Studio Policies
Classroom Attire
| All Classes | Dancewear only! No streetwear, or outer garments, may be worn over dancewear in any class! | |
| All Female Ballet Students | Any solid color leotard, ballet pink tights with feet and pink Angelo Luzio canvas ballet slippers. If shoe size is under child 10, use SoDanca pink leather ballet. | |
| Pre-Pointe, Pointe | Black leotard, short black skirt, ballet pink tights with feet, and pink pointe shoes (at the discretion of the Director) | |
| Colors | CDC encourages students to wear tights/socks and shoes to match their skin color wherever possible. Socks/tights/ballet and pointe shoes can be in either skin tone or pink, but socks/tights and shoe color should match. | |
| Male Ballet Students | White tee shirt, black tights (with dance belt), white socks, and white ballet slippers | |
| Tap Students | Leotard, tights, tap shorts (levels 1-3), tap pants (levels 4 and up). Capezio or SoDanca caramel flat shoes for Pre-Tap through Tap 3. Bloch black oxford shoes for Tap 4 & up. Black oxford shoes for boys. | |
| Modern | Ballet shoes required and appropriate dancewear required. | |
| Jazz | Appropriate dancewear: leotard with tights, and dance shorts or pants, may be worn with Bloch or Capezio tan slip-on jazz shoes. | |
| Conditioning | Fitted exercise wear. Grip socks. | |
| Examination Wear | See separate page. | |
Rules
All long hair must be securely fastened off the face and neck. Short hair must be pulled off the face with a head band. Jewelry may not be worn.
Chewing gum is not permitted anywhere within the Centre.
No streetshoes are permitted on the dance floors.
No streetwear, or outer garments, may be worn over dancewear in any class, but should be worn coming to and from the studio.
These rules apply for ALL classes!
Attendance
Classes are structured to be progressive, and therefore perfect attendance is encouraged.
Now that all classes are one hour in length, arrival time should be no earlier than 5 minutes prior to the scheduled class. Students arriving late must make their excuses to the teacher. The teacher may withhold permission to participate if a tardy arrival would cause potential injury to a student from lack of essential warm-up or hinder the progress of the remainder of the class.
Likewise, pick-up on time is crucial for the general flow of entrance and exit from the building. Please call the studio if you are running late.
All classes missed due to illness may be made up at any time during the term in an equivalent class arranged through the Director.
The Centre is not necessarily closed because school has been canceled. When classes are canceled due to inclement weather, please check WTNH, WVIT or WFSB for a list of closings. Cancellations will also be posted on our website, cheshiredancecentre.com. If in doubt, check the studio answering machine (203) 699-8888 after 2:00 PM on weekdays and after 7:00 AM on Saturday. Classes may be made up in an equivalent class arranged through the Director.
Safety and Liability
Cheshire Dance Centre is dedicated to providing safe and sound dance instruction in a nurturing environment. CDC is observing all cleaning and sanitation protocols as prescribed. Our studio’s free-floating birch floors, laid over two-inch carpet foam and covered with professional Rosco flooring, provide plenty of spring and cushioning to prevent shin splints and other injuries common to those studios with improper flooring. Cheshire Dance Centre is not liable for any personal injury sustained by students on the school premises or as a result of students’ participation in classes or performances. Cheshire Dance Centre is not responsible for personal property lost or stolen from its premises.
