Policies and Procedures

 

ARDT offers dancers the highest quality professional dance training, education, and performance opportunities while maintaining a positive, enjoyable, and cooperative atmosphere.  Our guidelines have been developed to promote excellence and progress for the students, the organization, and the community.

                                                                          

Tuition Payments

• All tuition and registration fees are due by the end of the second week of classes, unless arrangements have been made with the ARDT treasurer.
• A $10 fee will be assessed for delinquent tuition.
• No refunds will be given after the second week of classes unless injury or serious illness prevents the dancer from continuing with the program.
• Returned check fee is $15.

AtteA dancer’s progress is directly related to the time and energy spent training in class.  It is imperative for performing students to attend all classes, especially as performance time draws near.  Dancers who need to miss a class are expected to make up the class.  Absences must be reported to the instructor or the studio by a phone call before class.  Any appropriate class may be used as a make-up class – check with your instructor.

 

Class Procedures

• All dancers are to check in with the monitor before each class.
• Let’s Dance, Pre-Ballet and Ballet A students may enter the dance area only with an instructor.
• Entering a class late does not allow for the proper warm-up. This is discouraged and only allowed at the instructor’s discretion.
• If it becomes necessary to leave the studio during class, please notify your instructor.
• Dancers on pointe must take 2 ballet classes per week.
• No gum.
• No jewelry.
• Due to the nature of dance training, it may be necessary and beneficial to make hands-on corrections.

 

Publicity

•  ARDT reserves the right to use and possess any photo or press release of ARDT dancers and/or productions.  Initiation of any press without the consent of the Board of Directors is not acceptable.

 

Snow Days

•      In the event of inclement weather, please call the studio. Morning class cancellations will be announced by 7am. Afternoon class cancellations will be announced after 1pm.
•      Make-up classes will be scheduled.
  

 

 

Performers

•      Costume and rehearsal costs are included in the class tuition for students.
•      Ballet level B, C, and D dancers who wish to perform must commit to attending andmaintaining at least two ballet classes weekly.
•      Dancers in Hip-Hop, Jazz, Tap and Musical Theater, who wish to perform are required to attend at least one class per week, and must attend all rehearsals.
•      Performance opportunities for students in Pre-Ballet, Ballet A, and Let’s Dance are optional and at the discretion of our artistic faculty.
•      A performer, who misses two rehearsals for reasons other than serious illness or mandatory school functions, may lose his/her part in the performance.  All absences must be cleared with the Choreographer prior to rehearsal time.
•      Students from other studios may perform with ARDT as long as a weekly ARDT class and rehearsal are attended and a second class is taken elsewhere.  They will be charged a $25 performance fee.
•      Required dress rehearsals will be scheduled during performance week.
•      Additional rehearsals may be scheduled, as deemed necessary by the Artistic Staff.
  

Dress Code

Ballet

•      Ballet A, B, C, D dancers are required to wear black leotards with pink tights and pink ballet slippers.  Dancers may wear a leotard color of their choice in their first class each month.
•      Hair must be worn in a neat bun or in the case of shorter hair, pulled back off the face.
•      Skirts may be worn in Ballet levels C and D only.  Levels A and B may wear them for center work only.
•      Male dancers should wear tights and T-shirts and white or black shoes.
•      Leg warmers and non-baggy sweaters are permitted in cold weather only.

Hip Hop

•      Comfortable clothing that allows mobility with sneakers or jazz shoes.

Jazz

•      Dancers are required to wear jazz or ballet shoes.
•      Suggested attire is jazz pants or warm-ups over a leotard.  No jeans.
•      Hair must be pulled back from the face.

Musical Theater

•      Comfortable clothing that allows mobility with sneakers or jazz shoes.

Tap

•      Dancers are required to wear Tap shoes.
•      Suggested attire is jazz pants or warm-ups over a leotard.  No jeans.
•      Hair must be pulled back from the face.

 

Costumes

•      All costumes are created, designed, and owned by ARDT.
•      Dancers may be asked to purchase a specific color leotard or other personal dancewear item for a performance.
•      Level C and D dancers are required to own a nude colored camisole leotard for use under costumes.

 

Choreography

• The choreographer reserves the right and possession of his or her choreography.

 

Parking

•      Glen St. Associates, LLC will allow ARDT parents to park in the lot behind The Park Street Theater during class times. Please be considerate of this property. NOTE: Lot is not available during Civic Center events.