The highlight of most students' dancing year is their Chapmans concert. Our end of year concerts are a massive showcase that all students get the opportunity to perform in. Why is it so important? It’s your child’s chance to shine on stage, to perform for their friends and family, and show how much they have improved. Every dancer needs an audience. Chapmans concerts provide a truly memorable and magical stage experience that celebrates the dedication, talent and achievements of every single student.
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This is your complete information guide to our 2024 END-OF-YEAR CONCERT SERIES.
This page is your up-to-date reliable source for all things concert. Please take the time to carefully read (and study) this important information.
This November there will be THREE end of year concerts over two days. Our Imagination Dance concert & Recreational concert will be held at Bankstown Sports Club. For the first time ever, our Varsity concert will be held at The Pavillion Performing Arts Centre, Sutherland. Both of these venues are large professional theatres, and will provide a great performance experience for the students and their audience. The lighting and sound is brilliant, and there's a great view from every single seat, thanks to tiered seating and an intimate layout. We know you're going to LOVE seeing your children dance in these awesome theatres.
concert info
BANKSTOWN SPORTS CLUB
PAVILION PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE, SUTHERLAND.
WHICH CLASSES ARE IN WHICH CONCERT?
Here is a breakdown of which classes and routines will be performing in which concert.
Find your child's classes below to determine which concert to purchase tickets to.
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CONCERT #1 - "IMAGINE"
Sunday 10th November at 10:30am
CAST ARRIVAL TIME: 8:00am (7:30am arrival for 8, 10, 12 & SENIOR VARSITY TEAMS)
CONCERT #2 - "THE GREATEST"
Sunday 10th November at 4:30pm
CAST ARRIVAL TIME: 1:30pm (Varsity arrival 2:30pm - 5/u to Senior Varsity guest performers)
Recreational Stream
5/u to Senior Varsity Teams
CONCERT #3 - "LEGACY"
Saturday 30th November at 5:30pm
CAST ARRIVAL TIME: 12:30pm (2pm arrival for 6/u Varsity & 5/u Varsity, 4pm Arrival Pre-School Transition Class)
5/u to Senior Varsity teams
Guest performance by our Pre-school transition class
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***Our Transition families will receive free balcony tickets to this show. The students will also have access to the balcony seats before and after they have performed. Parents can also choose to leave once their performance is over.
TICKETS
The audience is such an important part of the concert experience. For a young dancer, nothing is more thrilling than hearing the roar of an enthusiastic crowd applauding, feeling proud of their accomplishments knowing that their family have come to watch, cheer and show their support. Those who have been to our concerts before will tell you that a Chapmans dance concert is like nothing else. Our aim is to create outstanding entertainment and spectacular production.
We will once again be offering tiered ticket pricing. Just like for a professional show, families will be able to choose from a range of seating options to suit their budget. When released, this ticket link can be shared with extended family and friends to encourage them to come along and support their loved ones on their special day.
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Imagination Dance Concert:
BANKSTOWN SPORTS CLUB
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Imagination Dance concert tickets will be sold via Try Booking on Thursday 10th October..
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IMAGINE (10:30am show) will go on sale at 9:00am
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Below you can see a seating map for Bankstown Sports Club, and a breakdown of the ticket types.
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A Reserve - $59
B Reserve - $49
Booth - $300 (Maximum x4 Adults & 1 Child). Only 3 available - 1B, 2B & 3B
Children under 3 - FREE (if on lap)
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Recreational Concert:
BANKSTOWN SPORTS CLUB
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Recreational concert tickets will be sold via Try Booking on Thursday 10th October..
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THE GREATEST (4:30pm show) will go on sale at 9:30am
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Below you can see a seating map for Bankstown Sports Club, and a breakdown of the ticket types.
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A Reserve - $59
B Reserve - $49
Booth - $300 - (Maximum x4 Adults & 1 Child). Only 3 available - 1B, 2B & 3B
Children under 3 - FREE (if on lap)
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Varsity Concert:
THE PAVILION PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE, SUTHERLAND
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Tickets will be sold via Ticketek from Thursday 10th October.
