1504 E 51st St, Austin, TX 78723

CHECK IN PROCEDURE (Dancers & Volunteers)

When you arrive at LifeFamily Mueller, follow the signs to the check-in table, check your dancer in, and they will be escorted by our volunteers to the appropriate destination backstage.

There are no non-volunteer parents allowed backstage at any point before, during or after the show. This is to ensure the safety of all the dancers while they are waiting to perform.

If you are a volunteer, you will check in for your designated time and head back to begin your assigned tasks. If you are not a volunteer, please do not attempt to go past the check-in, as it causes distraction from the tasks that need to be carried out by our staff and parent volunteers, thus resulting in stress and timing issues. (This includes the areas past the check in table and in the dressing rooms or stage). All dancers will remain backstage for the entire length of the show.

DISMISSAL PROCESS

Dress Rehearsal Check Out:

Dress Rehearsal check out will happen near the photo station immediately after photos are taken.

Show Day Check Out:

Dancers 12 years old or older – Dancers will be able to check themselves out on their own. Please discuss a meeting plan with your dancer(s) for post-show.Dancers 11 and younger, including Dancers & Dreamers (Ages 3-5) – Below is how the checkout process will function:

At the end of each show, we will ask everyone who will be picking up their dancer, to stay seated in the auditorium, as we will bring dancers out onto the stage, class by class, following the same order as the DRESS REHEARSAL show order (Dancers & Dreamers first, followed by older dancers). We will use the microphone to announce the classes being dismissed but you can also follow along with the dress rehearsal show order on our website to anticipate dismissal order. We will bring out 2 classes at a time and dismiss one class on each side of the stairs leading from the stage down into the auditorium. We ask that only one parent per dancer come up to retrieve their dancer and everyone else remain seated and that, once you have collected your dancer, you and your party promptly exit the auditorium.

Early checkout will not be allowed. ALL dancers (including 12 and up) will not be allowed to leave until the end of the show, when we dismiss on stage (or self check out for 12+).

Thank you very much for your cooperation and help with this dismissal process for the recital. We love your kids and want this day to be the very best and most memorable experience possible!

As a reminder, Dress Rehearsal is closed to the public. This means, no spectator is allowed into the auditorium until Recital Day.

REMINDERS:

• Please bring only what you need. Our goal is to get dancers in and out as fast as possible on Dress Rehearsal day.
• Please talk to your dancer about keeping their bags organized in the holding room if they have multiple dances. With many moving pieces it is easy for things to get misplaced.
• If your dancer has more than one costume, please make sure they are placed on a hanger and labeled clearly (Dancer’s Name & Class).
• Please label all belongings.
• Please be sure that you have a clean pair of tights, and that your shoes are in good condition. If you need a new or extra pair, we have shoes and tights available for purchase in Symmetry.
• Pictures will be taken at Dress Rehearsal! Please make sure your dancer arrives dressed and ready to go on stage. Makeup is not required for dress rehearsal or show day, however, it does help keep their face from being washed out on stage and in the video.