CLAIMING THE DATE

DUBBO CONCERT- Saturday, 22nd December Dubbo Civic Centre 3pm

Dress Rehearsals- Monday, 10th December and Tuesday, 11th December Dubbo Civic Centre

ORANGE CONCERT- Sunday, 16th December Orange Civic Theatre

Dress Rehearsal- Wednesday, 12th December

IT IS ALL HAPPENING.....

Information will be sent home soon about our Concerts, rehearsals and Costuming.......never fear, we run a fairly tight ship. We are still lamenting where 2007 is going but are certainly onto our Concert Season and already making plans for 2008. Yes, it promises to be even bigger and better than this year. i know, I know.....I can hear the cries of "but how??" Just so people remember Dubbo Concert is Saturday, 22nd December (hear those jingle bells....we had better be good!!) and Orange is Sunday, 16th December. Forbes, hang tight, we are still negotiating your dates with venues but we are thinking early December. (will let you know a.s.a.p) In other news, Miss Leesa and yours truly will be undertaking some master classes in Sydney next weekend in preparation for Concert. Stay tuned for Concert themes!! Stock has started to arrive for our shop (check out my new dance sneakers!!! pretty flash hey?) We just have to give our landlord the wriggle on. I can confidently predict that you all will be shopping by the start of Term 4. I wonder who will be the lucky recipients of our VIP cards?! We are overwhelmed by the response to the ORANGE WORKSHOP- so much so that we have opened up a special Adult Workshop so all the ladies and gents can get jiggy with it. I also heard that our Orange Adult class have been invited to perform in the Grand Concert!! The town has been all abuzz with news of their performance. Orange people, get in early to secure your place for the workshop. Places are filling fast and we are really hoping that we can get to meet as many people as possible in this special intensive day of Dance. Anyway, keep those emails and photos coming. it is always fantastic to hear from you. My computer (not the one I am on) is currently in hospital suffering from OVER-USE-ITIS! meanwhile, I am making do with Immy's......next, I could be on Onny's Barbie laptop but just know my dedication to the blog will not falter.

B BOYS BLOW US AWAY

Wow- what an incredible morning. Big thanks to the B BOYS for the awesome workshop this morning. Check out the pictures.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Brandi & Lissy -The Birthday Girls Miss Rikki celebrating too!!

PHOTOS SUPPLIED BY MELISSA (Lissy) and her new camera

I was busy doing some work (most mums know this can only happen once the kids go to bed and our children are notorious night owls) when David said, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!" I had forgotten my own birthday as the clock ticked past midnight. What happened to the days when I would count down months ahead?? Anyway, how could I have truly forgotten? I will teach Tuesday night Charlotte Hoynes, Brandi McGuire & Melissa McDonald who all share a birthday with me. Party at 55 Wheelers Lane- I am just not sure I have the stamina to blow out my candles or whether I should just grab for the fire extinguisher. Anyway, Happy Birthday Girls and Happy Birthday Me!* UPDATE- Thankyou everyone for your birthday greetings. I am just home after sharing a celebration with Grade 4 Ballet and most notably, Melissa and Brandi who both celebrated their 11th Birthdays today. Brandi had cake and candles for us and a lovely gift for me. So spoilt. Instead of warm down,we warmed up with some pizza and cake. It was great fun. Gail surprised me with DREAM SKIRT!! I was beside myself (look out for me at Concert, dream skirt will be adorning me for sure!!) Then Sonya & Beanie did the nicest thing. They arrived with a dessert (very secret recipe) that my nanna used to make and that I haven't had in 26 years. My nanna was Vera May and she was incredibly special to me. (Immy is Imogen VeraMae) I always feel her with me but this sweet just brought her home. WHAT A BIRTHDAY!!

MOST PROMISING BALLET DANCER

And the Trophy at Orange Eisteddfod goes to.................................

Miss Breanna Kingham. Jenny (Bre's mum) just sent me an update. Unreal! Here is Bre with her trophy. She has certainly picked up a swag of trophies this week.

