This year's showcase theme is Giving Dreams Wings: Watch Us Soar! Each year we choose a new theme for our Showcases. This gives the teachers a focused idea to build on in their classes and explore through the choreography. This year's theme focuses on elements of flight and dreaming as we build on the yearly theme of getting back to basics so we can reach higher goals.
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The Junior Showcase is an in-house performance for the younger classes at Pegasus. We transform Studio A into a performance space so that the dancers can get a feel for performing in front of a large audience and show their family and friends what they’ve been learning all year, in the safe and familiar environment they are used to. The dancers are able to sit in the audience after their class has performed to watch the rest of the show. Each year, several of our senior classes also perform at the Junior Showcase, to inspire the younger dancers.
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The Senior Showcases are held offsite to provide students with a professional performance experience. The Meridian Centre for the Arts allows our dancers to perform in a venue with a professional stage and backstage space, supported by technicians and high-quality performance equipment.
Showcases are a great opportunity for our dancers to develop their performance skills and gain invaluable experience in front of an audience. Working on showcase choreography is a team effort and all dancers must be committed to their class as fellow students and teachers help create an amazing piece to perform. |
Quick Links to Key Showcase Information
Schedules & Venues
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Photos &
Videos
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Tickets
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T-Shirts
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Costumes
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Schedules & Venues
Junior Showcases - May 26, 2024
LOCATION: Pegasus Dance Studios, 361 Glebeholme Blvd.
DROP OFF: Please arrive at Pegasus 30 minutes before the Showcase with your dancer fully dressed in their costume. One parent/adult will need to bring the dancer upstairs to Studio B. After you drop off your dancer, please bring all of their personal belongings with you to the audience.
PICK UP: At the end of the showcase, dancers will be called back up onstage for a final bow. Parents will pick dancers up from the stage.
DROP OFF: Please arrive at Pegasus 30 minutes before the Showcase with your dancer fully dressed in their costume. One parent/adult will need to bring the dancer upstairs to Studio B. After you drop off your dancer, please bring all of their personal belongings with you to the audience.
PICK UP: At the end of the showcase, dancers will be called back up onstage for a final bow. Parents will pick dancers up from the stage.
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Little Mini Showcase - 10:30 am
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Junior Showcase A - 12:30 pm
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Junior Showcase B - 3:00 pm
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Junior Showcase C - 5:00 pm
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Senior Showcases - June 1 & 2, 2024
LOCATION: Meridian Centre for the Arts - Lyric Theatre - 5040 Yonge St Toronto ON M2N 6R8
DROP OFF: Dancers are to be dropped off at the stage door entrance on the south side of the building.
LUNCH: Dancers are welcome to stay in the theatre with Pegasus staff over the lunch break. Please bring a packed lunch and drink with you. Note that we will not have access to a microwave and that we have a strict no nuts policy. All dancers, regardless of age, wishing to go out for lunch must provide a parent note at drop off.
PICK UP: Dancers will exit into the lobby. Dancers 10 years and younger will be released to a parent at the front of the theatre. Dancers 11 years and older may leave on their own. We recommend setting a meeting spot with your dancer before the recital.
DROP OFF: Dancers are to be dropped off at the stage door entrance on the south side of the building.
LUNCH: Dancers are welcome to stay in the theatre with Pegasus staff over the lunch break. Please bring a packed lunch and drink with you. Note that we will not have access to a microwave and that we have a strict no nuts policy. All dancers, regardless of age, wishing to go out for lunch must provide a parent note at drop off.
PICK UP: Dancers will exit into the lobby. Dancers 10 years and younger will be released to a parent at the front of the theatre. Dancers 11 years and older may leave on their own. We recommend setting a meeting spot with your dancer before the recital.
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Senior Showcase 1 - June 1, 2024
10:00 - Students can start arriving
10:30-2:00 - Dress Rehearsal 2:00-3:00 - Lunch Break (see note above) 3:00 - Student check-in backstage 3:30 - Doors open 4:00-6:30 - Show with intermission Classes performing (listed alphabetically)
*These classes perform in both shows. |
Senior Showcase 2 - June 2, 2024
10:00 - Students can start arriving
10:30-2:00 - Dress Rehearsal 2:00-3:00 - Lunch Break (see note above) 3:00 - Student check-in backstage 3:30 - Doors open 4:00-6:30 - Show with intermission Classes performing (listed alphabetically)
*These classes perform in both shows. |
Photos & Videos
PHOTO & FINAL COSTUME FITTING WEEK – APRIL 27 to MAY 3 2024 - Our final costume fitting week is MANDATORY.
A note on costumes: During this week, dancers will perform their dance on the stage in their costumes. This is a test run for all costumes and accessories and our final opportunity to fix any costume issues. Dancers should arrive in their required dancewear. Junior dancers must arrive to class dressed in their costume along with any accessories needed. Attention to your child's hair, clean dancewear and shoes will make a difference in your pictures. Please come prepared for your child to shine.
