Virginia Title Holders

The Forest Dance Academy Performance Company traveled to Virginia Beach this past weekend to the Dance Teachers Association of Virginia’s performing arts competition, solo title competition, workshop and scholarship auditions.

We want to congratulate all of the dancers who competed for a state title. Riley Thomas, Hunter Thomas, Landen Glass, Lexi Gossom, Kyla Hull, Lisa Ptakowski and Anna Ripley. You all did a fabulous job and represented FDA wonderfully!

We are very proud to announce that we have four new Virginia title winners:

Riley Thomas - Mini Miss Dance of Virginia
Hunter Thomas - Petite Miss Dance of Virginia
Landen Glass - Master Dance of Virginia
Kyla Hull - Teen Miss Dance of Virginia

Hunter, Landen and Kyla will be traveling to California this summer to compete in the Dance Masters of America National Solo Title Scholarship Competition. Congratulations on your accomplishment and best of luck in Anaheim!

2012 FDA Attire

We are excited to announce that our online FDA Store is now open!

A whole new line of FDA attire is now available for you to purchase online at our very own FDA store. Brand new styles and logo options make these clothes a must have for the FDA dancer. There’s even something for the dance Moms and Dads too!

Check it out at http://gtmteamstore.com/fda (if prompted our access code is FDA5678)

Happy shopping, but don’t delay, all orders must be placed by February 18th, 2012!

The Grinch DVD's

The Grinch DVD’s are now available for you to pick up at your convenience at the studio.

2012 Recital Dates

Forest Dance Academy is pleased to announce our 29th annual spring recital theme “And The Winner Is…”

This years recital and recital rehearsals will be held in the Jefferson Forest High School Auditorium on the following dates:

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 - Barestage Rehearsal (Elementary through Advanced & Adult levels)

Thursday, May 17th, 2012 - Barestage Rehearsal (Tiny Tots through Elementary levels)

Friday, May 18th, 2012 - Dress Rehearsal (All dancers)

Saturday, May 19th, 2012 - “And The Winner Is…” Performances at 1:00PM & 7:00PM

Sunday, May 20th, 2012 - “And The Winner Is…” Performance at 3:00PM

A detailed rehearsal and performance schedule will be available at a later date.

Studio Closings

Please mark the following dates on your calendar…

Monday, October 31st - The studio will be closed for Halloween

November 21st - November 26th - The studio will be closed for Thanksgiving break

December 1st & 2nd - The studio will be closed due to The Grinch rehearsals at Jefferson Forest High School

December 22nd - January 7th - The studio will be closed for Winter break

April 9th - April 14th - The studio will be closed for Spring Break

Please check our website, facebook page, or call the studio for information regarding closings due to inclement weather. (Please remember we do not follow the school systems closing schedules)

Website Registration

Why should you register on the FDA website???

You should register so that you can receive e-mail notifications when we update our pages!!!

Once you register and create a login name and password, you can create an email subscription to any page on our site by clicking your profile link in the top gray bar while logged in. In the drop-down menu, click the link to ‘Subscribe to Page Updates’.

It’s that simple! A few steps and you can be up-to-date on all the happenings at FDA!