Class Policies/Dress Codes

Studio Hours

Monday- 12:30-3:00 and 3:30-10:00

Tuesday- 3:30-10:00

Wednesday-10:30-12:00 Noon and 2:30-9:30

Thursday- 10:30-12:00 Noon and 3:30-10:00

Friday- 3:30-7:00

Saturday- 8:30-4:30

Please drop off and pick up students promptly. If your child must be in the studio lobby longer than 30 minutes before or after their class time, please call the studio and inform our staff.

Our Sessions

2011/2012 Dance Schedule -September 12, 2011- June 4, 2012- 34 Weeks
2012 Summer Session-July 9, 2012- August 16, 2012- 6 Week Session

Register for each session separately. Class Placements for the following dance year are mailed to all current students after our June Performances. If we feel a student needs a level/placement change, our staff will notify the parents. No level changes will be made after February 1st. SUMMER SESSION- PLEASE REGISTER YOUR STUDENT IN THE SAME LEVELS THAT THEY WERE PLACED IN FOR THE PREVIOUS DANCE YEAR.

Calendar

Simply click on our Calendar Page for Holiday Closings, Parent Observation Weeks, Winter and Spring Breaks and other important dates.

Tuition

Tuition is due on or before first class. Tuition fees and payment schedules can be found on our registration page and on the registration form/waiver. Payment plans are available and may be made through our office manager, Frank Roberts. Please either call the studio or e-mail Mr. Roberts to set up your payment plan. We accept cash or checks payable to “Lincolnshire Academy of Dance” and Visa, Mastercard and Discover payments in person at the studio.

There is a $30 NSF Fee placed on all returned checks. REFUNDS WILL BE GRANTED FOR MEDICAL REASONS WITH A DOCTOR’S NOTE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE STAFF WITH CLASS WITHDRAWALS. PRO-RATED REFUNDS WILL BE GRANTED FROM SEPTEMBER 12- FEBRUARY 1ST FOR CLASS WITHDRAWALS. A $30 FEE IS CHARGED FOR EACH DROPPED CLASS ONCE CLASSES HAVE BEGUN.

* Private Lessons must be arranged through the office. Each LAD instructor has their own private lesson fee. Private Lessons are offered for enrolled Lincolnshire Academy of Dance students only.

Recital

Our Annual Performances are optional for all of our students and mark the end of our dance year. It is the culmination of a year of hard work and achievement.

14th Annual Performances- 2:00pm & 7:00pm on Saturday, June 9, 2012 & 3:00pm on Sunday, June 10, 2012 at Stevenson High School.
Mandatory Dress Rehearsal- Friday, June 8, 2012 at Stevenson High School- TIMES TBA.

(Non-Recital Classes – Pointe 1, Pointe 2, Pointe 2/3, Leaps & Turns 1, and Leaps & Turns 2)

Parents are responsible for all Costume Fees and were due on March 3, 2012.

All Costumes are made to order and there are no returns or refunds.

Pre-Ballet Classes – $45

All Other Classes – $60.

Performance tickets are $15, reserved seating & distributed through a third party lottery system in May. Ticket order forms may be downloaded from our Recital Page in early May.

All of our performances are filmed by a professional videographer and each DVD costs $30.
We hold no formal picture day, but our dress rehearsals are OPEN and pictures and videotaping are always welcomed during those times.

As performances get closer, important information will be e-mailed to all parents and guardians and posted on our website’s recital page for download and printing from home including recital class listings, the dress rehearsal schedule, performance order, ticket order forms, and DVD Order Forms.

Attendance/Late Arrival

Please call or notify the studio of any absence or tardiness.
Students who are late are to apologize to the instructor and ask permission to enter the class.

Make-Up Classes

Missed classes may be made up in any class at the same or lower level within the current session. This includes missed classes due to weather closings. Please either call or e-mail the office to schedule your child’s make-up lesson(s).

