2025-2026 Calendar

Thanksgiving Break– November 24-29
Nutcracker Dress Rehearsal – Dec. 11 & 12
Nutcracker Performances–Dec. 13 & 14
Winter Break- Dec. 15 – Jan. 4
Spring Break – March 16-21
Recital Dress Rehearsal- May 28 & 29
Recital Performances – May 30 & 31
*We do not take off on Monday Holidays or have a Fall Break separate from Thanksgiving

We are looking forward to a wonderful dance year with LOTS of exciting things planned. Thank you so much for joining us; we’re so happy you’re here.

Massari-Wood Dance Center November/Nutcracker News- 2025

Happy (almost) Thanksgiving!! We are in FULL swing for Nutcracker and here is everything you need to know.

NOVEMBER 24^th—29th NO REGULAR CLASSES

STUDIO Closed for Thanksgiving Holidays!

But don’t forget the special Nutcracker rehearsals at the Studio:

Monday, November 24th – 4:30-5:30pm Mice and Soldiers (Primary 3 and Elementary 1)

6:00-8:30 – Civic Ballet, Training Company, and all Intermediates

Tuesday, November 25th – 6:00-8:00pm -Party Scene (Party Children, Parents, Housekeeper and Maids) Note: This rehearsal does not include gypsies, dolls, caterers or Apple Seller.

OTHER SPECIAL STUDIO REHEARSALS

(No Regular Classes week of 12/8 except M&Ms and PreBallet)

Thursday, November 20^th 7:00-8:00pm Waltz of the Flowers (ALL flowers, Dew Drop, Clara, and Drosselmeyer)

Sunday, December 7th 2:30-5:00pm Party Scene Rehearsal (Party Parents, Children, Maids,

Gypsies, Dolls, Fortuneteller, Caterers)

Monday, December 8th 4:30-6:00pm Battle Scene Rehearsal

(Mice/Soldiers/Clara/Nutcracker)

6:30-8:30pm Civic Ballet, Training Company and ALL Intermediates

Tuesday, December 9th 4:30–6:00pm Archangels, Seraph, All Angels & Cherubs (Primary 1 & Primary 2)

5:30-6:30pm Elementary 1 Mother Ginger

(All of the above are at the Studio)

All other classes are at their normal times thru Saturday, Dec. 6^th

Party Girl & Party Mom/Aunt Fittings

Party Girls and Ladies!! It’s Party Time!! And that means you need something to wear to the party!

Please sign up for a costume fitting between Friday, November 21^st and Sunday, November 23rd

I will be emailing a signup sheet soon.

**Cherubs, Angels, Mice, Soldiers, Gypsies, Caterers, and Party Boys DO NOT need to sign up for a fitting. They will be fitted in class**

Nutcracker Performance Fee

All dancers performing in the Nutcracker must pay a $40 performance fee. Your payment helps maintain the smallest cherub halo to the tallest backdrop; make sure everything is lit, the music is heard, and even make it snow.

It really does take a village to put on any gigantic show like The Nutcracker and we truly appreciate your help and we love each of our dancing villagers BEYOND measure.

THANK YOU!!!!

Ideally, we will add this on to your November. You are also welcome to request a specific payment date (prior to the show) with Miss Katie. Just send her an email ASAP to let her know your preference ([email protected])

Nutcracker Merchandise & Tickets

Nutcracker merchandise can be purchased until now until November 12th!!

Be on the lookout for posts and pics of our newest merch! Order Online or in the Studio today!!

Tickets are now on sale via the UTC Box Office!!

$21 Children 10 & Under

$24 Adults

(includes $3 UTC service charge)

They can be purchased online at:

https://tinyurl.com/4uwdh9ah

or by calling the UTC Box Office +1 423 425 4269

Please direct any questions about tickets or ticket adjacent concerns to the UTC Box Office. They are completely in charge of ticketing. If you call me with a ticketing question/problem…I will tell you to call UTC.

Seating is General Admission. Doors open 30 minutes before curtain.

All Dress Rehearsals & Performances at The Roland Hayes Theater

UTC Fine Arts Center

725 Vine St.

Chattanooga, TN 37405

DRESS REHEARSAL SCHEDULE AT UTC

Thursday, December 11^th:

5:00 – 6:30 Angels & Cherubs

5:00 – 8:00 Civic Ballet, T Co. , Intermediates, Dross

8:00 – ? Flakes, Skaters, Clara, Nutcracker, Snow Queen, Snow Cavalier

Friday, December 12^th

4:30 – 5:30 – Battle Scene

5:30 – 7:30 – Party Scene

7:45 -8:15– Mother Ginger

DRESS REHEARSAL TIMES ARE APPROXIMATE. PLEASE REMAIN FLEXIBLE

Please arrive in sufficient time to be ready. In other words, don’t enter the building at the exact time your rehearsal is supposed to begin. All dancers/students should sit in the theater upon arriving at dress rehearsal. We will distribute the costumes and show you to your dressing area. We will follow the schedule as closely as possible, but don’t hold us to it. Technical situations sometimes arise that require time to correct. Come early, relax and be patient, please.

