Entries by MsClaire

October 2014 Newsletter

New York Nutcracker Rehearsals for the 13th annual New York Nutcracker begin Sept. 29th. This year’s performance tentatively takes place at St John’s Theatre at 2 p.m. on December 14th (December 7th as a second choice.) We are still waiting from the theatre for our confirmed date. Parents will be notified as soon as we […]

September 2014 Newsletter

Fall Classes Start Our academic school year begins Tuesday, September 2nd  and runs through Saturday, May 16th. New for Level 4s! In addition to welcoming former Houston Ballet member Genie Lanfear to our Level 4 staff, we also welcome gyrotonic instructor Joe Modlin, who will be teaching our Level 4s once a month. Gyrotonic was developed […]

August 2014 Newsletter

White Linen Performance  Saturday, August 2nd, is the date for White Linen Night performance by Claire School of Dance students.  This year’s White Linen Night performance takes place at 6 p.m. on the Boulevard in front of Heights Christian Church, 1703 Heights Blvd. This year’s performance features special guest choreographer Leslie Scates. Ms. Scates is […]

July 2014 Newsletter

July Newsletter Come to Our Open House! Saturday, July 12th , from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., we’ll be offering a free photo session, cookie decorating,  and registration and class information for fall classes. Ms. Claire will be taking portrait photos of each child.  The photo session is free – proofs and prints will be available online. You can […]

Showing Up

The comedian Woody Allen once said that eighty percent of success is just showing up. I think about this when I think about dance class. Dance class, for a dancer, is a place where you show up.  Every day.  Regardless of how you feel or what other things are going on or – especially – […]

June 2014 Newsletter

Summer Classes Start June 2nd! Summer Dance Our Summer Dance program begins Monday, June 2nd  and runs through Saturday, July 26th.  A Few Summer Spots Left We have a few spots left in our camps: Frozen, Fairy Magic, and Cinderella for 3 to 6 year olds. Hairspray, Hip Hop, Ooh la la Paris!, and Fashion […]

May 2014 Newsletter

Summer Schedule Additions We’ve added several camps and classes to our summer schedule: beginner Ballet and Tap for 11-13 year olds Monday evenings and Wednesday afternoons Frozen for 4-6 year olds June 9-13, 9am to noon Little Mermaid for 4-6 year olds June 9-13, 1-4pm (free lunchtime supervision for those campers doing both Frozen and […]