Week 1

Welcome back to Term 2 everyone!!!
We were so happy to see our smiling Ballerinas on Saturday and we are looking forward to this weeks classes with our weekly Ballerinas :)

Welcome to new Bubby Ballerinas - Zara and Makenzie who enrolled on Saturday :)

TERM 2 OPEN DAY 

AND

McDonald's Sydney Eisteddfod

We are looking forward to a fun and exciting term with our Mickey and Minnie theme and preparing our 5 Grade Ballerinas - Paige, Isla, Chloe, Charlotte and Talia for their very first Eisteddfod as well. It will be a busy term :)
Open Day raffle prizes on display in the studio - tickets going out now and our prize for the Ballerina(s) who sells the most tickets this term is a beautiful Blochs Dance Bag (kindly donated by Kylie and Luke).

TERM 2 COMPETITION

We will also be donating 1 x $100 CCBB voucher to the parents who promote our school and photo project the most - more details in our May newsletter going out this week.

CENTRAL COAST BABY BALLET PROJECT
The Baby Ballet Project will continue this term starting with Bubby Ballerina, Kyah on Wednesday.

REMINDER

One more day left to enter your photo in

Bloch Dance Australia's

Fan of the month April. Click to enter -
http://bit.ly/11eO2mU

Thanks to Mums - Sharelle, Mel H, Tiffany B and Belinda who have entered our photos of their Ballerinas!!!

Grade 1 Ballerina - Paige at Bloch Dance Australia :) :)

Kinder Ballerina - Holly at Bloch Dance Australia :) :)

Baby Ballerina - Lily at Bloch Dance Australia :) :)

Week 8

Baby Ballerina - Amelia on location

Another 3 photo shoots last week for our Central Coast Baby Ballet Project with 11 more Ballerinas to be photographed over the next 11 days. 

Baby Ballerina - Charlotte on location

Kinder Ballerina - Gabrielle on location

Central Coast Baby Ballet Project facebook page :) 

If your child/children are part of this project please like our page and share/tag with your friends and stay posted for our exciting new giveaway - 

a CCBB Gift Voucher for $100!!!!!

Easter Holiday Dates 

(no classes)

Saturday 30th March

Monday 1st April

 There will be Easter egg hunts after classes starting on Saturday and next week.

Week 2

 Ballerina Bella - Face of CCBB Winner -2012

February is going to be a very exciting month!!!

Welcome back to our returning students and welcome to our new enrolled students.
We had a delightful first week welcoming all of the ballerinas at CCBB.
Everyone had a lovely time dancing with Mickey and Minnie and we had so much fun introducing our new program for this Semester - Around the World with Disney!


We are moving and our new venue is the Doyalson-Wyee RSL Youth Centre on the Pacific Highway at Doyalson (located next door to the Doyalson RSL and accessible through the RSL carpark.)

"This new facility was opened in October last year by Premier Barry O'Farrell to meet the increasing demand for sporting and recreational facilities in the area.
For the members of the RSL Club and the RSL Sub Branch Youth Club Committee, the day was a culmination of 22 years of vision, commitment and hard work—a vision for a better lifestyle for the young people of the area, ideally leading to a more harmonious and prosperous community. The youth centre will provide a venue for indoor sporting activities for local children and youth, such as netball, volleyball, basketball, gymnastics, dance, boxing and cricket."

The Youth Centre is equipped with a new dance floor (perfect for twirling ballerinas and little dancers) modern amenities  and ample parking on site. 

Central Coast Baby Ballet Classes will continue at Toukley and Kanwal until the 17th February. 
Classes at our new venue at the Doyalson-Wyee RSL Youth Centre commence Week 4 - Monday the 18th February 2013. 
We will be holding morning and afternoon classes on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays and we will be offering FREE Trial Classes for all new students aged 18months to 8yrs. 

Doyalson-Wyee RSL Youth Centre Timetable 
commencing week 4 - Term 1
Monday
10am to 10.30am - Bubby Ballet
10.30am to 11.15 - Baby Ballet 
11.15am to 12.00pm - Baby Jazz
4pm to 4.45pm - Kinder Ballet
5pm to 6pm Grade 1
6pm to 7pm Technical/Eisteddfod
Wednesday
10am to 10.45am - Baby Ballet
10.45am to 11.15 - Bubby Ballet 
11.15am to 12.00pm - Baby Jazz
4pm to 4.45pm - Kinder Ballet
5pm to 6pm Grade 1
6pm to 7pm Technical/Eisteddfod
Saturday
10am to 10.30am - Bubby Ballet
10.30am to 11.15 - Baby/Kinder Ballet 
11.15am to 12.00pm - Baby Tap (New Class with Miss Belinda)
12.15pm to 1pm - JB Jazz
1pm to 2pm - Grade 2
2pm to 3pm - Grade 2 

Please note: Timetable may be subject to change
  

We are also launching our Baby Ballerina Project over the next few weeks. Information Sheets are available from us before class this week. We are looking forward to this project immensely :) and we are taking bookings now!!

