FAQ and Policies
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The safety of our Dancers & Staff is of the utmost priority here at Van De Veere Productions, listed below are the new procedures we will be utilizing going forward. We are very fortunate to be able to offer a limited amount of in person classes this fall and these classes will also be offered on zoom. We are thrilled to be back, and have taken many new rules into play!
DANCERS ARRIVING AND DURING CLASS! WELCOME BACK!
Please wait either in your car or social distance in a line away the door. Your teacher will open the door once the studio is safe to enter. Please do not enter before class time. Please wear a mask at all times. Temperatures will be taken and dancers will proceed to wash their hands and sanitize. Please bring sanitizer and a water bottle to class. This will be the first 5 minutes of class.
Our dressing rooms will be closed. Please bring what you need to class. We will have a space for dancers to put their dance bags, 6 feet from others.
Dancers will move to their 6ft by 6ft square for class. Dancers will be required to stay in these squares during class. Each class will have a maximum of 10 students, and a minimum of 6 students.
Please dance in shoes. Dancers will be required to have some type of dance shoe during all dance classes, bare feet will not be allowed.
We will dance for 45 minutes. The last 10 minutes of class, the teacher will sanitize all surfaces before the next class. Dancers will not be allowed to stay in the building if they do not have back to back classes. So please pick up your dancer on time as the next group will be waiting to come in, rain or shine😊
PARENTS
We love you!
Only Students, Staff & Teachers will be allowed in the studio. There will be no parents allowed to observe, due to room limitations. Please pack umbrellas for your dancer in the case of bad weather.
Please note that our one-hour class features 5-minute check in, 45 minutes of dancing and 10 minutes of sanitizing.
Lost and Found will be removed from the building. All lost and found items will be removed each night.
CLEANING
Ballet barres if used during class, will be wiped down between each class.
All high touch areas will be wiped down in between classes.
We will have extra masks and sanitizer, but please provide your own.
WHEN NOT TO COME TO CLASS…..
Any dancer who has felt ill or had a temperature (100.4 or higher) 24-48 hours before their class. (Fever, coughing, sneezing, runny nose)
Any dancer or family member who has been potentially exposed to COVID-19, needs to stay home for a MINIMUM of 2 weeks before you will be allowed to attend classes again.
Anyone who feels they cannot comply to all procedures or if you do not feel comfortable coming into the studio for ANY reason.
THANK YOU AND WE HOPE WE CAN SEE YOU IN PERSON OR ON ZOOM THIS FALL!
MISS KATHLEEN, MISS TAWNYA, THE VDV TEACHERS AND STAFF
Ballet and Pointe
* Pink leather ballet shoes (Bloch Prolite II – S0208), ballet pink tights, black leotard, and optional ballet skirt
* Hair in a bun
Creative Dance
* Pink leather ballet shoes, ballet pink tights and leotard/skirt in any color (black is preferred)
* Hair pulled back off the face
Hip Hop
* Sweatpants, t-shirts, hoodies, hats, get into character!
* Sneakers worn only at dance studio; no outside shoes
* Hair pulled back off of face
Jazz/Lyrical/Musical Theater/Tap
* Tank tops, half tops, fitted t-shirts or leotards of any color. (Leotards and fitted dance shorts are preferred)
* Pirouette turning shoes (Capezio Turning Point 55 – H063 or Body Wrappers Lyrical Shoe – 620) for jazz/musical theater/lyrical/contemporary and tap shoes for tap
* Hair pulled back off the face
Tumbling
* Bare feet. Sport shorts or leggings. Tank tops, half tops, fitted t-shirts or leotards
* Hair pulled back off face
* Arrive five minutes early, dressed and prepared for class. Use the restroom before class, if needed.
* Bring dance shoes and a water bottle. Label shoes and attire.
* Wear proper shoes and attire for class. (For McMinnville, no street shoes allowed on studio floors.)
* Be respectful of teachers, parents and classmates.
* Store cell phones during class.
* Refrain from bringing gum into the studio.
* Feel free to drop off students.
* To provide a focused teaching environment; anyone watching classes should please practice silence and respect.
* If bringing other children, please keep them seated.
* Pick up dancers on time.
* Pay tuition on or before the first day of each session.
* Tuition can be paid in two ways:
* At the beginning of the dance year (September) for the full year OR
* At the beginning of each trimester (September 15, December 2, March 2.)
* Recital costume fees and Nuvo competition fees are due on December 2.
* Starpower and Jump competition fees are due on January 9.
* Onstage NY competition fees are due on March 2.
* Venmo
* Paypal
* Cash App
* Credit Card
* Check
* Cash
VDV follows school district closures for inclement weather. If they are closed or close early, we will be closed. Any bad weather that occurs after school hours or Saturdays will be evaluated and emails will be sent out. All closing info will also be posted on our Facebook page.
The first two closure days per dance year will not be made up. Makeup classes for further closures will be announced once scheduled.
If an instructor is ill, VDV will attempt to find a sub for the day, which could include an advanced student teacher. If no sub is found, classes will hold a make-up day.