Question 1

Acro Classes

Accepted Answer

ACRO:
All Male Costume: Barefoot, No Tights

Acro BEGINNER-LEVEL 3 : TIGHTS (female costume): transitional FLESH-TONE tights (https://www.zearly.com/collections/tights/products/bloch-endura-adaptatoe-tights-women-t0935l)(rolled up to ankle) (any similar tight okay). 
If acro is your ONLY dance in this show then footless FLESH-TONE tights  (https://www.zearly.com/collections/tights/products/bloch-footless-tights-adult-sizes)are okay (any similar tight is okay),

Acro TIGHTS: Acro LEVEL 4+: Your costume is pants, tights are not required

ALL ACRO CLASSES SHOES: Barefoot

Question 2

Ballet & Pointe Classes

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BALLET (& ALL POINTE)
All Male Costumes: ankle-length black socks, with BLACK ballet shoes, no tights
Female Ballet Shoes: PINK ballet shoes, double-know and tie and tuck laces inside shoes (if shoes have laces)
Female Tights - Ballet Beginner through Level ½: any “pink” or “light pink tight” (no seam). If your child has another genre of dance in the show with another color of tight, ensure your ballet tights are “adapt-a-toe/transitional”, so tights can be stacked (see “tight stacking” under “costume changes”). If BALLET is your child’s only dance, then a footed tight is okay. 
EXAMPLE of “pink” or “light pink”/ do not select “ballet pink” adapt-a-toe/transitional tight here (any similar tight is okay due to supply chain issues): (https://www.zearly.com/collections/tights/products/bloch-endura-adaptatoe-tights-child-t0935g?variant=21591963652)
EXAMPLE of “pink” or “light pink” footed tight here / do not select “ballet pink” or “white”  (any similar tight is okay due to supply chain issues)(https://www.zearly.com/collections/tights/products/bloch-endura-footed-tights-child-t0921g?variant=21592888452htt)
Female Tights - Teen/Tween Ballet and Levels 2+ (Including Pointe): any pink/light pink (do not select “ballet pink”) transitional, “mock seam” tight. D(https://www.zearly.com/collections/tights/products/mock-seam-mesh-transition-tights-child-18c-by-capezio)ue to supply chain issues, any similar tight is okay.

Question 3

Contemporary & Lyrical

Accepted Answer

“CONTEMPORARY” or “LYRICAL”:
All Male Costumes: No Tights, See below for Shoes
Female Costume Tights: Contemporary or Lyrical Level Beginner-LEVEL 3, including Camille, 5 PM Mon., “Beginner/Adv. Beginner Jumps & Turns: Lyrical & Contemporary” 
Contemporary or Lyrical TIGHTS Levels Beginner-3: Wears FLESH-TONE adapt-a-toe/transitional tight ((https://www.zearly.com/collections/tights/products/bloch-endura-adaptatoe-tights-women-t0935l)any similar tight okay) rolled up to ankles (not over the foot), feet are left bare for this genre, and then shoes worn over the bare feet. 
If lyrical/contemporary is your only dance in the show, then footless tights may be worn ((https://www.zearly.com/collections/tights/products/bloch-footless-tights-adult-sizes)any similar tight is okay). 
Contemporary or Lyrical TIGHTS Levels 4+: NO TIGHTS, BAREFOOT
Lyrical or Contemporary SHOES MALE AND FEMALE COSTUME: 
Levels Beginner-3: FLESH-TONE contemporary caps (https://www.zearly.com/collections/dance-shoes/products/capezio-canvas-pirouette-2-h061)(these shoes should have been worn in class all year as the required shoe for the class), anything similar is okay

Question 4

Hip Hop

Accepted Answer

HIP-HOP:
All Costume (Both Male and Female): wear clean-soled athletic shoes and no show/low height socks matching your shoe or costume.

Question 5

Jazz Classes

Accepted Answer

JAZZ:
JAZZ MALE COSTUME WORN: black jazz shoes and black socks, no male tight
JAZZ TIGHTS (FEMALE COSTUME):
JAZZ BEGINNER-LEVEL 3, “Teen/Tween Jazz & Contemporary” MON. (Alyssa) & TH. (Abbie): Jazz TIGHT: Flesh-tone adapt-a-toe/transitional tight,(https://www.zearly.com/collections/tights/products/bloch-endura-adaptatoe-tights-women-t0935l) or if jazz is your only dance in the show a non-transitional/footed tight i(https://www.zearly.com/collections/tights/products/bloch-endura-footed-tights-women-t0920l)s okay. 
(Jazz tights go over your foot and inside the jazz shoe.) No male tight. 
Jazz TIGHT: JAZZ LEVEL 4+: no tight. No male tight. 
JAZZ SHOES: ALL JAZZ CLASSES LEVELS BEGINNER-LEVEL 6
Jazz shoe that match the flesh-tone of your tight (varying hue flesh-tone jazz shoe for female costume) and BLACK jazz shoes with BLACK SOCKS for male costume worn.

