Just For Kicks Dance Studio

So proud and happy for our former dancer Jenny Alvarez for graduating from Cal State Northridge. We are so proud of her and wish her the best in getting ready for law school.

Julie’s fathers farm has cherries for sale. Prices are $4 for small basket, $12 for a medium basket, and $25 for a large basket. His farm is located at 23739 Road 126 in Tulare.

Music and costumes have been selected for the Spring. Messages to be texted out soon!!

Happy New Year! Classes will be starting up next week, January 14th and 15th. Looking forward to seeing everyone next week. We also will be offering a musical theater class that would include singing and character dancing for ages 5 and up.

Very depressing day of removing our dance floor and clearing out the studio. With the amount of time and energy it has taken for distance learning/teaching maybe taking a year off is a blessing. But I do miss it.

So, here we are again. I was really hoping the worst would be past us by this time and we would be able to start the new season in person. But that’s not happening. So, let’s try to make the best of the situation. Since I find it hard to teach tap on Zoom, I will be recording all of the lessons every weekend and sending them out. That will start happening next weekend, on August 23rd. It will be a full class with warm-up, new moves, practice last year’s routine, and sta...rt a new routine. We will not be learning Christmas routines this fall since we most likely will not be able to perform by then. However, we will focus on a spring routine and each group will perform last year’s spring routine and the new routine when we finally have a recital. I will try to pick music that will go with last year’s costume so that hopefully you will not have to buy new ones (try not to let them grow out of them LOL). If they need any help with any of the dances or moves, please arrange a time for me to meet with them one-on-one, which would be on Zoom of course. For the rest of the week I will be offering a variety of online (Zoom) activities. Listed on the next page is the schedule. These will start this week, August 17th-22nd. They do not have to sign up for anything, they just need to have a zoom account and get on at the time of the activity they want to participate in. The code for ALL EVENTS will be 969-2210-5028, and they can join as many of the activities that they would like. I do ask that they get on at least one activity a week so that I can keep in contact with them. Also, if you know of other people (adults too) that are looking for something to do, please feel free to invite them to join us. There will be no charge for dance or these activities this fall. However, for those of you that can help, we would greatly appreciate donations to help us pay for rent and utilities each month as we are keeping our studio space. If we do not get enough to cover rent most months, we will be forced to close. I really don’t want to see this happen. I love this studio and all the amazing kids and families we have met through it. It is important to our entire family. Last year, when Ian gave a presentation at school about his families’ culture, a large part of it was about our studio and the dancers who had become like family. We are not ready to let that go. Thank you.

Hi everyone. We are sorry that we have not been in touch much this summer. Honestly, this whole situation has been overwhelming for us, and I know we are not alone in feeling this way. After much thought about what to do, we have decided that we just are not ready... to give up on our studio. Our students and their families are just too important to us. So, we have come up with an idea that will include prerecorded tap classes sent out every week, through ClassDojo and Remind, with new moves and new routines, plus zoom classes through the week that will be meant for exercise and socialization. Some of the things we are thinking of offering is kids Zumba, tappercise, ballet workout, game nights for different ages. If you have any ideas or suggestions, we would love to hear them. We will not be charging tuition during this time but would be thankful for any donations from those of you who can help. Donations can be sent through Venmo at @justforkicksdance, mailed or dropped off at the studio or our house. We will be getting out more details and a schedule within the next week. See more

Look who’s turning 16!!!! Happy birthday to an amazing young man.

Congrats to another former dancer graduating from college. Ruby Lopez will be joining Visalia Unified as a new teacher.