Hello! Thanks for your interest in helping out this year! As a reward for volunteering you will be eligible to purchase your reserved recital tickets one day before the general public. You may register to volunteer for all of the Nutcracker performances today. We will e-mail all volunteers a secret pre-sale password on Sunday, November 5th after 5pm.
Step 1: Review the below job descriptions.
Step 2: Log into your Studio Director account to confirm correct show date and time.
Step 3: Select your studio and register to volunteer online!
South San Francisco
222 Mosswood Way, South SF, CA
Livermore
4046 East Avenue, Livermore, CA
Pleasanton
5424-6 Sunol Blvd, Pleasanton, CA
San Ramon
9110 Alcosta Blvd, San Ramon, CA
Newport Beach / Costa Mesa
401 E 17th St, Costa Mesa, CA
Tracy
563 Clover Road, Tracy, CA
Fremont
37439 Fremont Blvd., Fremont, CA
Notes:
Parents who are volunteering should establish a “student” account in our online registration system. This will allow us to send email and communicate directly with the volunteer.
JOB DESCRIPTIONS
You will notice that many of the jobs involve assisting with concession sales. Tiffany’s Dance Academy is very excited to announce that 100% of the concession profits will be donated to Bay Area Dance Company so that it may put on more spectacular performances during the 2011-12 Season! Let’s make this the best year ever for Bay Area Dance Company!
Flower Wrappers
Meet the day before your recital to help wrap individual roses in cellophane. Proceeds benefit Bay Area Dance Company. PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN SCISSORS! Please do not bring extra children to the flower wrapping job. This will help to speed up the process! If anyone has any extra buckets to place the roses into that would be helpful as well!
Backstage Volunteers
Your job is to supervise your specific class during the show. Twinkle Star Showcase dancers are picked up immediately after they perform, so the backstage volunteer may leave as soon as they go on stage.
IMPORTANT! Nutcracker Backstage volunteers can only watch the class perform from the side of the stage since they need to be with the class for the entire time before the show and then assist with the dancers after they perform. Parents ARE allowed to pick up their kids during intermission; however, they need to be reminded that IF they take their child and decide to leave or watch the rest of the show they will NOT be in the finale! Tip: bring fun, quiet things to keep your kids busy (i.e. iPads, iTouches, coloring books and crayons, memory games, go fish cards etc.)! This will make them happy and your life easier! Register for this job at your studio with your Studio Director.
Ushers/Ticket Takers
Please arrive a half-hour before the performance! Meet house manager in the theater lobby. We usually open the doors to the theater about 20-30 minutes prior to the start of the show. Ushers help seat people before and during the show and also ensure that late arrivals to the theater are seated between (not during) dances. Ushers also monitor illegal video and flash photography and gently remind patrons that video taping and flash photography are not permitted during the performances. Bring your own small flashlight so you can read seat numbers in the dark.
Concession Set-up
Help set up tables and unload lots of soda, water, chips, candy etc.
Ice Delivery: Volunteer to deliver about 100 pounds of ice to the Big Shows on Saturday. Ice needs to arrive by 9 a.m., and another load of 50 pounds by 2 pm.
Concession Sales Volunteer
Help sell baked goods, flowers and drinks to recital patrons and performers both pre-performance and at intermission. If you are signed up to help sell concessions please meet at the concession table 1 hour prior to the show.
Baked Goods Suppliers
Bring 24 individually wrapped (2 large per baggy) chocolate chip, oatmeal, or your favorite yummy cookies. Bring 24 individually wrapped (1 large per baggy) brownies.Bring your baked goods 1 hour prior to your performance. Please pre-wrap or baggy ALL cookies in groups of 2! We will be selling them 2 for $1.00! Pre wrapping these will make life much easier on the concession volunteers and more sanitary for the consumers.
