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Dance recital program examples

A dance recital program is mostly lists: which number, which class, the music, who choreographed it, and the names of every dancer in it. Families read it to find their dancer.

The parts

• Cover: studio name, show title, date, time, place.
• Acts: Act One, Intermission, Act Two. Number the routines straight through the show.
• Each number: title, music (song and artist or composer), the class or level, the choreographer, and "dancers in this number".
• Thanks: costume parents, the tech crew, the venue.
• Ads: local sponsors and "ads from parents" (a page or half page with a photo and a message to a dancer). They usually go at the back, before the back cover.

Tips from the examples

• List dancers alphabetically within each number, so families can scan.
• Put the class name on the right, in small capitals, so the number titles line up.
• Check music credits: the song title and artist as released, not the name of the track file.
• Ads from parents: set a deadline a week before printing and ask for images at least 1200 pixels wide.

Program Fold's dance mode has these fields. Sponsor and parent ad pages are part of Pro; the images stay in your browser.

Examples you can open

Made with Program Fold from made-up programs. Each one is a real PDF: open it, print it, or copy the layout.