NUTCRACKER PERFORMANCES

Saturday, December 13th – 7:30pm & Sunday, December 14th – 2:30pm

Performance Assignments for Primary 1 (Cherubs) and Primary 2 (Angels)

Primary 1 Thursday Class & Primary 2 Tuesday Class – Sat., Dec.13^th

Primary 1 Tuesday Class & Primary 2 Thursday Class – Sun., Dec. 14th

Primary 3 and up perform both days.

If there are any problems/concerns about this, please contact Miss Katie.

Dressing Rooms

Band Room- Cherubs, Angels, Mice, Soldiers, Party Children,

All other dressing areas will be assigned upon arrival

Signs will be posted directing students to the dressing areas.

PLEASE NO MALES IN THE DRESSING ROOMS!

This includes dads, grandads, uncles, little brothers, friends, cousins, etc. We have to respect the modesty of our dancers.

Dancers should arrive approximately ½ hour before the performances. They need to bring a cover-up so they can go out front to watch the act they aren’t performing in. They will be taken as a class along with their Official Class Moms to specially assigned seats to watch and enjoy. Those in Act 2 (Angels and Cherubs) will be taken to the dressing room during Intermission to get ready.

Boys –TBA

Class Mom Sign Up Sheets

We are looking for a few good Class Moms!! If you are new to us: class moms are the unsung heroes of the backstage. Mostly, they corral the children while they are waiting backstage, are a bathroom buddy, a communicator with our backstage coordinator, a chaperone when they are sitting in the audience watching the part of the show that they aren’t in, and MUCH MUCH MORE.

And of course, you get to watch your little dancer from backstage during their performance! Ideally, we have two moms backstage per class. Also feel free to recruit a responsible sibling, cousin, babysitter, family friend etc. Ladies only for volunteers, please.

I will send an email with the link to the Google Doc to sign up. See the show for free AND get all the backstage action!!

We love you so much and couldn’t do it without you.

Ad Space & Well Wishes

Own a small business? Love your school? Nana wants to wish her special little dancer, “Congratulations?” We’ve got you covered!

If you’re new to the arts world, sometimes in addition to ads that help pay for the cost of MANY things, people will include well wishes to their loved ones that are performing in the show. The wish will usually appear in a box with a pretty border and say something like, “Congratulations on your first Nutcracker, Clara Stahlbaum! We love you! Love, Nana,” or “We’re proud of you Fritz Stahlbaum! Love Mom & Dad. Something very brief that commemorates a fun occasion. It’s just a nice way to give a warm, holiday fuzzy.

Ad Pricing

Prices and dimensions for print – ready ads are below:

Full page ………………………………………………………………………………………………$50

Half-page horizontal …………………………………………………………………………….$30

Quarter-page vertical …………………………………………………………………………..$20

Well Wishes ……………………………………………………………………………………… $ 10/15

(only available in Eighth & Quarter –text only/no external graphics)

Mandatory Ad Specs and Preparation Ads must be print PDF documents or

JPEG/JPG files with all fonts embedded.

Final product will be printed in black and white.

Full Page Ad:

Trim size: 8.5”H x 5.5”W

Bleed size: 8.75”H x 5.75”W

Half Page Ad:

Trim size: 4.25”H x 5.5”W

Bleed size: 4.25”H x 2.25”W

Quarter Page Ad:

Trim size: 4.5”H x 5.75”W

Bleed size: 4.5”H x 2.45”W

Ad Submission

Please email print PDF or JPEG/JPG file with all fonts embedded and not

requiring any design adjustments. Send black and white, print ready ad.

Please do not send native (*.psd or *.indd for example) files.
Ads may be submitted electronically to [email protected]. For timely processing, please

type “PROGRAM BOOKLET” in the subject line and include your contact info in the body of the

email.

ALL Submissions

Please email all wishes to [email protected] no later than Friday, November 21^st at 5pm Please limit your congratulations, love, pride etc. to a sentence or two. PLEASE make sure to include your child’s name in the body of the email.

Due Dates

Reservations and Payment due by Friday, November 22nd
All art/well-wishing text must be received by Friday, November 22nd, 5 pm

Payment

Online payment available at https://massariwooddance.com/make-a-payment/

Checks:

Made out to Massari -Wood Dance Center with PROGRAM written in the memo.

