Parent Information

Costume rules to follow:

When the costume is not in use, please ensure it is clean, hang all pieces, and store it in the provided Camrose Veselka costume bag. Do not use metal hangers for costumes due to potential for rust. Headpieces should be stored in a hard container. This protects the headpiece from damage and helps maintain the desired form. Club owned costumes are only to be used or worn for club attended or club produced events. Costumes are not to be washed without instructions from the Costume Director. Do not alter or tape costumes. If your costume is not fitting correctly, please discuss with the Costume Director. Ensure you have ALL of your costume pieces with you before leaving for, and from performances. Please make every effort to ensure that you have all pieces of the costume and accessories gathered before leaving any off site location to avoid lost items as these items are not always replaceable.
ABSOLUTELY NO EATING in costume. The only thing consumable while wearing a costume is WATER. Please ensure dancers have been adequately fed BEFORE getting into costume.
Climbing, rough housing, rolling around the ground is NOT acceptable behaviour while in costume. Please ensure your child understands this and has quiet distractions available, if necessary.
Costumes should only be used for club authorized activities, if you would like your dancer to wear their costume for an additional event please contact the Costume Directoror President for approval.
Boys should be careful when wearing costumes to and from a location during the winter months as the salt and snow is very damaging to the bottoms of pants. If you are dressing at home prior to a performance, please pull up and protect pant legs while walking outside and into buildings.
ALL DANCERS are required to wear undergarments while in costumes. Not only does this help in prevent staining (from sweat) but it also eases in costume changes when privacy is hard to come by (at festivals, performances, etc). Undergarments should be NUDE or WHITE. Wearing black or coloured undergarments under white costume pieces is EXTREMELY visible once under stage lights.
Prepare a dance emergency bag and keep it with your costumes. Emergency kits should include: scissors, needle & thread, band aids, extra nylons/socks, a variety of sizes of safety pins, bobby pins (girls).
Female dancers are expected to wear a hair net (for festivals only). Try to match the hair net to the hair colour as closely as possible and secure headpieces with strong bobby pins. EVEN IF THE HEADPIECE IS TIGHT, it still needs to be secured with bobby pins.
NEVER wash costume pieces in hot water. Use COLD water on gentle cycle or hand wash only. DO NOT wash any costume piece that may contain wool of any kind. NEVER use any type of bleach or strong detergent. NEVER use fabric softeners. Hang to dry. Iron on the back side of the costume on the lowest setting possible to do the job. Wrinkled costumes are very obvious on stage and are never acceptable. DO NOT use febreeze or other fabric fresheners on costumes. Please talk to the Costume Director BEFORE, if you have never washed a costume. She will provide instructions that will safely get the costume clean. When in doubt, don't wash it! Costume pieces DO NOT need to be washed between each performance unless visibly dirty or smelly. Do not put dirty costumes into storage as stains set easily.
NEVER cut or otherwise permanently alter ANY costume piece without permission and/or direction from the Costume Coordinator. If any alterations or adjustments are needed please see Costume Director for same.
Applying make up after putting on tops will help reduce make-up/lip stick accidents which don’t often wash out. If a make-up crisis happens, please contact the Costume DirectorBEFORE trying to get it out, performing with a small spot is much better than having a massive splotch. Removing make-up, especially lipstick before removing blouses will help prevent staining also.
Ensure your young dancer goes to the washroom just before putting on their costume. It is very difficult to assist young dancers to the bathroom once they are back stage and a little nervous.
Ensure your costume bag is clearly labeled with your dancers name as you are responsible for the safe return of ALL costume pieces.
Accidents happen! If your costume becomes damaged or pieces are lost, please contact the Costume Director or President ASAP to advise of same. If pieces become loose or fall off the costume please keep them and give to the Costume Director ASAP, even flower petals and leaves.

We hope these Rules serve as a guideline and helpful reminder. We are very fortunate to have many beautiful costumes from Ukraine and it is important that we treat them with care. They are not only very valuable but also missing or damaged pieces are irreplaceable so it is of utmost importance that we are diligent in caring for our costumes. We do our very best to ensure the costume you receive is clean and in good repair but sometimes things are missed. Please contact the Costume Director if you have costume concerns.

Your 2024-2025 Costume Director is Kathleen R. She can be reached through the TeamSnap app if you have any questions or concerns.

 Information regarding ticket pricing, schedule, volunteer opportunities and silent auction will be circulated prior to the event.

Silent Auction Items:

Everyone is expected to donate to the Silent Auction. You can purchase the items yourself, or get a sponsor from a business. If you are getting a business sponsor, you can use the letter on the website: go to our website, under Parent Info, Templates, Silent Auction letter. Print this letter, edit it to personalize it, and submit it to businesses.

We expect two items valued at $50 each per dancer, or one item valued at $100 per dancer; so if you have two dancers, double it (so 4 items valued at $50 each, or $200 for one item). If you would like to donate an item of greater value, thank-you!!!! The Silent Auction is a fun part of the evening, and the more items the better!

