Hello Ballet Gloria Dancers and Families,
Ballet Gloria will host its 5th Summer Workshop, to God be the Glory! Dates for 2010 are July 12th through July 17th. Please feel free to invite your friends.
Classes will be offered Monday 7/12-Friday 7/16 at Oak Hills Church Crownridge Campus, 19595 IH 10 West, San Antonio, TX, 78256. There will be an end-of-week demonstration on the morning of Saturday 7/17 to be held at Oak Hills Church North Central Campus, 814 Arion Parkway, Suite 410, San Antonio, TX 78216 (in the Parkway Plaza Office Park near 281 and Nakoma)
Registration will be online at http:/balletgloriasummer10.eventbrite.com and by mail (paper forms will be handed out the last day of Ballet Gloria classes 4/26). No registration will be done through the OHC offices. Registration will occur between May 12 and June 12. There will be no registration at the door. If we have not received your registration by June 12th, you do not have a space. You will receive an email confirmation if you register online and a surface mail registration if you register by mail. You will receive details about forms and sign-in procedures with your confirmation.
If you do not show up on the first day of class and do not let us know, then we cannot guarantee your spot. If we have a wait list, the spot will be given to the first child on the wait list of matching age.
Classes will be by age - meaning that sisters and friends may end up in different classes. Please do not ask us to rearrange classes to keep sisters and friends together - small changes for you make big changes in classes.
We offer a daily ballet class with scripture memory for children in 3-6yrs. Parents are than welcome to participate with their children, but are also be welcome to simply observe (there must be one parent on campus for each child during this class period). This age group will meet from 10:00a.m.-11:00a.m.
We also offer daily intensive training for ages 7yrs. and up from 11:00a.m.-3:00p.m. These classes could include: Bible Study, Ballet Technique, Hebrew Dancing, and Christ in Culture. Parents are welcome to participate in and/or observe all of these classes (please email me if you are interested in being a room parent—we need you!!!). However, parents are not required to stay on campus during this class period. We ask that this age group bring sack lunches.
This has been a wonderful year and I thank God daily for you and for the opportunity to work with such wonderful young men and women as your children! I have been so blessed by your hard work, smiling faces, encouraging words, and sweet spirits. Thank you so much! I am really looking forward to next year!
Grace and Peace,
Josie Arnold
Monday, April 26, 2010
Monday, March 01, 2010
Updates
Hello Ballet Gloria Dancers and Families,
I just wanted to write and let everyone know that, Lord willing, we will be having classes now every week through the end of April. I am so very sorry about all of the inconsistency this year:-(
Also, I've had a couple of parents ask about our next ballet performance with Ballet San Antonio. It is called Coppelia and it's a lovely, hilarious, completely clean classical ballet. It will be at the Majestic Theater on March 20 at 7:30pm and March 21 at 2:00pm. Tickets start at $27.25, but if we can get a group of ten or more to go on the same day ( to get a 10% group discount), the price per ticket drops to $24.53. If you order through Ballet San Antonio, there are no TicketMaster charges. Unfortunately, there aren't any student performances or public-viewings of rehearsals right now:-(. If you are interested in purchasing tickets, please let me know and we'll try to put together a group.
I mostly wanted to mention this because a few of you had expressed interest, but concern that the word "comedy" might reflect poorly on the moral nature of the subject matter. It is a comedy, but one that was based on a childrens' story by ETA Hoffman and choreographed in 1870 for families to enjoy. It deals with problems of betrayal and jealousy, but it highly values faithfulness, dedication, marriage, and forgiveness. The synopsis can be found at www.balletsanantonio.org (on the main page under the link to TicketMaster--don't buy tickets through these links...they'll charge you about $9 per ticket in fees). All of this being said, please don't feel at all pressured to come.
I am so grateful for all of you. You are God's gifts of grace to me.