Can be dropped in the box outside Miss Katie’s office or mailed to

Massari-Wood Dance Center

1070 Graysville Rd.

Chattanooga, TN 37421

Ensure inclusion by sending your request & payment as soon as possible. Any questions, please contact:

[email protected]

2025-2026 Calendar

Thanksgiving Break– November 24-29

Nutcracker Dress Rehearsal – Dec. 11+12

Nutcracker Performances–Dec. 13&14

Winter Break- Dec. 15 – Jan. 5
Spring Break – March 16-20

Recital Dress Rehearsal- May 28 & 29

Recital Performances – May 30&31

Tuition

PLEASE make sure you are current on your tuition payments. Any questions or concerns, please contact Miss Katie.

Please remember that December tuition will be due. Remember, for ease of payment, you are on a 9 month payment plan, not a per month basis.

Any questions about this or anything else, please contact Miss Katie at [email protected] or (423) 894-1406

And as always,

Happy Dancing!!

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Massari ~ Wood Dance Center ~ September 2025
~Welcome to the Massari~Wood Dance Center~
We are glad you chose us!
We will do everything possible to fulfill your expectations and are happy to help in any way.
If you have any questions, please ask Miss Katie our office manager (423) 894 – 1406 or
[email protected].
And, of course, you can talk to her smiling face in the office.

Classroom Attire
Leotards and tights are the only attire that should be worn in ballet class (no shorts, shirts,
pantyhose, legwarmers, etc.) Boys are in tee shirts and shorts. All dancers should wear suitable
cover-ups to and from the studio.
NEATNESS COUNTS IN BALLET CLASS!! ~~Long hair should be pulled back from the face and off of the
neck. Strings should be tucked inside ballet shoes. No large pieces of jewelry (including watches)
should be worn in class. Please leave all such items at home.
PARENTS: Please mark all shoes, leotards, bags, etc. with the student’s name to avoid mix- ups.
Class leotards are coded by class.
M&Ms & PreBallet: Pink Primary Level: Light Blue
Elementary level: Navy Blue or Burgundy Intermediate: Black
DANCE SHOES should NOT be worn outside!

Tuition
Tuition is based on an annual rate and is divided into 9 equal amounts to facilitate payment as
some months are longer or shorter than others. In all our years, we’ve noticed that no one has ever
said, “This month is longer, please take more money.” *grin*
Payments are due the 1st -10th of every month via your method of payment on your Payment
Authorization form. If you have not filled one of these out, please contact Miss Katie. She will
also be sending out emails to those of you with missing forms to collect your information as soon
as she can find her desk again under all the beginning of the year paperwork.
Please direct any tuition or monetary questions/matters to Miss Katie. If you are ever having a
problem, let us know!! We can’t help if we don’t know what’s wrong.

Classroom Manners

Lobby Etiquette
When dancers arrive early for class, please sit quietly until your class time. PARENTS: Please
watch your little ones. If you must leave during your child’s class, please make sure they know
when you will return and make sure to tell them not to leave the studio until you return. No
student is allowed to come and go without adult supervision. In other words: please do not leave
students to wait in the lobby alone and they must be picked up on time. We are unable to supervise
students before and after their class.

Class Size
Please bear with us during the first month. If classes are too large we will attempt to open
another class. There is a minimum of 6 students per class. We may combine classes at the studio’s
discretion. You will be notified.

Dance Notebooks
We will have dance folders for M&M, Pre-Ballet, Primary 1, 2 and 3 for each student. These will
include copies of their dances, coloring pages, terminology pages and an mp3 of their recital music
for their dance in the Spring. There is a materials fee of $10 per notebook.

NUTCRACKER
All Ballet students from Primary 1 and up are eligible to participate in the Civic Ballet of
Chattanooga’s annual production of the Nutcracker. Most rehearsals will be during normal classes.
Costumes are provided by the Civic Ballet.
Performance dates will be Dec. 13th & 14th with dress rehearsals the two days before the first
show. It will be held at the UTC Fine Arts Center.

**COMMUNICATION**
Our quickest most efficient method of communication with you is email!!
Check it early, Check it often!! We can alert you to rehearsal changes, send you invoices, contact
you about inclement weather and all other fun administrative things if we have an accurate email
address for you, so make sure we have one! We also make announcements on our Facebook page, so give
us a like.

ALL information including, newsletters, tuition fees, etc. can be found at massariwooddance.com

Follow our pages so you won’t miss anything exciting, then share us with all your friends!

