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Talent Factory Company Parent Boosters are partnering with our neighbor, Saint Adrian Meats & Sausage, to provide a fundraising opportunity for our dancers. The proceeds will go directly to the dancers to offset their National Competition costs.

The pork used is all-natural, antibiotic /hormone free and comes from a local Boone County farm owned by a Talent Factory dance family!

Each box of delicious pork will contain 16 quarter-ounce patties.

Options available: 
PLAIN PORK BURGERS $25
PORK BACON BURGERS $30 (Bacon ground right in!)

Orders will be taken until 4/7/17.
Orders will be ready for pickup at Saint Adrian’s on 4/22/17.

Payment is due with your order.
Stop into TALENT FACTORY Monday-Friday 4:30-7:30 p.m. to place your order.

Thank you in advance for your support!
Talent Factory Company & Parents

Holiday Showcase

Below is important logistical information for your dancer for this weekend’s TFAD Holiday Showcase. PLEASE READ the entire post, and see Miss Paula at the front desk if you have any remaining questions.

The Holiday Showcase is completely SOLD OUT. No tickets will be sold at the door. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m.

All Sundays of November - 11am and 4pm

5 p.m. – Students ages 11 & up
5:15 p.m. – Students ages 7-10
5:30 p.m. – Students ages 2-6

Look for our TFAD Helpers upon arrival! They will be wearing red TFAD t-shirts, and will be located in the hallway just east of the Auditorium doors. They will escort your dancer backstage. Students need to arrive at Lebanon High School dressed and ready to go.

Ballet students ages 3-6 who are in multiple classes should wear their ballet shoes FIRST. These students will also need to bring their red TFAD t-shirt to put on over their black ballet dresses/skirts for their other class performances. Please send all of their items in a bag labeled with their name, and also label their t-shirt and individual dance shoes. TFAD Helpers will help the younger students change their shoes and put on their t-shirt.

Students ages 4 & under will be released to their parents following Act 1.ONE parent may come to the hallway to sign their student out at intermission. Our younger dancers may sit with their parents in the auditorium during Act 2. We understand that many of our younger dancers have early bedtimes, therefore they are not required to stay for the the full performance. We will call back all dancers at the end who wish to be in the finale.

Dancers should bring a bottle of water or sippy cup. Water only, please!Per LHS rules, no food, candy or drinks other than water are allowed backstage.

Please read our Recital Etiquette Guide, and feel free to share with family & friends who will be attending the Holiday Showcase.

No one will be allowed into the Auditorium without a physical ticket.

All Sundays of November - 11am and 4pm (1)

BALLET & TINY TOTS – Solid BLACK leotard and ballet skirt or solid BLACK ballet dress, solid color tights (no pattern), ballet shoes.

TAP, JAZZ, HIP HOP, MUSICAL THEATER – Solid black leggings, athletic shorts, sweatpants, or yoga pants are acceptable for jazz, tap, hip hop, & musical theater classes. These will be worn with their red TFAD t-shirts. Class appropriate shoes.

HAIR – Girls need to have their hair pulled back off of their face. Ponytails, Pigtails, Braids, & Ballerina Buns are all acceptable. Dancers may wear festive holiday bows, but we discourage headbands as they tend to fall off when they are dancing.

SHOES – Please do not allow your dancer to wear their dance shoes outdoors. Change them into their dance shoes when you arrive, before handing them over to our helpers.

MAKE-UP – Make-up is recommended, as the stage lights will wash out your dancer.

All red TFAD t-shirts are in! If you ordered a shirt for the Holiday Showcase, please see the front desk to pick up your order. Tights and black ballet leotards are also available for purchase at the studio.

All Sundays of November - 11am and 4pm (2)

– No videotaping or flash photography is permitted at the Holiday Showcase. We want our audience to enjoy your child’s recital!

– A professional videographer and photographer will be capturing these moments. DVD order forms are available HERE, and will also be available at the performance. Photo flash drives order forms are available HERE, or at the Holiday Showcase.

All Sundays of November - 11am and 4pm (3)

The Talent Factory Company competition dance team will be selling a variety of “extras” at the Holiday Showcase. All items are cash only.

– Flowers will be available for purchase to congratulate your student for $1.

– Wax tarts from Beckley’s Best Blends will be available – $1 for 10 tarts.

– A 50/50 drawing will take place during the performance! Tickets will be available at the door.