Grace and Peace and Many Thanks
Josie
I just wanted to write and let everyone know that, Lord willing, we will be having classes now every week through the end of April. I am so very sorry about all of the inconsistency this year:-(
Also, I've had a couple of parents ask about our next ballet performance with Ballet San Antonio. It is called Coppelia and it's a lovely, hilarious, completely clean classical ballet. It will be at the Majestic Theater on March 20 at 7:30pm and March 21 at 2:00pm. Tickets start at $27.25, but if we can get a group of ten or more to go on the same day ( to get a 10% group discount), the price per ticket drops to $24.53. If you order through Ballet San Antonio, there are no TicketMaster charges. Unfortunately, there aren't any student performances or public-viewings of rehearsals right now:-(. If you are interested in purchasing tickets, please let me know and we'll try to put together a group.
I mostly wanted to mention this because a few of you had expressed interest, but concern that the word "comedy" might reflect poorly on the moral nature of the subject matter. It is a comedy, but one that was based on a childrens' story by ETA Hoffman and choreographed in 1870 for families to enjoy. It deals with problems of betrayal and jealousy, but it highly values faithfulness, dedication, marriage, and forgiveness. The synopsis can be found at www.balletsanantonio.org (on the main page under the link to TicketMaster--don't buy tickets through these links...they'll charge you about $9 per ticket in fees). All of this being said, please don't feel at all pressured to come.
I am so grateful for all of you. You are God's gifts of grace to me.
Grace and Peace and Many Thanks
Josie
Monday, February 15, 2010
Classes Cancelled 2/15
Hello Ballet Gloria Dancers and Families,
We are having to cancel classes today due to President's Day. I am so very sorry about the inconvenience:-(. I completely forgot about the Holiday and it's relevance to working hours for the church staff until I got to the church today and the doors were locked. This is completely my fault and I am so sorry I'm letting you know so late.
Please forgive me.
Thanks
Grace and Peace
Josie
We are having to cancel classes today due to President's Day. I am so very sorry about the inconvenience:-(. I completely forgot about the Holiday and it's relevance to working hours for the church staff until I got to the church today and the doors were locked. This is completely my fault and I am so sorry I'm letting you know so late.
Please forgive me.
Thanks
Grace and Peace
Josie
Sunday, February 07, 2010
Ballet Gloria Reminders
Hello Ballet Gloria Dancers and Families,
I'm just writing to clarify that we will be holding all Ballet Gloria classes as usual tomorrow. Classes should continue normally through March 15th at least. For those of you in Miss Aline's class, tomorrow will be her last class before her wedding (yay!) so be sure to congratulate her. Miss Sophie will teach her classes for the two weeks that she is out--she should be back by March 8.
Thank you all so much for your patience and support
Grace and Peace
I'm just writing to clarify that we will be holding all Ballet Gloria classes as usual tomorrow. Classes should continue normally through March 15th at least. For those of you in Miss Aline's class, tomorrow will be her last class before her wedding (yay!) so be sure to congratulate her. Miss Sophie will teach her classes for the two weeks that she is out--she should be back by March 8.
Thank you all so much for your patience and support
Grace and Peace
Friday, January 15, 2010
No Classes For the Next 2 Weeks
Hello Ballet Gloria Dancers and Families,
I'm very sorry--we are going to have to cancel all Ballet Gloria classes for the next two weeks. Next week, 1/18, I have mandatory rehearsals for BSA's production of Coppelia. The following week, I have to have a colonoscopy. Hopefully, this won't be anything long term/serious...I had one in November, but have had some persistence of symptoms and my second opinion doc needs another look. I'm sorry I've been such a mess schedule-wise this year. Thank you all for being so patient and understanding.
I miss you all terribly and will hope to see you all back on 2/1/10.
Thanks so much
Grace and Peace
Josie
I'm very sorry--we are going to have to cancel all Ballet Gloria classes for the next two weeks. Next week, 1/18, I have mandatory rehearsals for BSA's production of Coppelia. The following week, I have to have a colonoscopy. Hopefully, this won't be anything long term/serious...I had one in November, but have had some persistence of symptoms and my second opinion doc needs another look. I'm sorry I've been such a mess schedule-wise this year. Thank you all for being so patient and understanding.
I miss you all terribly and will hope to see you all back on 2/1/10.
