Monthly Archives: October 2017

Are you planning on throwing a fun costume party for your little ones and their friends? Get the party started with some of our favorite, kid-friendly scary dance songs! Don’t worry . . . they’re not TOO scary!

1.  I’m In Love With a Monster – Fifth Harmony
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlkFTxnizyk
2.  Ghostbusters – Ray Parker Jr.
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9We2XsVZfc
3.  Rotten to the Core – The Descendants Cast
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGlLe1w3DJM
4.  This is Halloween – Nightmare Before Christmas
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpvdAJYvofI
5.  The Harry Potter Theme Song
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Htaj3o3JD8I
6.  I Put a Spell on You – Bette Middler in Hocus Pocus
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaC-WDrvmUQ&index=12&list=RDQMZnDfqLhbuIs
7.  Calling All the Monsters – China Anne McClain in Ant Farm
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmSpn3EnsE0&list=RDQMZnDfqLhbuIs&index=34

Mwa ha ha ha! 

IfBa you’re going to be a dancer, there are some stage terms you need to know in addition to the names of the steps. Don’t worry though! I’ve made you a little cheat-sheet to help you remember.

House: the audience

House lights: the lights in the auditorium/performance space dancers are performing in

Onstage/Stage: the area where dancers perform

Stage lights: the bright lights that shine on the area where dancers perform

Backstage: the area where dancers can get ready to perform, it is usually somewhere behind the stage

Curtains: the fabric in front of the stage that hides dancers from the audience until it is time for them to dance

Wings: the area in between the backstage and performances spaces where dancers wait right before going onstage

Bows: the last time dancers are seen onstage and are applauded, usually with all of the performance’s dancers

“Break a legg”: good luck for a dancer, it means to get so many encores that the curtain legg breaks from being opened and closed so many times

And finally . . . here is an image breaking down Stage directions. Where this dancer is standing in this image is known as Center stage.