FORBES TRIO

Here is Jacinta, Breanna & Kirshiah! They have won the Open Trio at both Wellington & Orange Eisteddfods (the only two Eisteddfods entered by them this year!!) They dance to THE LAST POST/BETTER BE HOME SOON and it is one of my favourite routines ever. It makes me cry and a truly great performance should move you. Congratulations Girls!! They got 93 out of 100.

FOOTY FEVER

CYMS WON!!-We think our dancers were the real winners of the day though. We were blown away by your professionalism. The music was cued incorrectly by the sound engineer (these things happen) and yet our girls stayed in position like true professionals until it was corrected. Well done and let's face it, your audience wasn't exactly comprised of theatre-goers so you did so well to stay so cool, calm, classy and collected. Thankyou to the mums (our limo drivers) who drove us to the grounds in their 7 seaters. (Narelle, Regina & Sue-Ellen) All vehicles proved to me just how much I really need to clean out my car. And as for our girls well as the gatekeeper said, "alllright, whadda we have here, now here's some goodlooking sheilas!!" Thankyou to our celebrity snapper, Sonya"Redfox" O'Connor for this great photo.

ORANGE WORKSHOP

Hi Everyone in Orange,

Thanks so much for all the great emails and enquiries for next year. It has been so fantastic to hear from you and we look forward to meeting you all. We have decided to hold a one day workshop in Orange in the hope that we can meet all these wonderful people and also spend some time on our existing Orange students. So here it is straight from our flyer;
STEPPING OUT DANCE FACTORY HAS OPENED IN ORANGE! Come and experience first hand what makes Stepping Out tuition so special in our first Orange Workshop. In an exciting and innovative day of dance you can meet the faculty of Stepping Out Dance Factory and discover their exciting Curriculum on offer for 2008. Classes will be offered to all ages and all levels in all styles.Only $55 for the whole day! Family discounts apply. Creative movement class only $10. Fully supervised lunch breaks. BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL
Limited places available.Go to our website to book your place.SUNDAY 7th OCTOBER!Classical ballet, Musical TheatreJazzHip Hop/, Street dance, Drama, Lyrical, Contemporary, Tap, Stretch/ Pilates, Creative Movement for under 5’s
Miss Rikki, Miss Leesa & Miss Emma will be there! You can send us your payment to PO BOX 2796, Dubbo 2830 and be quick, places are going fast.

B BOYS WORKSHOP SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 9th

Just a reminder that the guys from the NBD Break team (Sydney) will be at our studio this Sunday 9th September for an exciting 2 hour workshop.

Time 11am- 1pm $15
Where: Stepping Out Dance Factory- 55 Wheelers Lane Dubbo
Studio 3- Juniors (12 yrs and under)
Studio 2- Seniors (13yrs and over)

Make sure you book and pay with Gail at reception before Sunday.

WE ARE DANCING IN THE GRAND FINAL- HAPPY FATHERS DAY

Here we see our resident Grandfather of Dance!! My dad Des O'Connor, he has two loves, his family and football (ok maybe a few other loves like a good yarn or a cold beer could be added to that too!)

Imagine how proud and happy he is that our Performance Team will be on the field dressed in Green & White (go CYMS!!) tomorrow dancing to cheer on the mighty CYMS!! I'm not much of a fan of football but I am a big fan of my DAD!! My dad has supported me and encouraged me and loved me like every little girl deserves to be loved. If I thought he was an amazing Dad he is an even more incredible Grandfather. Dad was in the original CYMS first grade team and scored the first try for CYMS ever. I know he will be cheering us on tomorrow and Leesa and I are so excited that our students can have this fabulous opportunity to perform before an anticipated crowd of 6,000 plus. Imagine the atmosphere!! GO CYMS! GO STEPPING OUT! and of course GO DES-O!!! From all at Stepping Out Dance Factory, we wish all the Dads and Pops and Grandpas the very happiest Fathers Day. You drive us crazy but we love you!