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General Policies

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  • The Studio Director/Instructor has the discretion to require that a student observe a lesson for appropriate reasons

  • Please be prompt in dropping off and picking up your student

  • For their safety, all students must be escorted into the studio before lessons and wait inside the studio to be picked up after lessons

  • Ensure your student is with an Instructor and in a lesson before leaving

  • No gum chewing in the studio at any time

  • No Food or Drink is allowed in the studio (water is acceptable)

  • Parents are responsible for monitoring all siblings, not in lessons

  • Summer's Dance Center and its staff are not liable for any damage to or losses of personal property or valuables

  • Any choreography learned by a student is the sole property of the Studio and may not be copied or used for any activity outside of the Studio’s scope.  Permission must be granted by the Studio for any student to use Studio choreography at any venue where the member is not with the Studio or acting on behalf of the Studio 

  • All imagery including, but not limited to, photographs and video recordings of a student is the sole property of the Studio and may be used at the discretion of the Studio for advertising/promotional purposes

  • NO person(s) allowed in the dance space without a Summer's Dance Center instructor present

  • It is the responsibility of the parent to inform Summer's Dance Center of any changes of enrollment – accounts will not be refunded if a dancer takes a month off and has not informed Summer's Dance Center

  • Summer's Dance Center reserves the right to refuse service to anyone 

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 Registration

  • A Registration Form & Waiver of Liability must be completed for every student before enrolling in any lessons or participating in any trial classes

  • A new registration fee of $30 will be charged for  new students

  • ALL class placements are solely at the discretion of the Instructor and/or Studio Director

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Attendance

  • Students should strive for perfect attendance year-round.  For students to participate in any performances they must attend regularly

  • Please notify the studio as soon as possible if a student will be absent from a lesson 

  • There are no credits given for missed lessons 

  • NO make-up lessons are offered during the 30 days before any performance unless approved by the studio Director

  • Dancers excessively absent from class within the 60 days prior to the show may be removed from the show at director's discretion

  • Long term absences (more than 3 weeks) without notice will automatically forfeit a student’s place in a class and the Account Holder will be required to pay for all missed months

  • The Studio Lesson Schedule is subject to change without notice

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Recital

  • All Summer's Dance Center students are given the opportunity to perform 

  • Parents are responsible for purchasing tickets to Summer's Dance Center performances in advance – Summer's Dance Center makes no guarantee that tickets will not sell out

  • Tickets are non-refundable and no exchanges

  • Students must be enrolled by August to participate in the February show

  • Students must be enrolled by February to participate in the June show

  • At the Director’s discretion, a new student may be invited to perform regardless of the enrollment date

  • Any dancer who is absent within the 60 days prior to a show can  be removed from the show at the director's discretion

  • Dress Rehearsals and Show are held in a place of normal class and included in your monthly tuition payment

  • No video/flash photography is allowed at studio performances

  • Students are required to remain backstage with instructors for the length of the full show – NO PARENTS are permitted backstage

  • NO student will be released during a show – NO EXCEPTIONS

  • There are no regularly scheduled classes the week of Dress Rehearsal or on Performance Days – the show activities replace all classes at the studio

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