Class Placement

Class placement is by faculty discretion only. In order to maintain the high quality of our instruction, we place students according to ability, not by age, outside activities, or carpools. At the end of each school year, we send home class placements for the following year. Please note that at the beginning levels 1, 2 and 3, students should expect to spend 2-3 years in each level as they build their foundation and technique. If a level change is required, our faculty will notify parents/guardians.

Class Placement Requirements

Special Class Requirements – Please Read Carefully

Pre-Ballet 1: Students must be 3 years old to participate in these classes
All Level 1 Classes: Students must be in 1st Grade to participate in these classes
All Teen Classes: Students must be 11-18 years old
Modern 1: Students must be 10 years or older
Ballet 4, 5 and 6: 2 Ballet classes a week are required at this level
Pointe 1, 2, & 3: 2 Ballet classes per week are required. One must be immediately prior to pointe class
Contemporary 1: Must be an enrolled Ballet 5 Student and in High School
Contemporary 2: Must be an enrolled Ballet 6 Student and in High School
Lyrical 1, Leaps & Turns 1: Must be an enrolled Ballet 3 or Teen Ballet 3 Student
Lyrical 2, Jazz 4, Leaps & Turns 2: Must be an enrolled Ballet 4 Student
Lyrical 3 and Jazz 5: Must be an enrolled Ballet 5 Student
Lyrical 4 and Jazz 6: Must be an enrolled Ballet 6 Student
Musical Theater Senior & Pre-Professional: Invitation or Audition Only
Junior and Senior Company Classes: These classes are for Expressions Dance Company members and Auditions are held in the fall. Please check our Company page for all Company information.

Communication

We are always happy and willing to discuss studio concerns or your child’s progress with you. Please leave a message for the appropriate teacher on our voice mail and we will schedule a time to meet. Please do not try to discuss concerns with the teachers between classes. This will delay the start of the next class. Please communicate only through our phone line and/or faculty e-mail provided on our website, not through Facebook or other social media.

We send home newsletters via e-mail containing important information about upcoming dates and events. Please provide us with the e-mail that you would like to receive these newsletters. All newsletters will be posted on our lobby board for one month. Please read everything we send out so you are aware of all dates, events, and account balances as we invoice outstanding balances via e-mail.

Inclement Weather

The Lincolnshire Academy of Dance reserves the right to cancel classes due to hazardous weather conditions. The safety of our students, parents and staff is our number one priority.

If there is a THREAT of inclement weather, please call the studio before coming to class. A recorded message will notify you if classes have been cancelled 2 hours prior to the first class of the day. We will also post the cancellation notice on website’s home page and our facebook page . If the academic schools are closed or after school activities are cancelled in Districts 102, 103, 113 or 125 due to weather, we will also be closed. Classes cancelled due to weather may be made up in accordance to our make-up policy.

Parent Observation

Each of our 3 studios has viewing windows for observation. No Parents or outside observers are allowed inside the studios once class has begun. This disrupts the learning process.

We have set aside a week in December and in late April for Parent Observation in the studios so you have an opportunity to see your child’s progress. Please view our calendar page for Parent Observation Weeks.

Lost and Found

Please check our lost and found at the desk regularly. The first of each month the contents are cleaned out and donated to charity.

