Policies & Regulations

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ATTENDANCE

1. Classes

Consistent and prompt attendance is critical! Absences and tardiness can hold back an entire class and the studio cannot jeopardize its responsibilities to the rest of the class for one student. Please make every effort to have your child attend every class. No refunds are issued for absences. In the event of absence, a student may attend a make up class (schedule permitting) within a month of the missed class. There will be no make up classes after April 1. To arrange a make up class, it is the parent's responsibility to contact the studio by telephone or in person. In the event that a student will be absent for illness or other emergency, we encourage you to call the studio in advance.

2. Recital Preparation

The culmination of all skills learned during the school year is the year-end performance. Preparation for this event begins in February. To ensure that the entire class learns the choreography for each routine, consistent attendance during the final months of the school year is imperative. For this reason, the school will not permit a student to participate in the year-end recital if more than one class per month is missed between February and June of the school year. If a student is removed from the recital for lack of attendance, the school will not refund any portion of the tuition or payments toward the student's costume or tickets.

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IN THE CLASSROOM

1. Attire

All students are expected to observe the school's dress code. Parents are responsible for ensuring that their children's dancewear, footwear and hair are appropriate for the class taken. Students must have their hair completely secured in a bun or ponytail for all classes. No baggy shirts, boxer shorts, jeans, sweatshirts or sweatpants are permitted. Dance instructors have the discretion to remove any student from class whose attire does not comport with the dress code or whose clothing or hair poses a safety hazard to the student or to the rest of the class.

2. Classroom Behavior

Students should be ready for class and dressed in required attire and shoes no less than ten minutes before class begins. All students should be in place and ready to begin class on time. Students who are more than 10 minutes late for class may be asked to observe class only.

For safety reasons, no jewelry is permitted to be worn in class. The students may not bring toys, dolls, or any other objects into the classrooms at any time. No chewing gum or drinks permitted in class.

Proper behavior is expected of all students before, during and after classes. Students are expected to be polite, courteous and respectful towards their teachers as well as their fellow students. There is no talking permitted during class. Teachers must have the full attention of the class in order to teach effectively. Teachers have the discretion to dismiss a disruptive student from the class in the event of improper behavior.

Students experiencing physical or emotional problems, which prevent their full participation in a class, may observe class with a note from their parent or doctor explaining the reason.

3. Parental Supervision

Noisy children in the dressing rooms and hallways are very distracting to classes in progress. Parents are expected to monitor both dancers and siblings at all times. Parents are responsible for their children's behavior. There shall be no running or yelling in the hallways, waiting room, dressing room or dance studios. Visiting children, including siblings of the enrolled student, are not permitted in empty studios at any time.

Parents may arrive no more than 15 minutes before class begins. Parents must pick up their children no more than 15 minutes after the class has ended. The studio cannot be responsible for supervising children who are left alone or unattended when subsequent classes begin. If a child is removed from the class, it is the parent's responsibility to supervise the child in the waiting room.

4. Dressing Rooms and Common Areas

Both parents and students are expected to keep the dressing room and common areas neat and tidy. The studio is not responsible for personal items left in the dressing room or waiting room.

Due to fire codes, the hallways may not be blocked by any objects or persons at any time.

5. Disciplinary Action

Students who repeatedly disregard the dress code, miss class, or disrupt classes with improper behavior may be discharged from the school and the year end performance at the sole discretion of the management, with or without warning. No refund of tuition, costumes or tickets will be given for any student who is discharged for improper conduct.

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COMMON COURTESIES

We would appreciate your cooperation in keeping our studio clean. While we request there be NO food or drinks in the waiting room and dressing rooms, we understand that it is sometimes necessary due to scheduling. Please be considerate and clean up any remaining food, drink, or trash you may leave behind. DO NOT leave soiled diapers in the garbage cans.

Students should use the bathroom before or after class only, unless it is an emergency.

If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to discuss it with us whenever it does not interfere with a class. We will be happy to arrange a time when we can speak with you.

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TUITION / PAYMENTS

Tuition payments are due by September 1, November 1 and February 1. You may mail payments to the studio or leave payments at the front desk. A $15.00 per month late fee will automatically be added to any account who's payment has not been received 10 days after the required due date.

There is a $20.00 administration fee for any dancer who changes classes at the parent's request.

There is a $30.00 service charge for any check returned from the bank. We do not redeposit checks. We do not accept post-dated checks. We accept Visa and Master Card for payments over $25.00.

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RECITAL/COSTUMES

Dance is a performing art and the extension of class to stage. Our performances are professional and well planned. Classes will be assigned one of three performances. You will receive information concerning rehearsal and performance dates, costumes, and tickets in the mail. Costumes for all recitals are distributed only when all outstanding payment balances have been reconciled.

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INCLEMENT WEATHER PROCEDURE

The studio does not necessarily close for snow days, although area schools may be closed. If in doubt, call the studio no more than one half hour before your class for a message on whether class will be held or canceled. If the studio must close due to inclement weather or emergency, those days will be treated as absences and make up classes will be arranged. No refunds will be made.