We love recital planning. In fact, we love it so much that we start planning our recital in October! We start by picking a theme for the recital, followed by costumes and music. Once everything is picked out we are ready to begin choreography with our classes in January.
The youth recital has an overall theme which this year is: “Beyond Belief: Imagine the Possibilities.” Based on conversations we're having in the staff meeting it sounds like we're having the most creative recital ever. Ideas are flying and our teachers are having a blast collaborating.
Additionally, each style of dance (jazz, tap, ballet, etc…) has it's own theme. All of the levels within that style do a dance within the theme to create a bunch of mini productions! It's always cool to see different levels dance next to each other to see the progression of our students. Here are some of the themes for our recital productions this year:
- Jazz classes are all superheroes: Each jazz class will have a super power that inspires the theme of the class dance.
- Contemporary classes are all fairy tales: The fairy tales and characters we picked for the contemporary classes are Jack and the Bean Stalk, Little Red Riding Hood, and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Each class is taught by a different faculty member, and we already have ideas about how our dances will tie together.
- The Tap theme is out of this world: As in, we're having a space themed tap production. Our tap dances will take you into outer space to check out the galaxy.
- Mythical Creatures will grace the stage: You read that correctly. Ballet is our largest program and by far our largest production. Each of the ballet classes will represent a different mythical creature. Think fairies, ghosts, dragons, and more! The musical selection is sure to keep our audience on their toes.
Our imaginations are soaring with this year's recital planning and we know the creativity will come across on the stage in May. We also plan on sharing more behind the scenes looks on recital, why we love recital, and even what goes into choreographing a routine.
All that being said, mark your calendars for our most exciting recital yet: ADC's youth recital is Friday, May 12 and Saturday, May 13 at Blessed Trinity High School.