Fun fact about Ms. Charlotte (that you probably already know): Ms. Charlotte loves the holidays! You can probably tell by the way she decorates the studio, but we have some other holiday traditions that make the season bright each year!
- Once Upon A Holiday! This fun filled show has been a tradition since before the studio opened! Since brining the show to Roswell a few years ago, we've made Once Upon A Holiday the kick off to the holiday season. This year we had over 150 Atlanta Dance Central cast members that worked together to pull off the largest show we have ever had. The best part was it made us feel more connected as a dance family. This tradition will be around for years to come.
- ADC Holiday Cards! Each year ADC mails out hundreds of holiday cards to the Roswell community, including current ADC families and alumni! A couple of years ago we added to the tradition by having each of the faculty members take a photo with their students to make them into a collage on our holiday card. It's so much fun taking the pictures and putting them all together! Then the faculty races to see who can sign the cards first (Ms. Charlotte won this year!) before they go out to you in the mail.
- Atlanta Rising Talent Holiday Performances! Each year the Junior, Teen, and Senior members of Atlanta Rising Talent re-learn holiday dances to perform around the community. The cool thing is that the dances were first created by the original company members and have been passed down through the generations. Company members spread cheer throughout the Roswell community at local elementary schools and retirement homes. The students always have fun putting smiles on their audience members, young and old!
Dancer ornaments! Each of our students gets to take home an ADC ornament with their name on it as a holiday gift. What you may not know is that Ms. Charlotte hand paints each of their names on the ornaments before they go up on the trees in the lobby! She absolutely loves making the ornaments and decorating the trees. It is always fun to lets the young students out of class to find their ornament, and their little faces light up with joy when they find them!- Adopt A Family: Our dancers and families have been helping us sponsor a family for the holidays for years! This year we were able to adopt and fully sponsor a family of 8. The coolest thing about adopt a family is that the ADC community always goes above and beyond when bringing in gifts for the family. People end up dropping off what they signed up for, and a little bit extra. Gifts fill up our back offices until it is time to get dropped off. This tradition is one that always fills our hearts.
- New this year: 12 Days of Giveaways! This year we decided to start a new tradition by having 12 days of giveaways. We put all of our student's names into a pool and each day we randomly select the names of the winners! We're only in our second week of doing it but we have already seen students excited to check to see if they are a winner. We will definitely be keeping this tradition in the future.
We love remembering the reason for the season and spreading joy, love, and cheer through all of our holiday traditions! Happy holidays from all of us here at ADC!