NEWSLETTER Winter/Spring 2025  

WELCOME TO THE NEW YEAR

Dear Students and Parents.

We come back to the hardest time in the calendar year just because bodies are sluggish and not prone to movement in the coldest months. We are all at 628 Main Street where the heat is more dependable, and the pipes less likely to freeze. However the outside weather can be atrocious. For weather closings, we will do 3 things: A large banner announcement on the INDEX page of the site, a post on the LBC page of Facebook, and a post on the LBSLBC page of Instagram. I do not have the capabilities of multiple texts at the last minute. If you have any doubt about the weather and driving conditions, please consult those 3 places. Even if we are holding class, it is entirely your own travel, your own neighborhood and driveway, your own car. Make your decision accordingly. Classes can be made up. If the Ballet Discovery class is cancelled we will attempt to find an agreeable day to schedule a special make-up class. Please do not call the 765.423.1633 number. It goes to my computer network, but once on the road myself, I am unable to answer it.

As to training and work in January and February: we are serious and concentrated. We have less space but wonderful mirrors and personal attention. The younger classes are invited to watch the older students work whenever they can. They will learn a great deal.

Our spring performances are scheduled for May 20,21,22. We got to the point of having to turn down guests from our Winter Ballets, and so have planned on three nights of presentation. It is exciting for the youngest to work with our more experienced dancers and to see what lies ahead for them.

In classes and variations times we will be working on pieces from our classical piece for the spring: Coppelia Act 3. Traditionally it is referred to as a Wedding Celebration for Franz and Swanilda, but we will call it the other name: CELEBRATION OF THE HOURS. Leaving aside the grand pas, the rest is a detailed unfolding of the hours of the day from TIME and her nymphs to each part of the day. Our youngest dancers in Ballet Exploration will be dancing the magical ticking of the clock.

Classical dance training does not have the same following as competitive dance teams, hip hop or jazz. It is a complete immersion in the control of the body and the beauty of presentation. It draws a different kind of personality, but these like- minded personalities create an ambiance of sharing that will be treasured. So too, will dancers apply the long sighted building of a technique even as they go into other fields in their adulthood.

Please feel free to contact us with your questions and concerns. We do not have a quick-fix, one semester create-a-dancer outlook. We are in it for the long term. The ballet experience is part of what shapes the dreams of a young person. Help make it a positive growth experience for us all.

email your interest or your questions.


Thank you. Sandra Peticolas, Director
emails: lafayetteballetschool@gmail.com

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