Studio Address: 511 1/2 Main St West, Ashland, WI Mailing Address: 1316 Main St W, Ashland, WI 54806
ASHLAND SCHOOL OF DANCE
Offering Ballet, Lyrical, Jazz, Tap, Hip Hop & Poms Classes
For Dancers Ages 3 & up
DATES TO REMEMBER:
BENOIT CHEESE FUNDRAISER
Sunday, September 13 – Saturday, September 26
HUGOS PIZZA FUNDRAISER
Sunday, October 4 – Saturday, October 17
BENOIT CHEESE FUNDRAISER ORDER PICK UP
3:30 – 5:30 pm Thursday, October 15
NO CLASS DATES
Sunday, October 18
Sunday, November 8
Sunday, November 22 – Friday, November 27
COSTUME WEEK
Sunday, October 25 – Thursday, October 29
SPOOKTACULAR DANCE COMPETITION
Saturday, November 7 – Sunday, November 8
PICTURE DAY
Saturday, November 14
PARENT WEEK
Sunday, November 15 – Thursday, November 19
2027 WINTER SHOWCASE PERFORMANCE
Saturday, January 16 - Northwestern High School
2027 SPRING DANCE RECITAL
Saturday, April 17 - Northwestern High School
2026-2027 DANCE SEASON
Register Now! To register your dancer for a 2026-2027 class, use the following link: https://dancestudio-pro.com/online/asod A complete schedule can be found on the 2026-2027 Season Schedule tab. First month payment is required to hold a spot for your dancer in a 2026-2027 dance class. Payments must be done online at the time of registration or through Venmo (@asod5678). All class space is available on a first come first serve basis; availability in each class is limited. All classes are 1 day a week with the exception of Company Lyrical/Jazz as they meet on Sunday & Wednesdays. The 2026-2027 Dance Season begins the week of Sunday, September 13 with our 2027 Winter Showcase on Saturday, January 16 and our 2027 Spring Dance Recital on Saturday, April 17 at the Northwestern High School. Participating in the performances is optional. If you have any questions regarding the upcoming schedule please be sure to contact us, we'll help you find the perfect class for your dancer!
PRODUCTION DANCE
Dancers ages 5 & up are invited to join this year’s Production Dance. The Production Dance is a large group dance consisting of dancers of all ages that perform at the Spring Dance Recital in April. This group will meet once a month for practices. New this year: We’re offering two practice groups - choose Saturday or Sunday mornings based on what works best for your schedule. The participation fee is a one-time $50 fee per dancer, covering all classes from September–April. There will also be an additional recital costume fee (exact cost TBD).
10:00 AM Saturdays: October 10, November 21, December 12
10:00 AM Sundays: October 11, November 29, December 13
At the end of the season (March-April) both groups will meet a couple times all together on a Sunday morning for the final practices. To participate, log in to your online dance account and register for the Saturday or Sunday group.
MONTHLY TUITION
Class tuition is billed monthly and will be posted to dance accounts by the 15th. Monthly tuition is due by the 1st of each month. Payments can be made through your dance account, if you want to avoid online processing fees payment can be done via Venmo (@asod5678), or by cash/check given to your instructor. If enrolled in Auto Pay, payments will be processed on the 25th of each month.
COSTUME WEEK
Dancers are invited to wear their Halloween costumes to dance classes Sunday, Oct 25 through Thursday, Oct 29!
PARENT WEEK
Parents are invited to join their dancer during their dance class the week of Sunday, November 15 through Thursday, November 19! Parents - you'll need to wear comfortable clothing, bring clean soled tennis shoes and a water bottle.
DANCE SHOES
Dance shoes are required for class – a complete shoe list has been emailed to all current dancers. If you still need shoes, contact Stacey by text or email to schedule a fitting before classes begin. Please label shoes with your dancer’s name or initials to avoid mix-ups.
STUDIO WAITING ROOM
If you plan to stay at the dance studio while your dancer is in class, please remain in the waiting room once classes begin. Dancers perform better when they’re not being watched by everyone in the waiting area. For those dancers waiting for their class to start, we also request that they stay in the waiting room until the previous class has ended. Once dancers enter the dance room, we ask that they avoid running around while waiting for their class to begin.
FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITIES
This fall, we will offer two optional fundraisers, beginning with our Benoit Cheese fundraiser. It will run Sunday, Sept 13–Saturday, Sept 26, with all orders and payments due to ASOD by September 26. Dancers will earn 25–30% of their cheese sales. Orders will be available for pickup Thursday, October 15 from 3:30-5:30 pm, at Stacey’s house (1316 Main St West). If you participate in this fundraiser, you are responsible for collecting payments, submitting your order and payment by the deadline, picking up your order on October 15, and delivering it. Pickup on Oct 15 is required! If you cannot pick up your order, you must arrange for someone else to do so. We cannot store orders, and no exceptions will be made.
Our second fundraiser will be Hugo’s Pizza certificates, running Sunday, October 4–Saturday, October 17. Certificates will be available for pickup at your dancer’s class in November. Payment is due at the time of sale, with checks payable to Ashland School of Dance or ASOD. Dancers will earn approximately 20% of their pizza sales.
Participation in either fundraiser is optional. All earnings will be applied toward your dancer’s dance account and can help cover costs such as recital costumes and class fees. If you choose not to participate in either fundraiser, your $35 costume deposit is due by Friday, September 25.
RECITAL COSTUME DEPOSITS
Dancers will wear costumes for both the Winter Showcase in January and Spring Recital in April. Costumes are selected in September and ordered in October to ensure they arrive before performances and picture days. Costume fees are typically $70–$90 each and are in addition to monthly tuition. Costumes must be paid in full by Friday, October 9. Final costume fees will be posted once all costumes are finalized. A $35 costume deposit per class is due by Friday, September 25 if your dancer does not participate in the fundraisers. Dancers enrolled in multiple classes will owe a $35 deposit for each class. The remaining costume balance must be paid in full by Friday, October 9. Company Lyrical/Jazz: This class requires two costumes, so a $70 deposit is due by September 25.
SPOOKTACULAR DANCE COMPETITION
Solo/Duet dancers are invited to compete at the Spooktacular Dance Competition on Saturday, November 7-Sunday - November 8 at the Superior High School. All registered dancers will perform once over the competition weekend. You can register your dancer’s solo and or duet dance online by logging into your dance account, click ‘Register’ and select ‘Spooktacular Dance Competition’ Registration deadline for this competition is Monday, September 14.
WINTER SHOWCASE PERFORMANCE
Plans for our 2027 Winter Showcase Performance on Saturday, January 16, are in full swing! Instructors have selected music, begun choreography, and finalized costumes. Tickets will go on sale in November. Dancers will wear their costumes, tights, and dance shoes for the performance. The Winter Dance Performance will include dancers in the classes listed on the attached performance list. I will be fitting the Winter Showcase dancers for their costumes over the next couple of weeks. The Winter Showcase Performance will take place at the Northwestern High School auditorium on Saturday, January 16. There will be one performance that evening which will include the groups listed on the attachement and all solo/duet dances (Company solo/duet dancers will perform their solo/duet dances at the Spring Dance Recital). Exact showtimes will be announced soon. Please check our website, your email, and monthly newsletters for updates on the Winter Showcase Performance. If your dancer’s class isn’t listed above, they will perform in our Spring Dance Recital on Sat, April 17.
SOLO/DUET DANCERS
If your dancer is signed up for an extra dance, please make sure you are in contact with their instructor to set up private lessons. It's important that dancers practice their dance at home weekly! Please make regular practice a habit! Dancers will have the opportunity to run their dance ONCE a week at the studio in between classes with their instructor that worked on the choreography for them. ALL other practice must be completed outside of regular class time. If your dancer would like to use the studio to practice, please reach out to Stacey to set up a time (an adult has to be present when dancers use the studio outside of class time). These dancers will perform their dance at our Winter Showcase on Saturday, January 16 at Northwestern High School. Additionally, dancers have the opportunity to register for competitions if they are interested. Participation in competitions is optional, all details regarding competition dates, payments & deadlines have been emailed to all current dance families.
DANCE COMPETITIONS
All competition teams, as well as Company Lyrical/Jazz, Company Hip Hop and Company Tap classes, are set to participate in competitions for the upcoming year. If your dancer is unable to attend their group's competition, please let us know as soon as possible. Additionally, competitions are open to all dancers registered for a solo/duet dance for the 2026-2027 Dance Season. Dancers are allowed to do one solo and one duet at each competition. You can register your solo/duet dancer for competitions by logging into your dance account online. Details for all competition dates, locations, deadlines, and the classes participating in each competition have been emailed to all competition dancers and can be found on our your dance account - once logged into your account: select info; documents & files; class files.