Massari-Wood Dance Center @massariwooddancecenter

2025-2026 Calendar*

Thanksgiving Break– November 24-29

Nutcracker Dress Rehearsal – Dec. 11+12

Nutcracker Performances–
Dec. 13&14

Winter Break- Dec. 15 – Jan. 5
Spring Break – March 16-20

Recital Dress Rehearsal- May 28 & 29

Recital Performances – May 30&31

*We do not take off on Monday Holidays or have a Fall Break separate from Thanksgiving

We are looking forward to a wonderful dance year with LOTS of exciting things planned. Thank you so
much for joining us; we’re so happy you’re here.
If you have any questions or need ANYTHING IN THE UNIVERSE (of the studio. She’s not a wizard),
please do not hesitate to contact Miss Katie and she will use all her powers to make it happen.

***

Recital 2025 News

Welcome to A Princess’s Passage: A Fairytale and all things Recital. We are bursting at the costume seams with excitement to share it with everyone!!

Dress Rehearsal Schedule

**All dress rehearsals are at UTC Fine Arts Center**

725 Vine St. Chattanooga, TN 37403

PLEASE ARRIVE 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE TIME YOU ARE CALLED. Even earlier, please, if you plan on dressing at the theater for rehearsal. This ensures that we can keep everything running smoothly and according to schedule. Please remain flexible as dress rehearsals can sometime run a little shorter/longer than expected. We want to make sure everything looks and feels just right for the performance and that your dancers are as comfortable in their new dancing space as possible.

Thursday, May 29th

4:00 M&Ms (20 min)

4:20 Pre-Ballet (40 min)

5:00 Acting-Act 1 (15 min)

5:15 Primary 1 (30 min)

5:45 Elementary 1 (15 min)

6:00 Acting-Act 2, Scene 1 & Union Break (15 min)

6:15 Primary 3-Ballet (15 min)

6:30 Jazz 2 (15 min)

6:45 Jazz 1 (15 min)

7:00 Acting-Act 2, Scene 2 (15 min)

7:15 Primary 3-Tap (15 min)

7:30 Junior Tap (15 min)

7:45 Acting-Act 2, Scene 3 & Union Break (15 min)

8:00 Primary 2 (30 min)

8:30 Elementary 2/3 (30 min)

9:00 Acting-Act 2, Scene 4 to End

Friday, May 30^th

5:00 Jazz 3 (15 min)

5:15 Adult Tap (15 min)

5:30 Training Company-Act 1 dance (15 min)

5:45 Company-Act 1 dance (15 min)

6:00 Riley & Owiin Pas (15 min)

6:15 Senior Piece (15 min)

6:30 Company-CanCan (15 min)

6:45 Gracie & Joe Pas (15 min)

7:00 Union Break/ Adult Jazz set ending (15 min)

7:15 Adult Jazz (15 min)

7:30 Intermediate-Act 1 dance (15 min)

7:45 Maggie & Joe Pas (15 min)

8:00 Adult Ballet 1/2 (15 min)

8:15 Intermediate + Maggie-Act 3 dance (15 min)

8:30 Training Company-Act 3 dance (15 min)

8:45 Company-Act 3 dance (15 min)

Costume Care & Handling

For ballet costumes, the best way to hang them is on a hanger by the crotch to ensure the tutus remain nice and fluffy. Just turn the costume UPSIDE DOWN and hang it over the hook of your hanger. Please label costumes and shoes with a piece of tape on the inside of each– And you’re done! The wrinkles should fall out naturally while it hangs upside down, but you can also hang the costume in a steamy bathroom-that should do the trick. Tap and Jazz costumes can be hung normally.

All of the dancers have made a Ballerina Promise (the most important kind of promise) that they will not eat or drink or run around crazy in their costumes before the show to ensure their costumes will be clean and sparkly for the show. After the show, they can simultaneously eat, drink, and run around crazy while wearing their costume as much as they want. Please help them keep their Ballerina Promise.

Class Moms

We are looking for a few good Class Moms!! If you are new to us: class moms are the unsung heroes of the backstage. Mostly, they corral the children while they are waiting backstage, a bathroom buddy, a communicator with our backstage coordinator, a chaperone when they are sitting in the audience watching the part of the show that they aren’t in, and MUCH MUCH MORE.

I will send an email with the link to the Google Doc to sign up. See the show for free AND get all the backstage action!!

**THANK YOU SO MUCH IN ADVANCE TO OUR AMAZING VOLUNTEERS. WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH AND ABSOLUTELY COULD NOT DO THIS WITHOUT YOU!!!!!**

Hair & Makeup

Our makeup philosophy is that children should look like children. You will hear Miss Donna say this a lot and it is absolutely true. They don’t need anything crazy like false eyelashes or contouring; just enough makeup to highlight their beautiful, natural features. For ballet dancers, if you can get their hair in a bun, wonderful, but the most important thing is that it’s off their face. Same goes for tap and jazz: just off their face.