Once you have your Silent Auction Items, you can give them to the Malanka Committee Rep, any time after November 1, 2024. Items must be received before January 8, 2025. Please indicate the exact amount that it is valued at, and if it was donated by a business, please provide a business card so we can properly acknowledge all Sponsors. We thank all our Business Sponsors by putting their logo on our website (under Supporters and Malanka Supporters), and we also list them in the Camrose Booster following the event.

If you require Silent Auction item suggestions, please ask the Malanka Committee Rep.

Help Required:

A sign-up sheet will circulate in December, where everyone has the opportunity to sign up to help with a couple jobs. Everyone is expected to help out the Malanka Committee during this event so that it will run smoothly. These jobs will range from things like helping to decorate the Norsemen Inn, taking down decorations after the event, selling 50-50 tickets and liquor tickets, taking tickets at the door, helping collect payments for the Silent Auction at the end of the evening, and so on.

Please see the Malanka Committee for any Malanka Questions.

Details for the Year End Spring Concert

Our Spring Concert is on Sunday April 27, 2025 at 2:00 pm, at the Jeanne & Peter Lougheed Performing Arts Centre.
Entry Cost: Free Admission
Coffee/Donuts after the show.

Everyone WELCOME!!!

Schedule for the Day:

Time	Schedule Item
10:30 am	Please arrive with your Dancer. Enter through the Performance Entrance at the back of the building.
11:00 am – NOON	REHEARSAL
NOON – 1:00 pm	LUNCH
1:30 pm	DOORS OPEN
1:30 pm	Must be Performance Ready
2:00 pm	SHOW

ALL PARENTS:

Parents of graduating dancers must submit their child’s first and last year dance photos to the Vice-President a month in advance of the Year-End Concert, so that these photos can be presented at the Year-End Concert.
It is the responsibility of ALL PARENTS to supervise their dancers for the entire day of the rehearsal and Year-End Concert. Please be prepared to stay for the entire rehearsal, or make arrangements with another parent to supervise your child if you need to leave!!
The rehearsal can feel long (especially for younger kids), so feel free to bring pens/paper, books, or whatever items you think will help occupy your child.
The Performing Arts Centre does a wonderful job in ensuring that our concert is well done with lighting and so forth, and it takes this long to run all our dances, so please DO NOT be late for the times as listed above.
From Noon-1:00 pm, please feed your child (you can bring something from home, or take your child and leave, or whatever you choose, BUT PLEASE ensure your dancer is fed and performance-ready by 1:30 pm).
It is the responsibility of the parent to help their own child get ready between 1:00 and 2:00 pm.
A copy of the program will be e-mailed in advance so everyone can see where costume changes are needed.
It is the responsibility of the parent to ensure their dancer is changed into their different costumes throughout the show, and so make sure you sneak out of the theatre between dances (do not leave while dancers are performing) to go back stage as needed, to change your dancers.
Please let the Club President as well as the Instructors know of any dancer absences. HOWEVER, IT IS EXPECTED THAT ALL DANCERS BE AT THE YEAR END/SPRING CONCERT.

In order for the Year-End Spring Concert to run smoothly, each dance family is required to fill a volunteer position on the concert day. Your position will be assigned to you early in the dance year. If you are unable to fulfill the position assigned to you, it is your responsibility to approach another family to trade with you.

Volunteer Positions required:

Position	Volunteers Req.
Hand out programs at the door	2
Get water and ice tea ready (can be done any time before performance starts but will not be put out until after the performance)	4
Pick up coffee and doughnuts at Tim Horton's (west side)	2
Set out coffee/doughnuts/etc. for reception (any time after intermission and before concert ends)	4
General clean-up in lobby and green room	6

Date: June TBD 2025

Performance Time: TBD

Where: Jaywalkers, Camrose Downtown

Groups 3-4 and Senior Groups will be dancing one of their dances at Jaywalkers. An email will be sent closer to the performance date, which will specify exactly which dance will be performed for each group, so your dancer knows which costume to wear.

Any dancers wishing to dance their Solos and/or Duets are more than welcome to do so, however, please let the President and Instructors know in advance.

Please meet at Chuck Maclean Arts Centre with hair already done. Dancers will get dressed, run through their performances, and we will all walk to the stage together. Time to be determined.

There is no cost to watch.

Please let the President of the Club know if your dancer cannot attend, however, please keep in mind that it is expected that all dancers attend.

Date: July 1 2025

Performance Time: TBD

Where: Jaywalkers, Camrose Downtown

We are invited to perform at the Canada Day Celebration in Camrose. Groups 3, 4, Senior Group and potentially solos and duets will be performing for this event. Please let the President of the club know if your dancer cannot attend, however please keep in mind that all dancers attend.

There may be opportunity for additional community performances throughout the dance season. Please follow TeamSnap for communications.

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