Payment:
Tuition is due by the 1st of each month. There will be a 5 day grace period. There will no longer be a 10 day grace period. If you will not be at the studio on the 1st of the month, you can post date your check for the first.
Tuition is the same regardless of whether it is a long or short calendar month. All tuition is non-refundable. Any attendance during the month requires a full month's tuition. Please notify the studio in writing of any changes to enrollment at least a week prior to the upcoming month.
Attendance:
Dancers are required to attend all scheduled classes. If you cannot attend class, please notify your instructor(s) prior to the start of your class time. Tuition is paid on a monthly basis whether the student attends each class or not, therefore attendance is very important in order for your child's class to progress effectively. In addition, in order for your child's technique and ability to improve, they must commit to going to class. We will reward perfect attendance. In order to receive this award your student may miss one class per semester due to illness, etc., and he or she may make up that class. Call the studio for a make-up time. When Greece Central schools are closed or dismissed early due to road conditions, the studio will be closed.
If a student notifies the studio of an absence due to illness or emergency prior to class, they are entitled to make-up the class in another regularly scheduled class. If the studio cancels a class, the class will be rescheduled for a make-up. If a student does not notifiy the studio of an absence or misses for reasons other than illness or emergency, a make-up class will not be given.
Attire:
It is expected that all students will come prepared to class, ready to dance, in the proper attire as listed below:
Ballet (females): Uniform leotard, footed or convertible pink tights, pink ballet shoes (REAL leather or canvas ballet shoes- please no satin slippers!), hair pulled neatly back into a secure bun away from face and off the neck
Ballet (males): Black tights/dance pants, white tank top or plain fitted shirt, white or black ballet shoes
All other classes: Appropriate footwear, solid colored leotard or unitard and pink, tan, or black tights
Jazz/Tap: black jazz shoes, black "oxford" style tap shoes
All students: Wearing watches and/or jewelry during dance class is strictly prohibited; female students should make sure their hair is pulled up into a neat bun using bobby pins and a hairnet; all pointe shoe ribbons and shoe elastics must be properly sewn prior to class- if a student cannot adhere to this dress code, they will be asked to sit during class and observe.
Conduct:
Dancers are expected to know and follow the code of conduct as stated below:
Visitation:
- Dancers will arrive on time and prepared for dance class- that means warming up and putting shoes on 5 minutes before class starts! Students arriving late may have missed warm-up and are at risk of injury; therefore students significantly late may be asked to observe.
- Dancers will not hang on the barres, lean against the mirrors, sit during class, carry on personal conversations, use profanity or inappropriate language, endanger the welfare of themselves or others, or interrupt other classes.
- Dancers are encouraged to bring healthy snacks such as fruit, granola bars, peanut butter crackers etc. and healthy drinks such as water, juice or gatorade as opposed to soda, candy and chips.
- Dancers will maintain their academic grades, actively participate in class, work toward personal goals, and encourage and support fellow dancers.
- Dancers will understand that if they cannot follow the code of conduct they will be asked to observe class.
Visitation will be your child's regular class time during the weeks of December 3-6 and April 21-28. All other class times are closed to observation.
General Rules