Parents...Be informed, please read carefully!!!!!!!!:
DFSD Recital Policy:
1. No non dancing siblings are permitted backstage at any time
2. No sticky or staining drinks or foods are permitted in the dancer’s room s backstage. Water, apples, goldfish
crackers....no messy food like cookies or cake Please DO NOT send chocolate of any kind! Books, coloring
books or small games will help keep them busy while waiting to perform.
3. Bring extra pins & bobbie pins, a hair brush, and make up for touch up, if you do not wish to use the touch
up make up that will be there. Younger dancers should get dressed and ready at home, with just final
touches being done at the high school.
4. Dancer’s name should be on EVERY costume and accessory, including shoes.
5. NO one is permitted backstage except recital volunteers and students. 1 parent per student may enter through the dancer’s doors to bring child to their backstage room. There is no access to auditorium from there.
Auditorium entrance is through main doors at front of the school. Dancers must stay
backstage during the performance. When the recital is over and the dancers are back in their
rooms, you may go backstage to pick up your child. Class moms have been instructed not to
let any child leave unless a parent or guardian comes to pick them up. Our policies are
designed with your child’s best interest in mind. We thank you in advance for following
them.
6. Parents may not go back stage during the performance.
7. Audience etiquette.... do not leave your seat while a group is performing. If you must get up during the
recital before intermission, please wait until the dance on stage is finished. Help make the dancers feel good
about what they are doing...it is OK to clap for a group during their dance, not just at the end. Be
generous with your applause during a dance number. Dancers be more at ease and they WILL smile more.
These are your precious children, let them know you can see how hard they’ve worked all year.
8. Matinee dancers are not permitted to leave on their own. A parent must pick up their dancer after the recital
in their backstage room. We will not permit any dancer to leave on their own.
9. NO FLASH CAMERAS are permitted at the recital.
10. NO FOOD or DRINK of any kind is permitted in the auditorium. This is a Norwich High School building
policy. If food or drinks are brought into the auditorium, it will be removed.
11. NO VIDEO cameras are permitted in the auditorium except for the last row, and may not block the isle.
12. No baby carriages/strollers in the aisles or blocking a seat, unless you pay for a ticket for that seat.
13. No individual flowers on stage, please present your child (if doing so) with flowers after the performance.
14. Please make sure your child has all of his/her shoes, costumes, costume pieces and items needed for
the recital, before you leave to come to the school.
15. No students are permitted in the audience. TV monitors are in the rooms for them to watch the recital.
16. A dance recital performance is a fun and wonderful experience for your child. We have developed our
policies so that each and every child and family has the best experience possible at recital time. We thank
you in advance for following our policies and understanding why they are standard procedure at our
performances. If you have concerns or questions, please bring it to our attention before performance day,
and we will be happy to help with your questions.
17. Please read # 5 again.
Thank You for helping to make our 34th annual recital a wonderful
experience for all dancers and dance families
Norwich: 607-334-4382