2024 COMPETITION SHOWCASE PERFORMANCE TICKETS ON SALE NOW

Our amazing Competition Teams are hosting their Annual Competition Showcase April 12 at 7pm & April 13 at 1pm and 7pm.  Come watch our award winning MiniTroop, Troupe, Collective & Ensemble Teams perform! You will not want to miss this incredible show! Tickets at $16 and will be sold electronically only this season – visit our site here https://www.etix.com/ticket/o/15779/CPAC-Dance

ALL ACCOUNT BALANCES DUE BY APRIL 1

All recreational account balances are due no later than April 1st. Please note that you will not receive your spring recital code to purchase up to your 4 tickets if your balance is not paid in full. 

Account balances must be paid in full to be eligible to audition for the 24-25 Competition Teams.

2024 SUMMER CLASSES

Want to dance with us June 11 – July 3?  We are offering a short 4 week session for dancers ages 2-14! Please visit our Summer Schedule page for class offerings, pricing, dates, and enrollment information.-

Current family enrollment for summer classes only will open online April 3 at 5 pm and close April 5 at 8 am.

SPRING RECITALS AND CLASS ATTENDANCE

Students who acquire more than 3 absences (per class) now through May 10 may not be allowed to participate in the Spring Recital Performances (illness and weather-related absences do not count). Please communicate all absences to cpac@cpac-dance.com.

SPRING RECITAL PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

Spring Recital Dates: May 17, 18 & 19. For recital breakdowns, please click here. (please note this is not the show order for each performance).

Dress Rehearsal Week: May 13 – May 16, detailed information will be handed out in classes next week!

SilverBox Photographers will take photos during dress rehearsal week, details to follow next week. 

SPRING RECITAL TICKET SALES INFORMATION

We are excited to share we are moving to an online ticketing program for Spring Recital. 4 tickets per family performing in each show will go on sale Electronically beginning Monday, April 8 at 5:00 pm. Tickets are $16 each and this includes the electronic processing fee.

Each family performing in each performance will receive an email (multiple emails if you are in multiple shows) with a code specific to your family to purchase up to your 4 tickets for the performance. The email will come from Columbia Performing Arts Centre noreply@jackrabbittech.com. Please check your junk folders and your inbox. Our goal is to have all codes/emails sent by Monday, April 8. 

All codes not utilized and all remaining tickets for each performance will go on sale electronically Monday, May 6 at 5:00 pm to all. 

2024-2025 COMPETITION AUDITIONS

Mark your calendars, 2024-2025 Competition Audition Dates!! Informational Packet & Registration form will be available later this week.

Friday April 19^th – MiniTroop

4:30pm-5:30pm – Details to come

*Must be age 4 or 5 as of AUGUST 1, 2024

**Dancers older than age 5 as of August 1, 2024 may audition for Troupe

Friday April 19th – Ensemble 13 & Under

4:30pm-7:45pm – Details to come

*Age as of 1/1/2025

Saturday April 20th – Troupe

10:00am-11:30am – Details to come

*Age 6 as of AUGUST 1, 2024

**Not older than age 9 as of JANUARY 1, 2025

Dancers younger than age 6 as of August 1, 2024 may audition for MiniTroop

Dancers older than 9 as of January 1, 2025 may audition for Ensemble OR Collective (Fall)

Saturday April 20th – Ensemble 13 & Over

12:00pm-3:15pm – Details to come

*Age as of 1/1/2025

Collective Auditions

Fall 2024 – Dates TBA

*Age 10 or older as of 1/1/2025

MARCH 4 – MARCH 7: OPEN CURTAIN WEEK

Parents are welcome to observe recreational classes the week of March 4 – 7.  Instructors will open all curtains for viewing in Studios 1, 2, and 3. Classes in our East Wing (studios 5-6) will be displayed on the TV monitors as usual.  Classes in Studio 4 – parents may come upstairs for the final 15 minutes of class. Competition classes and rehearsals are closed to observation.

BRING A FRIEND WEEK: Movement, Dance I, Dance II, Dance III, Intro

Dancers in the following classes may bring 1 friend to dance March 18 – March 21. *No dance experience or dance shoes needed. *Friends should be close in age to registered dancers and wear comfy clothes. In-Class fun AND a boutique coupon are included for CPAC dancers bringing a friend and their friend!

• Movement for Children
• Dance I, II, III
• Intro Levels (Ballet, Tap & Jazz)

SAVE THE DATE: 2024 COMPETITION SHOWCASE

Our amazing Competition Teams are hosting their Annual Competition Showcase April 12 at 7pm & April 13 at 1pm and 7pm.  Come watch our award-winning MiniTroop, Troupe, Collective & Ensemble Teams perform! Ticket information coming soon – mark your calendars now! You will not want to miss this incredible show!

SPRING BREAK – STUDIO CLOSED

The studio will be closed for spring break beginning Saturday, March 23 – Sunday, March 31. We hope everyone has a wonderful break!