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LEGACY will go on sale at 10:00am
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Below you can see a seating map for The Pavilion Performing Arts Centre, and a breakdown of the ticket types.
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Standard - $49*
B Reserve - $59*
A Reserve - $69*
Children under 3 - FREE (if on lap)
​*Ticketek fees may apply
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COSTUMES
Rather than making parents buy expensive dance costumes that will be used once and then gather dust in a wardrobe, at Chapmans we provide a costume hire service. Each student is charged $80 per class as a costume levy. This is billed quarterly throughout the year, to help make it easier for parents to budget.
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For those who are new to Chapmans, it's important to know that your costume levy helps to cover not just the costs of the costume itself, but also costume department staff, shopping, shipping, accessories, props, planning, storage, cleaning, fitting, depreciation, wear and tear and alterations. There are thousands of costumes each year in our concerts, and it's a mammoth job to coordinate them all. It is thanks to our incredible costume team and some generous assistance from parent volunteers that we are able to continue to provide such high-quality costumes for such a low cost to our students.
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Costumes will be available for pick up during the week before each age group's photo shoot day. We will announce specific details on the Chapmans Families Facebook group. Please note that parents will need to come in to pick the costumes up. We don't give them directly to the students. This is because we need the costumes signed for, and a costume pick up slip filled out. Please also note that costumes cannot, and will not, be given if there are any outstanding fees owing. Term Four fees including the concert performers pack must be finalised before pick-up (unless you are on an active direct debit plan to pay off the fees by the end of the year).
Your child will bring their costumes with them to their photo shoot day at the studio. Then they will need to be packed up neatly ready for them to bring with them on concert day. At the end of the concert, our backstage carers will collect all costumes (except for Varsity costumes, which will be returned later.)
PERFORMER LEVY
Every performer in any of our end of year concerts is charged a performer levy, as outlined in our 2024 INFO PACK from the beginning of this year.
This performer levy helps to cover the costs of:
>> Video filming, production and streaming (and digital download) of concert videos from all three concerts
>> A custom Chapmans medal to celebrate each child's hard work throughout the year and their performance
>> A certificate of participation
>> One HD digital photo from the photo shoot
>> A limited edition 2024 Chapmans T-Shirt, that students will wear on stage for their Finale
The cost is $79 per performer.
Families with multiple performers pay $79 for their eldest, and $54 for each child thereafter. This will be billed with Term 4 invoices, which must be paid in full prior to costume pick up (the week leading up to each age group's photo shoot).
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Our preschool Imagination Dance students won't require a Finale t-shirt as they will wear their Imagination Dance uniform for finale. For this reason, the Performer Levy for Imagination Dance students is $55. If however, your preschooler would like to order a Chapmans t-shirt, you can special order this at reception, and the difference will be added to your account. ​​
PHOTO SHOOT
Every year we hold a series of professional photo shoots at the studio so that our students can have high quality photos in their costumes to provide a keepsake commemorating their concert experience. We take individual photos and group photos, and also photos of buddies and small groups at our students' request.
Photos can be purchased online for $15 each, or $10 each if you buy 10 or more. One photo per student is included with your Performer Levy, there will be instructions about how to select and request this once the photos become available in December.
Not only do parents end up with brilliant photos that they can share with family
and friends - the other special benefit of the photo shoot is that the students
get an opportunity to experience a real professional photo shoot, which just
adds to the complete superstar experience we aim to create.
Here are the dates for the photo shoots. The full schedule of arrival times for each class is below. IMPORTANT INFORMATION: PLEASE EXPECT AND ALLOW FOR APPROXIMATELY 60 TO 75 MINUTES FROM THE ARRIVAL TIME OF EACH ROUTINE. When working with young children, there are many variables that can impact the schedule on the day. Our priority is ensuring that all of our students get great photos. Please arrive promptly at your child's arrival time, with an understanding that the "arrival time" is not the actual photo time.