Performances:

Saturday, May31st at 7:30pm & Sunday, June 1st at 2:30pm

M&Ms – Saturday Performance

PreBallet (Monday Class)—Saturday Performance

Primary 1 (Thursday Class) – Saturday Performance

Primary 2 (Thursday Class) -Saturday Performance

PreBallet (Tuesday) – Sunday Performance

Primary 1 & 2 (Tuesday Class) – Sunday Performance

*Levels Primary 3 (including Jazz 1 & 2, and Junior Tap) and up perform both days*

If you have been assigned a performance day that simply cannot work for you, please let Miss Katie know and we will figure it out together.

The Venue:

UTC Fine Arts Center

725 Vine St. Chattanooga, TN 37403

For Dress Rehearsal: Once you arrive (15 minutes earlier or more than your call time, please and thank you) come inside the theater and you’ll be directed to dressing rooms if you need them; there should also be signs directing you to them.

Please use the Vine Street entrance to enter the building and parking is available across from the theater and various lots around the Fine Arts Center.

If you choose to arrive with your child dressed and ready to go, PLEASE make sure they wear a cover up to and from the theater; we always like to practice good theater etiquette.

Performance Days: Please arrive no less than 30 minutes before performance time. Upon your arrival, please head straight to the dressing rooms.

Dressing Areas: The Band Room will be home to the M&Ms through Elementary 2/3s

All other dressing areas will be assigned upon arrival.

Signs will be posted directing students to the dressing areas.

Tickets: Tickets are $18.50 for Adults, $16.00 for Children 10& Under. (in addition to a $3.00 Service Fee from UTC). Please know that we try to keep all of our ticket pricing as reasonable as possible, but have had to make a slight increase due to a raise in pricing from the local Theater Union (The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees -IATSE 140) who help us with all sorts of things when we put on shows as well as a small increase in UTC pricing. Thank you!

Tickets are available online at https://tinyurl.com/4uwdh9ah

Any problems or questions about tickets, please contact the UTC Box Office – Miss Katie has no access to tickets or a way to fix any problems with tickets. Her answer to you if you ask her a ticketing question will be, “call the UTC Box Office,” 100% of the time.

UTC Box Office:

Telephone: (423) 425-4269 Box Office Hours: 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., weekdays

***The last official week of regular classes before the recital is Monday, 5/19 – Saturday, 5/24***

**SPECIAL REHEARSAL ALERT: MONDAY, MAY 26^TH **

(this only includes Company, Training Company, Intermediates and various adults (you know who you are)

Act I – 6:30-7:30pm

Act III – 7:30 -8:30pm

Summer Classes & Camps

Starting June 16^th!!

Classes for current Elementary 1 dancers and up

10 Week Summer Session

Monday, June 16th — Saturday, Aug 23rd

$250 per dancer

8 Week Summer Session

Monday, June 30th — Saturday, August 23rd

$200 per dancer

Partnering 101 & Pas de Deux dates and times coming soon!

Camps for Rising Kindergarten—4^th graders

Superheroes Unite

June 16^th, 19^th & 20^th(M,W,F)

10:00-10:45am $45 per child

Rising Kindergarteners & 1^st Graders

Aloha, Hawaii

June 23^rd, 25^th, & 27^th (M,W,F)

10:00-10:45am

$45 per child

Rising Kindergarteners & 1^st Graders

Explore the Ballet “Coppelia”

July 14^th – 18^th (M-F)

2:00-5:00pm

$175 per child

Rising 2^nd – 4^th graders

Explore the Ballet “Cinderella”

July 15th – 19th (M-F)

2:00-5:00pm

$175 per child

Rising 2^nd – 4^th graders

Keep an eye on massariwooddance.com for more Summer info and Registration forms.

Coming VERY Soon!!

PLEASE make sure you are up to date on your tuition (the theater likes it when we pay their rental fee *grin*). If you have ANY questions/problems about this or ANYTHING else, or just want to help her or say nice things, do not hesitate to reach out to Miss Katie, except for ticket problems, I can’t help you with those. Please call the UTC Box Office at the number mentioned above.

Miss Katie: [email protected] or (423) 894-1406

HAPPY DANCING!!

Massari ~ Wood Dance Center February 2025 News

Happy Almost Spring Everybody!

It’s almost here; we can feel it!! And that means Recital News!

But first ~ a word about Nutcracker:

We want to thank everyone for a beautiful show, and we’re excited about sharing it with all of you.

Nutcracker DVDs are available to order between now and March 17th. Cost of the DVD is $20. See/Email Miss Katie to place an order or place one online with a payment (www.massariwooddance.com)

Recital dates

Performance Dates:

Saturday, May 31^st and Sunday, June 1^st at UTC Fine Arts Center

Dress Rehearsal Dates:

Thursday, May 29th & Friday, May 30th (also UTC)

Recital Costumes

It’s recital costume time!!

