The Annual Festival of Dance 2024

Friday Evening Performance 

May 3, 2024 / 7:00pm 

  Saturday Morning Performance

May 4, 2024 / 10:00am 

 Saturday Matinee Performance

May 4, 2024 / 2:30pm

at

The Collins Center, Andover High School

Andover, MA

Doors Open One Hour Before Showtime

Show Orders will be posted April 1, 2024 in Main Reception Room 

Costumes will start to be handed out to dancers in

March and will be completed by April 2024.

DRESS REHEARSALS

We will be holding dress rehearsals at DNE.

Starting on April 25th through May 1st , Dancers will arrive at their

SCHEDULED CLASS TIME

in hair, makeup & costumes and have their dress rehearsal during their class time.

Classes will practice their routines in the Main Ballroom.

Instructors will bring their classes to the Main Ballroom during class time

according to our schedule for their rehearsal.

If your dancer(s) has multiple classes in one day, please have them bring all of their

costumes, accessories etc.

NOTE: There will be no classes the week of school spring break, April 15-20, 2024,

and no classes May 2-4, 2024

Friday Evening Performance (A Show)

The following classes will be performing in the Friday Evening Performance:

Junior I Ballet, Tap & Jazz

Junior I Intensive Ballet, Tap & Jazz 

Junior II/III Ballet, Tap & Jazz

Junior II Intensive Ballet, Tap & Jazz

Junior III Intensive Ballet, Tap & Jazz

Advanced Ballet, Tap & Jazz

Teen Ballet, Tap & Jazz

Pre Pointe (Monday)

Pointe (Wednesday)

Beginner & Intermediate Modern 

Beginner & Intermediate Contemporary

Advanced Pointe

Beginner & Intermediate Lyrical

Advanced Lyrical  

Advanced Celtic

Advanced Hard Shoe

Streetfunk I/II and III 

Streetfunk III Intensive

Advanced Contemporary

Advanced Modern

Senior Routine

Performing Companies

 Saturday Morning Performance (B Show)

The following classes will be performing in the Saturday morning show:

Monday Kaila's Classes 

Wednesday Primary I / 3:00pm

Wednesday Primary II / 4:00pm

Monday Intermediate Intensive Ballet, Tap, Jazz / 5:00 pm  

Thursday Intermediate Ballet, Tap, Jazz / 4:00pm

Thursday Hip Hop I / 5:00pm

Thursday Boyz Hip Hop 6:00pm

Monday Newcomer Ballroom / 4:00pm

Tuesday Intermediate Intensive Celtic / 6:00pm

Tuesday Secondary Intensive Ballet, Tap, Jazz / 4:00pm 

Thursday Secondary Intensive Celtic / 4:00pm

Tuesday Intermediate Celtic / 5:00pm

Thursday Junior I Intensive Celtic / 4:00pm

Thursday Hard Shoe I / 5:00pm

Friday Hard Shoe II / 5:00pm

Advanced Tap

Advanced Modern

Advanced Lyrical

Advanced Pointe

Advanced Celtic

Senior Routine

Performing Companies

Saturday Matinee Performance (C Show)

The following classes will be performing in the Saturday matinee show:

Saturday Kinderbasic / 9:00am

Saturday Primary I / 9:45am

Saturday Primary II / 10:45am

Saturday Intermediate Ballet, Tap, Jazz / 12:00pm

Wednesday Secondary Ballet, Tap, Jazz / 5:00pm

Monday Hip Hop 2/3 / 6:30pm 

Thursday Junior II/III Intensive Celtic / 5:00pm

Tuesday Secondary Celtic / 5:00pm 

Saturday Hip Hop I / 11:30am

Saturday Intermediate Celtic / 10:45am

Tuesday Hard Shoe IV / 4:00pm

Saturday Hard Shoe 1 / 11:45am

Friday Junior I Celtic / 4:00pm

Friday Hard Shoe III / 6:00pm

Saturday Wheels in Motion / 1:30pm

Advanced Hard Shoe

Advanced Contemporary

Advanced Jazz

Advanced Ballet

Streetfunk III Intensive

Senior Routine

Performing Companies

Theater Etiquette

Please find below some helpful Theater Etiquette reminders that may clarify any confusion on the days of the shows.

• Please arrive early on the day of the show. The parking lot is shared with other school activities, so it can get pretty full, especially during the Saturday shows. Leave yourself enough time to get your child to the appropriate dressing room an hour before their show as well as enough time to find your seats before the Opening Performance begins.

• No dancers will be allowed in the theater during any of the performances. Dancers should remain in their assigned dressing room until the end of the show. Dancers will be participating in our Finale at the end of each show.

• Please print out tickets at home and bring with you. This helps in keeping the line moving in order to get everyone into the theater in a timely manner.

• The Friday night show will have an intermission between Acts. However, the shorter Saturday shows will not have an intermission. If you do need to leave the theater during the show, please remember to do so between performances so not to disturb anyone sitting behind you.

Chaperones/Security Volunteers

If you would like to receive a $25.00 DNE Dance Credit

 please sign up to help us with Chaperoning or Security!  

