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POLICIES



All students are expected to fully comply with the policies, protocols,
and guidelines outlined on this web page.



COMMUNICATION





​NEWSLETTER AND NOTIFICATION BOARD

It is imperative that a parent of each student come into the studio each month to read the information board and/or receive any current newsletter. This will ensure that parents continue to be updated on monthly happenings.


WEBSITE

The year’s calendar can always be found online on this website.


FACEBOOK

Newsletter information is also posted to the studio’s Facebook page. Most information is regularly posted on Facebook as well, including many, many clips of our classwork for parents to see. Be sure to follow us.


SNOW CANCELLATIONS

The Center rarely closes for bad weather, but please call the studio and listen for a message if you feel the weather is questionable at (330) 958-6030. Class cancellations will also be announced on the studio’s Facebook page. Make-up classes can be made up at either studio at your own convenience. All make-up classes will need to be made up by April 30.



STUDIO EXPECTATIONS





CLASSROOM ATTIRE AND DRESS CODE

T-shirts, sweatshirts, and sweatpants are not to be worn in any type of class. Hair must be pulled up and secure. Tights must be worn in all classes (only tan or pink tights permitted). Dance shorts and sports bras are permitted as well. Dancers need to arrive to the studio in dance clothes. There will be no changing allowed in the restroom.


ROUTINE PRIORITY

The order of team participation and importance for COMPETITION TEAM MEMBERS is as follows: GROUPS are chosen first, DUOS/TRIOS are chosen second, and SOLOS are chosen last. It has always been our policy at Powell Dance and Singing Center that any student competing in a duo/trio or solo is required to compete in one or more group routines (same genre) of the duo/trio or solo.


CLASS ATTENDANCE

Any team member participating in a solo, duet, or trio within a competition group routine or a duet in a stand alone routine (vocal or dance) is REQUIRED to participate in weekly classes as well as all Triple Threat Evaluations, the March Showcase rehearsal and performance, and the Dance Recital rehearsal and performance in order to hold on to the chosen solo, duet, or trio. The solo, duet, or trio will be reassigned if any solo, duet, or trio team member holding a solo, duet, or trio is unable to commit (for any reason) to their attendance listed above.


CELL PHONES AND SMART WATCHES

Text and calls during class distract from lessons and learning. Thus, smart watches and cell phones are not permitted in class.


DRINKS AND SNACKS

Snacks and drink bottles are not permitted in the classroom at any time and must remain in the student's dance bag.


RESTROOM BREAKS

Please make sure your child uses the bathroom before he/she leaves home. Constant restroom breaks take away from the quality of your child’s lesson.


WAITING ROOM
We use our waiting room in Louisville for students only to use as a break room between classes. There is a limited number of people permitted inside the facility at one time. Please drop off and pick up your child each week. Be sure to pop in and read our information board and pick up any information handouts that may be distributed with up and coming details.​



TUITION PAYMENT





DUE DATES AND FEES

Annual tuition is divided into equal monthly payments due the beginning of September through May. Tuition includes lessons, dress rehearsals, August costume fittings day, all dress rehearsals, and any extra reheasals not listed on your calendars.


Lesson payments are due the first dance lesson of each month. There will be a $25 surcharge for lessons paid after the 10th of the month. There will be a $40 fee for any NSF checks. Tuition will not be prorated for holiday breaks. Monthly fees are always the same September through May whether there are three, four, or five dance days in the month.


We no longer accept checks. We do accept cash, Venmo, and Zelle.


PERFORMANCES

Unlike other dance studios, we do not charge a required up front performance fee or a fee for our various show dress rehearsals. Lesson fees must remain current in order to participate in any Powell function and before costumes will be distributed.


TUITION BALANCES

If monthly tuition fees have not been paid in full at the time competition fees are due (if your child is on the Competition Team), any payments made will first be applied to tuition. Monthly tuition fees and any costume fees in arrears must be paid in full at the time the competition entrance fees are due (if your child is on the Competition Team). All lessons must be paid in full prior to any student performing in our year-end May dance recital.


MAKE-UP CLASSES

When applicable, make-up classes are available for any missed classes due to sickness, vacations, etc. There will be no credit for missed classes.



COSTUMES





POWELL THREE-PIECE UNIFORM

All classes require our three-piece performance uniform for our March Showcase (available through Powell).


TEAM PERFORMANCE JACKETS

Team perfomance jackets are required as part of our Award ceremony and march showcase team uniform . - See your teachers for details.


RECITAL COSTUMES

Recital costumes fees are due each November. Please see the yearly calendar for specific due dates.


COMPETITION COSTUMES
Competition costumes can be paid in two installments – half due in May and the remaining balance in June. Please see the yearly calendar for specific due dates.​


REFUNDS

Once the order has been placed for costumes, Powell team jackets, etc., they are non-refundable. Entrance fees for Triple Threat Judges' Evaluations, solo competition, and the Artistic Talent Revue are non-refundable. If, for any reason, a student is no longer able to continue dance or singing lessons with Powell, all back-owed tuition, costumes, and team jacket fees are required to be paid in full for distribution. Any costume not picked up by May will be donated.



Thank you, Susan Powell Fahey, for teaching me how to dance, what stage presence is,
and most of all for letting this shy little girl be herself out on the stage. T
hank you for teaching my daughters. And now, Rachel is pursuing her love of music
and theater beyond high school. Thank you for helping her shape her gift.





Danielle Borsh Vaughan



5213 Eshelman St., Louisville, OH 44641
Text or Call: (330) 958-6030
powelldanceandsinging@yahoo.com





POWELL DANCE & SINGING CENTER