For Parents/Guardians

Please drop off and pick up students promptly. PLEASE DO NOT SIT OR PARK IN THE FIRE LANE. IT IS AGAINST VERNON HILLS RULES/REGULATIONS.
Students must wait INSIDE the studio lobby for you. Your child’s safety is our number 1 priority.
Please provide desk staff with babysitter’s, nanny’s or driver’s cell phone numbers.
Put your student’s name in all of his/her shoes, coats, bags and other belongings.
Notify the studio of any special needs your child may have.
Be supportive and respectful to ALL Lincolnshire Academy of Dance students and staff.
Make sure younger children have gone to the bathroom prior to their class.
Check our website for important information and updates. We will e-mail newsletters to the e-mail address that you provide upon registration. Please be familiar with all important dates and information that we e-mail to you during the year.
Please be aware of all studio policies, studio hours, dress codes, inclement weather policies and important dates regarding holidays, tuition, recital and registration information.
OUR STUDIO HAS A NUT FREE POLICY. PLEASE RESPECT THIS AND REFRAIN FROM BRINGING ANY NUT PRODUCTS INTO OUR STUDIO.
PLEASE SUPERVISE ALL YOUNGER SIBLINGS.
PLEASE INFORM OUR DESK STAFF IF THERE WILL BE CARPOOLS AND WHO WILL BE DROPPING OFF/PICKING UP YOUR CHILD BEFORE/AFTER CLASSES.
WE CANNOT PROVIDE CHILD CARE BEFORE OR AFTER CLASSES. PLEASE SUPERVISE YOUNGER CHILDREN IF THEY HAVE TO BE AT THE STUDIO FOR LONGER PERIODS OF TIME.

For Students

Be on time for your classes. This means in the classroom, dressed properly, and focused on learning. If you are late, please wait until an exercise is complete and ask permission to enter the class.
Attend class regularly. Have fun!
Do not leave class without permission.
Show respect and support for all your fellow dancers.
Show respect and courtesy to each of your teachers.
Excessive talking and misbehavior will result in dismissal from class.
Do not bring valuables to the studio. Please check the lost and found regularly.
Please be quiet in the lobby while waiting for your class to begin. The lobby areas are QUIET ZONES and there is no running in the lobby.
If you must have a snack or meal between classes, please eat only in the hallway, not the reception lobby, and clean up after yourself.
No gum, food or drink in the studios.
The back corridor, staff office and janitor closet is for staff only.
Please do not open the back doors at any time. These are emergency exits only.

Dress Code

Our Dress Codes will be enforced for the safety of all of our students.

Students not appropriately dressed will be asked to observe class. This includes missing shoes. This is for the safety of our students.

No jewelry in any class except for medical bracelets and small stud earrings.

Pre-Ballet, Basic Ballet, Ballet 1 & 2: Solid colored leotard, pink tights, pink ballet shoes-hair in a bun with bobby pins, a hair net or snood. If hair is short, it must be pulled off of face with either a headband or barrettes.

Ballet 3, 4, 5, 6 Teen and Pre-Professional: Black or Navy leotard, pink tights, pink ballet shoes, hair in a bun with a hair net and bobby pins. If a student feels undergarments must be worn under their leotard and tights, they must not be visible in any way (straps, leg-lines, etc). Please be sure to buy leotard styles appropriate for your dancer’s body type.

Jazz, Leaps & Turns, Musical Theater: Solid colored leotard, black or tan tights, black shorts or black jazz pants, black or tan jazz shoes, hair in a bun with a hair net and bobby pins.

Modern: Solid colored leotard, black or tan footless tights, black shorts or jazz pants- hair in a bun or ponytail.

Lyrical/Contemporary: Solid colored leotard, black or tan footless tights, black shorts or jazz pants, hair in a bun with a hairnet.

Hip Hop: T-shirt or leotard, black shorts or jazz pants, jazz shoes or jazz sneakers, hair in a ponytail or bun.

Tap: Solid colored leotard, black tights or black jazz pants, black jazz tap shoes- with a solid shank, not split-sole or suede bottom. No patent leather tap shoes except for Basic Ballet/Tap Classes. Hair in a ponytail or bun.

All the uniform requirements for Lincolnshire Academy of Dance can be purchased at these local dancewear stores.
Click the links below for directions and more information. As the 2011/2012 dance year progresses, we will be selling the basics- shoes, leotards, tights and hair accessories at the desk!

Dance ‘n’ Tees, Libertyville, 847-816-4525

Toe the Line, Buffalo Grove, 847-818-9800

Arabesque Dancewear Boutique, Lake Forest, 847-482-0997

Body and Sole, Winnetka, 847-446-2005