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Five Things Every Farent Should Know About Choosing A Dance Stu: If most dance studios seem nto have qualified, friendly teachers, experience teaching children and a big show at the end of the year, aren't they all pretty much the same? Does it really matter which place you decide to enroll at? Absolutely! are 5 main things that can make a huge difference in the quality oft instruction your child receives, the amount of extra work and hassles parents must deal with and the overall enjoyment and satisfaction of being involved with a dance program. Here are 5 things for their child: What type of dance floor is used? 2. What is the size of the class? 3. How do I assess the teacher's qualifications? 4. What do my fees include? 5. Can I get immediate assistance and customer service? Call the Port Perry Dance Academy to receive your free copy of a report that gives you all of the information you'll need to help you make the right choice! Port Perry Dance Academy Limited 27 Easy Street, Port Perry 905-985-5081 * www.portdance.com Please see our ad on page 20. Be a Star! Do you love to sing and act? Are you interested in musical theatre and between the ages of 9-18 years? CDL Youth Musical Theatre is. dedicated to bolstering the musical theatre talents of young people. CDL Youth Musical Theatre and is both program and production- based. Kids spend October through June involved with the group.... YOGA YOGA CLASSES Port Perry Mon. 5:30 - 6:30 pm. Tues. 1 - 2:30 pm. Thurs. 5:30 - 7 pm. Whitby Wed. 5:30-7 pm. 905 985-4147 dmsm@powergate.ca Healing Arts www.mayahealingarts.com YOGA ¢ REIKI with a Musical Th running 01 , then rehearsals for the year-end show begin in earnest as of January. Previous productions include Grease (2009), High School Musical (2008), and Dear Edwina Jr. (2007). For 2010, we are excited to announce “Once Upon... A Facepage”- an original musical created, written and directed by musical theatre veteran, Liz Auston - as our annual show. Liz is the creator/writer/director of three previous original shows, staged at Town Hall 1873 (with the Scugog Choral which, “Dynamite Dames” (2004) has been “Re-VAMP’d” and is currently in rehearsals prepari performances at Uxbridge Musical Hall this voming sa tobert Due to it’s popularity, entrance to the group is by auditions in September. Liz Auston, Director Please see our ad on page 18. PORT PERRY September 8, 7:00 - 8:30 pm Latcham Community Centre Queen and Water St., Port Perry 35th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL OFFER! 1 month of Karate lessons and a uniform for only $35.00! Classes are every Sunday and Tuesday beginning FALL REGISTRATION: September 8, 6:30 pm Ron Rus For Pre-registration & Information please call: 905-986-5071 FAMILY KARATE LESSONS IN PIANO Ages 6 - 66 R.C.M-C. Norton - Popular Music Deborah Benson 16 YEARS EXPERIENCE 905-985-2757 FOCUS - SEPTEMBER 2009 21