Dress Code
- Creative Movement: Students are required to wear pink ballet tights, pink ballet shoes, tan tap shoes (slip on or buckle) and any style or color dancewear is acceptable.
- Pre Ballet/Tap: Students are required to wear pink ballet tights, pink ballet shoes, tan tap shoes (slip on or buckle) and any style or color dancewear is acceptable.
- Ballet: All students are required to wear pink ballet tights, pink ballet shoes, ballet skirts (any color Level 4 and up) and hair must be in a bun, off the face and secured with a hairnet. Touch of Class is requiring each Level of Ballet to wear the required color bodysuit below.
- Tap: Students are required to wear appropriate dancewear, black pants or shorts with bodysuit and tights. Tap shoes required for each level are listed below.
Levels 1,2 and 3 – Block 302 Tan Tap Shoe Levels 4 and up – Block Flex Black Tap Shoe - Jazz: Students are required to wear appropriate dancewear, black pants or shorts with bodysuit or dance top and tights. All levels are required to wear “FOOT UNDIES”.
- Modern/Contemporary: Students are required to wear appropriate dancewear, black pants or shorts with bodysuit or dance top and tights. All levels should be bare footed or wear foot undies.
- Hip Hop: Students are required to wear appropriate dancewear, loose fitting dance pants and top. All levels are required to wear flat soled sneakers. These should be worn for class only and should not be worn outside the studio.
- Acro: Students are required to wear appropriate dancewear, black pants or shorts with bodysuit. Bare feet for all levels.
- Pointe – The style of the shoe depends on the shape dancer’s foot. Please purchase these shoes at a reputable dance store. Both Motions and Definitely Dance are competent in fitting pointe shoes. All Pointe shoes need to be presented to the teacher to confirm fit before sewing the ribbons
| Level 1(must be 6 yrs old and in first grade)– Pink |
| Level 2– Lavender |
| Level 3– Light Blue |
| Level 4– Royal Blue |
| Intermediate and Teen– Burgundy |
| Advanced Intermediate – Black |
| Advanced– Any of the above colors |
All bodysuits/tap shoes can be purchases at Motions Dance & Fitness Shoppe. All Touch of Class students receive a 10% discount on all dancewear and shoes.
Observation Week
Observation weeks are established not only to allow the students to demonstrate their progress to their parents/guardians, but also to distribute important information. Dates for observation are scheduled four times a year and are listed on the enclosed calendar and on our website. These dates will also be posted in the studio as the observation week draws near. Mark these dates on your personal calendars and make every effort to attend. If it is necessary to bring younger siblings to the classes, please be considerate of not disrupting the class in progress. We love initiating our babies to TOC, but must insist that parents remove children from the classroom who are not quiet and controlled. Observation weeks are scheduled for full year (not session) programs.
Emergency Closings
In case of an emergency closing, there will be a message left on the studio phone voice mail and a message posted on the Touch of Class website homepage, www.touchofclassdance.com. In the event of emergency closings, classes will not be rescheduled; however the individual student will be permitted to make-up the class in a class equal in level to the one canceled within 1 month of the missed class. It is the sole responsibility of the student to make arrangements for these classes. No tuition is refunded due to inclement weather.
Websites
All information concerning schedules and calendar are posted on our website. Our site functions as a way to keep students and parents informed and up to date on studio events and activities. Please visit this site often to receive current studio information as it is updated regularly.
Mandatory Classes
Members who are chosen for Junior, Teen, or Senior Competition participants must take two ballet classes and one technique only jazz class in addition to their regular jazz class. They must take a minimum of five classes. Mini Competition Members must take one ballet class and one technique only jazz in addition to their mini jazz class. Students are recommended by their jazz instructors to the directors for competition classes.
Students who are taking Pointe must take a technique only ballet class in addition to their repertoire ballet class. The repertoire ballet class can not be taken on the same day as the Pointe class. There are no exceptions. Pointe students must be recommended to the directors by their ballet teachers and approved for Pointe by the ballet director
Student Pick Up
NO ONE is permitted to park in front of the studio door or in the driveway in front of the studio in Broomall. There is no stopping outside of the studio door. Please do not park in spaces designated for “Visual Sound”. All students must be picked up promptly at the end of their class times. No student will be permitted to remain at the studio unattended if their classes are more than one hour apart. Parents must arrange for pick up if they are unable to do so themselves. Touch of Class Dance Studio employees cannot be held responsible for unsupervised children. We urge all parents to personally pick up their children in the studio lobby and not permit them to exit the studio unattended.
Payment Methods
FULL YEAR PAYMENT OPTION: Touch of Class offers a 5% discount to families paying tuition in full for the season. This payment must be made in full by August 31, 2011, or families will need to follow the procedure of our Installment Payment Option. Full year payments must be made in the form of a check, cash, or money order. There are no refunds or credits for full year payments. Costume Deposits are also due at this time. No discount is given on costume deposits or Competition fees.
INSTALLMENT PAYMENT OPTION: Families who prefer to pay tuition in monthly installments will be set up on an automatic payment system. Payments will be submitted on the 1st of each month, from September through May. Your MasterCard, VISA, Discover, Debit Card, or voided check can be used for payment. There is a 3% surcharge for all credit card/debit card charges. No surcharge is added for those clients who chose to furnish us with a voided check. A $20 NSF charge will be assessed for any returned or declined payment. All declined or returned tuition not reimbursed within 10 days will be charged an additional $10.00 late fee.
If you agree to the Installment Payment Option, you must notify Touch of Class of any changes to your credit card, debit card, or checking account, including email address, expiration date, etc. These changes must be made in writing to the business office.
If for any reason you choose to cease your tuition obligation, or if your child drops a class, written notification or an email (info@tocdance.com in Broomall; downingtown@tocdance.com in Downingtown) must be given to Touch of Class business office 10 days prior to the next month’s billing date. Once notified, we will inactivate or adjust the automatic payment. You will not receive a refund for paid classes that you did not attend if you discontinue in the middle of the month.
Costume Payments
Costume deposits ($60 per costume) will be automatically deducted from your account on November 15, 2011. The balance, if any, must be paid in house by February 15, 2012. Any balances not paid by February 15th in house will be automatically deducted from your account on file on February 20th. If a student is not planning on participating in the recital, written notice must be given to Touch of Class no later than November 1, 2011. THERE ARE NO REFUNDS FOR COSTUME DEPOSITS AFTER DECEMBER 1, 2011.