THE HISTORIC PALACE THEATER - 2 EAST AVE, LOCKPORT, NY 14094

Tentative 2025 Dates - May 27 & 28, 2025

ALL EDUCATIONAL CLASSES …

• Each dancer is allowed 1 adult to accompany them to dress rehearsal.
• All dancers should arrive in their first or only costume. Please proceed immediately to the balcony to sit with your class. We will have the seats labeled by class song name. 
  
• We will present awards for "5, 10, 15 consecutive years of dance at SDD" at the start of several rehearsals.
      View the Awards Presentation Schedule when posted.
• Please note that TAP SHOES may only be worn on the stage area. Please send your dancer with alternate shoes and their tap shoes in a small bag. Please be sure to label the bag and your dancer’s shoes with their name to prevent confusion. 
• Arrival Times: Please arrive 15 minutes before your rehearsal. Please do not arrive very early as we have rehearsals in a row. 
• All dancers that have costume changes will change in the second-floor mezzanine changing area, please bring your costumes to this area before rehearsal begins. Be sure your costume bag and items are labeled with your name. Parents may go upstairs to assist with changes as needed, we will also have teachers and volunteers up there to help as well. 
• Only dancers and volunteers will be allowed in the balcony seating area to prevent congestion and confusion. 
• Parents who volunteer to chaperone your class at Recital, please come to rehearsal with your child to become familiar with the area and procedures. 
• Parents may sit in designated areas of the floor seating area. Please note that seating will be limited at rehearsal to allow the staff to move freely throughout the auditorium. Videotaping is only permitted at the dress rehearsal from outside of the designated staff areas. Remember, all families will have access to the digital download of the recital video this season. 
• Dismissal- Dancers will be taken back to the balcony after they practice onstage. Once a group is done, they will be dismissed to a parent in the front lobby. Please pick your child up in the lobby at the staircase on the Right-hand side (as you face the stage). If they are in another dance, they will change their costume in the upstairs mezzanine area and then return to the backstage area for their next practice. You may leave the theater once your child’s last dance rehearses.
• Please clear all belongings from the dressing area after your child is done changing. 
• Snacks, drinks and other concessions will be sold by the theater for parents.  We ask that dancers limit drinks to water to avoid any costume spills/stains! NO OUTSIDE FOOD OR BEVERAGES ARE ALLOWED IN THE THEATER.

ALL COMPETITIVE TEAMS …

• Each dancer is allowed 1 adult to accompany them to dress rehearsal.

·        Please arrive at 6:15 PM. We ask that you not arrive very early as we are running rehearsals back to back. 

·        No Costumes. Please wear a black leotard and black tights. Newbie, Prep & Mini Team wear skin tone tights. Bring all shoes needed

·        Hair should be performance ready - middle part low bun. Slicked back, secure and neat. No wispies!

·        We will rehearse all class/group pieces in the order of the show, (young dancers will be pushed up in order)

            Dancers may leave after their last dance rehearses.

• We will present awards for 5, 10, 15 years of dance at the start of rehearsal.