This March passes the one year anniversary of the Covid-19 Pandemic directly impacting our community. As we approach this milestone, we want to remind our dancers to remain hopeful for the future.  As our Competition Team makes their debut on the stage, our exam students are finalized into their assessments and our recital classes are pushing through their recital choreography –  It is certainly a time to inspire our students to be hopeful of the bright and fun adventures to come this spring. This is why we thought HOPE would be a great theme for the month of March!

Our monthly intentions are a way to shine a spotlight on the life lessons that dance provides. From creating special bonds between dancers and families, to gratefulness and a growth mindset – it’s our aim to highlight these life lessons to our dancers and dance families. After all, dance is not just about learning how to move your feet, but how to let your heart lead!

What does HOPE mean to FDC?

Thinking back to where the studio was at during the beginning of March 2020 compared to the end is difficult. In the matter of days, our entire understanding of our dance season, and our lives, was turned on its head. Now that we are approaching the one year anniversary of the pandemic, its with a hopeful heart we look into the future.

For us at FDC, HOPE is not just wishing for better days, its about doing the work to make sure we have better days. Continuing to limit class sizes, keeping up with our rigorous sanitizing and cleaning schedules and keeping our smiles bright underneath our masks, will help to ensure that the studio and our community has a brighter future.

Inspiring hope and giving our dancers something to look forward to each week is paramount to our staff. We aim to be the light, the whimsy and the fun for our community while we move through these tough times together.

What’s the Plan for HOPE?

Over the course of the month we will host a series of activities and events for all of our dancers inside and out of the studio.

  • Our Wingman4Dance activity is nicely linked into this month’s intention. Our dancers will explore different emotions in class and learn about how these emotions affect our physical bodies and emotional states.
  • In class students will be discussing their goals and hopes for their upcoming performances. Whether for competition, exam or recital we want to know and help our dancers succeed at what matters most to them!
  • Our teachers will be on a special lookout for hopeful moments over the next weeks to celebrate with a WOW card!
  • Our competitive dancers will take part in their 9th Annual Showcase, giving all something to look forward to!