Performance Opportunities for Kids!

The Coda would like to let parents and students know about two upcoming performance opportunities:

• The Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre will be holding auditions for Nutcracker: A Tale from the Bayou on Sunday, September 18.
  
• 12:45 pm              Boys, 8 years & up 
• 1:15 pm                Girls, 8 
• 2:00 pm                Girls, 9 
• 2:45 pm                Girls, 10 
• 3:30 pm                Girls, 11-12
• Children should wear leotard, tights, and ballet shoes, and parents should be able to provide their height, weight and garment size.  There is a $5 audition fee per dancer; other financial obligations include a $65 costume maintenance fee which is due with the return of acceptance letter, if child is chosen to participate. For more information, visit www.batonrougeballet.org/nutauditions.html.
•  Of Moving Colors Productions is seeking dancers and non-dancers ages 5 and up to participate in a once-weekly fall dance camp (on Sundays) that will culminate in Kick It Out, a community production that will premier January 13-15, 2012 at the Manship Theatre. 
• Placement auditions will be held Sunday, September 25^th from 2:00-4:00 pm at Powell-Moise School of Dance. 
• Tuition for the dance camp and performance is $150, including costumes.  Scholarships are available due to the generous support of the Junior League of Baton Rouge.  For more information, please visit www.ofmovingcolors.org.

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Welcome!

Front of Dance Space!

Back of Dance Space!

Cubby Area!

Future Snack Bar!

We got that BOOM BOOM POW!

The Barre is Home :)

Floors have Sprung!

We are ever so excited to be witnessing some physical change!  All we need now is a little marley!

An Introductory Letter

Dear Dancers and Parents,

We are pleased to announce the opening of The Coda at 13517 Hooper Road in Central.  We will be offering a variety of dance classes for children including ballet, modern, contemporary jazz, tap, and hip-hop. 

Open House and Registration will be Saturday, August 20^th, from 9:00AM to 2:00PM and Sunday, August 21^st, from 2:00PM to 5:00PM.  The first week of classes will commence on August 22^nd.  The Coda schedule, curriculum plan and registration forms in a separate blog post. 

We will create a dance company for young dancers to perform within the local competition circuit.  Auditions for Coda’s Competition Team are Saturday, August 27^th, at the following times:

Dancers ages 7-11               9:00am-10:00am

Dancers ages 12-14             10:00am-11:00am

Dancers ages 15-18             11:00am-12:00pm

At The Coda, we teach young dancers self-discipline and teamwork in a positive and constructive learning environment.  We believe that the study of creative movement ultimately builds a healthy confidence in our students that transcends the dance studio.  We provide classes for children over the age of three, and we offer young dancers training and performance opportunities at the professional, competitive, and recreational levels. 

The Coda’s owners and faculty members perform, teach, and study professionally at the regional, national, and even international level.  It is our commitment to offer quality dance training in Central.  As current dance professionals, our teachers continually expand their dance experiences and bring back this knowledge to their students.

We hope that you will visit us in our new space for open house.  If you have any questions, please e-mail us at codadance@gmail.com.  Any and all feedback is ever so appreciated, even if you would just like to say, "We're in!"

Peace, love and dance,

Micaela Coner and Stephanie Faucette

Owners, The Coda