Thanks so much
Grace and Peace
Josie
Wednesday, December 09, 2009
Ballet Gloria Christmas Party
Hello Ballet Gloria Dancers and Families,
I'm writing to remind everyone that the Ballet Gloria Christmas Party is this upcoming Monday, 12/14 from 2:00pm-5:00pm. From 2:00- 4:00 we will be in the B2 wing visiting, enjoying refreshments, doing crafts, having an ongoing story time in one of the classrooms where parents/teens take turns reading to all ages of children. At 4:00pm dancers will make their way to foyer to get ready for a 4:30 demonstration while parents and siblings continue to enjoy stories, refreshments, etc. The demonstration will include memory verse, class dances, and then a special slideshow. We can't set up chairs in this area due to fire codes, so if you want to bring a blanket or cushion of some sort, that's completely fine (it shouldn't be very long).
Please wear your favorite Christmas sweater and black pants.
If you have any questions, please email Linda Ronald at ronaldfamily@att.net.
This will be our last Ballet Gloria meeting until 2010. Classes will be back to normal 1/4/10-1/11/10. There will be no classes on 1/18/10, but after that there are no more absences (that I know of right now).
Thank you all so much!
Grace and Peace
Josie
I'm writing to remind everyone that the Ballet Gloria Christmas Party is this upcoming Monday, 12/14 from 2:00pm-5:00pm. From 2:00- 4:00 we will be in the B2 wing visiting, enjoying refreshments, doing crafts, having an ongoing story time in one of the classrooms where parents/teens take turns reading to all ages of children. At 4:00pm dancers will make their way to foyer to get ready for a 4:30 demonstration while parents and siblings continue to enjoy stories, refreshments, etc. The demonstration will include memory verse, class dances, and then a special slideshow. We can't set up chairs in this area due to fire codes, so if you want to bring a blanket or cushion of some sort, that's completely fine (it shouldn't be very long).
Please wear your favorite Christmas sweater and black pants.
If you have any questions, please email Linda Ronald at ronaldfamily@att.net.
This will be our last Ballet Gloria meeting until 2010. Classes will be back to normal 1/4/10-1/11/10. There will be no classes on 1/18/10, but after that there are no more absences (that I know of right now).
Thank you all so much!
Grace and Peace
Josie
Friday, November 27, 2009
Ballet Gloria December
Hello Ballet Gloria Dancers and Families,
Here is our plan for the remainder of November and December (so far):
11/30/09 Normal Classes
12/07/09 Normal Classes
12/14/09 Ballet Gloria Christmas Party
2:00pm-5:00pm
B2 Gathering Area at Oak Hills Church
(We will not be having classes on this day, but each class will have a chance to demonstrate part of their class material as well as Scripture memory work as a part of celebrating what God has done in this year so far. I will be contacting some of you who have volunteered to bring and/or help with different things within the next couple of weeks--Thank you so much for your hearts of service!)
The Ballet Gloria Christmas Party will be the last time we meet in 2009--we hate to take so much time off this year, but Miss Olivia, Miss Sophie, and Miss Josie are all dancing in Nutcracker through 12/26 and we figured that everyone would need some down time between Christmas and New Years. We're still trying to figure out exactly when we will start up again in January, but I will let you know as I know.
I am so grateful for all of you and can't wait to see everyone again on Monday!
Grace and Peace
Josie
Here is our plan for the remainder of November and December (so far):
11/30/09 Normal Classes
12/07/09 Normal Classes
12/14/09 Ballet Gloria Christmas Party
2:00pm-5:00pm
B2 Gathering Area at Oak Hills Church
(We will not be having classes on this day, but each class will have a chance to demonstrate part of their class material as well as Scripture memory work as a part of celebrating what God has done in this year so far. I will be contacting some of you who have volunteered to bring and/or help with different things within the next couple of weeks--Thank you so much for your hearts of service!)
The Ballet Gloria Christmas Party will be the last time we meet in 2009--we hate to take so much time off this year, but Miss Olivia, Miss Sophie, and Miss Josie are all dancing in Nutcracker through 12/26 and we figured that everyone would need some down time between Christmas and New Years. We're still trying to figure out exactly when we will start up again in January, but I will let you know as I know.
I am so grateful for all of you and can't wait to see everyone again on Monday!
Grace and Peace
Josie