Annual Concert Dress Rehearsals

All dancers and cast members are to attend the dress rehearsal at the Performing Arts Theatre of the Gwinnett Center for their Annual Concert show. The dates of our productions and dress rehearsals are published a year in advance so that you may put these five days on your calendar now. We ask that you do not plan any other event on these dates. Your dancer, staff and production crews work very hard all season to bring you a fantastic show in June.

When dancers miss dress rehearsals or productions, this causes an adverse effect on other dancers and staff and crew. Choreography is the art of creating dances and one of the criteria is based on the number of dancers in class.

Often, partnering is created and lines and rows that depend on every dancer’s participation. In show business this is known as ensemble work. When a member of an ensemble is missing, it jeopardizes the entire number that has been choreographed specifically for your dancer’s class.

Regardless of age, whether 3 or 73, it is imperative that your dancer participate when the commitment has already been made by you and the dancer. Please do not take this productions lightly; it is necessary, once the commitment has been made, that you follow through, barring any unforeseen illness or death in the family.

Dancers are to arrive in costume, with hair and make-up appropriate for their piece. Photos and video may be taken at dress rehearsal, but not at the Concert.

For newcomers, you will be most pleasantly surprised and will come away amazed at what you have seen. Our shows have a libretto (book of the show) and have dancers, singers and actors. The lighting cues and the load-in of sets takes place on the first day of dress rehearsal, in addition to the rehearsal of the dances and finale. Each dress rehearsal has lighting cues built for that show, based on the choreographer’s wishes and based on the color of costumes and the props, if any, and the cyc drops and flys.

As you can see, attending dress rehearsal is indeed a necessary part of the production. These dress rehearsals can be long, upwards to four hours. There is a concession stand in the rotunda of the theatre that will be available for your convenience; or, you can bring a snack, as long as it is eaten in the rotunda of the theatre, not in the house.

On the day of curtain, you will sit back with joy and be amazed as you watch your dancer leap into her dance, glide into his song, or step right into the character he is playing! Remember to applaud loudly, with lots of love and happiness, and save some hugs for after finale!!