Those unable to make the photo shoot due to prior commitments can request a spot (we have very limited availability) on an alternative photo shoot day by emailing email@chapmans.dance
All the photo shoots are held at Chapmans Dance Academy.
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Please see below for the end of year photo shoot arrival times:
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SATURDAY 26TH OCTOBER PHOTO SHOOT:
PRESCHOOL CLASSES
*Students in our Preschool Transition & Extension class will have their photos taken in their Transition routine costume individually after their other regular class photos, to save them having to come back for another time hours later.
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SUNDAY 27TH OCTOBER PHOTO SHOOT:
RECREATIONAL CLASSES
SATURDAY 16TH NOVEMBER PHOTO SHOOT:
5/U TO 8/U VARSITY TEAMS
SUNDAY 17TH NOVEMBER PHOTO SHOOT:
10/U TO SENIOR VARSITY TEAMS
BACKSTAGE
Our number one aim is to make every child's concert experience an exciting and magical adventure, and a positive memory that they can treasure forever. With many years of experience, we have developed a backstage management system that minimises stress for our students, and maximises efficiency and child safety.
Every child is allocated a backstage group. For our youngest students, these groups are very small with approximately 4 to 6 in each group. As the students get older, and a little more self-sufficient, their backstage groups get bigger. Each group has its own BACKSTAGE CARER. The carers are experienced and trusted parents of our Troupe kids, Chapmans teachers and graduates.
For our Imagination Dance and Pre Junior performers we also have an awesome buddy system with our older Troupe students, who absolutely LOVE helping the little ones backstage and sharing the magic of their special day. The groups list will be published a few weeks before concert.
On concert day, upon arrival the parents will SIGN IN their child with the backstage carer. Parents are then encouraged to get something to eat in the club, while our backstage carers and staff help the performers get ready for the show. To avoid congestion backstage, ensure the safety of our students, and to maintain efficiency, parents are not permitted in the theatre or dressing rooms unless they are an official allocated backstage carer volunteer.
The backstage carer will look after their group from sign in, right up until after the concert when each parent meets the carer at the designated pick up point and signs out. Whilst in our care, the students are supervised and stay as a group. The dressing rooms are large communal spaces, and we have additional supervisors and teachers who help to manage and oversee all of the groups. There's always plenty of kind, helpful and experienced people to ensure that every child is being looked after and made to feel like the superstar they are on their spectacular concert day. In the rare case of a student getting very upset, our backstage carers call the parent to come to meet them at the dressing room door.
If your child suffers from severe separation anxiety, please email email@chapmans.dance so that alternative arrangements can be made to accommodate any special needs.
We're proud that we have a 100% success rate of all students (even our 2 year olds) getting on stage, braving their nerves, and showing their family how wonderfully capable and talented they are. We know that it can be daunting to trust a stranger with your child, which is why we have systems in place to help parents feel comfortable with the process. Our backstage carers post photos from backstage throughout the day onto the Chapmans Families Facebook group. Our lovely teachers help to greet each student, and check in with them throughout the day. And we have colouring in pages and other activities to keep our youngest students occupied whilst waiting backstage.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding our backstage management system, please feel free to call our studio directly on 0492 128 244 or email ash@chapmans.dance. We know that a big concert experience can be a little daunting for new parents, and we want to ensure that all of our families feel comfortable and confident with the systems we have in place for managing the safety and wellbeing of our students.
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HAIR & MAKEUP
For the Imagination Dance and Imagination Ballet students, the prescribed hairstyle for girls is what we like to call a "Pollyanna" - which is half up / half down, with the hair curled. It looks gorgeous on stage, and keeps the dancer's hair off their face during the performance. And for male students, any neatly-styled hair is appropriate.
The dance make up for preschool girls is 100% optional, but we do suggest a tiny bit of red lipstick, light mascara and some base and light blush to help them not look washed out under the bright lights and help their expressions pop on stage under the bright lights.
For all other age groups the hair is own choice, please ensure hair is off the face, no coloured hair extensions or accessories. For male students, any neatly-styled hair is appropriate.