Parents may order black dancewear & tights for the Holiday Showcase through the TFAD front desk for their convenience. The deadline to order is Friday, Nov. 18. Click here for the Holiday Showcase Dress Code.

Below are some of the items available for purchase:

Children's Black Dance Dress, $20
Children’s Black Dance Dress, $20
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Children’s Pull-On Dance Skirt, $10
Adult Wrap Dance Skirt, $15
Adult Wrap Dance Skirt, $15
Adult Pull-On Hi-Low Dance Skirt, $15
Adult Pull-On Hi-Low Dance Skirt, $15
Mesh Cap Sleeve Leotard, $25
Mesh Cap Sleeve Leotard, $25
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Children’s Hi-Waist Dress, $20
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Sparkle Dress, $25 (Children’s Size Toddler & Small Only)
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Strappy Leo, $20
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Princess Seam Tank Leo, $20
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Adult Short Sleeve Leo, $20
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Long Sleeve Leo, $20
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Short Sleeve Leo, $20
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Tank Leo, $20
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3/4 Sleeve Leo, $22
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Strappy Back Leo, $25
Hi-Neck Leo, $25
Hi-Neck Leo, $25

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Don’t forget: TFAD t-shirt orders are due tomorrow, Nov. 18! Shirts are $15.

All students will need a red TFAD t-shirt for the Holiday Showcase. If your dancer has a shirt from last year, they do not need to purchase a new shirt. Friends and family are also welcome to order a shirt in support of their dancers!

Orders can be placed with Miss Paula at the TFAD front desk during studio hours (4:30-7:30 p.m.) today and tomorrow.

Orders can be placed with Miss Paula at the TFAD front desk during studio hours today (4:30-8:30 p.m.) and Friday (4:30-6:30 p.m.). You can also place your order via phone by calling (765) 894-9888.

HOLIDAY SHOWCASE DRESS CODE

In addition, parents may order black dancewear & tights for the Holiday Showcase through Talent Factory for their convenience. The deadline to order is also Friday, Nov. 18.

BALLET, PRINCESS BALLERINAS, & TINY TOTS – Solid BLACK leotard and ballet skirt or solid BLACK ballet dress, solid color tights (no pattern), ballet shoes.

TAP, JAZZ, HIP HOP, MUSICAL THEATER – Solid black leggings, athletic shorts, sweatpants, or yoga pants are acceptable for jazz, tap, hip hop, & musical theater classes. These will be worn with their red Talent Factory shirts. If you have not purchased a RED TFAD SHIRT the deadline to order is Friday, November 18. We will be open Thurs. 4:30-8:30pm and Fri. 4:30-6:30pm to accept payments by phone or in person.

HAIR – Girls need to have their hair pulled back off of their face. Ponytails, Pigtails, Braids, & Ballerina Buns are all acceptable. Dancers may wear festive holiday bows, but we discourage headbands as they tend to fall off when they are dancing.

Holiday Showcase

Mark your calendars! The Holiday Showcase will be the first recital of the year for all of our students!

Talent Factory Holiday Showcase
Saturday, Dec. 10 @ 6 p.m.
Lebanon High School, Auditorium
CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS

TICKETS:
Click here to purchase tickets. Tickets are $5 when purchased online, or $7 at the door. These are assigned seats. Please plan to purchase early – the Holiday Showcase is likely to sell out!

LOGISTICS:
There will be NO dress rehearsal for the Holiday Showcase.

Students will be given a call time for the performance at a later date.

ATTIRE:
All students must have a red TFAD t-shirt for the performance. Shirts are $15, and should  be ordered through Miss Paula at the front desk by Friday, Nov. 18. If your student has a red TFAD t-shirt from last year, they do not need to purchase a new shirt. 

Students will be required to wear their class-appropriate dance shoes. All students need black bottoms (pants, sweatpants, shorts, leggings or dance skirts). Ballet students will need a black leotard and black dance skirt, or a black ballet dress. All girls will need to wear tights, and hair must be pulled back. Christmas bows are allowed, however we discourage headbands because they tend to fall off.

DVD:
DVD orders will be taken in advance at the TFAD front desk, and at the show.

FLOWERS:
Flowers will be available for purchase at the performance.

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REMINDER! Costume fundraiser orders are due today, Thursday, Nov. 10, with payment in full. Remember – YOU keep $3 per candle you sold to go towards your Spring Recital costume! 