We’ve almost finished measuring everybody; now Miss Donna just must decide what everybody is going to wear.

Costumes are not refundable or returnable. If you think your dancer is not going to be able to participate (OR THINK THEY WILL NEED TO STOP ATTENDING CLASS FOR ANY REASON THAT IS NOT AN ACT OF GOD) please let me know ASAP so that we don’t order you a costume. And keep reminding me! Each year, Miss Donna puts these costumes on her personal credit card because we have to order them pretty early to ensure they arrive in plenty of time for the show. So PLEASE note: I can’t return or refund costumes. If you order a costume and then decide that you need to go to Disney…you’ll have to wear the costume to Disney. Thank you so much for your detailed attention to this matter as it makes everyone’s life so much easier.

We ask that all costumes are paid for by March. If I haven’t heard from you by then, I’ll add the costumes to your March tuition.

M&M, Pre-Ballet, Primary 1 and Primary 2 – $60

Primary 3 – $90 (2 costumes, Ballet and Tap)

Elementary 1, 2, 3 – $70

Jazz 1, Jazz 2, Jazz 3, Elementary tap, Jr. Tap, $70

Intermediate Ballet – $75

(Training Company, and Civic Ballet to be announced later.)

We need to make these payments sooner rather than later, so please pay this fee as soon as you are able. We would like to order costumes the first week of March. Thank you!

I will have more recital details for you as they become available.

Calendar

*Reminder: We do not take Monday holidays off*

SPRING BREAK: March 17^th – March 22nd

Classes resume Monday, March 24th

Inclement Weather Policy

Our normal protocol is to follow the Hamilton County School System. But! If they call for a snow/rain/wind day and there is no snow, rain, or wind….there’s a good chance we will still be having class. However, we realize we have families residing all through the area and we want you all to stay safe. So, use your best judgement and please check our Facebook or your email for those announcements.

Please make sure you are up to date on your tuition and if you have ANY questions about ANYTHING, please reach out to Miss Katie ([email protected])

HAPPY DANCING!!

November/Nutcracker News 2024

Massari-Wood Dance Center November/Nutcracker News- 2024

Happy (almost) Thanksgiving!! We are in FULL swing for Nutcracker and here is everything you need to know.

NOVEMBER 25^th—30th NO REGULAR CLASSES

STUDIO Closed for Thanksgiving Holidays!

But don’t forget the special Nutcracker rehearsals at the Studio:

Monday, November 25th – 4:30-5:30pm Mice and Soldiers (Primary 3 and Elementary 1)

6:00-8:30 – Civic Ballet, Training Company, and all Intermediates

Tuesday, November 26th – 6:00-8:00pm -Party Scene (Party Children, Parents, Housekeeper and Maids) Note: This rehearsal does not include gypsies, dolls, caterers or Apple Seller.

OTHER SPECIAL STUDIO REHEARSALS

(No Regular Classes week of 12/9 except M&Ms and PreBallet)

Sunday, December 8th 2:30-5:00pm Party Scene Rehearsal (Party Parents, Children, Maids,

Gypsies, Dolls, Fortuneteller, Caterers)

Monday, December 9th 4:30-6:00pm Battle Scene Rehearsal

(Mice/Soldiers/Clara/Nutcracker)

6:30-8:30pm Civic Ballet, Training Company and ALL Intermediates

Tuesday, December 10th 4:30–6:00pm All Angels & Cherubs (Primary 1 & Primary 2) 5:30-6:30pm Elementary 1 Mother Ginger

(All of the above are at the Studio)

All other classes are at their normal times thru Saturday, Dec. 7^th

Party Girl Fittings

Party Girls!! It’s Party Time!! And that means you need something to wear to the party!

Please sign up for a costume fitting on either Saturday, Nov. 23rd or Sunday, Nov. 24th.

I will be emailing a signup sheet soon.

**Cherubs, Angels, Mice, Soldiers, Gypsies, Caterers, and Party Boys DO NOT need to sign up for a fitting. They will be fitted in class**

*Adult Party Parents, aunts etc.: Fittings TBA*

Nutcracker Performance Fee

All dancers performing in the Nutcracker must pay a $40 performance fee. Your payment will help maintain the smallest cherub halo to the tallest backdrop; make sure everything is lit, the music is heard, and even make it snow.

It really does take a village to put on any gigantic show like The Nutcracker and we truly appreciate your help, and love each of our dancing villagers BEYOND measure.

THANK YOU!!!!

Nutcracker Merchandise & Tickets

Nutcracker merchandise is coming soon!! Be on the lookout for an

Tickets are now on sale via the UTC Box Office!!

