Policies

Dress Code

Prep-Ballet/Tap and Creative Movement students are required to wear tan buckle tap shoes (slip-on tap shoes) and pink ballet slippers. Any style and color of dancewear is acceptable.

Ballet students of all levels are required to wear black leotards and pink tights. Ballet skirts are mandatory for older students (5 th year and above). Pink split sole ballet slippers are mandatory for all levels. Hair must be worn in a bun for Level 1 and above.

Jazz students are required to wear appropriate dancewear; leotard, tights, black jazz pants or shorts. All levels are required to wear black jazz gore boots. No jazz sneakers are permitted.

Tap students are required to wear black dance pants or shorts with body suit and tights. Level 1 and 2 tap students will wear tan u-shell buckle tap shoes. Level 3 and up will wear black oxford tap shoes.

Acro and Modern students are required to wear appropriate dancewear; black dance pants or shorts, leotard or dance top. Bare feet are worn in both modern and acro classes.

Hip Hop students are required to wear loose dancewear and sneakers. Note: In inclement weather (snow/ice/rain) a separate pair of clean dry sneakers must be worn to protect the dance floor.

Dress codes will be strictly enforced in all classes on all levels of dance.

Mandatory Classes

Members who are chosen for Junior, Teen, or Senior Competition Classes must take one repertoire ballet class and one technique only jazz class in addition to their regular jazz class. Mini competition class members must take one ballet class in addition to their 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. There are no exceptions. Pointe students must be recommended to the directors by their ballet teachers and approved to go on Pointe by the ballet director.

Observation Weeks

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. Because of the nature of observation, we discourage bringing younger siblings to the class. Please make arrangements for sitters for that day.

Emergency Closings

In case of an emergency closing, a phone tree will be set in motion and a class representative will contact all students. There will also be a message left on the studio phone voice mail and a message posted on the Touch of Class website homepage (www.TouchOfClassDance.com)

Website

All information concerning schedules and calendar are posted on our website

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. 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.