Sunday, December 28, 2008

Several Panthers, parents and coaches have had the stomach cooties. People all over Central Ohio are very sick from this bug that is going around.

Heather and I want to give it one more day to settle down before you are all back in the gym together.

We do have practice on Monday, December 29. However, ALL PRACTICES are cancelled on December 28.

Rest up Panthers!

Thursday, December 25, 2008

Thank you very much for all of the wonderful holiday gifts that you gave to Heather, Kelcee, Abigail, Shawna and me. We really appreciate your kindness...and hey, who doesn't like to get Christmas gifts?! Many many thanks. I have all sorts of fun stuff...ornaments, jewelry, candy, cookies, clothing...wow! Thank you!

We're also very excited about the program gift - you will all benefit from the iPod speaker. It's very loud and the microphone will come in handy too (hint hint). This special gift will benefit every All Star. Ya!

The All Stars did a great job at the holiday show. The routines looked great. It was impressive that you really nailed those stunts (and all teams were missing at least one athlete). Great work ladies.

Act 2 was wonderful! I am very proud of your hard work. It really came together and you were able to show your friends and family that you have many talents. Hooray!

Thank you to all the parents that supported the show and that continue to support our perfect Panthers. Happy happy happy day to you all!

Practice schedule for Sunday, December 28

Glitz/Glamour 3:30-6:00
Glitter 5:00-8:00

*Note: Sorry for the short notice chang for Glitz. However, so many athletes are going to be out of town that it makes sense to combine the two teams. We'll do lots of tumbling! Ya!

Regular practice on Monday, December 29

Regular practice on Tuesday, December 30

No practice on Wed. December 31

No practice on Thursday, January 1

P.S. Publish a comment on the blog....tell us your favorite gifts that you received this year!

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Practice on Sunday!

Please note:

Due to the number of folks saying they will be out of town for sundays practice we are combining Glitz and Glamour on sunday. We will focus mainly on tumbling and working to progress some bigger tumbling skills. If you are in town please make sure you come! If there is enough folks we will work on lib sequences and getting ready for Indy! GLitz/Glamour practice will be Sunday 3:30-6:00 (normal glamour practice time) PLEASE pass the word!

Youth practice is normal 5-8.

Thanks! Happy Holidays to you all!

MPA COACHES

Friday, December 19, 2008

  • Dress rehearsal from 3:30-6:30 on Saturday. Mees Auditorium. Capital University
  • Dress rehearsal is closed viewing - that means that you can't bring your whole family and 1/2 of your school to dress rehearsal. The tech crew will be working on the auditorium so there isn't a place for mom/dad to sit. Besides, we want the show to be a surprise!
  • The Drexel Theatre is right on the other side of the street so your family can go catch a movie during dress rehearsal....then they can eat Graeter's Ice Cream. Geesh...you'll be working hard and they will be eating peppermint yumminess!

Please remember that the show must start on time. If folks are in line to buy tickets....we're still starting on time. It's a good idea for you to pre-purchase your tickets at dress rehearsal. The box office is small and the line will be long on show day.


Cheers y'all!

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

This one is for the parents of glitz! - Payments

This one is for the parents of glitz!

Please make sure your payment for the December month has been paid. There are several this month that have not paid! Yikes! Not a good time to tell your employees you can't pay them. :(

If you are in Act 2 dance performance make sure you have paid your $25 participation fee for the class(es). This will ensure that your dance instructor is paid for her time for the last month. You can pay via paypal or drop off a check in the MPA payment box this week. Thanks!

If you are on glitz hip hop or glamour hip hop your costumes are in and you can pick them up once you have paid for them. They were $30. You can pay via paypal or drop off a check in the MPA payment box this week. Thanks!

Don't forget tickets! You can purchase tickets this week prior to the show so you won't have to stand in line on Sunday!

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Be sure to check out the practice schedule for this Saturday. If you are in Act 2....you need to be at the gym on Saturday. If you are only in the finale....then be at the gym from 1-3:00. If you are in other numbers...check the schedule. Some of you will be at the gym for many hours on Saturday. Hey, that's show biz.

Photos: If you have not had your photo taken, please see schedule below. Wear a white shirt (sweater, tank, leotard, dress). Your hair should be down and fluffy (like an angel or in a very intricate bun). If you want your hair curly (and you are not able to do it yourself) do NOT straighten your hair. We can curl it for you but if you straighten it .... it won't work out. We want you to have very very heavy foundation, very heavy blush, fake eyelashes and blinged out face (ice crystals and etc).

Your photo will be taken at your scheduled time. If you need help getting ready then you should arrive 25 minutes before your scheduled photo time.

What if you can't make it at the scheduled time? You won't get your photo taken.

Are you required to get a photo? No.

These photos are being donated from Stuart. It's a gift from him to the Panthers (so that Em/Heather have a beautiful photo of you for the scrapbook). You are not required to do it.

There are no make up photo times. If you miss your time...you miss it.

9:10 Taylor Becker
9:20Kaela
9:30Gretchen
9:40Taryn
9:50Miller
10:00Paige
10:10Lbug
10:20Avery
10:30Alex M.
10:40Taylor (glitter)
10:50Jazzy
11:00Annie
11:10Hannah Fraser (missed photo on Sun)
11:20Taylor Moore(missed photo on Sun)
11:30Alexis(missed photo on Sun)
11:40Wobbles (missed photo on Sun)
11:50Goldie (missed photo on Sun)
NoonHannah (glitz) (missed photo on Sun)

Holiday Shenanigans Practice agenda – Saturday, December 13

Act 2 rehearsal
10-11:00 Candlelight; Buzzy/Gretchen duet (rotate)
11-noon Nightmare
Noon-1:00 Toys/Tea Party/Jingle Bell Rock/glitz hip hop (rotate)
1-2:00 Finale
2-3:00 Run through all of Act 2

Act 1 rehearsal
3-4:00 Glam hip hop/Wapak (rotate back and forth)
4-5:30 Montage (full out)

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Hello Bloggers... are you out there?

Hello Glitz bloggers... are you out there? Perhaps you are all practicing your new cheer and dance motions so much you don't have time to blog with me! :)

The changes are going good thus far and we are almost done with the changing. We really need to keep working tumbling. Tumble like crazies on Sunday so we get some more longer tumbling passes!

I want to know what you think is neat in routines. If you have ideas or have teams you have seen on youtube that are just awesome post them on this blog and share. NO I don't want to steal from others that's just plain crazy! What I do want to know is what you like, what you think is neat. This will help the coaching staff come up with ideas that will help you take ownership of this routine even more. So share with us so we can learn more about your likes.... Avery find me a basket formation you would like better. :)