They can be purchased online at:

https://tinyurl.com/t44zrfce

or by calling the UTC Box Office +1 423 425 4269

All Dress Rehearsals & Performances at The Roland Hayes Theater

UTC Fine Arts Center

725 Vine St.

Chattanooga, TN 37405

DRESS REHEARSAL SCHEDULE AT UTC

Thursday, December 12^th:

5:00 – 6:30 Angels & Cherubs

5:00 – 8:00 Civic Ballet, Training Company, Intermediates

8:00 until Snowflakes, Skaters, Clara, Nutcracker, Snow Queen

Friday, December 13^th

4:30 – 5:30 – Battle Scene

5:30 – 7:30 – Party Scene

7:45 -8:15- Mother Ginger

DRESS REHEARSAL TIMES ARE APPROXIMATE. PLEASE REMAIN FLEXIBLE

NUTCRACKER PERFORMANCES

Saturday, December 14th – 7:30pm & Sunday, December 15th – 2:30pm

Performance Assignments for Primary 1 (Cherubs) and Primary 2 (Angels)

Primary 1 Tuesday Class & Primary 2 Thursday Class – Sat., Dec.14^th

Primary 1 Thursday Class & Primary 2 Tuesday Class – Sun., Dec. 15th

Primary 3 and up perform both days.

If there are any problems/concerns about this, please contact Miss Katie.

Dressing Rooms

Band Room- Cherubs, Angels, Mice, Soldiers, Party Children,

All other dressing areas will be assigned upon arrival

Signs will be posted directing students to the dressing areas.

PLEASE NO MALES IN THE DRESSING ROOMS!

This includes dads, grandads, uncles, little brothers, friends, cousins, etc. We have to respect the modesty of our dancers.

Class Mom Sign Up Sheets

We are looking for a few good Class Moms!! If you are new to us: class moms are the unsung heroes of the backstage. Mostly, they corral the children while they are waiting backstage, a bathroom buddy, a communicator with our backstage coordinator, a chaperone when they are sitting in the audience watching the part of the show that they aren’t in, and MUCH MUCH MORE.

I will send an email with the link to the Google Doc to sign up. See the show for free AND get all the backstage action!!

We love you so much and couldn’t do it without you.

Ad Space & Well Wishes

Own a small business? Love your school? Nana wants to wish her special little dancer, “Congratulations?” We’ve got you covered!

Ad Pricing

Prices and dimensions for print – ready ads are below:

Full page ………………………………………………………………………………………………$50

Half-page horizontal …………………………………………………………………………….$30

Quarter-page vertical …………………………………………………………………………..$20

Well Wishes ……………………………………………………………………………………… $ 10/15

(only available in Eighth & Quarter –text only/no external graphics)

Mandatory Ad Specs and Preparation Ads must be print PDF documents or

JPEG/JPG files with all fonts embedded.

Final product will be printed in black and white.

Full Page Ad:

Trim size: 8.5”H x 5.5”W

Bleed size: 8.75”H x 5.75”W

Half Page Ad:

Trim size: 4.25”H x 5.5”W

Bleed size: 4.25”H x 2.25”W

Quarter Page Ad:

Trim size: 4.5”H x 5.75”W

Bleed size: 4.5”H x 2.45”W

Ad Submission

Please email print PDF or JPEG/JPG file with all fonts embedded and not

requiring any design adjustments. Send black and white, print ready ad.

Please do not send native (*.psd or *.indd for example) files.
Ads may be submitted electronically to [email protected]. For timely processing, please

type “PROGRAM BOOKLET” in the subject line and include your contact info in the body of the

email.

ALL Submissions

Please email all wishes to [email protected] no later than Friday, November 22nd, 5pm. Please limit your congratulations, love, pride etc. to a sentence or two. PLEASE make sure to include your child’s name in the body of the email.

Due Dates

Reservations and Payment due by Friday, November 22nd
All art/well-wishing text must be received by Friday, November 22nd, 5 pm

Payment

Online payment available at https://massariwooddance.com/make-a-payment/

Checks:

Made out to Massari -Wood Dance Center with PROGRAM written in the memo.

Can be dropped in the box outside Miss Katie’s office or mailed to

Massari-Wood Dance Center

1070 Graysville Rd.

Chattanooga, TN 37421

Ensure inclusion by sending your request & payment as soon as possible. Any questions, please contact:

[email protected]

2024-2025 Calendar

Thanksgiving Break– November 25-30

Nutcracker Dress Rehearsal – Dec. 12&13

Nutcracker Performances– Dec.14 & 15

Winter Break– Dec. 16 – Jan. 6

Classes Resume – Jan. 6th

Spring Break – March 17-22

Recital Dress Rehearsal – May 29&30

Recital Performance Dates – May 31 & June 1

Tuition

PLEASE make sure you are current on your tuition payments. Any questions or concerns, please contact Miss Katie.

