Family policies

We ask your written permission before we share any photo of your child, on this site, in newsletters or on social media, and you can change your answer at any time. We never put a child's name with a photo, and the photos on this site are examples until we replace them with our own.

Families wait in the lobby while class is on. In November and March we hold watch weeks, and parents watch their dancer's class from the studio door. The spring performance has open seating, and recording during it follows the rule printed in the program.

Ballet asks for a leotard, tights and ballet slippers. Contemporary, jazz and conditioning ask for fitted practice clothes, with bare feet or socks for contemporary. Hair is up for every class and jewelry stays at home. Pointe shoes are bought only after a teacher says a dancer is ready, and we fit them with the family.

Please keep your dancer home with a fever, and until they have been well for a full day. Tell a teacher about any pain, before or during class, and the teacher will change what the dancer does.

The front door opens half an hour before the first class. Dancers under 13 are handed only to an adult on the family's pickup list. Teens leave on the terms their family has written down, including who drives them and when.

We follow the local school district on weather days and tell families by text and email by midday. Missed classes in a closure are made up in the same session where we can, and rehearsals move to another day.

Phones stay in bags during class. Dancers may not record in the studio. Teachers record short clips for correction only, and share them with the dancer and the family.

Advanced and Conservatory dancers commit to a season. If your dancer will miss a class or a rehearsal, tell the front desk the day before. Repeated absences are a conversation with the director and the family, never a surprise.