Tuition – All tuition is due by the first class of the month, program, session, or workshop. Key School of Dance uses Square for all online payments and card processing. Tuition will be invoiced monthly by email. You can pay this invoice online or in person at Key School of Dance. Forms of payment include cash and credit/debit cards.
A fee of $10 may be applied to late payments (15th of the month).
NO REFUNDS. Refunds will not be given if classes are missed.
Classes will not be prorated. If a classes is missed for any reason a student will be allowed to make up the missed class in another class.
Programs, sessions, and workshops are priced as a whole unite and will not be prorated due to missed or skipped classes.
Class Cancellation Policy – Classes may be cancelled due to inclimate weather, holidays, sickness, or major schedule conflicts. Key School of Dance will notify clients via Facebook, Messenger, Email, text, phone and/ or website.
Should classes be canceled due to illness from teacher that teacher can schedule a make up class or schedule an online class using services like ZOOM, Facebook Live, Instagram Live, and Band Live. Make up class details will be scheduled and shared by that teacher using Band for communication.
Class Conduct – RESPECT! Respect your teacher, respect your fellow dancers, respect yourself. Excessive talking and other distractions in class, rude behavior, hitting, spitting, biting, name calling, bullying, stealing, inappropriate dancing and gestures etc will not be tolerated. Disruptive students will be given verbal warnings, asked to sit out of certain exercises or class, or even suspended from class in severe cases and Parents will be notified of behavior.
Prohibited in Class: Gum, electronic devices such as cell phones, tablets, mp3 or iPods (unless otherwise approved by instructor), food and drink, street shoes, weapons, drugs, alcohol, smoking, and vaping. NO smoking, vaping, drugs, alcohol allowed in or near the building.
Equipment – Dancers must ask permission to use equipment. This includes stretch bands, stability balls, hoops, mats, weights, barres, props and studios. Students may bring in their own stretch bands, yoga mats, weights etc. to use in class. Students are not allowed to touch the sound systems without exclusive permission. Do not touch the mirrors, or artwork.
Do not hang, swing, or flip on the barres.
Waiting room – We ask that the waiting room stay relatively quite as loud talking can distract students in the classrooms. Do not allow younger children to wander the studio or grounds unattended. Please clean up after yourselves. We also ask the parents keep the class watching to a minimum as not to distract the dancers from the teacher and the instruction given. Remember your dancers are learning. Allow the teacher to conduct the class in all areas: instruction, flow, correction, management, and fun! Parents will have opportunity to sit in class and observe during watch week! This fun time allows the students to showcase what they are learning in class, it builds confidence as they dance in front of a small audience. Watch weeks will be posted with the program outlines.
Grounds – Key School of Dance rents from Mike Roberts, the homeowner at the top of the property. He is very gracious in letting us rent from him and allow us access to his property. We ask that you respect some boundaries. Please do not go up to Mr. Roberts house unless it is an emergency. Everything east of the green house and pergola are off limits. The pond is off limits. The Barn, pasture and horses are off limits. Please note that the fence around the horse pen is electric and should not be touched. Mao is the orange cat that patrols the property. This is also his home please treat him with respect. He is friendly but does not like to be picked up.
Other wildlife to respect and observe on the grounds includes horses, ducks, geese, swans, chickens and other fowl.
Parking
Pick Up & Drop Off– The parking lot is a beautiful wooded , gravel lot. It is designed as a circle drive for ease of drop off and pick. Please keep the circle path as clear as possible. For parking efficiency and max capacity please park at an angle along the east and west tree lines, and the North and south sides of the lot. Avoid parking around the small tree patch in the middle of the lot. Thank you. You are welcome to drop your child off and go do what you need to do, but please come back at the proper time to pick up your dancer. Dancers will not be allowed to wait outside unsupervised for pick up.
Pointe Shoes – Students must show great strength, proper alignment, and technique in ballet class before being considered for pointe shoes. Students must have at least 3 years of solid ballet training, and be at least 12 years old. Pointe students must be approved by a ballet teacher before being promoted to this level. Students must go through pointe boot camp after being accepted into pointe class. We take this very serious at KSD and have the safety of the student in mind. Not all students will go on pointe or advance at the same time.
Performance – Key School of Dance will have two performances a year in which students can participate a Christmas show and a Spring show. Dancers who participate will be charged a fee that covers the costume, extra class time, extra rehearsal time, and venue rental. The fee will vary with each show, however at Key School of Dance we strive to keep these cost as low as we can so that every student can participate.
Unlocked Dance Collective – Dancers, who wish to, can audition for the studio company. Auditions will be held twice a year. Students who wish to perform with the company must take a minimum of two ballet classes a week at Key School of Dance. Placement in the company is based on age, dance level, attendance, ability, audition. See Unlocked Dance collective for more information. also see Dance Team info Dance Teams
Dress Code – Key School of Dance holds a level of modesty. No bra tops, no booty shorts, no bare midriffs, no bare chest. Tops and bottoms with inappropriate pictures, drawings, prints, or words will not be allowed in the classroom. Please wear appropriate and supporting undergarments in class. Wear the appropriate shoes for the designated class. No big, dangly jewelry (i.e. earrings, bracelets, necklace, rings, etc). Teacher has the final say. If the teacher request it then do it. Key School of Dance has implemented a new dress code for the studio please look it over! NEW Dress Code
Band App– Key School of Dance Uses the BAND APP for all in-studio communications. This App is FREE and easy to download. In this app you can communicate directly with the teachers and owner, share comments and post, photos, videos and more. Teachers can post important class information, Go LIVE for online classes, upload files and more. upon enrolling and attending class you will receive a Band invite to the Key School of Dance Band. This Band is private and ONLY available to current KSD students and families.