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:
WINTER DANCE SESSION
Monday, January 12 - Saturday, April 4
PRODUCTION PRACTICE
Sunday, February 22 12:15 – 1:15 *note t
Sunday, March 15 11:30 – 12:15
Sunday, March 22 11:30 – 12:15 *Required Attendance*
PICTURE DAYS
Saturday, February 21
MASQUERADE DANCE COMPETITION
Friday, March 6 – Sunday, March 8
NO CLASS DATES
Friday, March 6 - Sunday, March 8
Monday, March 16 - Thursday, March 19
Friday, March 27 - Sunday, March 29
Sunday, April 5
Saturday, April 11 - Sunday, April 12
SPRING FLING COMPETITION (Petite Comp Team only)
Saturday, March 8 – Sunday, March 9
MOXIE DANCE CHALLENGE - Minneapolis
Friday, March 27 – Sunday, March 29
OVATION DANCE CHALLENGE – Superior
Friday, April 10 – Sunday, April 12
2026 SPRING DANCE RECITAL
Thursday, April 16 & Friday, April 17 – Rehearsal
Saturday, April 18 – 2 Performances
CELEBRATION DANCE COMPETITION
Friday, April 24 – Sunday, April 26
SUMMER DANCE SESSION
Monday, May 18 – Monday, August 3
SPRING DANCE RECITAL
Our 2026 Spring Dance Recital is scheduled for 12:30 pm & 5:00 pm on Saturday, April 18 at Northwestern High School. Tickets for the recital will be available for purchase online (https://dancestudio-pro.com/tickets/asod) starting February 15. All tickets are general seating and sold on a first-come, first-served basis. Everyone attending, including parents, family members, and friends, must have a ticket; children 3 and under are free if seated on an adult's lap. Tickets are $12 each. We ask dance families to purchase only the tickets they will use, as tickets are nonrefundable. When purchasing tickets, please be sure to select the correct performance, as we have a limited number of tickets available for each show. All rehearsals and performances will be held at the Northwestern High School Auditorium (4751 County Road F, Maple, WI). For the 12:30 PM performance, dancers should arrive by 12:00 PM in their costumes, tights, and hair done (make-up is optional). For the 5:00 PM performance, dancers should arrive by 4:30 PM. The list of classes performing at each show has been emailed to families and is posted at the studio.
ATTENDANCE
We have about 6 weeks of dance class left; attendance to class is VERY IMPORTANT these last few weeks! The instructors are trying to finish up the recital dances with each of their classes. Dancers can only learn the recital dances if they attend class each week!! ATTENDANCE TO CLASS THE LAST TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE RECITAL IS MANADATORY! This would include classes from March 30 thru April 10. The last day of regular scheduled classes is Friday, April 10.
RECITAL SHIRTS
Dance Recital shirts are now available for purchase! Orders can be placed online by logging into your dance account and selecting Store from the home page. Order forms are also available for pickup at the dance studio. All dancers’ names will be listed on the back of the shirts. Orders are due by Friday, February 27 - please note that late orders cannot be accepted. All orders will be available for pickup at the dance studio in March. Purchasing a recital shirt is optional.
DANCING WITH MY GUY
DANCERS!! This is your chance to get your father, stepfather, grandfather, uncle or brother on stage with you at your 2026 Spring Dance Recital!! All dancers are invited to get a special guy involved. It’s always lots of fun and a good time spent together. This dance features one dancer paired with one "Guy". Practices will take place on Sundays:
11:30-12:15 pm on Sunday, February 15
10:30-11:15 on Sunday, March 15
10:30-11:15 on March 22.
To be eligible to perform in the Spring Dance Recital, attendance at 2 of the 3 practices is required. The practice on March 22 is mandatory, as it is the final practice before the performance. A $25 fee covers all practices and rehearsals. Log in to your online dance account (https://dancestudio-pro.com/online/asod) to sign up. Space is limited to 15 dancers and 15 "guys."
WINTER DANCE SESSION
Is your dancer interested in trying a new style or adding an extra class? Or do you know a friend who wants to join ASOD? Our Winter Dance Session starts the week of Monday, January 12, and all classes will perform one dance in our Spring Dance Recital. Weekend classes meet 2-3 weekends per month through April 4. Check out the available class options by logging into your online dance account! https://dancestudio-pro.com/online/asod
Please note, all current dance classes, with the exception of Adult Hip Hop, Saturday Hip Hop, Saturday Ballet & Sunday Lyrical will run through April.
PICTURE DAYS
Our final dance picture day is scheduled for Saturday, February 21 at the dance studio with a complete schedule posted at the studio. Dancers will have both individual and group photos taken during their class's scheduled time. If your dancer missed their prior picture day and you'd like to have their individual photos taken, please contact Stacey to add your dancer to the February 21 schedule. PHOTO FEES: Dancers with one costume will have a $25 photo fee & dancers with two or more costumes will have a $50 photo fee. These fees cover all the photos and include digital download access to all of your dancer's photos in an online gallery. No additional purchase is required - you'll be able to download, print and share your images directly from the online photo link. ALL PHOTO FEES ARE DUE SATURDAY! Payments are made directly to Focus Photography. Please make sure your dancer brings their costume, tights and shoes for their pictures!
