Policies

Facility

• Smoking is not permitted in any part of the facility
• Food and beverages are not allowed in the studio unless permission is given by the staff. Water bottles with sport tops are permitted in all areas. This applies to dancers, siblings and parents!
• Please - no running inside or outside the studio.
• Street shoes are not to be worn in the studios. Students must wear dance shoes only, parents and siblings are asked to remove their street shoes if they enter a studio.
• Animals are not allowed in the studios or on the front lawn.
• Everyone is welcome to be in our waiting area; however parents assume full responsibility for the actions and behavior of all children under their supervision. Parents will be asked to remove children whose behavior or excessive noise- making is disruptive to the dance classes or any other function at the studio.
• Parents assume all responsibility for breakage of studio property or damage to the facility done by their children enrolled or otherwise. Only dancers are allowed in the studios and dressing area. Siblings and friends are asked to remain in the waiting area.
• For the safety of all children, no one is permitted to stand on the windowsill or any furniture in the lobby area.

Drop off / Pickup Procedures

• Children under the age of 9 must be accompanied into the building by an adult who stays until the beginning of their class.
• Please drop your 9 and older dancer at the studio no sooner than ten minutes before their class starts. Teachers are not available to supervise your children prior to or at the end of class. Dancers are expected to behave appropriately and to wait in the dressing room or lobby area until the teacher escorts them to class.
• Your are expected to pick up your child promptly after class.

Cancellations, Snow and Inclement Weather

• In case of bad weather, please call the studio and cancellation information will be on the answering machine. Information for morning classes will be available by 9:00 am and for afternoon and evening classes by 1:00 PM.

Classes

• All students are expected to be on time and properly attired and groomed for their classes. Please refer to the dress code.
• Hair must be neat for all students.
• Hanging on the barres, touching the mirrors and talking during class are not permitted.
• Proper behavior is expected of all students. Students are expected to treat faculty, fellow dancers and studio property with respect.
• 4 make up classes are allowed per year. Classes may be made- up in another class of the same or lower level. All classes must be made up prior to March 1st.
• Faculty is subject to change.
• Spotlight Studio of Dance reserves the right to cancel/combine classes due to insufficient enrollment.

Dress Code

For Ballet, all girls must wear pink tights and pink ballet shoes. No additional shirts may be worn. Hair must be pulled off the face.   Boys must wear dance pants, a leotard or white T-shirt or unitard. Leotards of any color may be worn for jazz, tap or modern. No street clothes and no jewelry in any class. Students not properly attired will not be admitted to class!

All the above equipment can be found at the following local dance shops as well as ordered on-line at the urls provided below:

Spring Recital

There will be a Spring Recital for all Spotlight Studio of Dance students. Specific information will be posted on the home page in March.

Final Words

Spotlight Studio of Dance strives to maintain an environment conducive to learning. We appreciate our students' and parents' cooperation with our policies.