2011-2012 Information

2011-2012

School Calendar

Classes Begin
September 6^th, 2011

HOLIDAYS

Columbus Day
October 10^th, 2011

Halloween

October 31^st, 2011

Thanksgiving Break
November 23^rd, 2011 through

November 26^th, 2011

Christmas Vacation
December 23^rd, 2011 through

January 1^st, 2012

February Vacation
February 20^th, 2012 through

February 25^th, 2012

Good Friday

April 6^th, 2012

April Vacation
April 16^th, 2012 through April 21^st, 2012

Memorial Day
May 26^th, 2012 through May 28^th, 2012

Classes may be observed on the

following weeks:

November 7^th, 2011 through November 12^th, 2011

April 9^th, 2012 through April 14^th, 2012

Costumes
Total amount due by January 7^th, 2012

Rehearsal &Recital

Rehearsals will be held Wednesday June 13^th and Thursday June 14^th.
The recital is planned for June 16^th

Recital

The tentative recital date is planned for June 16^th, 2012. Further recital information will be sent out to the students and their families in May.

Costumes range in price from $50-$65. You will be notified in December of the total amount due. This must be paid by January 7^th.

Costumes will not be ordered until paid in full. Please be aware that orders will be placed with the manufactures on January 7^th. Any individual orders placed after January 8^th are subject to a 10% surcharge fee to cover the manufacturer’s shipping and handling charges. Please be aware of the possibility that they may no longer be available.

Dance sampler classes will require only one costume.

Snow Cancellations

Only in case of a major snowstorm will classes be canceled. Please call our studio answering machine

at 978-562-0134

Dance Attire

All students are required to wear proper dance attire to class. This makes the classes uniform and allows the best freedom of movement for students. Please be aware of the following rules for dance attire:

• Black leotard with ballet pink, black or suntan tights, black bike shorts and black jazz pants.

• Pink Ballet slippers for ballet.

No satin ballet slippers

• Sampler Jazz students require pink ballet slippers only.

• Black jazz shoes for jazz students.

• Black oxford tap shoes for tap students.

• Black Hip Hop sneakers for Jr. level and up

• White sneakers for beginner Hip Hop

• Pointe shoes will be recommended by the teacher.

• Dance sweaters will only be permitted in class –

no sweatshirts or t-shirts.

• Hair must be pulled off neck and face.

• Boys hip hop classes are required to have a clean

pair of sneakers for class only and are required to

wear athletic gear to class.

Please note, that any student not wearing proper dance attire will be denied the right to dance in class.

Attendance

A student’s absence affects not only their own progress, but also the progress of the entire class. Therefore, regular attendance is mandatory for all students. The following rules are in effect regarding attendance.

• Lessons missed may be made up in an alternate class as recommended by the teacher. Only 2 classes can be made up in order to qualify for perfect attendance.

• Students with excessive absences or absences during the last six weeks before the June recital may be required to make up the classes missed by booking a private lesson ($20 per ½ hour at the convenience of the teacher).

• No refunds will be granted for a missed class.

• A student may be denied the privilege in the annual recital based in absenteeism, poor class performance, and accounts which arrears for tuition.

Please note - A student MUST attend every class or will need to pay for a private lesson for any classes missed after May 1^st in order to be included in the entire choreography of the class.

Tuition

For your convenience, yearly tuition is broken into 9 equal payments and ½ of a payment for June. A locked payment box is available in the waiting room for payments made by check. When paying by cash, receipts should be obtained by a staff member.

Please refer to your this sheet for your payment of your monthly tuition.

A 10% discount is applied for a family’s tuition that exceeds $150.00 per month and a 15% discount is applied for a family’s tuition that exceeds $200.00 per month.

In order to keep the studio running, any tuition payments not received by the 7th of every month will be subject to a $5.00 late fee.

There will be a $20.00 charge for checks returned due to insufficient funds.

Tuition balances must be paid in full in order to perform in the dance recital.

Welcome to Center Stage Dance Studio!

Teaching Dance to Students in Hudson, Marlborough, Bolton, Berlin, Stow, Sudbury, Clinton and other surrounding towns