CAPA

Tickets for CAPA’s June Showcase are now on sale!  We are very excited to again be offering the online ticket purchasing system for the 2012 CAPA June Showcase performance.  This process allows you to select your seats, and lets you use your credit card to purchase your tickets and print them from home.  For this added convenience a processing fee of $2.00 will be assessed per ticket (this is what we pay to offer this service). The ticket prices for the June show will remain at $20.00 each for assigned seating.  How do you buy tickets?  It’s simple.  Just follow the steps below and be sure to read the helpful tips (please read these tips, they will help you, seriously).

Simply go to http://www.showtix4u.com.  Click on, “Buy Tickets.”  Then click on, “CAPA JUNE SHOWCASE 2012,” or search for “CAPA” if it doesn’t show up immediately.  Then, just follow the prompts to select your performance date and number of seats and check out using your credit card.  Your tickets will be emailed to you immediately and you can print them out at home.  Yep, it’s that easy!  See, “Helpful Tips” below to make your purchase worry free. Tickets are $20 each plus a $2 convenience fee (this is what we pay to use the service).

NOTE: If your child will be watching a show from the audience she will need a ticket.

If you have any questions please e-mail AJ:   aj@capadance.net

Performances are at the Campolindo Performing Arts Center

Monday through Friday (June 11-15) at 7pm

Saturday (June 16) at 2pm

**HELPFUL TIPS**

REACHING SHOWTIX4U: If you run into any problems while you are ordering, you can call the ShowTix4U Box Office at 866-967-8167.  If you aren’t able to reach an agent immediately, this is very important: LEAVE YOUR NAME, PHONE NUMBER, AND EVENT YOU ARE CALLING ABOUT ON THEIR VOICEMAIL.  This is a much quicker way to get a response than by calling over and over.  They will be returning voicemails immediately and you should get a call back within 30 minutes.

PURCHASING BY PHONE: If you cannot be at a computer at the time you wish to purchase tickets and prefer to purchase by phone, you can do so by calling the Box Office at 866-967-8167.  There is an additional per transaction charge of $2.50 to purchase by phone.

DON’T USE THE “BACK” BUTTON: When you are on the site selecting and purchasing your tickets, DO NOT use the “back” button on your browser, as that resets the system and empties your shopping cart.

GUARANTEE YOUR SEATS: The seats you select are not guaranteed until you actually check out (this is because someone else can be on the site at the exact same time and selecting the same seats).  So, my suggestion would be to select and pay for your most important tickets first, THEN go back and select and purchase the rest of your tickets to avoid risking losing your most important seats. Hitting back button CLEARS THE SHOPPING CART AND RELEASES ANY SEATS YOU HAVE SELECTED.

HAVE YOUR TICKETS EMAILED TO YOU: Make sure to select the email option under Shipping & Payment, unless you want them physically mailed to you.  Selecting email means your tickets will be emailed to you and you can print them out as many times as you like.

REFUNDS & EXCHANGES: If you make a mistake during your purchase and either purchase the wrong number of tickets or purchase for the wrong date, you can call the ShowTix4U Box Office at 866-967-8167 within ONE HOUR of your initial purchase and they can help you exchange or void your transaction.  After that, there are no refunds or exchanges on your tickets.  If you end up with extra tickets you don’t want, you can post a notice at CAPA and try to re-sell them to another family.

Click here for the current CAPA schedule (valid through June 9, 2012)

CAPA SUMMER REGISTRATION & POLICY 2012  

• · Summer Registration will begin MAY 1st. Registration will be online at www.capadance.net
•   The Summer Schedule is posted on the website.
• · Please register for the same level classes that you took during the 2011-12 year.
• · Register for those classes you will be taking using the Summer 2012 Schedule online.  Go to www.capadance.net and log in at the Parent’s Log In using your current email address.
•   If you are new to CAPA click on Registration & Tuition at the top of our home page and select the Registration Form.
• · Please note the guidance from the Director below in this memo in determining your classes.
• · SUMMER TUITION PAYMENT METHOD. During the summer, we realize that students may not able to attend all the classes due to vacations.  We use a punch card system in place of regular tuition. Summer classes will be held every Monday through Saturday from June 18 thru August 11. You may purchase your summer punch card by emailing the number of hours you want to capa@capadance.net , and we will make up your card and place it in the card box on the desk in the main lobby.
• As we do during the regular year, please be sure to have a current credit card on file or your bank account information so we will be able to charge you for your punch card.
• · If you are an Ensemble or Ballet Company dancer, see below for a special offer on an Unlimited Class Pass. It really is a wonderful way to dance your way through the summer!
• · Punch cards are sold in increments of 5 hours to 60 hours. Determine how many total hours (not classes) you will be attending and purchase the appropriate card. You may also choose to pay by the class at the $15 per hour rate. Please note: We will maintain an alphabetized box at the studio for your student’s punch card. We found that this is an easy way to ensure that the card is there for class. Otherwise it is the student’s responsibility to bring the punch card to class. Students may not take class unless they have a valid punch card or pay the $15/hour rate. Lost cards are not the responsibility of the studio. Unused punch card hours do not carry over to Fall Tuition. Remember when planning that some classes are longer than one hour.