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The recommended makeup for female students is skin-matched foundation, subtle blush, red (true red) lipstick, black eye liner, black mascara and soft neutral coloured eye-shadow.
At all concerts, all students need arrive with their hair and makeup fully done.
We also require students to be in performance full hair and make up for the photo shoot days at the studio.
ARRIVAL/FINALE OUTFIT
SUNDAY 10TH NOVEMBER "IMAGINE" CONCERT
All students need to arrive in the outfit they will be wearing for the FINALE.
Imagination Dance and Imagination Ballet students wear their uniform, with their tan stockings on (we will provide every girl with a FREE brand new pair of these stockings along with their costumes) boys should wear Imagination socks or black socks.
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Black Jazz shoes should be worn upon arrival and for Finale, or alternatively Ballet shoes if they only do Imagination Ballet.
Varsity students will wear their own well-styled combination of black, white, red and grey Chapmans merch and uniform items.
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SUNDAY 10TH NOVEMBER "THE GREATEST" CONCERT
ARRIVAL - All students are to arrive in their own choice combination of black, white, red and grey Chapmans merch and uniform items (class attire). The rehearsal process will be filmed and photographed, so we would love everyone to show their Chapmans pride in their outfits. Shoes can be black, white, red or grey (or a combination of these colours).
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FINALE - Students will wear their FINALE T-Shirt which they will receive with costume pick up. This shirt is to be paired with RED, BLACK, WHITE AND GREY in a cool individually styled stage-worthy look. This outfit should include layers and accessories such as leggings, shorts, trackies, jackets, skirts, socks, bows, bandanas, hats, vests, backpacks, etc. Style of footwear is also own choice, but must be in the above colours.
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SATURDAY 30TH NOVEMBER "LEGACY" CONCERT
ARRIVAL - All students are to arrive in their FINALE T-Shirt, this is to be paired with RED, BLACK, WHITE AND GREY in a cool individually styled stage-worthy look. This outfit should include layers and accessories such as leggings, shorts, trackies, jackets, skirts, socks, bows, bandanas, hats, vests, backpacks, etc. Style of footwear is also own choice, but must be in the above colours. The rehearsal process will be filmed and photographed, so we would love everyone to show their Chapmans pride in their outfits. Shoes can be black, white, red or grey (or a combination of these colours).​
SINGING, DRAMA & ACRO
Friends and family are invited to our 'in class' performance Friday 20th December. We want to provide a fun, relaxed space for our students to showcase what they have been working on throughout the year. More details will be posted on our Chapmans Families Page closer to event.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Do I have to purchase a ticket for my 2 year old child?
Children under the age of 3 will not require a ticket IF they are able to sit on their parents' lap. If they are older than 2 they will require their own seat and will be counted by venue staff as adding to the total number of people allowed in the audience - and therefore will need a ticket. Performers will not require a ticket for their own concert, because they will be backstage with their group leader.
I'm worried that my pre-schooler won't cope backstage for a few hours without me,
or I'm concerned because they have a major medical condition, what should I do?
Email email@chapmans.dance - we can make exceptions to our backstage procedures if necessary, if it is in the best interest of the student. Parents of students still in nappies should stay close, as you will be "on call" if and when needed.
What do I need to pack for concert day?
The students bring their costumes (which will be given to you prior to photo day), and whatever shoes are required for the performance. They should also pack some basic snacks (nothing messy, and nothing with peanuts - due to allergies) and some water. A small ziplock bag of makeup essentials is a great idea too, along with some safety pins, bobby pins and travel tissues plus perhaps a small can of hairspray and a comb. Please ensure they label everything (expect costumes) and have nothing valuable with them backstage as accidents can happen.
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Woah! Those ticket prices really add up. I can't afford to pay for my extended family all to attend, but I really want them to come. What should I do?
Creating an outstanding concert performance opportunity for our students is very important to us, which is why we select premium venues for our shows. It is perfectly appropriate to ask aunties, uncles, grandparents and other relatives and friends to pay for their own tickets. They're supporting their niece/nephew/grandchild by helping to provide the opportunity of a magical and memorable concert experience.
