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For Dance
Discovery for ages 3 - 6
What is the 3 year old trial class for?
The trial class enables you and your daughter to see what the classes are
like before you sign them up for a session of classes. It enables us to make
sure your daughter is ready for some class structure. Some 3 year olds won't
even enter the class room, and it just takes one child running around the
room to totally disrupt a class. All children must be potty trained to
attend classes. Mothers remain out of the studio during class.
What class should my child be in?
3 year olds are in a 3 year old class.
4 year olds are in the 4/5 year old class.
5 year olds are in the 4/5 year old class if they are new to dance or if
their parents feel they would be better off with younger dancers, and in the
5/6 year old class with past dance class experience. Older 5 year olds
should probably go into the 5/6 year old class even with no past dance
experience.
6 year olds are in the 5/6 year old class is they are new to dance, the
regular 6 year old class, or the advance 6 year old class with instructor
recommendation.
What outfit does my child wear? (see
attached)
Each Dance Discovery age level have a specific color tunic and detached
skirt. Etudes sells the correct class tunics at the studio. Each Dance
Discovery participant will also need ballet slippers (also offered at the
studio), white socks, and black paten leather tap shoes for age 3 and age
4/5 classes.
What is maximum numbers of dancers per class?
8 in a 3 year old class
10 in a 4/5 year old class
12 in a 5/6 year old class
Why do you have a required dress code?
The tunic is part of the structure & discipline of our ballet classes. With
all participants having the same outfit there is uniformity in the class,
and no distractions with inappropriate outfits. In most cases the same
tunics are used at the ballet recitals for pre-ballet dancers.
General Questions
How is the tuition determined?
The tuition is determined by adding the total number of hours of classes a
dancer, or a family of dancers, takes in a given week, and then prepaying
for the short (8 weeks in fall & 10 in Spring) session, or the long session
(16 weeks in the fall & 20 in Spring). Rates will be prorated for late
enrollees after the 2nd week. When a family's total hours are over 7, the
sibling taking the greater number of hours will be charged the normal rate,
and the additional sibling(s) will pay 60% of the normal rate for the number
of hours they take.
What is the registration fee for?
The registration fee helps defer the cost of the front desk which provides
record keeping and information.
What is the required dress code?
Ballet level I & higher must wear black leotards, pink tights (footed), and
pink ballet slippers (leather full sole). Hair is expected to be securely
tied back in a bun. Children will not be allowed to participate in classes
otherwise. No jewelry can be worn during class.
Jazz dancers must wear form fitting dance clothes such as leotards or fitted
jazz pants/shorts. Please do not wear loose or gaucho style pants, or long
skirts. Hair should be pulled back into a tight pony tail with bangs pulled
back off the forehead. Jazz shoes are required. When purchasing shoes,
please request Block jazzy tan jazz booties. No jewelry can be worn during
class.
What is the policy on refunds?
There are no refunds for any reason.
What is the policy on missed classes?
Missed classes must be made up in the present term.
Do you have recitals? Is recital participation
optional?
We do have offer recitals and participation is optional. For Dance Discovery
age 3 - 6, we have had recitals at the end of December and May in the main
studio on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon. For older dancers our main
recitals are at Gulf Coast High School at the end of May or early June.
What are RAD exams? Does my dancer have to
participate in them?
Our ballet program teaches the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) method of
ballet. Each of the 9 levels of ballet classes we offer offers RAD exams in
the Spring where an independent RAD certified examiner assesses each
participant's strengths and weaknesses. Participation is recommended by the
school, but participation is optional.
I'm visiting. What is the cost to take a class?
$15 per class with a maximum charge of $100 per week
Can my child try a class before registering? What
is the cost?
For non-enrolled dancers, the cost to take any student class is $15. This
fee will be refunded if the student enrolls for a minimum of 8 weeks..
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