Please remember that December tuition will be due. Remember, for ease of payment, you are on a 9 month payment plan, not a per month basis.

Any questions about this or anything else, please contact Miss Katie at [email protected] or (423) 894-1406

And as always,

Happy Dancing!!

Massari ~ Wood Dance Center ~ September 2024

~Welcome to the Massari~Wood Dance Center~ We are glad you chose us! We will do everything possible to fulfill your expectations and are happy to help in any way. If you have any questions, please ask Miss Katie our office manager (423) 894 – 1406 or [email protected]. And, of course, you can talk to her smiling face in the office.

Classroom Attire

Leotards and tights are the only attire that should be worn in ballet class (no shorts, shirts, pantyhose, legwarmers, etc.) Boys are in tee shirts and shorts. All dancers should wear suitable cover-ups to and from the studio. NEATNESS COUNTS IN BALLET CLASS!! ~~Long hair should be pulled back from the face and off of the neck. Strings should be tucked inside ballet shoes. No large pieces of jewelry (including watches) should be worn in class. Please leave all such items at home.

PARENTS: Please mark all shoes, leotards, bags, etc. with the student’s name to avoid mix-ups. Class leotards are coded by class. M&Ms & PreBallet: Pink Primary Level: Light Blue Elementary level: Burgundy Intermediate: Black DANCE SHOES should NOT be worn outside!

Tuition
Tuition is based on an annual rate and is divided into 9 equal amounts to facilitate payment as some months are longer or shorter than others. In all our years, we’ve noticed that no one has ever said, “This month is longer, please take more money.” *grin*
Payments are due the 1st -10th of every month via your method of payment on your Payment Authorization form. If you have not filled one of these out, please contact Miss Katie. She will also be sending out emails to those of you with missing forms to collect your information as soon as she can find her desk again under all the beginning of the year paperwork.
Please direct any tuition or monetary questions/matters to Miss Katie. If you are ever having a problem, let us know!! We can’t help if we don’t know what’s wrong.

Classroom Manners

Only dancers are allowed in the dance studio during class times, please. No gum, or candy or drinks are allowed in the dance area. Please be on time for classes as it is very disruptive to others when there is a latecomer. The instructors reserve the right to remove a student from participation if they are unruly or uncooperative. Lobby Etiquette When dancers arrive early for class, please sit quietly until your class time. PARENTS: Please watch your little ones. If you must leave during your child’s class, please make sure they know when you will return and make sure to tell them not to leave the studio until you return. No student is allowed to come and go without adult supervision. In other words: please do not leave students to wait in the lobby alone and they must be picked up on time. We are unable to supervise students before and after their class. Class Size Please bear with us during the first month. If classes are too large we will attempt to open another class. There is a minimum of 6 students per class. We may combine classes at the studio’s discretion. You will be notified. Dance Notebooks We will have dance folders for M&M, Pre-Ballet, Primary 1, 2 and 3 for each student. These will include copies of their dances, coloring pages, terminology pages and an mp3 of their recital music for their dance in the Spring. There is a materials fee of $10 per notebook.

NUTCRACKER

All Ballet students from Primary 1 and up are eligible to participate in the Civic Ballet of Chattanooga’s annual production of the Nutcracker. Most reahearsals will be during normal classes. Costumes are provided by the Civic Ballet. Performance dates will be Dec. 14th & 15th with dress rehearsals the two days before the first show. It will be held at the UTC Fine Arts Center.

**COMMUNICATION**
Our quickest most efficient method of communication with you is email!!
Check it early, Check it often!! We can alert you to rehearsal changes, send you invoices, contact you about inclement weather and all other fun administrative things if we have an accurate email address for you, so make sure we have one! We also make announcements on our Facebook page, so give us a like.

ALL information including, newsletters, tuition fees, etc. can be found at massariwooddance.com
Follow our pages so you won’t miss anything exciting, then share us with all your friends!

2024-2025 Calendar*

Thanksgiving Break– November 25-30

Nutcracker Dress Rehearsal – Dec. 12&13

Nutcracker Performances– Dec. 14&15

Winter Break- Dec. 16 – Jan. 7

Spring Break – March 17-22
*We do not take off on Monday Holidays or have a Fall Break separate from Thanksgiving

We are looking forward to a wonderful dance year with LOTS of exciting things planned. Thank you so much for joining us; we’re so happy you’re here.
If you have any questions or need ANYTHING IN THE UNIVERSE (of the studio. She’s not a wizard), please do not hesitate to contact Miss Katie and she will use all her powers to make it happen.
And as always,
Happy Dancing!!