• · Current students should not move up over the summer unless you are instructed to do so by the Director. In other words, take the summer schedule level that you took during the 2011-12 year.  Requirements should be fulfilled with your current level of classes. Teachers will continue to advance technique through the summer and make recommendations about appropriate Fall 2012 classes. Please check with management about appropriate levels if you are a new student.

ENSEMBLE AND COMPANY MEMBERS SUMMER DANCE REQUIREMENTS

All current & potential ensemble & company members are required to fulfill the requirements below during the summer. The requirements are for the total number of hours, not classes. Dancers may take classes NEAR their current level as make-ups, but not too different. For example, an Adv. Ballet Dancer may not use a Ballet 1 class as a make-up. If in both Ballet Co. & Ensemble, use the Ballet Co. ballet requirements as your total ballet requirement. Please remember that these hours are the MINIMUM. You should dance because you want to and need to improve, not because you have to. Use CURRENT Ensemble or Company placement to determine your requirements.

Potential Daisies (current Young Dancers minimum:         Young Dancer +       7.5 Hours

Daisy:             Ballet 5 hrs                 Tap 5 hrs        Jazz suggested

Rose:             Ballet 8 hrs                 Tap 5 hrs        Jazz 5 hrs

Poppy:          Ballet 10 hrs.              Tap 5 hrs.       Jazz 5 hrs       Lyrical  Suggested

Violet              Ballet 10 hrs.              Tap 6 hrs.       Jazz 5 hrs       Lyrical  5

Lily                  Ballet 10 hrs.              Tap 6 hrs.       Jazz 5 hrs       Lyrical  5

Jasmine          Ballet 10 hrs.              Tap 6 hrs.       Jazz 5 hrs       Lyrical  6

Daffodil           Ballet 10 hrs.              Tap 6 hrs.       Jazz 5 hrs       Lyrical  6

Jr. Ens.           Ballet 10 hrs.              Tap 6 hrs.       Jazz 7.5 hrs.  Cont.   7.5      Jr./Sr. Ens. Class – All *

Sr. Ens.          Ballet 10 hrs.              Tap 6 hrs.       Jazz 7.5 hrs   Cont.   10       Jr./Sr. Ens. Class – All *

Aurora — 10 hours Ballet

Coppelia & Sylphide — 12 hours Ballet

Kirov, Paquita, Kitri — 20 hours Ballet

Junior and Senior Ballet — 20 hours Ballet

• · The Jr. and Sr. Ens. Class is a Technique and Choreography class that Lynn is holding throughout the summer for those ensemble dancers who are in town.  IF YOU ARE ATTENDING AN OUT OF TOWN WORKSHOP OR ARE ON A FAMILY VACATION, YOU ARE EXCUSED, OTHERWISE YOU ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND.  Professional programs such as Lines or SF Ballet are considered fulfillment of required hours in appropriate disciplines. Attendance at other Bay Area schools is not. You are asked to submit documentation of attendance and fulfillment to the office. Please note that your attendance in your required CAPA classes has been noted and is being used to determine your placement for the following year.

Once Again!!!  UNLIMITED SUMMER DANCE PASS!
We are offering a special payment program for our Ensemble and Company dancers only. Summer requirements are minimum only – dancers should ask “How many classes CAN I take?” not “How many MUST I take?” To encourage this and avoid having to present Punch Cards, we are offering the  UNLIMITED DANCE PASS that permits dancers to take ALL the classes they wish. You must still register for the classes you want to take.  We ask only that dancers take classes no more than one level lower or higher than their normal level. 
 PLEASE NOTE: these passes MUST be purchased BEFORE June 15th. After that date, only the PUNCH CARD system will be available. Cost of the UNLIMITED DANCE PASS for the various groups is listed below. No refunds or credits after purchase.

• · Jr. & Sr. Ensemble: $590/ Jasmine & Daffodil: $570
• · Lily & Violet: $540/ Poppy: $500/ Daisy & Rose: $400
• · Ballet Only: $400/ Potential Daisies (Current Young Dancers): $140

With the Unlimited Pass option, you won’t have to present a card to your teacher. Your name will be noted on an unlimited list. This will save you the hassle of having to present your card at each class!

CAPA has wonderful professional parent photographers who maintain galleries for you to enjoy.

Links to their sites are:

John Diestler   http://gallery.mac.com/johndies

Mark Rusk        http://mrusk.smugmug.com/