 

xx Miss Kim & Miss Charlotte

 

Photograph of Bella by I Wish Photography
Bella is wearing Diamond Pink Legruffles by Huggalugs Australia

 

Week 1 - Back to Ballet

Happy 3rd Birthday to CCBB!!!!!
We are looking forward to starting our 4th year at CCBB and a big hello to all of our returning students as well as new students starting this week.
We hope everyone had a happy holiday and that you are all ready to Dance Around the World with Disney this Semester.
Over the next couple of weeks we will be changing our website so that it is mobile and iPad friendly
and
To celebrate our 3rd Birthday we have a $20 Gift Voucher to giveaway on the 31st January.

Central Coast Baby Ballet is Having a Giveaway

Grand Prize: $20 Gift Voucher
Click the Above Link to Enter Yourself in our Giveaway!
You have to be in it to win it!!!

xx Kim & Charlotte

Merry Christmas to All!!

Princess Aurora - Amelia

What a busy week it has been since the concert - editing concert photos and posting on CCBB Photos FB Page, designing our 2013 flyer and program, working on the 2013 Timetable, posting out DVDs and taking new enrolments for 2013!!!

We watched the entire concert on DVD this week and it was wonderful to see such a magical performance by all of the ballerinas!!! We are so very, very proud!!!
Congratulations Olivia and Lily!!! Thank you for your absolutely delightful (and unrehearsed) welcome!!!
Congratulations to our 3 Guest Dancers from Central School of  Dance - Julia, Madeline and Amelia!!! Thank you for your stunning performances - you were an absolute pleasure and delight to have at our concert!
Thank you to Karen at Central School of Dance for taking the time to prepare dances for your guest ballerinas, for the hire of the stunning tutus and costumes, extra chairs and portable mike!

Congratulations to the winners of our raffle:

1st Prize - Paige
2nd Prize - Jade, Olivia and Sophie
3rd Prize - Riley
and to Holly for selling the most raffle tickets!!!

Congratulations to all of the Ballerinas who received trophies this semester - 

One Year Trophy (attendance for a minimum of 12 months)
Katia, Charlotte G,  Linsey, Bella, Layla, Olivia M, Talia
Two Years Trophy (attendance for a minimum of 2 years)
Jazmine, Ella, Ava, Matilda, Holly H, Charlotte M
Three Years Trophy (attendance for a minimum of 3 years)
Paige


Congratulations to Bella- winner of

‘The Face of CCBB’

Bella has won a free modelling shoot plus TWO Terms of FREE BALLET CLASSES WITH CCBB in 2013!

Bella will be featured on our banners, brochures, website and facebook pages IN 2013

and Congratulations to the Finalists 
Baby Ballet - Charlotte W, Olivia P, Sophie, Jade P
Kinder Ballet - Keira
Grade 1 - Paige
Grade 2 - Isla  

Congratulations to the winners of the 2 special prizes very generously donated by Grace at

Maddi's Dancewear

Thank you Grace for selecting 2 of our ballerinas

Bella - winner of a $20 voucher

and Sara - winner of the fairy dress pack

We wish all of the Parents and Families at CCBB a wonderful Christmas Day and New Year Holiday!!! Looking forward to doing our Christmas shopping today ;)

Week 4

Kinder Ballerinas - Matilda, Gabbie and Olivia

Only 5 more weeks until our dress rehearsal!!!! How time is flying!!!
We are very happy that the children are learning their concert dances so quickly!! They are all so clever :)
We do appreciate Parents contacting us if your Ballerina/Dancer is going to miss a class. Thank you. As part of your commitment to your child 's participation in the concert we expect that all children will attend make up classes for any missed lessons
Please read the pink folder at ballet this week. We have lots of information for you regarding the concert. Newsletters will be going out next week :)



Curtsey Week
At the close of every ballet class and performance, dancers perform what is known as "reverence", or a series of curtsies: to the teacher, the audience, and the orchestra/pianist, as applicable.
Do you have a photo of your Ballerina/Dancer curtseying or bowing. We would love to see them. You can post on our facebook page here 


Classroom Etiquette
Be on time and enter the studio quietly.
Cover ups should be worn to and from the building. Please do not wear your ballet shoes outside.
Hair is to be pulled back securely in a bun out of the eyes and off the neck.  Students with short hair should wear a headband or pin hair back with clips or bobby pins..

Helpful Hints

v  Ballet shoes do not have a right or left foot and may be alternated to reduce wear and tear.
v  Elastic drawstrings!! If they are tied too tight they can dig into heels and tender tendons. It takes about 15 mins. for this to occur. What started out as perfectly comfortable will become extremely painful! Tie the shoes and let students dance in them a couple of times to ensure that the shoes are comfortable, then tie them in a knot ,cut the excess strings and tuck them into the shoes.
v  Parents please make sure that your child uses the bathroom before class.