What is your favorite thing about Halloween?!

“My favorite part is dressing up & seeing all of my friends!” 

- Cloee Wasson

“Candy!!” - Megan Temple

“Candy because I love kit-kats!” 

-Cortney Maser

“Dressing Up and trick-or-treating and candy!!” 

-Samantha spray

“The candy! My favorite candy is sweet tarts!”

-Holly albert

Tell us What your favorite part about Halloween is!  :)

What Was Your Favorite Past Halloween Costume?

Miss Karen- Punk Rocker, “Because no one could recognize me!” 

Miss Liliya- DirecTV technician, “Because I carried a satellite dish around with me!”

Miss Ashley- Ariel, “Because I am Ariel in another life.” 

Miss Lynda- Wednesday Adams, “Because I looked just like her!”

Miss Angela- Princess Jasmine, “I was Princess Jasmine for 3 years!”

Miss Stephanie- Rainbow Brite, “It was a homemade, hand-me-down that helped me win a few costume contests!”

Miss Alicia- Mouse, “When I was really little my mom hand made the cutest mouse costumes for my brother and I. We wore them for several years in a row.”

Miss Tracy- Tweety Bird, “My mom made a homemade Tweety Bird costume, we used an orange retainer case as my beak!” 

Mr Alex- Serena Williams, “Because it was so funny!”

Dress-up week at KSD will be October 24-30! 

Dancers are encouraged to wear their Halloween costumes to dance! Any dancer who wears his or her costume to dance will be automatically entered in the contest. The grand prize will be a $25 Target gift card! Parents please make sure that your child will still be able to dance in his or her costume (i.e. dance shoes must still be wearable, please wear leotard underneath if need be, and do not wear costumes that children may trip over etc.).

Who says kids get to have all the fun? During the kids' dress-up week, we don't want to leave out the parents! Parents may come to the studio in their Halloween costumes (the 24^th-30^th, however not on Sunday). Each parent wishing to compete must make sure they have their picture taken by someone at the front desk, and the winner will be chosen at the end of the dress-up week. Don't be shy, parents! This is one of our favorite contests and we are always excited to see all the parents who participate. The grand prize will be one free 30 minute class for a month and will apply to existing tuition.

What was your favorite past Halloween costume? Why? Let us know!

Top 5 Tips to Improve Your Leg-Grab Turn

By Miss Ashley, Miss Liliya, Miss Lynda, 

Miss Stephanie & Mr Alex

1. Don’t lean back! Use your arm muscles to pull your leg to you! - Miss Ashley
2. Get a nice, deep plie’ before executing the grab turn. - Mr Alex
3. Flexibility, proper stretching. - Miss Liliya
4. Turn out supporting leg in the preparation, brush your leg through first position on its way up. - Miss Stephanie
5. Don’t forget to spot your head. - Miss Lynda

What started it all...

What inspired our KSD Seniors to start dancing?

“I started dancing because my sister, who is nine years older than me, was a dancer. I wanted to be just like her, so I followed in her footsteps!” 

-Samantha Johnson

“When I was three I wanted to try dance, so my mom signed me up for ballet class and I loved it!”

-Yasmine Hassan

“I grew up watching my sister dancing and copying her in the window of the dance room. I idolized all of the older girls and aspired to be just like them! I’ve been here for 15 years and I am still learning from Ms. Karen and she is now my biggest role model. ”

-Parker McCarron

“I joined dance when I was two years old because I wanted to be like the“big girls”. I remember watching one of the productions and telling my mom I wanted to dance. I’ve been hooked ever since!”

-Rachel McAuliffe

“My mom signed me up just to see if I would like it. I saw all the older girls and decided I wanted to be like them!”

-Lauren Bernardo

Now these seniors have become inspirations to future generations. What inspired you to become a dancer?

Miss Liliya & Miss Alicia’s 

Top 5 Tips to Improve Flexibility

1. Commitment. Commitment is key to a dancers success. They must have the discipline to do the work to achieve their goals
2. Know the difference between pain and discomfort. It is very important for a dancer to distinguish the difference between pain and discomfort. In most cases, dancers do not achieve maximum flexibility, simply because they cannot tell the difference between the two. When they feel a small amount of discomfort they pull back and do not complete the stretch. A dancer should never feel like a stretch is hurting. With a proper stretch there will be some discomfort. Over time, the muscles will become more flexible, helping the dancer reach his or her flexibility goals.
3. Routine. Stretching at least 5 days a week. In order, to accomplish your flexibility goals you must make stretching part of your daily routine. You must create muscle memory.
4. Time. Start by holding a stretch for approximately 3 mins, about the same time as a TV commercial. Increase the time as your flexibility increases - maybe try to make it through your favorite TV show. Holding your stretch for as long as possible will keep your goals on track!
5. Don’t Give up! Even the most inflexible dancer can improve their stretch if you follow these 5 tips. Just believe!