MANNERS FOR DANCERS

DANCERS SHOW RESPECT FOR THEMSELVES BY:

1.  Being prompt for class and rehearsal

2.  Being dressed properly for class and rehearsal

3.  Hair up off the neck and pulled back (see required attire)

4.  Shoe strings tied and tucked in

5.  Giving 150% in every class and rehearsal

6.  Being prepared for every class, rehearsal and competition

DANCERS SHOW RESPECT FOR OTHERS BY:

1.  Keeping their hands to themselves in class

2.  Waiting quietly for others to have a turn

3.  Waiting until the music is finished before entering a classroom

4.  Always walking along the sides of the room and never across the middle of the dance floor during class.

5.  Being prompt and ready for class

6.  Waiting until the previous class has exited before entering the studio for their own class

7.   Setting a good example for all dancers

DANCERS SHOW RESPECT FOR THEIR TEACHER AND DANCE AS AN ART FORM BY:

1.  Being properly dressed and ready for class and rehearsal on time

2.  Listening when the teacher speaks

3.  Being prepared for their turn

4.  Always asking the teacher before leaving the room for any reason

5.  Applauding the teacher at the end of every class

6.  Not disrupting class while waiting for your turn

7.  Giving 150% in every class and rehearsal

8.  Never chewing gum in class

DANCERS SHOW RESPECT FOR THE STUDIO BY: 

1.  Never hanging on the barres

2.  Leaving gum, food, or drinks (besides water) outside the studio

3.  Putting trash in the proper places

4.  Putting personal items in appropriate places (cubbies, lockers etc.)

Waiting Area/Parent Lounge Behavior

No – Running, Climbing on Furniture, Screaming or Yelling, Roughhousing, Throwing toys or books.

Parents must remain with and supervise their children at all times. No children under 12 years of age are allowed in the RDC store without a parent. No one under the age of 18 is allowed behind the Front Desk, unless they are an employee of RDC and are working. Monitors are provided in the lounges to view class. Please do not enter a class unless invited by the teacher. Shoes, backpacks and bags should be placed in the lounge cubbies. Children may sit on the lounge floor, but there must be enough room for exiting or walking through the lounge area. The Faculty Lounge and office are for faculty and staff ONLY. The Locker Room is for Company students and unlimited students with lockers only. Please respect these areas.

Study Room Behavior

Study rooms are provided for dancers and/or siblings to finish homework, quiet reading or other quiet activities. No loud voices, roughhousing, or loud play is allowed in the study rooms. If the front desk gets any complaints, you may be asked to leave the study room.

Attendance Policies : Absences must be reported to the Front Desk prior to the beginning of class. RDC reserves the right to have dancers arriving 10 minutes or more late to class or who do not dress in appropriate dance attire, sit out the remainder of class and just observe. Warm up is critical in preventing injury and to enhance the productivity of the class. A minimum attendance level will be required. Dancers missing more than 5 classes or 3 consecutive classes after March may not be allowed to participate in the year-end Recital and there will be no refunds of costume or recital fees.

Make Up Policy . Any missed classes may be made up by attending a class of same level or lower or same age range within the same calendar month. If the dancer miss classes in the last week of a calendar month, the dancer may make up the class before the 15 th of the following calendar month. No credits or refunds are given for missed classes. It is the dancers' responsibility to track missed classes (including dates missed). The front desk will verify the missed class prior to granting a makeup. If you are making up a class, you must go to the front desk and get a make-up slip to give the teacher. There are no makeups for classes missed because of holidays, for Unlimited dancers, or for classes missed in any other calendar month.