NO CLASS DATES
Mark Your Calendars! A complete list of "no class dates" may be found on the schedule tab. Please note: ASOD doesn't follow the school schedule; sometimes we have class when there is no school and vice versa.
AGE REQUIREMENTS FOR 2026-2027 DANCE CLASSES
The following age requirements are required for 2026-2027 dance classes:
Creative Movement/Balle dancers must be 3 years old by start of session
Ballet/Tap & Hip Hop must be 5 by start of session
Level I dancers must be 7 by start of session
Dancers in Level 2 and up are all moved up by instructor recommendations. Please contact us if you have any questions on which class(es) your dancer may sign up for this fall.
DANCE SHOES
If your dancer needs to order dance shoes at any point throughout the dance season, please be sure to let your dance instructor know! Dancers can be fitted for shoes before or after their dance class. Dance shoes are mandatory when attending dance class. And please be sure to write your dancer’s name or initials in their dance shoes!!
EMAILS, NEWSLETTERS & WEBSITE
Throughout the dance season, please be sure to check your emails regularly and read the monthly newsletters. Our main form of communication is email. The monthly newsletters always have lots of important information. All newsletters will be emailed to everyone who provided an email address at registration. Please email us (asod@centurytel.net) if you didn't receive a copy of this newsletter by email. All of the information is also available here on our website. (site.ashlandschoolofdance.info). You can also find ASOD on Facebook.
PRE-BALLET/TINY TAP & LEVEL I DANCERS
When dancers for the Pre-Ballet/Tiny Tap and Level 1 classes come to class, please make sure that both sets of their shoes have their names in them and please make sure their shoes are in a bag when they come to class each week. This will help lessen the confusion of whose shoes are whose since most dancers have the same shoes.
DANCE STUDIO PRO
We use the online program called Dance Studio Pro for our registrations, tuition payments, ticket sales and volunteer sign ups. DSP also offers an app which is also very convenient. This link: https://dancestudio-pro.com/online/asod can be used to log in your account. If you ever have any issues logging in, please be sure to let me know. Monthly payments can be done right online, otherwise payments can also be given to your dance instructor or sent via Venmo (@asod5678) if you want to avoid the fees from paying online. Please note, dance instructors DO NOT know how much each family owes on their account; you are responsible for logging into your account to get your balance due. Monthly newsletters and various reminders are also posted on bulletin board of DSP.
CLASS ATTENDANCE
If your dancer is unable to attend their dance class, please be sure to email asod@centurytel.net or send us a message to let us know they won't be at class. If your dancer isn't feeling well, please be sure to NOT send them to dance class!! We want to stress the importance of attendance to dance class. In our policy handout it states: "Any student who misses 8 or more classes during the regular season (Sept-April) will not be allowed to participate in the spring dance recital performance." Dancers only progress if they attend class on a regular basis. If your dancer is going to miss 2 or more weeks in a row due to other commitments, you can expect that while they're missing class the rest of the class is learning parts to their recital dance so your dancer may be excluded from a portion of the recital dance. It is not fair to the instructors or the other dancers in the class, if instructors can't move forward each week with teaching their recital dances.
WATER BOTTLES
Remember to send a water bottle with your dancer to each and every class!!
DROPPING OFF AND PICKING UP YOUR DANCERS
If you have a Creative Movement, PreBallet, Level I or Level II dancer please stay at the studio with your dancer until class starts. Dancers shouldn’t be arriving more than 10 minutes prior to class starting. And please remind your dancers there should be no running around and yelling or using loud voices while waiting for class to start. Also, when your dancer’s class ends each week we would like parents to come into the building to pick up their dancer (this is required for all dancers through Level 2).
LOST & FOUND
When you pick up your dancer after class each week, please be sure to make sure they have all their shoes.
CLEAN STUDIO
For those of you that bring a snack to the studio, please take a moment to clean up any mess before you leave. Please help up keep the studio area clean.
FACEBOOK
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QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR CONCERNS
Please contact us by phone or email.
Telephone: 715-413-1074
Email: asod@centurytel.net
Mailing Address: 1316 Main St West Ashland, WI 54806
Ashland Studio Address: 511 1/2 Main St West Ashland, WI 54806 (3rd floor)