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2023
INFORMATION PACK
WELCOME TO DANCEWORKS!
Welcome to Danceworks Performing Arts Studio 2023. Danceworks Performing Arts Studio pride ourselves on being a welcoming, fun and friendly dance studio, catering to all ages and abilities.
In previous years, we have given students many opportunities including performing at School Fetes, Cruise Ships, Gold Coast, Eisteddfods, Fishers Ghost Parade & Festival and Macarthur Square Christmas Parade and many more. We aim to teach students in an environment that is open and friendly, giving students the opportunity to excel and at the same time having fun and loving the performing arts, just as our teachers do. 2023 will be another exciting year ahead for us here at Danceworks. We will be teaching our ADA Jazz, Tap & Ballet syllabi along with our IDT technique classes. We highly recommend that every student takes one of our Ballet / Technique classes. We believe these classes as a minimum will be beneficial for all students and we highly encourage every student to enrol. We will continue to offer the incredible preschool programs READY SET DANCE, READY SET BALLET, Tiny Tumblers and READY SET MOVE.
We really look forward to a fantastic year ahead and ask that if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Welcome to Danceworks 2023!
2023 POLICIES
CODE OF CONDUCT
· No smoking on any premises, including the car park
· Students should not enter the studios without the teacher, if you arrive early please do not enter the studios
· Students should arrive 5-10 minutes before the start of class and should have their shoes on ready to start on time
· Children should be supervised at all times by their parent or guardian, whilst not in class
· All students and parents are expected to be kind, friendly and respectful of one another
· Whilst waiting for your class, please keep all noise to a minimum
· No parents should enter classes unless specifically invited in by the teacher, open days are held through the year where parents are able to watch their child’s class (not available under covid restrictions)
· No parents or students should enter the uniform shop without a staff member
· All students should be in full uniform at all times, unless granted permission by their teacher or the Studio Director. Please see the uniform list for required uniform
UNIFORM LIST
DANCEWORKS stock all our own uniforms, stockings and dance shoes. Our uniform is navy, hot pink and white and is designed specifically for Danceworks. Students must have their hair pulled back into a ponytail for all classes and for ballet hair must be in a bun. Boys should have their hair neat and tidy. All students must be in Danceworks uniform for all classes. Students may wear any DANCEWORKS uniform items, except in ballet classes. All students must wear the correct ballet uniform for all ballet classes. No jewellery is to be worn during any class. Jewellery will be asked to be removed and will be the responsibility of the student.
Ballet students must be in full ballet uniform – Danceworks pink (K-4) / navy (year 5 +) leotard, stockings, Danceworks ballet skirt (junior grades only) and hair in a bun.
Students must wear the following shoes:-
Kindy to Year 4
Jazz – Tan split sole, slip on
Tap – Tan slick pros
Ballet – Pink with elastic
Lyrical – Half soles
Hip Hop – Sneakers
Musical Theatre – Jazz shoes
Year 5/6/7/8
Jazz – Tan split sole, slip on
Tap – Tan slick pros
Ballet – Pink with ribbon
Lyrical – Half soles
Hip Hop – Sneakers
Musical Theatre - Jazz shoes
Seniors
Jazz – Black split sole, slip on
Tap – Black oxford
Ballet – Pink with ribbon
Lyrical – Half soles
Hip Hop – Sneakers
Musical Theatre – Jazz shoes
Adults
Jazz – Tan split sole, slip on
Tap – Tan slick pros
Ballet – Pink with ribbon
Lyrical – Half soles
* Hip Hop & Musical Theatre (MT) – specific shoes will be required for the concert
Boys
All boys dance shoes are black for jazz, ballet & tap.
Stockings
All students are required to wear tan convertible stockings for tap, jazz, hip hop, acro & lyrical
Ballet students wear pink ballet stockings (purchased from the studio, to ensure they are the correct colour). All stockings are sold through the studio at $10 a pair.
Danceworks have our own uniform shop, where all uniforms and shoes can be purchased.
Uniforms are sold during reception hours or by appointment only.
FEES & PACKAGES
1 x 1 hour class = $15.00 per class
1 x 1.5 hour class = $20.00 per class (not included in white, navy or pink package)
1 x 30 / 45 minute class = $13.00 per class
MOST POPULAR PACKAGE
UNLIMITED PACKAGE
UNLIMITED CLASSES - $55 per week
PINK PACKAGE – Any 4 classes per week - $44 per week
NAVY PACKAGE – Any 3 classes per week - $34 per week
WHITE PACKAGE – Any 2 classes per week - $24 per week
REGISTRATION FEE: $25.00 per student
Secures your place in the class, non-refundable.
ACTIVE & CREATIVE KIDS VOUCHERS
Both Active and Creative Kids vouchers are accepted. Upon registration you will receive a welcome email, please use the link in this email to enter your voucher details.