Please make one check or money order out to TALENT FACTORY. We will only accept checks from our parents – not your customers. Cash is also accepted. Debit and credit card will NOT be accepted for the fundraiser.

Please direct any questions to Miss Paula or the Talent Factory front desk. You may drop off your orders tonight during studio hours, 4:30-7:30 p.m.

Costume payments are due on Tuesday, Nov. 15. Students will need one costume for each class they are enrolled in (hip hop and jazz = 2 costumes). Each costume is $75.

Talent Factory

Congratulations to the Talent Factory Company 2016-17!

Ali Hieston
Lyla Jackson
Maisa Kent-Doolan
Zander Kent-Doolan
Madi Maxwell
Natalie McPherson
Zack Miles
Aaliyah Thatcher
Riley Vanaman
Chloe Wilson

We are so proud of everyone who auditioned! Unfortunately, not everyone could make the team. We encourage all of our students to work hard in their classes this year to grow technically, and to re-audition next year. It takes patience and lots of extra work outside the classroom. Don’t give up!

We welcome those who didn’t make the Talent Factory Company to participate in all studio public performances throughout the upcoming season. This will help prepare you for next year’s auditions. Watch your email for those dates!

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The Talent Factory is pleased to announce two of our Holiday performance dates:

The Grinch (Talent Factory Arts & Dance) – Friday, Dec. 2
The TFAD Theater Class will proudly present The Grinch on one night only! Tickets will be made available for purchase closer to the performance.

2nd Annual TFAD Holiday Showcase (Lebanon High School) – Saturday, Dec. 10
Mark your calendars! The 2nd Annual TFAD Holiday Showcase will be the first recital of the year for our students. More information will be provided at a later date. Tickets will be made available for purchase closer to the performance.

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Talent Factory is offering a fundraiser to assist our families with upcoming costume expenses that are due in November. This fundraiser was very successful last fall, and many of our students were able to pay for multiple costumes by participating. We will be selling 9 oz. Beckley’s Best Blends Soy Candles – a family-owned business in Indiana. More information about these candles are included in your fundraiser kit. The best thing about this fundraiser is that is is exclusive to Talent Factory, so you’re not competing with other clubs or organizations!

The candles sell for $10.50 each. You earn $3 per candle. So, for example, sell 25 candles x $3 per candle = $75 earned. This equals one dance recital costume!

Each fundraiser kit comes in a bag and includes the following: order form, collection envelope, and 10 sample cups (one for each scent) for your customers to sniff. Each family will receive ONE fundraising kit. Although the lids are labeled, we strongly recommend labeling the bottoms of the sample cups with a marker. It is easy to mix the cups and lids up by accident.

These candles make great gifts. Don’t forget about your bus driver, teachers, coaches, hairdresser, preacher, secret pal, boss & mail carrier! The unique names of the scents make these candles awesome White Elephant or gag gifts.

Things to Remember:

1. Your customers will need to make their checks out to YOU.

2. Sell to people you know. We discourage door-to-door sales for the safety of our dancers.

3. The fundraiser is not mandatory.

4. If you choose to participate in the fundraiser, please see Miss Paula at the front desk to pick up a fundraising kit. You may pick up your kit starting today (the studio will be open from 4:30-7:30 p.m.).

5. If you family decides NOT to participate, please return the packet to the front desk at Talent Factory.

Orders are due with payment in full (minus $3 per candle that YOU keep) byThursday, November 10. Please make one check or money order out to TALENT FACTORY. We will only accept checks from our parents – not your customers. Cash is also accepted. Debit and credit card will NOT be accepted for the fundraiser.

Please direct any questions to Miss Paula or the Talent Factory front desk.

Good luck, and Happy Selling!

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Each month we will recognize two TFAD students, teachers, helpers or parents who go the extra mile. Look for a new spotlight in each newsletter!

Name: Dorothy Cotten

Age: 2

TFAD Student Since…: 2015 (1 year)

Current TFAD Classes: Princess Ballet, Hip Hop, & Tap

School Attended: Creation Station Preschool Parent’s Day Out

Favorite dance: Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes!

Fun Fact: Dance runs in my family! Miss. Paula and Mr. Jim are my grandparents, and Miss. Madeline and Miss. Marigrace are my aunts. Even my daddy took dance as a kid (even though he won’t admit it!).

What is your favorite part about TFAD?: “My favorite part of dance class is getting candy from Grammy Paula after I’m done dancing!”