2026 Term 4 News

Newsletters
Written By Georgia Karklins

October already! How did that happen? I hope you had a relaxing time over the dance break and had the opportunity to enjoy the few days with gorgeous weather. 

The KDA teaching team along with the students are excited for Term 4 as we head towards the super fun part of the year. Please keep the week 30th Nov-5th Dec free for our EOY photos, theatre rehearsals and performances! Schedule links can be found within this newsletter. Please make sure you add all the dates to your diary as there are multiple weeks with adjusted timetables.

Please contact the office if you/your child is due to receive a 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 or 30 year award so we can cross reference it with our list to ensure we capture every student

Over the holidays, our website has also been updated to a new format! All the information is still there, but you might need to look in a new place to find it. Please contact the office if you are having any trouble locating information.

    • We have a no-phones policy in the studio and on performance days

    • No street shoes in the dance spaces and no dancing shoes to be worn outside 

    • Hair is to be tied back during classes and please no plaits/braids (they can whip students in the eyes while dancing). Ballet only classes students require a bun. 

    • Please no food in the studio

    • Make-up classes can be arranged via the portal for students who advise in advance about missed classes

    • Students will require a body stocking by Monday 9th November

  • Please check your junk mail and/or contact the office if you haven’t received your Term 4 statements as yet. They were emailed at the end of Term 3. Reminder to pay by Saturday 10th October to receive the early bird discount.

    Statements have also been sent for costume hire and performance fees. Please ensure these are paid ASAP to ensure students receive their costumes.

  • Thank you to everyone who reviewed KDA or referred a friend.

    Congratulations to Sienna K for winning the review promotion in Term 3!

    We are running the review promotion again! We would appreciate it if you could support our business by leaving us a Google review: https://g.page/r/CaFLd6MIXQN2EAE/review. Any 5-star reviews received before the 7th of November will go in the draw to win 2 tickets to the EOY concert. Multiple entries allowed.

    We will be continuing our Refer a Friend promotion moving into 2027. It is a great way to earn a discount on your term fees! Find out more on our fees page here: https://www.kallistadance.au/2026-fees

  • Congratulations to all the students who completed their Internal Ballet Assessments in Term 3. All students received excellent results, and will receive their certificates this week.

    Our Advanced ballet students are undertaking their final external exam for the year on the 13th of October and we wish them luck.

    We also wish our VCE VET dance unit 3/4 students luck for their upcoming exam on the 7th of October.

  • As most of you know, KDA takes student images and privacy very seriously. Upon creating your account in iClassPro, you would have had the option to agree or decline various image release forms. These can be changed at any time through logging into the portal. KDA may use images more this year than in the past, however, identifiable student images will not be used for anything that parents do not agree to through the class portal.

  • As per our policy all students (except adult and advanced classes) must wear a dance body stocking at photo sessions, rehearsals and performances. It is basically a skin coloured leotard which is worn under costumes. They can be purchased from the dance shops or via online stores. Any brand or style is acceptable but please buy one as close to your child’s skin colour as possible and avoid styles with plastic straps as they break easily and do irritate some student’s skin. Please Google ‘dance body stocking’ to see some images if you are unsure what they are.

    Why? - It gives them body coverage whilst changing their costumes and replaces the need to wear underpants. It also gives extra protection under light coloured costumes. If underpants are still required, then please ensure they are skin colour.

    Please ensure your child wears their body stocking underneath their tights and class uniform to the:

    • Costume hand out and studio dress rehearsals

    • Photo sessions

    • Theatre rehearsals

    • Performances

    Please ensure the students wear their class leotard over the top of the body stocking to these events.

    A reminder:

    KDA will be trialling a bulk order from Bloch of all your EOY concert essentials. Through the bulk order, we are able to secure a discount we can pass onto you! Any items purchased through KDA will receive a 10% discount on Bloch RRP.

    Order through our online portal here: https://portal.iclasspro.com/kallistadance/products/category/concert-supplies-bloch?viewMode=grid

    Use the discount code KDAConcert when checking out of the online portal for the 10% discount to be applied.

    Orders must be received by the 11th October. No late orders will be accepted.

  • The EOY concert newsletter can be found here: https://www.kallistadance.au/updates/2026-eoy-update-newsletter

    This newsletter includes information regarding additional rehearsals, photos, uniform requirements, make-up guidelines and more.

    Please read it carefully, as there are weeks with changes to timetables.

  • VideoEssentials will once again be filming the shows for us. Downloadable files will be emailed to families once available from VideoEssentials. Additional shows can be purchased, please contact the office.

  • The teachers are uploading the EOY music so that students can practise if they choose. For information on how to access the music, please see the news item on our portal: https://app.iclasspro.com/portal/kallistadance/news. Please speak to your teacher if your music is not on the portal, and contact the office if you have any technical issues accessing it.

  • We expect the 2027 timetables and information to be available in late October, early November. You will receive an email about the classes best suited to you/your child along with information on how to enrol for 2027.

Dates for the Diary

Contacts: 

Office: 0431 234 197  

Email: admin@kallistadance.au  

Web: www.kallistadance.au

Georgia Karklins
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