HOSANNA YOUTH PERFORMERS

. . . and what does the LORD require of you? 
To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.
Micah 6:8

The Hosanna Youth Performers is an audition-based, student performance company for youth that ministers the love of God to the community through dance, while encouraging members of the troupe in their spiritual development. They accomplish this through: presenting their gift of DANCE in performances throughout the year, SERVING the staff and families of the Hosanna Dance Studio as well as community outreach projects, and through the encouragement to GROW in their relationship with God and deepen their knowledge of Jesus Christ and God's Word. The program is overseen by Director Tiese Morgan with support and leadership from the Hosanna Performing Arts Foundation Board of Directors.

PURPOSE
Created for the purpose of bringing the Good News of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to our community through the art of dance, the Hosanna Youth Performers:

DANCE
Presenting their gift of dance in performances throughout the year; at Hosanna Dance Studio recitals, special events, and by invitation in and beyond our community.

SERVE
Serving the teachers, staff, and families of Hosanna Dance Studio by lovingly caring for young dancers during Spring Recital. Additional service projects with the purpose of reaching our surrounding community, are also scheduled during the year. Dancers also participate in global outreach by way of the Compassion International child-sponsorship program.

GROW
​Striving to grow and mature in their relationship with God and endeavor to honor others as image bearers of God in all their interactions. Members of the Hosanna Youth Performers are encouraged to seek a deepening understanding of Jesus Christ and God's Word through group or individual study of the Bible, prayer, worship, and fellowship. In addition, dancers are provided with the opportunity for spiritual development in their weekly rehearsals.

Fulfilling this purpose requires the wholehearted commitment of all of its members. The following pages of this packet outline the various commitments for both dancers and their family.

AUDITIONS
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 @ 4:30pm 
A2, Hosanna Dance Studio

Dancers are to prepare a self-choreographed solo or duet, 1-2 minutes in length. Dancers may elect to utilize an excerpt of a recital performance piece. Duets may include another auditioning dancer or a current member of the Hosanna Youth Performers.

ELIGIBILITY
The Hosanna Youth Performers is a program designed for middle and high school students. First-time auditioning Hosanna Youth Performers must be:

• a minimum of age 11
• a current student of dance, having completed a minimum of one year in a Level II (or above) technique class (Ballet, Jazz, or Modern)

Eligible dancers are not required to be students of Hosanna Dance Studio. Auditioning dancers from other studios are asked to please email hpafboard@gmail.com to confirm level qualifications are met.

Dancers in good standing my automatically renew their participation as a Hosanna Youth Performer annually, through the summer session of their senior-year of high school.

Graduated Hosanna Youth Performers wishing to continue in service with the program may be eligible to apply for the Hosanna Youth Performers Internship program. Learn more about the internship here. 

TECHNIQUE & TRAINING REQUIREMENTS
Members of the Hosanna Youth Performers are expected to grow as dancers and, therefore, must take at least one technique dance class in Ballet, Jazz, or Modern (Level II or higher) for the complete 2026/2027 season.

If dancers are unable to commit to attending summer session technique classes, please communicate your schedule conflicts by email with both Director Tiese and the Foundation Board of Directors by June 1st. Emails may be sent to hpafboard@gmail.com. A Summer Training Log may be provided for dancers, to ensure health and safety.  

WEEKLY REHEARSALS

Wednesdays
4:00-5:30pm
A2, Hosanna Dance Studio

ATTENDANCE POLICY
Hosanna Youth Performers are expected to attend weekly class rehearsals. Attendance will be recorded in 4 terms:

Fall Term
September 9 - December 19, 2026 (Returning Members)
September 16 - December 19, 2026 (New Members)

Winter Term
January 4 - March 26, 2027

Spring Term
March 29 - June 5, 2027

Summer Term
June 21 - August 13, 2027

Any member with 1 unexcused absence or more than 3 excused absences in one term will be put on probation with possible dismissal. Probation status may mean reduced performance opportunities.
 

MANDATORY PERFORMANCES & EVENTS
The following are mandatory events for members. Specific dates and times will be announced as we know more from the event coordinators. 

SPECIAL EVENTS & EXTRA REHEARSALS
Opportunities for ministry and dance arise throughout the year. While we understand that family schedules may not always accommodate 100% participation, we ask that members make every effort to participate.

Additionally, some performances will require extra rehearsal time such as dress rehearsals, tech rehearsals, and even non-class day rehearsals. Members are expected to make these additional rehearsals a priority.

SERVICE
Hosanna Youth Performers have an opportunity to serve the Hosanna Dance community through working backstage, helping assigned groups of younger dancers during all Hosanna Dance Spring Recital shows on both Saturday and Sunday, and assisting with both recital dress rehearsals.

Specific recital details and instructions are provided to dancers in class, in the Spring. 