CPAC COMPETITION SEASON CONTINUES

Please join us in wishing all of our CPAC competition dancers all the best this month! Ensemble will be competing at Revive in Kansas City February 16 – 18; Troupe, Minitroop, and Collective will kick off their season at Starpower in Kansas City February 16 – 18. CHAKA! 

PHONE USAGE AND STUDIO ETIQUETTE EMAIL

Please take a moment to review with your dancer the email sent on 2/8 with the subject: Important Reminder Regarding Phone Usage and Studio Etiquette at CPAC.

MONDAY, JANUARY 22 SNOW DAY MAKEUP CLASS 

Saturday, February 10 we will have our final snow day makeup class for Monday classes. Click here for the class schedule outline for Saturday, February 10 classes only. 

CLASSES IN SESSION

Classes ARE in session on Monday, February 19, 2024 (President’s Day).  Our next break at CPAC is Spring Break. CPAC will be closed March 23 – March 31, 2024.  Classes resume Monday, April 1.

COMPETITION SHOWCASE: APRIL 12 & 13, 2024

Save the date and come see our award-winning Competition teams perform at the CPAC Theatre on Friday, April 12, and Saturday, April 13!  All styles and ages will perform each day. More details will be provided in the near future.

SPRING RECITAL REMINDERS

Please make sure your calendars are marked!

• Last week of classes: May 6 – May 9. 
• Dress Rehearsal week: May 13 – May 16.
• Spring Recitals: May 17 – 19.
• For recital breakdowns, please click here.
• All account balances must be paid in full BEFORE Recital tickets may be purchased. Ticket sale dates will be published in our March newsletter.

ATTENDANCE FOR PERFORMING CLASSES IN SPRING RECITAL

Students who acquire more than 3 absences (per class) from February 5 through May 9 may not be allowed to participate in the Spring Performances, weather related absences and illness do not count as one of the three. All students are required to attend Dress Rehearsal week of May 13 – 16, 2024. Dress rehearsal details will be announced after spring break.

ACCOUNT BALANCES DUE IN FULL BY APRIL 1ST

All recreational dancer account balances are due in full by April 1st. 10% monthly finance charges continue for unpaid tuition for recreational class balances. Invoices for all recreational students are sent on the 15th of each month.

Welcome back, Dancers! We hope you had an amazing first week back at CPAC! See below updates around competition season kick-off, upcoming holidays, snow day makeup date, competition showcase performance weekend, inclement weather policies, spring recital reminders, attendance, and account balances. 

CPAC COMPETITION SEASON BEGINS

Please join us in wishing our Ensemble team all the best in their first team competition at Radix in Kansas City January 26 – January 28. Follow this link to watch them live that weekend – https://live.radixdance.com/. 

CLASSES IN SESSION

Classes ARE in session on Monday, January 15 (Martin Luther King Jr Day) & Monday, February 19, 2024 (President’s Day).  Our next break at CPAC is Spring Break. CPAC will be closed March 23 – March 31, 2024.  Classes resume Monday, April 1. 

MONDAY, JANUARY 8 SNOW DAY MAKEUP CLASS 

We will make up all Monday Classes ONLY (no rehearsals) on Friday, February 2. Classes will be in session that evening at the same time as your normal Monday class schedule. Collective will have an adjusted rehearsal schedule to accommodate the Snow Day Make Up Classes on Friday, February 2, details TBA. 

COMPETITION SHOWCASE: APRIL 12 & 13, 2024 

Save the date and come see our award-winning Competition teams perform at the CPAC Theatre on Friday, April 12, and Saturday, April 13!  All styles and ages will perform each day. More details will be provided in the near future. 

INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICIES

The Winter months are upon us and that brings the possibility of severe weather and cancelled classes.  We do NOT automatically cancel classes when Columbia Public Schools does.  We try to make our decisions about cancellations by 1:00pm for weekday classes. We will send out EMAIL to everyone when classes are cancelled. We will also post any updates to Facebook (CPAC – Columbia Performing Arts Centre) and Instagram (Columbiaperformingartscentre)

SPRING RECITAL REMINDERS

• Please make sure your calendars are marked!
• Last week of classes: May 6 – May 9.  
• Dress Rehearsal week: May 13 – May 16. 
• Spring Recitals: May 17 – 19. 
• For recital breakdowns, please click here.

All account balances must be paid in full BEFORE Recital tickets may be purchased. Ticket sale dates will be published in our March newsletter. 

ATTENDANCE FOR PERFORMING CLASSES IN SPRING RECITAL

Students who acquire more than 3 absences (per class) from February 5 through May 9 may not be allowed to participate in the Spring Performances, weather related absences and illness do not count as one of the three. All students are required to attend Dress Rehearsal week of May 13 – 16, 2024. Dress rehearsal details will be announced after spring break. 

ACCOUNT BALANCES DUE IN FULL BY APRIL 1ST

All account balances are due in full by April 1st. 10% monthly finance charges continue for unpaid tuition for recreational class balances. Invoices for all recreational students are sent on the 15th of each month.