SCHEDULE FOR PHOTO & FINAL COSTUME FITTING WEEK
Please arrive 10 minutes early for your scheduled time. All class photos are done during regular class time unless listed below.
A note on costumes: During this week, dancers will perform their dance on the stage in their costumes. This is a test run for all costumes and accessories and our final opportunity to fix any costume issues. Dancers should arrive in their required dancewear. Junior dancers must arrive to class dressed in their costume along with any accessories needed. Attention to your child's hair, clean dancewear and shoes will make a difference in your pictures. Please come prepared for your child to shine.
SCHEDULE FOR PHOTO & FINAL COSTUME FITTING WEEK
Please arrive 10 minutes early for your scheduled time. All class photos are done during regular class time unless listed below.
Video Purchase
Photographs and videos are optional items parents may wish to purchase. The order form will be posted shortly. We are excited to be partnering with DRC Video this year for both photos and videos.
Photos and videos are delivered in a digital format. Each video purchase includes a digital copy of all 6 recitals. Videos will be available for streaming and downloading.
Photos and videos are delivered in a digital format. Each video purchase includes a digital copy of all 6 recitals. Videos will be available for streaming and downloading.
*A NOTE ON ORDERING PHOTOS AND VIDEOS: All families will need to either login to their pre-existing DanceBUG account or create a new one to complete the order form. They will then be prompted to select their dancer from a drop-down menu which will populate a list of all their classes/routines based on the info Pegasus has provided. If you have any dancers who attend your studio who are siblings with different last names or one is hyphenated and the other isn’t, please have them reach out to [email protected] to place an order. In our system, last names must match for a guardian to order multiple dancers together, but we can override that for unique situations via support.
Tickets
Junior Showcase Tickets
Each dancer receives 2 Complimentary Tickets for every show they dance in. You may purchase additional tickets using the order form on our website.
Ticket orders will be filled and charged to your account after the deadline of April 21. Your tickets will be available for pick up starting May 4.
Additional tickets are $20 +HST
Ticket orders will be filled and charged to your account after the deadline of April 21. Your tickets will be available for pick up starting May 4.
Additional tickets are $20 +HST
Senior Showcase Tickets
Senior Showcase tickets must be purchased through Ticketmaster. Tickets will be available for purchase starting on April 3 at 8:00 am.
The normal channels for purchasing tickets for any event at the Meridian Centre for the Arts are:
1. Ticketmaster Phones - patrons call 1-855-985-2787 to order tickets by phone (service charges apply).
2. Ticketmaster online - patrons visit www.ticketmaster.ca to order tickets online (service charges apply).
3. The Meridian Centre Box Office – the Box Office regular hours are 1-6 Tuesday-Saturday, with extended hours on performance days. Regular hours are subject to change. The Box Office does not sell tickets online or over the phone.
Wheelchair seats are available.
Ticket Prices (Prices include HST):
Price 1 - $49.72 - $54.22 (HST & facility fee)
Price 2 - $45.98 - $50.48 (HST & Facility fee)
Price 3 - $43.68 - $48.18 (HST & Facility fee)
Senior (65 and up) and Students (17 and under) receive a 25% discount.
Children 24 months and under are free if they are sitting on an adult’s lap.
The normal channels for purchasing tickets for any event at the Meridian Centre for the Arts are:
1. Ticketmaster Phones - patrons call 1-855-985-2787 to order tickets by phone (service charges apply).
2. Ticketmaster online - patrons visit www.ticketmaster.ca to order tickets online (service charges apply).
3. The Meridian Centre Box Office – the Box Office regular hours are 1-6 Tuesday-Saturday, with extended hours on performance days. Regular hours are subject to change. The Box Office does not sell tickets online or over the phone.
Wheelchair seats are available.
Ticket Prices (Prices include HST):
Price 1 - $49.72 - $54.22 (HST & facility fee)
Price 2 - $45.98 - $50.48 (HST & Facility fee)
Price 3 - $43.68 - $48.18 (HST & Facility fee)
Senior (65 and up) and Students (17 and under) receive a 25% discount.
Children 24 months and under are free if they are sitting on an adult’s lap.
The TicketMaster issue is now fixed. Please go ahead and purchase your tickets.
*Please note: The Box Office opens at 1pm for in person or phone sales. Online sales will open at 8 am.
Costumes, Hair, Accessories
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Junior Showcase Costumes
You have all purchased your costumes and we are eagerly awaiting their arrival! All costumes will be fitted in class and sent home with dancers the week of April 8-13th. You are responsible for the condition of your costume for photo week and performances, as well as arriving with all the accessories, dancewear, and hairstyle requirements. This information can be found on the Accessory Charts which will be posted in the Reception room and below.
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Senior Showcase Costumes
Costumes for Senior Showcases are rented. We require either the skin tone body liner or the class uniform (see Accessory Charts online or at Pegasus for your classes specific requirements) for your child's comfort backstage.
It is your responsibility to have all the proper uniform items and to be prepared on showcase day with these items in good condition. This information can be found on the Accessory Charts which will be posted in the Reception room and below. |
