Gasper's COVID19 Announcement

Hello to our Gasper Dancers and Families,

With the announcement of the closure of Fargo Public Schools for March 16 - March 20 by our Governor Doug Burgum, Gasper’s School of Dance has made the decision to also close.

With careful thought and deliberation for our duty to our students and our community health we will suspend dance classes March 16 - March 21 for both our locations.

We will evaluate on Friday, March 20th for the weeks to come and notify you. Please follow us on social media platforms, and your parent portals for this latest announcements. If you need assistance signing into your parent portal, please email and let us know.

For classes missed this week, you will have the option to make them up by the end of our season which ends June 4th. As of now our Gasper’s Spring Dance Gala is as scheduled for the weekend of June 5, 6, and 7th.

If you are interested in private lessons with Mr. Matt or any of our available instructors please email us at info@gaspersschoolofdance.com to schedule. Look for our live dance classes on our facebook page to help encourage you to keep dancing during this time.

Thank you for your patience and understanding as we move forward.

Gasper's School of Dance Facebook Page Mr. Matt Gasper

Carole Skalsky

Along with our teaching staff, we have many new faces at our front desk. Today we introduce Front Desk Manager, Carole Skalsky. You may see Carole on Friday and Saturday at our Downtown location greeting you when you arrive. Our front desk staff is trained to help you with all your studio needs, including dance wear, invoices and payments, as well as studio tours and making sure your dancer gets to where they need to be.

Q & A with Carole

Q. What is your favorite part about teaching?

A. When you see the joy in a students face when they "get it"

Q. What inspires you?

A. Teaching students and watching students learn new things

Q. Tips for our dancers?

A. Everyday is an opportunity to learn something new

Q. Working the front desk, what is your favorite thing about your day?

A. I love to see the dancers come out from class with smiles and saying how much they love dance

Q. Favorite snack?

A. Oh, well it depends... anything that is made for me..or chocolate without nuts.

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Carole Skalsky

Carole spent her childhood in Sturgis, SD. She danced with Prima School of Dancing studying Jazz for 3 years. In 2017, she was in the infamous adult tap class at Gasper's School of Dance and plans to join again. She is now living vicariously through her daughter who is dancing in her 4th year Gasper’s.

She has a Bachelor of Science in Music Education, a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education and a Masters in Education Leadership. Music and movement has always been a part of her life and can’t wait to help dancers of all ages find their love of dance.

Carole is excited to be a part of the downtown front desk team at Gasper’s

Fall Open House 2019

Come visit us for our Fall Open House at one or both locations. Meet our staff and instructors, tour our space and register for classes. All current, past, and new students welcome. We will also have special events and booths from Apex and FMBallet. And of course, no season celebration can begin without cupcakes! Registration is now open online. At Gasper's School of Dance we have on going registration. That means you can register at any time! Already registered online? Stop by and pick up your Registration Bag full of goodies. Each season our dancers receive a new bag and goodies!

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OPEN HOUSE DATES & LOCATION August 26, 2019 12pm - 8pm South Studio August 27, 2019 12pm - 8pm South Studio August 28, 2019 12pm - 8pm Downtown Studio August 29, 2019 12pm - 8pm Downtown Studio

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TWO LOCATIONS Downtown Fargo (Aug 28 & 29) 524 7th St. N Fargo, ND 58102 South Fargo (Aug 26 & 27) 3650 Veterans Blvd S Fargo, ND 58104

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FMBALLET

FMBallet is a non-profit pre-professsional / professional ballet company serving the Fargo-Moorhead area. They are housed at Gasper's School of Dance (who is their official training dance school). Dancers from ALL over the area are welcome to audition for their productions of The Classic Nutcracker and the Spring Storybook ballet, Cinderella. They also hold open auditions to all dancers ages 14 - adult for their company.

The FMBallet company meets twice a week (Wednesday 6:30pm - 9:30pm and Friday 7:20pm - 9:30pm). During this time they hold their company class and rehearsals for upcoming productions and events.

Company Auditions

Company and Second Company auditions will be held Wednesday, August 28 at 7:00pm at Gasper's School of Dance - Downtown. Audition forms and requirements are listed on their website.

• Company List will be posted Thursday, August 29, 2019.

• First company class / rehearsal will be held Friday, August 30, 2019.

Visit the FMBallet table for information regarding auditions, productions, volunteering, donations, and more during Open House Days!

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APEX PHYSICAL THERAPY & WELLNESS CENTER

We are excited to partner with Apex Physical Therapy & Wellness Center again this season. They will be present at our Fall Open House this season with a variety of specialties to make your dancers body health the best it can be.

Massage Therapist, Gavin is new to the Apex Team and will be giving FREE 10 min chair massages during the times listed below. He will also give out $10 off your first massage appointment with him. Massages at the studio will be first come, first serve:

South Studio

August 26: 5:30pm - 7:30pm August 27: 3:00pm - 7:00pm

Downtown Studio August 28: 5:00pm - 7:00pm August 29: 3:00pm - 7:00pm

Physical Therapist, Anna Porter, who specializes in dancers health, will also be present to discuss your dancers physical health and ways to take care of your dancer's body during the season, you can also sign-up for Physical Therapy sessions at this time (Anna's Tentative Schedule):

South Studio August 26: 5:00pm - 7:00pm August 27: 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Downtown Studio August 28: 5:00pm - 7:00pm August 29: 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Visit there website today and see what they have to offer.