Please be sure to email asod@centurytel.net if your dancer is unable to attend their scheduled picture time. We typically wait to take the group photo until all dancers have arrived. If you have a solo or duet dancer who would like their photos taken, please contact Stacey directly to schedule a time.
SUMMER DANCE SCHEDULE
Our Summer Dance Schedule is finalized, and registration will open on March 15. Full details for the Summer Session can be found on the Summer Dance tab. The 2026 Summer Session will kick off mid-May and wrap up with a performance in early August. Summer is a great time to try a new style!
TIGHTS & HAIR STYLE INFO FOR PICTURE DAYS & RECITAL
The document showing the color of tights and hair style that dancers will need for their upcoming picture day and the recital performances is available at the dance studio. If your dancer’s class indicates a hair piece, those are all included with the costumes. If you still need to order tights for your dancer, order forms are available at the dance studio. Please give completed order forms and payments to your dance instructors. Tights are also available for purchase online through your dance account, select ‘store’ on the home page once you’re logged in.
SPRING DANCE RECITAL REHEARSAL
Our Rehearsal is scheduled for Thursday, April 16- Saturday, April 18 at the Northwestern High School Auditorium. For rehearsal, each class is scheduled to perform on one of the rehearsal days. Dancers only need to attend their classes scheduled time. Attending rehearsal is mandatory. For rehearsal, dancers must wear their costume, tights and dance shoes. Copies of the rehearsal schedule are available for pick up at the dance studio.
SPRING DANCE RECITAL VOLUNTEERS
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Adult volunteers are needed to supervise dancers backstage in the dressing room area during their recital. Parents with dancers in a Poms, Level I, Level II and on a competition team are all asked to volunteer backstage for one recital performance. Dancers can't be backstage without a parent volunteer. And only parents signed up to volunteer or help their dancer change costumes are allowed in the dressing room area during the performance. For the 12:30 pm performance, we ask that volunteers arrive by 12:00 and for the 5:00 pm performance we ask that volunteers arrive 4:30 pm. I will follow up with volunteers this month to fill all open spots.
STUDENT PRODUCTION SHEET
Please be sure to review the 2026 Student Production Information Sheet. A copy is available for pick up at the dance studio. This information will help prepare you and your child for this year’s recital and to get everything ready for the rehearsals & performances. Please feel free to call, text or email if you have ANY questions.
TUITION PAYMENTS
Your final tuition fee for the 2026 dance season will be applied to your account by March 15. All account balances must be paid in full by April 1 if you want your dancer to participate in the Spring Dance Recital.
CLASS ADVANCEMENT
Over the next couple months, the instructors start looking at their class lists to decide who is ready to advance to the next level. All dancers through the age of 6 advance to the next level depending on their age. Dancers must be 5 by September 1 to advance to the PreBallet/Tiny Tap class. Dancers must be 7 years old by September 1 to advance to Level I Lyrical/Jazz; Level I Jazz/Tap and/or Level I Hip Hop. After dancers reach Level I they are moved up to the next level by the instructors. In the coming weeks, instructors evaluate dancer’s skill & ability levels, their behavior in class, listening skills, maturity levels, respect for others (dancers & instructors), how well they work together as a team, their attendance...many things are taken into consideration when determining if dancers are ready to move up to the next level. As parents it’s natural to think that our dancer is ready to advance to the next level but we have to remember we aren’t the ones in the class each and every week. . . . . so we’ll leave this up to our instructors.
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.
PRODUCTION DANCE
A Production is a dance learned by a specific group of dancers of all ages from our studio. This group will learn a dance to perform in both performances of our Spring Dance Recital on Saturday, April 18 at Northwestern High School. Class for the production dance will take place 1-2 times per month on Sundays from 11:30 – 12:15 pm from September through April. The next production class date will be held: Sunday, January 18; Sunday, February 8; Sunday, February 22.
WEATHER/CANCELLED CLASSES
Please remember to check your email on a regular basis. A few of our dance instructors come from out of town to teach their dance classes; if we cancel dance class for any reason, I will send an email OR text to notify parents. I will also post on facebook if classes are cancelled. ASOD only cancels classes when the instructor is unable to attend class. We DO NOT ALWAYS cancel dance classes if the Ashland Public Schools cancel classes or dismiss school early because of inclement weather! One class cancellation is allowed per class per year at the discretion of the instructor without rescheduling. All other cancelled classes will be made up at a later date; all make up class details will be emailed to parents once dates and times are set.
SOLO/DUET/TRIO DANCERS
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 10 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 has been emailed to all dance families. If you have any questions about solo/duets/trios, please be sure to contact ASOD.
DANCE COMPETITIONS
All competition teams, including Petite, Junior, Teen, as well as Adv Tap, Jr Company and Sr Company 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, or trio for the 2025-2026 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 has been emailed to all dance families.
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.
AGE REQUIREMENTS FOR 2026 DANCE CLASSES
The following age requirements are required for 2026 dance classes:
Creative Movement dancers must be 3 years old by start of session
Pre-Ballet/Tiny Tap & Pre-Jazz/Funk dancers 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!! The complete list of shoes required for each class is available above by selecting the 'SHOE LIST BY CLASS' button.
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'll continue using 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. Once our schedule is finalized after registration the calendar page on DSP will show the no class dates.
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
Like Ashland School of Dance on Facebook to keep up on all the dance updates and reminders.
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)