Dancers also particiate in global outreach by way of the Compassion International child-sponsorship program. Hosanna Youth Performer members are invited to join in this service project by way of a personal financial contribution as well as through quarterly letter writting. The financial contribution varies year to year (with an typical cost being $5-7 per month) and is set, in class, at the beginning of each season.

CONDUCT
Members of the Hosanna Youth Performers are expected to be respectful to the director, choreographers, fellow dancers and their families, exhibiting a behavior that is honoring to God and in ministry to others. Dancers are asked to pledge their commitment to honor others as image bearers of God, and to reverent to the program's Satement of Faith. 

ANNUAL FEES
The 2026/2027 season fees have been set as following: 

New Member = $175 
This includes participation fees**, a personalized team jacket, and a $5 administrative processing fee*.

Returning Member = $125
This includes participation fees** and a $5 administrative processing fee*.

PAYMENT STRUCTURE & DUE DATES 
Payments are made via credit or debit card only. You may elect to pay the dancer participation fee one of two ways: 

In Full 
Families may elect to pay the annual participation fee in full by September 30. The Hosanna Performing Arts Foundation will email an invoice to you on Septmeber 20.

Installment Plan
Families may elect to pay the annual participation fee in two installments: half due September 30; the remainder due February 1st. The Hosanna Performing Arts Foundation will email an invoice to you on September 20 and January 24. 

IMPORTANT PAYMENT NOTIFICATIONS

*The $5 administrative processing fee will be assessed for each payment transaction. Please keep this in mind as you evaluate to pay in full or with the installment plan.

**Participation fees are non-refundable. 

Please note: Late payments (full or installment) will have a $25 late fee added to the total due (in addition to the $5 administrative processing fee). Families with a late payment will not be eligible for installment payments in the future. In addition, late payments may result in a probationary status for the dancer.

The Gospel is good news, the very best news anyone can hear. Children can understand it; it is so profound that the wisest theologians will never exhaust its riches.

The Gospel announces that God loved the world so deeply that He gave His Son to die on the cross for lost sinners, which we all are. Jesus Christ paid the penalty for our sins. Christ’s resurrection makes ours possible. Whoever believes in Christ will not perish but has eternal life. Jesus Christ is the only Savior, the one and only mediator between God and humanity, the only hope of the world.

We believe all the Bible teaches about Jesus: His deity, His virgin birth and sinless life, His miracles and ministry, His bodily death, resurrection and ascension into heaven, His present ministry of intercession for us and His return to earth in power and glory.

We have experienced and therefore proclaim the life-transforming Gospel of Jesus Christ.

We believe in the historic, Biblical Christian faith as summarized here:

The Bible in its entirety (all 66 books of the Old and New Testaments) is the inspired Word of God, inerrant in its original autographs, and the only infallible and sufficient authority for doctrine, faith, and conduct.

There is one God, creator and sustainer of all things, eternally existent in three distinct persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Each is equal in every divine quality and works in perfect unity with other members of the Trinity to bring about the sovereign purposes of God.

Man is, by nature, sinful and is inherently in need of salvation, which is exclusively found by faith alone in Jesus Christ and His shed blood.

Personal salvation is received through faith in the person and redemptive work of Jesus Christ alone, apart from any human merit, deed, or ritual. God regenerates, redeems, justifies, forgives, and gives eternal life to those who come to Him in faith. God’s faithfulness guarantees the eternal security of all true believers.

As a faith-based organization, we understand that not all Hosanna Youth Performers will share the same faith, and we do not require agreement with our statement of faith. We do ask, however, that all Hosanna Youth Performers acknowledged the vision and statement of faith and are respectful during the course of their involvement. 

Your signature below indicates:

"I understand that the Hosanna Performing Arts Foudnation is a faith-based organization, and as an invididual member of the Hosanna Performing Arts Foundation, I agree to be respectful of the Foundation's statement of faith while involved".

By signing below, I hereby release Hosanna Performing Arts Foundation and their agents or representatives of liability for any injury to my child (or myself) in rehearsal, on the campus, or while performing for Hosanna Performing Arts Foundation. I understand that in the event medical intervention is needed, attempts will be made to contact the person(s) listed below. In the event we cannot be contacted for the health and well-being of my child (or myself), I hereby authorize a representative of Hosanna Performing Arts Foundation to authorize whatever medical treatment that might be necessary in an emergency situation. I understand that my medical insurance carrier and I are financially responsible for any medical treatment extended to my child (or myself), and that Hosanna Performing Arts Foundation and its agents or representatives cannot be held accountable or liable for such medical treatment.

I furthermore give Hosanna Performing Arts Foundation authority to use the participant’s image in photographs, videos, and web pages for promotional purposes.

Please note: late payments (full or installment) will have a $25 late fee added to the total due (in addition to the $5 administrative processing fee). Families with a late payment will not be eligible for installment payments in the future. In addition, late payments may result in a probationary status for the dancer.