PERFORMANCE GROUP
· $15.00 per week for 1 class
· $20.00 per week for 2 or more classes
· 14/U price includes Monday Technique class
· 4/u, 6/u, 8/u, 10/u, 12/u price includes Friday technique class
· Troupe Fee $40 per student per year
PRIVATE LESSONS / SOLO’S
15 minutes - $15.00 per class / $150 per term
20 minutes - $20 per class / $200 per term
30 minutes - $30 per class / $300 per term
Term = 10 weeks
Invoices are emailed once each term. If you cannot pay your invoice in full, you must submit an email to [email protected] to make arrangements. Fees can be made in cash, via direct deposit or eftpos (additional 1.9% fee).
A late fee of $20.00 will be charged if fees are not paid by the due date. This fee is not negotiable and cannot be removed from the invoice under any circumstances. If payment is more than 3 weeks behind, your child will no longer be able to attend classes until all classes are paid for. Each term must be paid in full to enable enrolment into the next term.
All enrolled classes must be paid for, whether your child attends or is absent.
If you wish to cancel your registration or change your classes, you must give 2 weeks written notice otherwise all classes must be paid for.
MAKE UP LESSONS
Make up lessons are only available for Ready Set Dance, Ready Set Ballet, Tiny Tumblers and Ready Set Move. This is due to having multiple lessons available each week. All make up lessons must be booked in advance. They must be made up with in 3 weeks of your child being absent from class.
REFUNDS
We cannot refund any money, except in the case that a class has been cancelled (which may happen rarely under extreme circumstances, or if the teacher is sick and a suitable substitute teacher cannot be found.) Students on unlimited or any packages will not receive refunds as they are already receiving highly discounted classes. Please note that we do not refund for any cancelled Performance Group classes, as Performance Group students receive many hours of additional staff time at eisteddfods and performances.
In the case of severe injury or illness where a student is unable to dance for 3 weeks or more, we can suspend an enrolment and issue a credit for those weeks’ fees in the following invoice. This is only if we are notified in advance and in writing, with details of the number of weeks the child will miss and provided with supporting documentation such as a medical certificate.
PRIVATE LESSONS / SOLO’S
Private lessons / solo’s are for selected students. If you do not attend your scheduled lesson for your own reasons the class fee is forfeited. If the class is cancelled due to Danceworks staff, a make-up lesson or refund will be granted. If attendance at your group lessons is not regular you will forfeit your position in having a private lesson, this is at the discretion of the Studio Director.
COMMUNICATION
Danceworks communicate through several means. Our main source of communication is through email. We will email and provide as much notice as possible for all events. Some notes will also be handed out in class. If your child is away it is your responsibility to ensure that you have received notes handed out the previous week.
Please join our Facebook groups. We put reminders, updates, photos and lots more on these groups.
· Danceworks Performing Arts Studio – Members Only
· DANCEWORKS – READY SET
· DANCEWORKS Performance Group - Parents
Videos that are shared via social media are not to be shared without the Studio Directors permission.
CHILD SAFETY
Child safety is very important to us. All teachers and staff at DANCEWORKS have a WWCC (Working with Children Check).
If you do not wish your child to be photographed / videod / recorded, please contact the Studio Director directly.
Do not share any photos or videos from our private facebook groups / pages.
PARKING
In the carpark, we have 5 allocated parking spaces marked with the number 3. Prior to 5pm, please park in these spaces. There is also ample parking available on Mill Road. After 5pm, there are more spaces available on our side of the units (Number 7).
Please supervise your children at all times in the carpark. Please educate them not to leave the studio and roam around the carpark.
CONCERT
2023 will be having two concerts at the end of year. This is a chance for the students to put on an exciting show up on the ‘big’ stage for all their friends and families. It is one of the most memorable experiences of your child’s performing arts experience. This is their special moment to shine on stage and show off their skills.
COSTUMES
Costumes for the concert are organised for each student. You will be required to pay a $50 deposit for each costume (one for each genre) with a balance issued later. Costumes generally range between $50 & $70 each. If costume deposits are not paid, no costume will be ordered. Costume deposits are non-refundable. Please note that once costumes are ordered there will be no returns available under any circumstances. Costumes will not be handed to students unless full payment has been made and fees are up to date.
CONCERT FEE
A concert fee is charged to all students. This will include the concert DVD, a 2023 shirt and rehearsal fees. The fee will be advised once we have final costs of shirts, dvd’s and rehearsal fees.
PHOTO DAY
Each year we hold photo day. A professional photographer comes to us and takes photos of each group, plus a photo of each student full shot and close up. This will be done at the end of the year. Students will have full hair, make up and costumes on for photos. These photos can then be purchased via an online portal. They truly are amazing and great memory for your child.
EXAMS
Students are encouraged to undertake our exams. This is a fantastic way for students to gain confidence and develop their skills in dance. It is also a great way to receive recognition for all their hard work they have put in during class. We take exams in jazz, tap & ballet. Students do exams from the age of 5, but will start learning the work well before. At the annual presentation day, students who have done exams will be rewarded with a certificate, report and either medal or trophy.