Communication:
We aim to respond to all enquiries within 24-hours and we will never leave a query unanswered.
Our friendly office staff can be contacted on (718) 635-2316
**Please note** Sometimes we are away from the desk in the studio or assisting parents & students, please DO leave a detailed voice message so we can call you back. Or for a quicker response, please contact us via email on info@TheLittleDanceSchool.com 24/7 – we do answer emails outside of office hours.
For convenience, our primary means of communication is via email. You will receive regular newsletters and important information via email so please ensure you have provided the studio with an up-to-date email address that is regularly checked. We are of course happy to include multiple email addresses per family if you would like your correspondence sent to numerous recipients. Don’t forget to add our email address info@TheLittleDanceSchool.com to your contacts so we don’t end up in the dreaded spam folder!
In the infrequent case of urgent information (for example, unexpected class cancellations or performance changes), we will send an SMS and/or telephone to all families. So, for this reason, please make sure the mobile phone number you have provided to the studio is correct and up-to-date.
We always display important information, dates and studio details on our noticeboard in reception so please have a quick look when dropping off and picking up in case there is anything you may have missed. We are always happy to chat in more detail about communications you may receive from the studio, so if you need any clarification please don’t hesitate to call or email us!
General Studio Info & Policies
VALUES
Our core values at Petite Performers are *Family, Love, Joy, Inspire & Celebrate* We aim to create a warm and nurturing environment for our families and staff, teach and engage with our students from a place of love, with the hope of introducing them to the joy of dance & drama and inspiring them to learn as we celebrate their growth and achievements throughout their magical journey through dance and theatrical arts!
Drop Off/Pick Up Courtesies:
The lobby will open ten minutes before class to allow time for changing and to use the bathroom. Please stay in the lobby until your teacher says it is ok to enter the studio.
If you arrive after the class has started, please use the lobby / dressing area to get changed (including footwear) and have only your child quietly enter the studio. We know families make every effort to arrive on time, however if you do find yourself running late please abide by this policy to avoid additional interruption or distraction for other students.
Please keep noise to a minimum when in the lobby / hallway areas, as well as when leaving the studio as a courtesy to our neighbors.
Classroom Etiquette:
No gum, food or drink other than water is allowed inside the studio.
There will be no hanging, playing, sitting, or climbing on either the wall or Barres.
Please refrain from touching the mirrors.
Parent/Carer Observation Etiquette:
Parents must join in / assist for Parent & Me Dance.
All other classes are drop off with parents in the lobby / close by.
There will be no photography or video of classes without teacher permission.
No parents are permitted to enter into the studio without invitation from the teacher.
If your child needs to leave before a class’ scheduled end time, please discuss this with the teacher before the class begins.
REGISTRATION FEE:
Our yearly registration fee is $40 per family. This fee is due upon registration for both new and returning families. All registration fees include x1 uniform per family (leotard for girls & t-shirt for boys). If you have more than one child enrolled, additional uniforms can be purchased from us that aren’t covered in the registration fee!
TUITION FEES:
40 minute (1.5-3 & 2.5-3.5yrs) & 45 minute (3-4, 4-6, 5-7yrs) classes - $130 every month based on x4 classes (see tuition dates below)
We do not have sibling or multi-class discounts
CANCELLATION POLICY:
To cancel classes, we require that families please email us (parkslope@thelittledanceschool.com) 2 weeks prior to the next tuition date so that we do not charge them, and so that we have time to fill their spot. Otherwise, their enrollment is ongoing month to month, and tuition will be automatically charged according to the schedule above.
MAKEUP POLICY:
If you miss class for any reason (due to illness, vacation, etc.) you are welcome to email us (parkslope@thelittledanceschool.com) and schedule a make-up class in any other age appropriate class on our schedule depending on availability! Make-ups expire within 60 days of the absence (you can schedule make-ups in advance if you know about absences ahead of time), and are only eligible for use while currently enrolled in class. Makeups cannot be used as credit towards tuition, and they do not roll over to new seasons. Because we offer makeups, we do not offer refunds for missed classes.
Tuition is NON-REFUNDABLE & NON-TRANSFERABLE.
Dance & Drama Make-Up classes for any missed group classes can be made up within 60 days of your missed class. You are responsible for booking your own make-up classes via email. Please contact the studio prior to attending a desired make-up class to confirm space in the class.
SAFETY:
Student Instructor Relationship-Dance/Drama:
Student / Instructor Interaction: please be advised that the study of dance involves physical contact. Instructors will often need to make hands-on contact to adjust students’ alignment and to demonstrate proper motion. Students should keep the faculty informed of any recent illness, injury, or other condition that may interfere with their ability to dance in class. The teachers cannot be held responsible for any accidents, loss or injury to the student, or to the student’s belongings during classes, or during drop-off and pick-up times; however an appropriate amount of care will be taken by the teachers to safeguard from such incidents.
The directors and staff at Petite Performers are educated in the negative impact of inappropriate music and costume selection when it comes to performing dance routines and are wholeheartedly committed to ensuring children in all of our dance routines are not subjected to any inappropriate songs or costuming. We recognise that songs with sexist, explicit, violent, racist, homophobic or criminal content may influence our dancers and/or audience and will strive to avoid using such music. We are committed to restricting costumes that project sexuality, contain explicit graphic or textual content.
Petite Performers takes no responsibility for any lost or misplaced property on the studio premises and we encourage our families to avoid bringing valuable items into the studio where possible. We do have a lost and found in our changing area.
You will find within our enrollment form a public liability / insurance statement. Please read this document carefully prior to the commencement of classes so you fully understand the rights and responsibilities of your family and our studio.
UNIFORM:
At TLDS, we believe that wearing studio uniforms give students a sense of belonging to our family as well as creating an identity for our studio in the greater community.
Our uniforms also:
• Encourage discipline
• Help students resist peer pressure to buy stylish clothes for class
• Help identify non-students in the studio
• Diminish economic and social barriers between students
• Increase a sense of belonging and school pride
Your yearly registration fee includes one uniform per family per year. Additional uniforms can be purchased year-round from the studio.
Please ensure all parts of your child’s uniform are clearly labelled - individual shoes, socks...you’ll be amazed at the amount of lost property we generate!
Social Media:
The Little Dance School's Social Media Policy refers to all social networking sites, video/photo sharing sites, blogs, micro-blogs, wikis, podcasts, forums, instant messaging and geo-spatial tagging (for example, Facebook check-ins). Please see below for our regulations regarding Social Media and feel free to contact our office staff if you have any questions.
- Any comments or posts perceived to be obscene, defamatory, threatening, harassing, discriminatory or hateful towards Petite Performers staff, students or families may subject the owner to disciplinary or legal action.
- Any content revealing or referring to sensitive studio information is not allowed to be shared online.
- Intellectual property laws (for example, music and choreography) must be observed by all studio patrons when posting online.
- While affiliated with our studio, (for example, images of your child in Petite Performers uniform) we will not tolerate any posts that are racially, sexually, physically or religiously offensive.
- All matters pertaining directly to the studio - whether it be fees, scheduling, placements or performance opportunities - may not be communicated via Social Media. We have an open door policy and encourage all communication, complaints and feedback to be communicated to the principal / studio manager directly.
- You may not post photographs / videos that feature Petite Performers staff and dancers other than your own online without the proven consent of them / their parent/guardian.
