July Newsletter
Welcome to our new e-newsletter! We will send this out each month to send important updates on what is going on at the school.
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The most important one at the moment is our show dates. Please ensure you have all of the dates in your diary for show information.
A New Home!
We are on the move!
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We are in the process of sorting everything out to move into a much bigger premises, located just 0.4 miles from our current home.
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Address:
Hilton House, Lord Street, SK1 3NA.
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The change of studio will allow us to grow and offer more to our students.
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Please note, there is a car park at this building which is PAY AND DISPLAY however there is a 15 minute drop off window. I know this isn't ideal, however to keep the studio as close to the current studio as possible this
new timetable
from 2nd September 2024
If you are unsure which class your child is in, please get in touch
tuesday
5.30pm
Acro - Beginners / Improvers
6.15pm
Acro - Inter/Adv (invite only)
Please note allocation into the acro classes will be decided by the teacher.
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7pm
Mid-Senior Contemporary
Year 6-8
thursday
5.45pm
Junior Street - Year 3-5
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6.30pm
Mid-Senior Street - Year 6-8
(those who have moved up to this class from the Juniors for the show may stay in this class)
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7.30pm
Senior Street - Year 9+
saturday
9am
NEW CLASS
First Steps Ballet, Tap & Modern, age 3-5
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10am
Mini Ballet, Tap & Modern,
year 1+
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11.15am
Primary Ballet, Tap & Modern
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12.45-2.30pm
Grade 2 Ballet, Tap & Modern
New Uniforms
We are launching some new uniforms from September 2024 due to the quality of the current uniforms and logos peeling off. These are available to order now but are not compulsory until 2025, so if your child needs new uniform, please order the new styles.
Everything can be ordered through our new online shop epdance.sumupstore.com
T-shirts, hoodies and other branded products can still be purchased through Premier Dancewear.
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CAN WE PLEASE REMIND EVERYONE THE IMPORTANCE OF WEARING CORRECT DANCEWEAR TO CLASS AND HAVE THEIR HAIR TIED UP FOR STREET CLASSES AND IN A BUN FOR ALL OTHER CLASSES.
First Steps
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Aqua skirted leotard
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Pink ballet socks
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Pink full sole leather ballet shoes
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Black tap shoes
Preparatory & Primary
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Lilac tank leotard and matching skirt
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Pink ballet socks
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Pink leather full sole ballet shoes
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For Tap & Modern - swap skirt for black leggings and add black tap shoes/bare feet for modern.
Grade 1 & 2
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Mulberry tank leotard
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Pink ballet tights
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Pink canvas split sole ballet shoes
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For Tap & Modern - add black leggings and black tap shoes/tan jazz shoes
Grade 3-5
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Royal blue tank leotard
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Mulberry tank leotard
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Pink ballet tights
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Pink canvas split sole ballet shoes
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For Tap & Modern - add black leggings and black tap shoes/tan jazz shoes
Acro
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Choice of EP DANCE crop top and shorts/leggings or EP DANCE thin strap leotard and footless tights/shorts
Street Dance
​NO CHANGE - PLEASE ENSURE YOUR CHILD IS WEARING THE CORRECT UNIFORM EVERY WEEK
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EP DANCE t-shirt
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EP DANCE joggers/leggings or plain black
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White trainers (no outdoor shoes)
Contemporary
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Black mesh insert leotard
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Black footless tights
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Bare feet or dance socks
Seniors
Ballet:
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Black leotard
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Pink ballet tights
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Pink split sole canvas ballet shoes
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Tap:
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Black leotard​
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Black footless tights/leggings
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Black tap shoes
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Contemporary:
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Black leotard
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Black footless tights
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Bare feet or dance socks
important information
reporting absences
Please let us know at your earliest convenience if your child is going to be missing class. You can do this by emailing info@epdance.co.uk or texting 07399191237. Please note that I now work full time so cannot answer calls in the daytime as I am in the office.
fees payments
Fees payments are due through our payment partner GoCardless on the 1st of each month (1st working day if this lands on a weekend).
If fees are more than 14 days late, a £10 late fee will be added. We get charged on our end for missed direct debits.
IMPORTANT: If you are struggling to pay fees, please get in touch and let us know. We understand that times are hard at the moment, so please have a chat with us if you are struggling to pay.
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PLEASE NOTE - IF YOUR CHILD WISHES TO DROP A CLASS OR LEAVE THE SCHOOL, THERE IS A 1 MONTH PAID NOTICE PERIOD.
Coming Soon...
A New Home?
We are hoping to move into a bigger, better dance studio within the next year, with more waiting area space and better parking. As you can imagine, renovating a dance studio costs a lot of money so it will take some time before we are able to do this. Once we have found somewhere, we will communicate this as early as possible. We are looking for somewhere in the same area as we are in now so it won’t disrupt things in terms of students getting to us.
Musical Theatre
We are looking at starting a MUSICAL THEATRE class in the future and wanted to see how much interest there would be for this and for what ages. This class would consist of singing and acting with some dancing added in too. Please let us know if this is something that your child may be interested in and what days would work best.