 Earn up to $75 in DNE Bucks!!!

(Volunteer for all three shows and receive $25.00 for each)

 You could chaperone your child's class or a performance

that your child is not dancing in ... We need all the help we can get! 

Chaperone/Security Credits will be issued to all dancer accounts after the

Festival of Dance Performance 2024.

Sign Up Genius will be available soon. 

Show Security

 There will be two security checkpoints at the Collins Center during performances.  

One parent or family member will be allowed to bring

dancer(s) backstage to their waiting/dressing rooms. 

The parent and child will have their hand stamped at the security checkpoint.  

Once you've settled your dancer with their chaperone, you can then leave 

the secured area and enter the theatre through the main entrance.  

During intermission and at the completion of the performance, only that stamped parent or family member will be allowed to enter the secured area to pick up your dancer. Please let your family members know how our security checkpoint 

works so things can run smoothly.

 NO PARENTS ALLOWED IN DRESSING ROOMS DURING THE PERFORMANCE

Stamped Hand Parents will only be allowed in Dressing Rooms

before and after the performance.

Video of Performances Available

 Online Ordering!

Order your dancer's performance video to enjoy for years to come!

More information to follow.

Festival Tickets 

TICKETS GO ON SALE APRIL 1, 2024!

Tickets are to be Purchased Online 

We will be offering online ticket sales from a link that will be posted on our website, through a future ticket email and through our social media ...

stay tuned for more information!



Festival T-Shirts

A fantastic way for your dancer to remember their Festival 2024 experience!

DNE's Turn of Phrase Logo on the front with all 2024 performing DNE students listed on the back.

 T-Shirts will be available to purchase online ... through Studio Director from

March 4th through March 18th



T-Shirts to be picked up during dress rehearsals.  

Performance Tights, 

Shoe Requirements, Camisoles, Etc. 

Tights must be purchased at DNE to ensure proper style and color.

Tights, Shoe or Accessory Requirements will be posted on the

COSTUME TAG (Located on Costume Hanger)

Many students like to wear a nude/skin tone camisole under their costumes.

We encourage those students that will be changing costumes to do so.

DNE no longer sells the camisoles. However, they can be purchased at

The Dancer's Closet in Nashua as well as most dancewear sites online.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to the office.

Tights Go ON SALE starting on 

April 1, 2024

Advertising and Personal Family Messages

in our Program     

LOCAL BUSINESS ADVERTISING 

Do you have a business or work for a business that would benefit from advertising in our Festival Program? Consider placing a business card size, a half page, or full page advertisement!

PERSONAL MESSAGE 

This is a great way to make a memory for your dancer. 

 Maybe your dancer is graduating ... any reason at all ... you can let your

dancer(s) know how excited and proud you are of them. 

Single Line Personal Message (40 characters including spaces) / $15

Business Card Size Ad / $25

Half-Page Ad / $50

Full Page Ad / $75

Please email or hand in ads to Miss Terri by April 1, 2024

 terri@dancenewengland.com

Five, Ten and Fifteen Year Awards

Fifteen Year Awards

Maddison Blanchard

Ellie Blumberg

Natalie Didona

Ten Year Awards

Maeve Anderson

Ava Berson

Milo Betton

Bianca Bruni

Leila Bruni

Eliza Ford

Leela Kapur

Eloise Kowalik

Matteo Lavallee

Bridget Marnell

Chloe McGrath

Rebekah Morey

Five Year Awards

Ava Baer

Julia Bohonak

Emma Brannelly

Deirdre Charron

Gillian Joslyn

Katherine Lesire

Manuela Loughlin

Addison Marino

Zoe Perez

Lia Sullivan

Eva Underhill

Riley Walsh

In-House Competition

DNE's In-House Competition will be held

Sunday, March 10, 2024

Young student choreographers are encouraged to showcase their talents and abilities!

This performance event gives the dancers the opportunity to create and choreograph their own piece. Solo, duo, trio or small group. The student(s) perform(s) finished product for their peers, family, teachers and one independent judge.

Specialty Awards are

given to all!

Two age categories:

7 to 11 years of age

and

12 to 18 years of age

Awards and prizes will be given for second and third placements.

First placement will perform in one of our Festival of Dance 2024 Performances.

Be sure to pick up an In-House packet from the office!

Sign-up Sheets will posted on the Waiting Area Bulletin Board.

Spring/Summer Dance 2024

Come Dance with us ...



SPRING/SUMMER INFORMATION COMING SOON!

Princess Ballerina & Little Leprechaun Week

Celtic Dance Week

Kaleidoscope Week

Pop-Up Parties

Master Class Series

and More!

Keep an eye out for a separate email with our Spring/Summer offerings!

Online Pre-Registration 2024/2025 Season

Starting on Monday, April 1, 2024

ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION INFORMATION COMING SOON ...

Dancer's Class Recommendations will be emailed directly

to you before Registration ...

The $25.00/$35.00 Registration Fee will be waived until June 1, 2024!