Genia Johnson Dance Company, Inc

Winter definitely tried to steal the spotlight ❄️—with snow days, icy roads, and all the wild weather keeping us apart a little longer than planned—but we’re BACK and our dance floor is officially heating up! 🔥 We are beyond excited to be reunited with our dancers, turn the music back up, and kick off the new year together. Even though the break felt extra long, it just makes us that much more ready to jump in, dance hard, and share all the joy that comes with being back in the studio. As we head into Love Month, our hearts are full and we’re looking ahead to so many fun moments, growth, and excitement as we dance our way toward spring! 💕🩰

We are so excited for LOVE Month!! We have so much going on at GJDC this month! In the next couple of weeks, we will be sending out LOTS of information relating to the Spring Performance, t-shirt orders, ticket dates, and more so be on the lookout for all of the information coming to your email!! We know that this can be a lot of information for our new families, but we are here to help! Stop by the information station, the office, or ask your child's teacher if you have any questions!

Please check your GJDC Parent Account Portals to make sure tuition payments and accounts are up to date. If you are on a 9 or 12-month payment plan, your account must be up to date in order for costumes to be ordered. Please make sure all automatic payments have been pulled and credit card exp. dates and any new card information has been updated. Please contact the office with any questions.

**Costumes have started arriving and important information will be available through emails and teachers at the end of each class. If you drop kids off, and they are picked up at the door, please be asking them to listen closely to teachers about necessities, and also be checking emails for important things happening this month, such as Program Ads, T-shirt pre-orders, Senior Bios and more !! If you don't believe you are receiving our emails, newsletters and correspondences, please come see us at the front office. Please also be checking your parent portals and make sure that accounts are up to date. Costumes will not be ordered/given out unless accounts are current.**

We are so excited for Party "Hearty" Week again this year!! During the week of February 9-14th, we will be spreading and doing all things with LOVE! Fun songs and crafts, some special treats for parents/guardians, bring a friend to class opportunities and so much more!!

Our Bestie Passes/Liability forms for Party Heart-y Week are located on the information station in the front lobby hallway. We must receive a fully filled-out form so that your bestie can dance in class with you! The snow days got us a little behind with the ability to hand them out in classes, so if you have a bestie that can't make it this week, just email the front office and we will schedule them for next week. For more Bring a Friend information, please visit or email the front office at DancinGJDC@aol.com. We will have paperwork available for your Besties to come experience dance with you! <3

*Availability for bring a friend is limited in some classrooms, first come, first serve.. don't miss out!!

Please email the office if you'd like to bring a friend.

Bring-A-Friend liability form.pdf

Spring Performance Handbook Link:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ys-vMwLDxQgJHP9SoZEqLsO4deSweRdLymSJ3iT0niU/edit?usp=sharing

We recommend printing and highlighting once a month so you don't miss any new updates!

Forms are available on the information station in the front lobby and attached to this newsletter. Please submit by April 1st for early bird pricing. All forms and print-ready ads must be submitted by April 13th. We will not accept partial ad submissions. You must turn in the ad form, money, and ad design all at once, directly to the office.

You can put a “vanity ad” for your special dancer in our Spring Performance program book saying good luck or congratulating them for their 1st year of dance or senior year, etc…an amazing and fun keepsake for years to come!!

Do you know someone or have a Business!? This program book is a great way to extend your reach to 100’s of families all in one weekend by placing a business ad.

This is a friendly reminder to check your parent portals and make sure that all monthly auto pulls are current and credit card information (such as expiration dates and new numbers) are updated. Costumes for our 2026 Spring Performance are in the process of being ordered (and some arriving) as long as monthly tuition is up to date. Please stop by the front office if your account is not current or if you have any questions about your account.

If you are a 2026 graduating senior this season, please let us know! All seniors have an opportunity to perform a senior solo in the 2026 Spring Performance (guidelines will be given). We will also be needing a short bio and senior picture (usually a headshot) for our Spring Performance program book and to highlight each of our seniors on social media and our website later this spring. Please email us at DancinGJDC@aol.com with this information:

*name of current high school and any clubs or extra curricular activities

*college/university you plan on attending and what you will be studying/pursuing

*how many years you've been dancing at GJDC

*what is your favorite style of dance

*why do you love dancing at GJDC? what makes is special/fun?

