2011 Brochure
1. STUDENT PLACEMENT: Based upon age and experience and determined by the Director.
2. LATENESS: Every student is expected to arrive 5 minutes before class begins and remain until the very end. Students who arrive after the class has begun may not be permitted to take class. Students should be picked up immediately following class.
3. PARENTS: May observe class on various designated visiting days only. To be announced.
4. PARKING: Please do not park or stop in front of anyone’s driveway, the Deli, or beyond the Stop Sign.
5. ATTENDANCE: Regular attendance is essential for your progress in dancing. A portion of each class is devoted to reviewing any new work from the past week’s lesson. It takes twice as much time to teach a child who is repeatedly absent, compared with a child who attends class regularly. Please notify the studio by telephone when a student will not be attending class or desires to discontinue lessons.
6. INCLEMENT WEATHER OR VACTIONS: If a class is canceled due to inclement weather or vacation, students are responsible to make up the class another time. Please call before coming to the studio in bad weather or to determine an appropriate class for make-up.
7. ALL STUDENTS are welcome, but not required to participate in the annual recital.
8. Please call if you are unsure about your child’s class placement.
9. NO NEW STUDENTS will be permitted in class without prior registration and payment to Linda Radomile.
10. Students MAY NOT WAIT OUTSIDE for their parents to pick them up after class. For their own safety, children may not walk home without written permission from their parents.
PRE-DANCE
Ages 3+
The Pre-School/Creative Movement classes help young children develop strong flexible limbs, good balance, and body awareness. They explore thirteen ways to move, use of space, rhythms, patterns, time, and force. The children are encouraged to develop their “uniqueness” thus building self confidence, self-esteem, and a love of movement.
Pre-School Age 3+ recital optional
Pre-School/Tap Age 4+
Pre-Ballet Age 5+
Pre-Ballet/Tap
Pre-Ballet/Jazz
Age 6 ½ +
Graded by age and experience
El. Ballet 2 El. Jazz/Hip Hop 2 Child Tap Int.
El. Ballet 3 El. Jazz/Hip Hop 3
*El. Ballet 4 El. Jazz/Hip Hop 4/5
* El. Ballet 5/6
*Students are required to take 2 ballet classes if they wish to progress to pointe
B Age 12+
B Graded by age and experience
B Intermediate
C Advanced Intermediate
D/E Advanced
Ballet – Pointe – Jazz – Hip Hop – Modern – Tap – Lyrical Jazz
Parents are reminded that the best results are achieved by each student attending class on a regular basis. Ballet students are strongly advised to attend 2 ballet classes per week beginning at age 9. Ballet students involved in the study of pointe are required to take a minimum of 2 classes per week. Serious jazz students are strongly advised to take 1 ballet class per week. Students aspiring to a career in dance should take a minimum of 4 classes per week ages 9 – 11 and 10 classes per week age 12 and over.
"Shoes, tights, and limited dance supplies available at registration."
Proper attire is required by every student for admittance into class. Children in violation of the dress code will not be permitted to take class. No baggy shirts, sweat shirts, sweat pants or shorts will be permitted in class. No black soles allowed.
PRE-SCHOOL AND PRE-BALLET: Any solid color leotard, tutus and ballet shirts are accepted. Pink tights and pink ballet slippers.
BALLET: Any solid color leotard, pink tights, pink ballet slipper, (pink pointe shoes level 5 and up). Hair must be pulled back in a ballet bun. No one will be permitted in class with their hair down.
MODERN: Any solid colored leotard, unitard, tights, foot undies.
JAZZ: Any leotard, camisole top, stretch shorts, jazz pants, black or tan tights.
Pre-Dance: pink ballet slippers
Elementary: tan jazz shoes
Regular: tan jazz shoes
Hair must be pulled back
HIP HOP: Same attire and hair as Jazz
Elementary Division – Black hip hop sneakers
Regular Division B – Black hip hop sneakers
Regular Division C & D (Monday) – White sneakers
TAP: Same attire and hair as Jazz
Elementary – black tyette tap shoes
Regular – Tan Leo Slip on Jazz/Tap
DANCE SHOES SHOULD NEVER BE WORN OUTSIDE OF THE STUDIO
REGISTRATION DATES: Tuesdays, August 23 and 30 – September 6 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
THANKSGIVING VACATION: Wednesday, November 23 – Saturday, November 26, 2011
WINTER VACATION: Monday, December 19 – Saturday, December 31, 2011
SPRING VACATION: Monday, April 2 –Saturday, April 7, 2012
MEMORIAL DAY: Monday, May 28, 2012
ANNUAL NUTCRACKER: Sunday, December 4, 2011
COMPANY SPRING PERFORMANCE: Saturday, March 17, 2012
MANDATORY DRESS REHEARSAL: TBA
ANNUAL SCHOOL RECITAL: TBA (projected but not confirmed – June 9 – 10, 2012)
FIRST DAY OF CLASS IS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2011
The tuition for the 2011 – 2012 dance sessions based on the season. Tuition is payable in six (6) week session regardless of the number of classes or vacation. No deductions or refunds will be made for classes missed. Students are encouraged to make up any missed classes within a 2 week period. A $20.00 fee will be charged for any returned checks. The payment schedule is as follows:
1st Installment and $25.00 registration fee – payable at Registration
2nd Installment & Costume Payments – payable week of October 3 – 8, 2011
3rd Installment & Costume Payments – payable week of November 14 – 19, 2011
4th Installment – payable week of January 16 – 21, 2012
5th Installment – payable week of February 27 – March 3, 2012
6th Installment – payable week of April 16 – 21, 2012
MAKE ALL CHECKS PAYABLE TO : LINDA RADOMILE
Please DO NOT make checks payable to Radomile Academy of Dance
FALL SCHEDULE 2011 – 2012
- Phone: (610)446-8844
- E-mail: radomileacademyofdance@comcast.net
- Website: www.radomileacademyofdance.com