Please read: Important concert info

Arrival times:
Friday please arrive by 6pm
Saturday morning please arrive by 9.30am
Saturday evening please arrive by 5.30pm

Please use the toilets in the foyer, with costumes covered by a cape. You are welcome to use the toilets in the side-stage dressing rooms in an emergency, where a child really needs to go before going on stage and doesn't have time to go out the front.

Wings: Dancers should only enter the wings when the dance immediately before their dance goes on stage. Two dances before their dance, they should line up on the back stairs, making sure to leave a space in the middle so others can get through. If you are in the way, don’t be surprised if a senior dancer in a big hurry has to give you a push! Under no circumstances are dancers to stand around the back door to the stage. This counts for juniors, intermediates, seniors, everybody. Please make sure your child understands this important rule and stays well back from this door until the dance immediately before theirs has gone on stage, then file quietly into the wings. This is a problem every year and many seem to think that this rule does not apply to them.....IT DOES!

Backstage Noise and Traffic: Please be aware that there are only glass doors and a curtain separating the audience from those in the side dressing areas. Noise from backstage can easily be heard in the hall. It is easy for us to forget this and raise our voices backstage. Please do not be offended if someone reminds you or your child to keep it down. Discuss this with your child beforehand and explain that all conversation in the dressing rooms, behind the stage and especially in the wings needs to be in a low voice.

If you are in the audience and notice that one of the curtains over the side exits has moved, allowing the audience to see into the dressing room, please adjust the curtain to save embarrassment to those getting changed backstage. It also stops unnecessary and distracting light from entering the auditorium.

Some families have children performing in multiple dances with multiple costume changes. Often, these have to be done in a hurry. Please be respectful of those with multiple costume changes and leave a clear pathway through the dressing room at all times.

Entering and exiting the hall during the show: During the concert, parents are often needed backstage to assist with costume changes. Of course, they also want to be in the audience enjoying the show. This can mean they have to do lots of running between the dressing rooms and the hall. It would be appreciated that when entering or exiting the hall during the performance, you do so only in-between dances. It is very distracting for the audience and the performers on stage if the rear doors are constantly opening. Once the lights go down at the end of a dance you will have enough time to make a quick exit without much interruption to the next dance.

If you are waiting to enter the hall, please wait outside the doors until you hear the dance finish and only then enter the hall and take your seat.

Don’t stress: If you are organised, concert should be an enjoyable experience. Make sure your child’s costumes are labelled and stored securely. Some people find it easier to have each costume in its own bag with all accessories so nothing gets forgotten. Be obsessive about making sure everything goes back in the bag. Have a needle and thread and safety pins ready to deal with any costume malfunctions. Don’t be late, allow plenty of time. If you are having problems with your child’s hair, please ask another, more experienced mother for advice. At Dee Jays, we all work together to make a fantastic experience for our kids and the audience.