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Concert Allocations 2026

Dear All,

Please find below information for our 2026 40th Year Celebration concert held at Alexander Theatre, Monash University Clayton in November.

Each class will perform in either the PURPLE (2 shows) GREEN (2 shows) or YELLOW (2 shows) concerts, this excludes 'TAG Theatre Programs' Please ensure these dates are added to your diary now as this is our main event for 2026 and we want to ensure we have all our talented dancers on stage. Each show will run approx 2.5 hours.

You can check what show your child's class is performing in several ways:
on the attached spreadsheet
on the portal under Info - Bulletin
on the studio walls
PURPLE SHOW
Theatre Rehearsal - Sunday 18th October, times TBC
Alexander Theatre, Monash University Clayton

Performances
Show 1 - Saturday 14th November 11am
Show 2 - Sunday 15th November 7pm
Students in PURPLE SHOW perform in BOTH above shows

GREEN SHOW
Theatre Rehearsal - Sunday 18th October, times TBC
Alexander Theatre, Monash University Clayton

Performances
Show 1 - Saturday 14th November 3pm
Show 2 - Sunday 15th November 11am
Students in GREEN SHOW perform in BOTH above shows

YELLOW SHOW
Theatre Rehearsal - Sunday 18th October, times TBC
Alexander Theatre, Monash University Clayton

Performances
Show 1 - Saturday 14th November 7pm
Show 2 - Sunday 15th November 3pm
Students in YELLOW SHOW perform in BOTH above shows

We are coordinating over 400 students in over 80 classes and many hours of thought and discussion were put into ensuring our shows are a good balance, will be entertaining for all our audiences and backstage numbers. Unfortunately, no changes can be made to accommodate individual students. We understand it can be a late night for our little ones so we offer the option of early collection on the evening shows. This only happens once per year and is such an exciting time for our dancers, we feel confident that a little extra effort on behalf of our fabulous KADS parents/families, will definitely be worth it for you and your child.

We will be hosting a Concert Information Session via zoom closer to the end of the year to answer any questions you might have! Many emails with further information will be sent and feel free to come in a chat with the girls on reception with any queries you may have.

Our concert is our highlight of the year, we all work so hard to put it together and offer the best possible show for our students, families and audiences.

Costume and Media Information

COSTUME INFORMATION
Each year we work hard to source, order and organise our costumes from suppliers all over the world. This process takes months to ensure all our dancers are dressed in age appropriate costumes with all their accessories. There is a costume supplied for each routine eg Tinies Jazz, Tap and Ballet will require 3 costumes. The costumes purchased are yours to keep after the show.

To make it easier for families our costume payments are split over 3 months, May, June and July. This means your statement this month will include the first installment of costume payment.

Costume costs (costs include GST)
Child size $60 per costume (3 instalments of $20)
Adult size $70 per costume (3 instalments of $23.33)
Finale package $51 (3 instalments of $17) includes tshirt, ribbon, personalised costume bag packed for show
Media Fee $66 (3 instalments of $22) includes photography and videography of concert

We pride ourselves on our costumes and attention to detail and that process takes time. As we get closer to the concert you will receive further information on each costume, including tight and shoe requirements.

MEDIA INFORMATION
Each year, we proudly engage a professional videographer and photographer to capture the magic of our concert performances. To ensure every family can have full access to these cherished memories, a media fee of $66 per family is charged. This fee includes:
Digital access to all concert footage – professionally filmed by MODE Media. Every KADS family will receive a link to download and share all shows.

High-quality photography – captured by Throwstone Photography, who return year after year and consistently deliver stunning images (over 10,000 photos were taken last year!). Every show will be photographed across the concert weekend.

To make this affordable, the media fee is split into three instalments and charged alongside the costume fee across May, June, and July.

We are committed to keeping costs as low as possible while continuing to offer valuable and memorable experiences for our families.

Term 3 Dates

TERM 3 DATES
Saturday 11th July - Friday 18th September