RISE DANCE CO. POLICIES
Courtesy & Respect:
At RISE Dance Co., our mission is to create beautiful dancers and inspirational individuals. We strive to instill Respect, Integrity, Strength, and Excellence in each of our dancers while inspiring passion, commitment, and a lifelong love of dance.
RISE Dance Co. is a family-friendly studio dedicated to providing quality dance education, strong technical training, developmentally appropriate movement, and opportunities for dancers to grow as both artists and individuals.
Our dancers are held to high standards of conduct and are expected to communicate and behave with kindness, maturity, and respect toward instructors, staff, fellow dancers, families, and members of our studio community. Negative, disrespectful, or harmful communication about others will not be tolerated.
RISE dancers are expected to be responsible, encouraging, and positive in their words, actions, and attitude as we work together to create a welcoming and uplifting place to dance.
General Information:
Parents/guardians are responsible for reviewing all RISE Dance Co. communications, including emails, forms, the website, and parent portal. Please complete and return forms by requested deadlines and refer to these resources for important studio updates.
RISE instructors and staff will communicate information as it becomes available and provide advance notice whenever possible.
Parents/guardians are responsible for keeping all contact information, including mailing addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers, current to ensure they receive important information in a timely manner.
Placement/Class Structure:
Our classes are structured by school grade through 5th grade. This allows dancers to train alongside their peers in a more consistent and socially cohesive environment, while still progressing at the appropriate technical level for their development. After 5th grade, class placement is based on grade, as well as experience, technical ability, and instructor recommendation to ensure each dancer is challenged and supported appropriately. Dancers will be placed in intermediate teen or upper-level/advanced classes based on staff assessment and recommendation.
Attendance & Time Commitment:
Just as sports teams require all players to attend practices, dance studios require their dancers to attend all classes and rehearsals. Absences will not only affect the individual dancer, but the class as a whole. Punctuality is just as important as attendance, please be on time and prepared for class. Parents/guardians should be prompt at drop-off and pick-up. Dance requires consistent ongoing training, and dancers who excessively miss classes will not be able to perform at the same level as those who have attended all classes regularly. If absences are becoming an issue, it is the teachers right to remove a dancer from any piece for recital or performances.
Weather Closures:
RISE Dance Co. will follow Jefferson County school weather closures. If the district cancels school for the day or has early dismissal due to the weather, we will also cancel classes for that afternoon and evening. If school is held and weather declines throughout the afternoon, RISE may choose to close. For all other non-school days and Saturdays, we will follow weather reports and CDOT updates. We will notify you if classes are cancelled via email, socials, and/or the studio voicemail, no later than 2 hours prior to the start of classes. As always, you can use your best judgment for your own personal comfort and the safety of the students. Makeup classes are always available for missed classes due to weather within one month of your missed classes.
RISE Dress Code:
It is important that our instructors can see the body placement of our dancers in the classroom setting. All dancers must wear appropriate dance wear to every class. Forgetting dance wear, shoes, proper hair and/or wearing inappropriate clothing is not acceptable.
Ballet Class: Black leotard, pink tights, pink ballet shoes (not satin slippers) *required for recital, hair out of the face in a bun. A short dance skirt is optional.
Jazz/Poms: Form fitting top, shorts/jazz pants/leggings, tan jazz shoes *required for recital.
Tap: Form fitting top and shorts/jazz pants/leggings, black tap shoes *required for recital.
Lyrical: Form Fitting Top, Shorts (showing the knee)/Jazz Pants/Leggings, tan pirouettes *required for recital
Hip Hop Class: Comfortable dance clothes, hair securely pulled up, tennis shoes are required.
Tuition/Enrollment Details:
Tuition payments are made in equal monthly installments August - May. There is no extra charge for months with five weeks and no refunds for scheduled holiday breaks.
Tuition payments are non-refundable.
Tuition is due on the 1st of each month. All fees not paid by the 10th of each month, will be subject to a $25 late fee.
If a class is missed, making up a class at the same level, or a level below is strongly encouraged. Make-up classes must be taken within one month of your missed class.
Tuition is due each month as long as your dancer is enrolled in our system. Enrollment remains active until we receive written notice of cancellation. We kindly ask that all cancellations be submitted in writing to avoid unnecessary charges.
You must inform the studio by the 25th of the month if you plan on un-enrolling.
Accounts must be current with no outstanding balance for tuition, costumes, or recital fees to participate in the recital. Recitals are held in December and June.