It's Christmas Time in the Christmas City! The Taunton Christmas Parade will be held on SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6th, 2026 at noon.

The theme is "The Silver City Express, Destination: Christmas City!"

RESPONSES DUE BY SATURDAY NOVEMBER 7TH. *This event is required for dance competition team members.*

Dancers who take Level 3/4, 5, or 6 and are confident performers can sign up to DANCE BEHIND THE FLOAT. Rehearsals will take place during the dance week and we'll send videos to practice. 

*Important: if you don't take jazz, you'll need to make sure you can confidently do the following steps:

lindy, alternating chasse, jazz square, rocking step, pony step, pivot turn, flick/kick ball change, passe, pas de bourree, 3 step turn

Dancers who do not take jazz must plan to attend a weekly jazz class to learn the choreography. 

**Jazz classes are offered on Tuesdays 7:30pm and Thursdays 4pm and 7:30pm. We'll take the first 15 minutes of class to run Christmas parade and then will dismiss dancers who don't take that class. 

Dancers who take Creative Movement, PreSchool, Kinder combo, Beginner Irish, younger acro, and all Level AB and Level 1/2 classes can sign up to SIT ON THE FLOAT AND WAVE. There are no rehearsals to participate for this, but a chaperone is required for this age group, as SDS staff cannot leave the group to help young dancers use the bathroom before we kick off. 

Important: all family members/chaperones attending with their dancer must remember they are representing Spotlight Dance Studio and should conduct themselves in a manner befitting our studio.

We'll need dancers to arrive by 11am on a designated street and will send information as it becomes available. Sign up only if you're committing to attending, as we'll be ordering and charging for new sweatshirts! New Paragraph