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Hosanna Dance Newsletter Spring Edition 2015 ∙ 104 E Pleasant ∙ Pierre ∙ Artistic Director, Sunny Hannum ∙ Vol 2 A line from the opening song from a show I danced in at Jones Beach in 1967 mentions " another opening, another show" and "all week we rehearse and rehearse..." We are getting ready for another opening as we put the finishing touches on the upper level dances for The Deliver . Like Lion King , the choreography for this show is very stylized. Where Lion King was African Savannah, The Deliverer is Egyptian and Jewish. Both had elements of ballet but not classical. Costuming has been challenging as the costume companies focus on the bling and revealing costumes of today's dance styles. We have gone to the internet and to worship DJ ance catalogs for many of the costumes. It's very timely that we are doing a show that focuses on the deliverance of God's chosen people, the Israelites, as time draws near for another deliverer. Dress rehearsal...

Pointe & Modern switching class time April - May Ballet IV and V: Advanced Pointe & Modern classes are swapping time slots on Thursdays. Ballet V who will come on Thursday and Ballet IV who who are willing to stay until 8:15 pm  will learn finale dances during Modern class. (Must make all practices or have valid reason to be absent.) April through May Modern class 7:15-8:15 pm Advanced Pointe 8:15-9:15 pm Update for calendar: There will be run-throughs on   Tuesday nights  in May  for Ballet II/III and up (Ballet II/III, IV, V, jazz, modern, pointe) from 5:30-8:30 pm    at the studio. EASTER Break Pre Ballet, Ballet I, Ballet II/III: There will be no Monday Night Classes on April 6. Enjoy your Easter weekend.

Spring/Summer 2015 Performance - The Deliver/Prince of Egypt - is the first weekend of June 2015 Performances on Friday & Saturday, June 5 & 6, at 7pm, Riggs Theatre. May Runthrough Rehearsals For Ballet II and up Tuesday nights in May 5:30-8:30 pm At the studio May -- Dress rehearsal & performances are in a month. Make sure you have everything you will need -- new tights in the correct color(s), shoes, undergarments, etc. FOR ALL DANCERS June Performance - dates to add to your calendar if you haven't already. June 3, Wednesday The Deliverer Rehearsal at  Riggs Theatre    5:30-8:00 pm Warm-up starts at 5:30 -  be already dressed for dance and ready to go  before  5:30 . No Costumes. Wear Class Attire June 4, Thursday The Deliverer (Prince of Egypt) Dress Rehearsal at Riggs Theatre Treat as actual performance - hair, costumes, tights, undergarments, accessories, etc.    Warm-up  & Notes 5:30 pm    Costumes on at ...