area to ensure you did not forget anything at the theatre. All leftover items are donated at the end of the month. Thank you for your cooperation.

Flow of Traffic for Student Drop-Off

As a reminder for the new year, please help us ensure the safety of our kids and traffic efficiency by:

Pulling straight into the center and turning left at the FAR END of the parking lot into our side
Pulling forward as far as possible to drop off your children
Parking only in unmarked stalls or stalls labeled 2657
Do not send your children across the parking lot from the right side of the lot to our side (no matter his or her age)
Please use safety and caution at all times when pulling out of stalls and driving through the lot
No unattended children in the parking lot

NEW Stagelight Stickers

We have a new addition to our Stagelight Merch collection! Now in-studio and online, purchase a sticker for your Stagelighter. Perfect for water bottles, laptops, or phone cases, pick one or ALL for just $1 each! Head here to snag yours.

Upcoming Shows & Important Dates

Here are all the important dates to note for the remainder of our season:

Studio Closures

Spring Break Closure: April 3rd-7th
Memorial Day Closure: May 29th

Studio Shows & Events

Stagelight Live Improv Show (all actively enrolled Improv Acting students): Tuesday, April 25th
Stagelight Scenes (all actively enrolled Acting level I students): Wednesday, May 24th
Stagelight Sings (all actively enrolled private lesson students): Tuesday, May 30th
Acting Workshops (all actively enrolled Acting level II+ students): Friday, June 2nd & Wednesday, June 7th (performance day varies based on the class you’re enrolled in)
Summer Showcase (all actively enrolled students in group vocal, dance, and musical theatre classes): Saturday, June 24th & Sunday, June 25th (performance day varies based on the classes you’re enrolled in)

We love singing, dancing, and performing with you all and can’t wait to continue doing so. See you in class!

If you have any questions, please reply to this email.

Sincerely,

January 30, 2023

Graduating Senior Gia

Today we’re featuring another one of our graduating seniors, Gia! Gia has been a Stagelighter since we opened our doors when she was just ten years old.

💜 Gia graduated from Sonora HS last week, where she participated in theatre and dance, and will be attending Fullerton College in the fall.

💜 She wants to continue dancing and performing in theatrical productions through college and is thinking about studying journalism.

💜 She is excited for the independence the college years will bring her and for the opportunity to choose a course load that interests her, but she is nervous about choosing the right major to focus on.

💜 Over the years at Stagelight Performing Arts, Gia studied Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Pointe, Modern, Lyrical, and was also a TA for our Combo level classes.

💜 Her dream role is Millie in “Thoroughly Modern Millie” because Millie is a tapper and tap is one of Gia’s favorite forms of dance to perform.

💜 When asked what her favorite performance was at Stagelight, Gia said, “My favorite piece I’ve performed was “Nicest Kids in Town” with all my friends because it was one of the more challenging dances I’ve done but it pushed every single one of us to become more animated and get us out of our comfort zones, both physically and mentally.”

💜 Her favorite memory was when was the “Cirque du Stagelight” ballet routine because that was the show she fell on her face off the trampoline in front of everybody. Luckily, it was part of her character to be clumsy, but it still cracks her and her friends up to this day! Check out the cute picture we have in her pink tutu with that treacherous trampoline behind her! 🤣

💜 Her favorite classes were the ballet classes with Ms. Bonnie Edwards and Bonnie QuaasBerryman (also graduating this year). They had lots of laughs and serious conversations about life, and Gia will always cherish what she was taught both in class and with life lessons.

💜 When asked what Gia has learned from Stagelight, she said, “Never say the word ‘can’t.’ Ms. Alyssa has engrained into my mind and other Stagelighters here that the word ‘can’t’ is just an excuse for not pushing yourself as an individual. There are so many things that I thought I wouldn’t be able to do a couple years ago, but with hard work I am able to do them today. From now on I try to keep ‘can’t’ out of my vocabulary.”

💜 Gia will miss spending time with her friends that she’s made over the years and growing as a dancer and person altogether. She will miss the family that Stagelight has created and the teachers that have taught her much more than just dance technique. And most of all, she will miss dancing at Stagelight and expressing herself through dancing. 🥺🥰

💜 Gia’s message to all Stagelighters is: “Always push yourself farther than you think you can. If you think you’ve perfected something, you haven’t. Even the professionals push themselves with basic technique. You can always be better and grow as a dancer no matter how good you are.”

💜 Gia “wills” a pair of her pointe shoes because being on pointe was one of her biggest goals when she was little. She never thought she would actually be “en pointe,” but after working hard and focusing on her technique, she made it a few years later. Her pointe shoes will always mean more than just a pair of dance shoes to her. They represent the blood, sweat, and tears of loving dance (“hahahaha”)!

Gia, you are exquisite. You are such a beautiful dancer, performer, and person, and we can’t wait to watch you continue to grow as a performer in your college years and beyond. Congratulations! We will miss you so much.

June 17, 2021