Question 6

Tap Classes

Accepted Answer

TAP:
1. Alyssa’s Tues. 8-9 PM Musical Theater ADV. SKILLS Tap, transitional flesh-tone tights (https://www.zearly.com/collections/tights/products/bloch-endura-adaptatoe-tights-women-t0935l)(anything similar is okay) with your black tap shoes (Additional Tight Link)(https://www.zearly.com/collections/tights/products/elite-adaptatoe-t1935g-by-bloch)
2. Rachel’s Wed. 5 PM Beg. Tap, black tights ((https://www.zearly.com/collections/tights/products/bloch-endura-adaptatoe-tights-women-t0935l)anything simliar is okay) with your black tap shoes, male black socks with black tap shoes, no male tightk
3. TAP 2, TAP 3, and TEEN/TWEEN TAP, low black socks with your black tap shoes (ALL)
4. TAP 4: ask Laura Lobo in class

Question 7

How to prepare a costume change:

Accepted Answer

How to prepare a costume change: 
At dress rehearsal, for the 12:30p show you will TURN IN ALL YOUR COSTUMES, the 4 pm show you will only turn in your quick and fast change costumes (see below for definition), with the exception of your FIRST DANCE (see show order when it is released).
Your child will wear your first costume to dress rehearsal June 10th and to the theater for the JUNE 11th show. At dress rehearsal, only the FIRST costume is worn.
Each costume change needs to have a clear separate garment bag labeled with your 1) child’s first and last name, 2) their teacher’s name, 3) the class name, 4) the class time, and 5) the class day. It is best to stack tights in order so they can be peeled off in layers for changes.
We have a coding system that labels changes as a 1) QUICK CHANGE (1-3 dances), a 2) FAST CHANGE (4-6 dances), or 3) NORMAL CHANGE (7+ dances). We have sheets filled out for every single costume in the 12:30 PM SHOW that codes your child’s change. When you arrive at dress rehearsal, you will turn in your child’s changes. We will code them, organize them, place them on a rack in show order, and keep them at the theater OVERNIGHT for the show the next day.  
PRO-TIP: “STACK YOUR TIGHTS,” INCLUDE EXTRA TIGHTS AND SHOES IF YOU ARE ABLE
We suggest you stack your child’s tights by chronological order of dances in the show. Trying to change tights when a child is sweaty and in a time crunch is extremely difficult. It can delay the entire show while we wait.  If your child has too many costume changes, stack as many tights as you can. PRO-TIP include additional tights with your other changes (unwrap tights). There are 3 racks of costume change types (“quick,” “fast,” and “normal” change). Staff does not have the time to go back and pull tights from a rack in another part of the theater. The same tip goes for shoes, too. If you have extra pairs of dance shoes, please make our staff’s job easier by including these extra shoes with each costume change. It is difficult for us to track shoes down backstage from a change a few dances ago. Label every costume piece, tight, and shoe.

Question 8

Recital FAQ’s:

Accepted Answer

Dress rehearsal and Recital Line Up information will be forthcoming.

When does my child need to be dropped off for the 12:30 PM SHOW?
All dancers must arrive no later than 11:45 AM, (ALL DANCERS, even those performing after intermission must be dropped off at this time). Expect a line. Expect weekend traffic. Arrive early. Drop-off is the low building next to the theater. You will see a line.

When does my child need to be dropped off for the 4 PM SHOW?
3:15 PM, (ALL DANCERS, even those performing after intermission must be dropped off at this time)

Can I take my dancer home if they performed in the FIRST ACT after intermission for the 12:30 or the 4 PM show? 
YES. Please take them home or they may watch the rest of the show if they have a ticket or a member of your party is leaving post-intermission. Dancers can use that ticket. You don’t have to pick up your dancer if you have other children performing or would like to watch the rest of the show. We would prefer if you did pick them up to help with our congestion backstage. It is not required.

Do I need to buy a ticket to see my child perform? 
Yes, you must purchase a ticket to see the show. Each show is ticket separately 10 AM (Preschool/Kinder), 12:30 PM, & 4 PM  www.sunsetcenter.org (http://www.sunsetcenter.org/)All policies are that of Sunset Center and not of TDC. Direct any questions or concerns to them. PRO-TIP: Do not wait until the show day to pick-up your tickets at will call.

Why can’t I pick my child up before an intermission in the show?
This will create chaos in our backstage organization and staff. Staff members each have a specific task that is timed in a LIVE SHOW. Dances go on every 2 min. There are quick, fast, and normal changes going on with hundreds of dancers. We do not have staff members to stop their tasks and find your child backstage in the middle of a time-sensitive show. Children who are finished dancing will only be released at intermission.

Can my child bring water? 
Yes, bring water. Assume that it may be lost backstage. Disposable suggested. Label water with a sharpie.

Can my child bring a jacket, backpack, or change of clothes?
Please refrain. We can’t track any additional items backstage. If your child is headed into the show after intermission, we suggest that the parents have with them a tracksuit, warm-up, or something they can zip over or pull over their costume after exiting backstage.

What happens if staff can’t find the child’s costume change or something my child brought with them at pick-up?
This does happen. It will be at the studio and we will contact you the next week to pick it up (for labeled items only).

Can my child bring food (4 PM SHOW ONLY applicable)?
They may eat outside or between shows outside.

Masks? OPTIONAL for the 12:30 PM and 4 PM show. 
Talk to your child. Staff is unable to track if masks go on and off and when. There are no rules for masking backstage or on stage. We will keep windows open where we are able.

If my performer is 12+ (has a cell phone). Can the dancers leave from backstage and find me after the show is complete or if they are done first ACT with all their dances at the intermission? 
We will be sending a link for you to fill out an authorization form closer to JUNE to authorize the release of your child without a parent present.

Question 9

Sunset Center COVID Policies:

Accepted Answer

Sunset Center Mask & COVID Policy
We have made a change to our SCC Covid Protocols. This will be in effect starting Monday, May 2nd.
Please see this message from Beth, our Managing Director at Sunset Center:
In accordance with current guidelines from the California Department of Public Health, Sunset Center no longer requires COVID-19 vaccine verification or proof of a negative test prior to entry. Some exceptions may apply to events presented in the venue by other organizations. Masks are welcome and encouraged while indoors. We will follow requirements from artists and presenters for backstage and front of house.
https://www.sunsetcenter.org/covid-19.htm (https://www.sunsetcenter.org/covid-19.htm)

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