Recital
BPA 51st Annual Recital
“b” in NYC!
May 3oth– June 6th
Our 2026 51st annual recital, “b” in NYC! will take place May 30th– June 6th at Shadow Mountain High School Auditorium, 2902 E Shea Blvd., Phoenix, AZ 85028
Please pay special attention to the Recital Schedule Grid for dates and times of rehearsals and performances. Remember there will only be ONE MANDATORY Tech/Dress Rehearsal for each cast. ALL dance routines have a scheduled time block at the Tech/Dress Rehearsal, please find your dance routine number and scheduled time on the Recital Grid.
Please see your dancers teacher for any questions you may have.
inside your parent portal Find ALL things recital including what cast color your dancer is in, dressing group, class music download, class info sheet and more! Once in your parent portal click on the recital info button.
Ballet Rehearsals
Sunday April 26th, 2026
In studio ballet rehearsal for all ballet students, Ballet A and up, in the recital ballet production will be held at the following times on Sunday, April 26th, 2026:
Yellow Cast: 1:00pm – 2:15pm
Orange Cast: 2:30pm – 3:45pm
Green Cast: 4:00pm – 5:15pm
Costume Week
Monday, April 27th– Saturday, May 2nd, 2026
Costumes will be distributed during class time the week of Monday, April 27th – Saturday, May 2nd. Please plan to attend each of your dancer’s classes to get final costume information and RECITAL INFO.
This will be a great opportunity to ask any questions you may have about costumes and recital!
HAIR AND MAKE-UP TUTORIALS
We have put videos together to help you with any questions you may have on hair or make-up for your dancer at the recital.
Music/Voice Recital
May 31st at 5:30 PM at Shadow Mountain High School
Our Spring Music Recital will be held on Sunday, May 31st at 5:30pm at the Shadow Mountain High School Auditorium, 2902 E Shea Blvd., Phoenix, AZ 85028 85254. All of our music students are invited to present a musical piece of their choice.
Picture Day
Photo Experience
May 16th & 17th, 2026
Come join us for a personal photo experience where your dancer(s) will come to the studio with their recital costume(s) and have their professional individual dance photo taken with CJC AZ Photo Photography. This is optional for families to participate in. Sign ups begin on April 13th at 9am.
Click here to view details
DADDY DANCER DANCE
Rehearsals (at dance studio):
Friday, May 8th and 22nd 6:15-7:00pm Bronx 7:15pm-8pm Brooklyn
Thursday, May 28th 6:15-7:00pm Bronx 7:15pm-8pm Brooklyn
Onstage Dress Rehearsals at the theater Shadow Mountain HS
YELLOW CAST Sat. May 30 8:30-9:00am Bronx & Brooklyn
ORANGE CAST Sat. May 30 2:30-3:00pm Bronx & Brooklyn
GREEN CAST Sun. May 31 12:00-12:30pm Bronx & Brooklyn
RECITAL Merchandise
Every year we offer many things to purchase for your amazing dancer from flowers to medals, we have you covered!
CLICK Below to see this year’s options!
RECITAL Week Schedule
This schedule has ALL dates and times of rehearsals and performances. There will only be one MANDATORY Tech/Dress Rehearsal for each cast.
RECITAL TICKETS
Tickets go on sale May 9th at 9 AM
We use an online ticket agency to process our ticket sales. Tickets will go on sale Saturday, May 9th at 9:00am. Purchase and print your tickets at your own convenience.
- Ticket Pricing; $16-$23 per ticket, a ticket agency fee per ticket will be added to all purchases. There is no limit to how many tickets you may purchase.
- After purchasing your tickets, simply print your tickets and bring them to recital for entry or add to your mobile device. We are not able to print your tickets at the recital box office!
- Tickets WILL NOT be available at the box office. ALL tickets MUST BE purchased ONLINE.
- PLEASE NOTE: You must have a ticket to enter the theater and for re-entry you must have your hand stamped.
Please remember there are no refunds or exchanges.
Worker “b” Program
Sign-ups Begin April 13th at 9 AM
You will be able to sign up for our Worker “b” Program for the Bender Performing Arts Annual Recital using SignUpGenius beginning April 13th at 9:00am.
The program offers all recital dance families an opportunity to be part of our recital team. A wide variety of positions will be available to choose from: selling flowers, auditorium helpers, medal and picture distribution, dressing group helpers, cleanup crew, stage set up & break down, and ticket scanners. You may sign up for as many shifts as you would like to work.
Since we value your hard work and time commitment, we will issue a Bender Performing Arts Gift Card for the shifts you work. When you arrive for your shift you will need to report to your chairperson and sign in. After your shift has concluded you must sign out with your chairperson at which time you will receive your gift card. The gift cards can only be redeemed at the studio and used in a variety of ways, (i.e. tuition, registration fee, costumes). The Bender Performing Arts gift cards cannot be redeemed to purchase recital tickets or for cash. Bender Performing Arts is not responsible for lost or stolen gift cards.
We thank you for your help and look forward to you becoming part of the Recital Team!
CLASS MUSIC DOWNLOAD
Class music for download is available in your parent portal.
