STUDIO POLICIES
General:
INCLUDES DANCERS, PARENTS AND SIBLINGS OF DANCERS - for safety, the following are NOT permitted:​
  • Dancers under 12 years old are NOT ALLOWED on the balcony without adult supervision.
  • DO NOT sit or stand on the reception desk.
  • Elevators are reserved for handicapped, elderly and strollers/car seats.
  • Dancers are NOT ALLOWED in the studios without Instructors’ permission.
  • NO STREET SHOES ALLOWED ON THE DANCE FLOOR AT ANYTIME.
  • Gum chewing
  • Hanging or climbing on the barres
  • Touching the mirrors or school equipment
  • Touching, knocking, banging on glass panes of studio doors
  • Running, horse-playing or loud talking
  • Food or drink (water in a water bottle is permitted)
  • Photography or videotaping of classes, rehearsals or performances
  • WAITING IN THE RECEPTION AREA IS NOT PERMITTED.  HERE'S WHY!
  1. ​Peeking parents are a distraction! We know you love to watch your dancer, but children are easily distracted by parents who hover in the doorway.
  2. Clustered parents cause congestion! The arrival and dismissal of our classes is a choreographed masterpiece! When parents gather in the lobby, our studio flow is disrupted.
  3.  We encourage independence! Ballet Caliente hopes to foster individual growth and independence in all of our students. When a parent lingers, students tend to struggle with separation.​ YOUR COOPERATION IS APPRECIATED.​​
  • The use of alcohol, e-cigarettes (vaping), smoking or chewing tobacco, marijuana (including smoking, vaping or edibles), inhalants (inhaling fumes from common household products such as spray paints, markers, glues, and cleaning fluids), illegal drugs (such as cocaine, crack, speed, heroine, LSD, ecstasy, and synthetic drugs like bath salts, and legal drugs with opioid-like effects) are NOT PERMITTED at Ballet Caliente. Failure to adhere to this policy will result in termination of contracts and immediate expulsion from school without refund.
 
Personal photography:
We understand the desire to photograph your children doing what they love!  Yet, allowing parents into the classroom is disruptive and is not permitted.  Further, an image may be captured that is unflattering or of another student or teacher without permission.  However, should you wish, you can arrange for a private lesson session and photograph your child and/or other students.  Due to insurance guidelines, a teacher must be present. Please contact [email protected] for private lesson arrangements.
 
Attendance and Absence:
  • Dancers should attend class when injured; however, not when ill or contagious.  We respectfully request a written note or email 24 hours prior to class from a parent or guardian to sit out. 
  • Absences from class resulting from illness, injury, or vacation are excused.   Please make up missed classes within one month of the missed class when possible.  All makeups must be done in the session in which the classes were missed. 
  • *NEW* You can schedule absences and makeups right from your JackRabbit Parent Portal.
    • Your dancer may make up classes in a lower level without instructor permission.  Director’s permission is REQUIRED to make-up in a higher-level class. 
    • Jazz, Modern, Contemporary, or Tap classes may be substituted for ballet classes and vice versa.
  • There is no tuition reimbursement for absences.  Absence due to a long-term illness or injury may allow a suspension of tuition payments but does not ensure that a space will be available upon the dancer’s return.
 
Arrival and Dismissal:
  • Dancers must wear street shoes and clothes or cover-ups over leotards when coming to class.   DO NOT WEAR DANCE SHOES OUTSIDE OF THE STUDIO.
  • Arrive 10 minutes prior to class fully dressed in uniform with hair placed securely or in a bun.
  • DANCERS ONLY Dressing Room:  As dancers use this area to prepare for class, we request all others refrain from entering this area.  A restroom is available for patrons next to Studio B.
  • Please have younger dancers use the restroom prior to class.
  • If your dancer needs to leave class early, please notify the instructor in writing before class.
  • Be prompt when picking-up your child from all classes and rehearsals. 
  • An adult should escort young students in and out of the studio.   Older dancers should wait inside the building until they see their ride.
  • Students should not leave the building if they are unable to locate their ride.  They should return to the dance studio, notify the instructor, and then wait in the studio.
  • Please use caution in the parking lot.