*list 2-3 fun things about you that you'd like people to know

Please send us this information and senior picture by March 1st. It can always be updated if anything changes but will hold placement in the program book draft until closer to the show.

Email us if you have any questions or would like to consider having a senior solo.

Our GJDC dancers just returned from an amazing weekend in Richmond, VA at Dance Makers Inc, and what a ride it was! The kids jumped right in with solo, duo, and trio competitions starting early Friday morning, carrying that momentum straight through the weekend. In between competing, they soaked up high-energy classes, pushed themselves as artists, and—most importantly—had an absolute blast bonding and cheering each other on as a team. While the winter weather may have cut our time a bit short, the memories (and smiles!) will last a long time. We’re so proud to share that our dancers came home with high scores and TWO Director’s Choice Awards—what an accomplishment! We’re already counting down the days until our next Richmond competition over Valentine’s Weekend with Ignite, and we can’t wait to see what these dancers do next. Come and cheer us on at the Greater Richmond Convention Center ... we'd love to see you !!

Party "Heart-y" Week / February 9 - 14th, 2026

Wear Pink, Red, Purple and hearts - all week! Goodies, treats and crafty fun all week! If you're bringing a Bestie, email the office and we'll help you get set up!

Valentine's Day / February 14th

Class Headshots - Headshots will continue in each of the classes! This is a surprise and delight to capture your beautiful dancers personality. No makeup and perfect hair required.

Mid February

Informational emails will be sent out about costumes, Spring Performance tickets information, t-shirts,

volunteer needs and more. Please make sure we have all parent/guardian emails listed in your

parent portal accounts.

Spring Break Week / March 30-April 4th, 2026

Studio CLOSED

Picture Week - April 13- 17th, 2026

No regular classes this week. Direct Exposure Photography costume sessions (optional) by appt.

More information will follow in our Spring Performance 2026 handbook link and sent out in the Picture Week Info email in March/early April.

Spring Performance Week !

May 2026 - TBA (typically Mother's Day weekend)

Dress Rehearsal - Thursday 5:30pm

Show Nights - Friday and Saturday 6:30pm

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*The studio will be OPEN for all other holidays/special days and events on regular or school calendars during this time in 2026 unless otherwise noted above.

*In the event of inclement weather, GJDC follows Colonial Heights City AND Chesterfield County school closings. We will post on all of our social media (Facebook & Instagram) and send out a studio email by 11am of our status. We will also update on NBC12 online, Channel 8 and CBS6 when available. HOWEVER, in certain cases of one closing and not the other, we will best address the current situation and make a decision which best suits the safety of all involved.

*If schools cancel after school activities due to inclement weather and GJDC is already open, we may choose to remain open or close at an earlier time depending on the current situation. Parents must use their best judgement if classes continue and you need to venture out, depending on your location.

*Makeup classes are not available in the event of missed classes due to inclement weather.

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If you've made it this far through the newsletter.... find Mrs. Genia at the studio and tell her your favorite chocolate candy for a ticket entry into our Party "Heart-y" Week surprise prize drawing.

We’re super excited to share our December/January 2025/26 GJDC Students of the Month! Our teachers and staff put their heads together and came up with a great group of kids who have shown great work ethic, great attendance and always on time and prepared, kindness to their peers, and who were polite and respectful to their teachers. A few may have stepped out of their box or did an act of kindness when no one was watching (but they were caught!)..... We are so proud of them and hope that your kindness, love, and positivity will spread like your favorite valentines sprinkles ! 💜💗💜💗

🎉 Congratulations ! 🎉

✨ Jenna Bosher

✨ Kalani Britt

✨ Harper Cote

✨Zoe Deshazor

✨ Isabella Walker

Stop by the front office for something special and a picture to celebrate!

Email: DancinGJDC@aol.com
Website: GeniaJohnsonDanceCo.com

Location: 3635 Boulevard, Colonial Heights, VA, USA
Phone: (804)524-9391

Office Hours:

Monday-Thursday: 4-9:30pm

Friday: 4-8pm

Saturday: 8am-12pm

Sunday: Closed

Facebook: facebook.com/GeniaJohnsonDanceCo
Instagram: https:// www.instagram.com/GeniaJohnsonDanceCo