• This year our annual dance recital will be held at Bishop McVinney Auditorium, 43 Dave Gavitt Way, Providence, RI 02903

    We will have two shows on Sunday, May 25th at 12PM and 4PM.

  • Tickets to the recital will be open for purchase on Friday, May 9th at 10AM ET.

    Families will receive an email one week prior to ticket day with the ticket information as a reminder.

    Follow this link to buy your tickets. The Site won’t be live until the time listed above.

    Children 5 years of age and younger may sit on an adult’s lap for free.

    **If your child is scheduled for BOTH show times, you will only need to purchase tickets for ONE

    show. However, to ensure tickets are reserved for the second show, you must contact Miss Val to coordinate seats PRIOR to ticket day**

  • Each dancer should arrive with hair & makeup done and their first costume on!

    If your child is in a ballet class, their ballet dance will be first!

    Hair should be slicked back with a mid level bun. Make sure hair is sprayed and tightly secured prior to your arrival at the theatre. No fly-aways please!

    Please have your child use the restroom prior to sending them backstage.

  • In addition to all costumes and shoes, a laundry basket should be brought with each dancer. This will allow all costumes to stay centrally located.

    Please write your child’s name in all shoes and costume tags.

  • Pink ballet shoes

    Black tap shoes

    Black jazz shoes

    Black hip hop sneakers

  • Eyeshadow should be a brown palate smoky eye

    Pink blush, Mascara, Pink lipstick

    * Makeup for our youngest dancers is always optional and never required!

    * Pre-Professional Team should stick with their competition stage makeup.

    No jewelry, nail polish or temporary tattoos**

    All accessories and shoes should be sent backstage with each dancers’ costume and a laundry basket. This allows us to throw each child’s belongings into their basket.

    Be sure to send a spill proof water bottle as well!!!

  • The show order will be emailed out one week before the show.

    We will have the QR code available throughout the venue for you to scan prior to each performance - 12PM & 4PM

  • All dancers should arrive at least 30 minutes before their scheduled showtime. Please give yourself enough time to find parking.

    There will be no intermission during this year’s shows, so once your dancer is backstage, they will remain there throughout the entire show.

  • There are 124 parking spots available. Scroll below to see a map of the parking. We will have a parking attendants there to guide you to an available parking spot. Link to Google Maps.

    Street parking is both legal and encouraged on Dave Gavitt Way.

  • Once your child is in their dressing room, all parents/guardians should find their assigned seating for the show. We have plenty of help backstage to assist with costume changes.

  • The auditorium will have snacks and drinks for purchase at each show.

  • Yes you can most certainly purchase tickets at the door. We will ask you to visit our ticketing website, here.

    Please keep in mind that seating might be limited

  • Yes, they have Wi-Fi access to our guests.

    The network name is

    McVinney Auditorium

    The password is

    avemaria

Dance Recital

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more  parking information

Below is an image of the parking around the auditorium. The green lots are Diocesan parking lots, and are available to McVinney patrons while attending auditorium events. There are 124 parking spots available. Street parking is both legal and encouraged on Dave Gavitt Way.

Below you can get directions directly to Bishop McVinney Auditorium.