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DANCE CENTER POLICIES & DRESS CODE

ATTENDANCE POLICY
Attendance is an important part in order to develop skills and learn choreography in time for performances, plus we don’t want dancers to miss out on any fun! Please email Dance Center Director, Alison Ligi at aligi@westporty.org when your dancer will be absent. A doctor’s note may be required for prolonged absences due to illness or injury.

DRESS CODE

DANCE WITH ME – any dance wear or comfortable clothes, ballet shoes, socks or bare feet and hair pulled back from the face.

PRE BALLET & STORYBOOK BALLET – any color leotard with or without a skirt, tights, ballet shoes without ties, and hair pulled back from the face.

LATIN BALLROOM (ADULT CLASS)
Women – any active wear or fitted top and bottom/skirt with ballroom shoes, heels, or any comfortable footwear.
Men – any casual clothes/jeans, dress shoes, shoe with a leather sole or any comfortable footwear.

BALLET 1, 2 & 3 – any color leotard with or without a skirt, tights, ballet shoes without ties, and hair pulled back from the face.

BALLET/TAP 1 & 2 – any color leotard with or without a skirt, tights, pink ballet shoes without ties, black tap shoes with Velcro straps, and hair pulled back from the face.

TAP – any fitted top and bottoms, NO JEANS, black lace up tap shoes and hair pulled back from the face.

JAZZ/TAP 1 – any color leotard with or without a skirt and tights, or fitted top and bottoms, black slip on jazz shoes, black tap shoes with Velcro straps, and hair pulled back from face.

JAZZ/TAP 2 – any color leotard or fitted top and bottoms, black slip on jazz shoes, black lace up tap shoes, and hair pulled back from face.

JAZZ 1 – any color leotard with or without a skirt and tights, leotard or fitted top with fitted bottoms, black slip on jazz shoes, and hair pulled back away from face.

JAZZ 2 & 3 – any color leotard or fitted top with fitted bottoms, black slip on jazz shoes, and hair pulled back away from face.

BOYS HIP HOP – any comfortable athletic apparel with clean sneakers. NO JEANS.

HIP HOP 1 & 2 – any comfortable athletic apparel with clean sneakers and hair pulled back from the face. NO JEANS.

HIP HOP TOTS – any dance or athletic apparel, black slip on jazz shoes and hair pulled back from the face.

POM – any color leotard or fitted top with fitted bottoms, black slip on jazz shoes, and hair pulled back away from face.

CONTEMPORARY – any color leotard or fitted top with fitted bottoms, bare feet and hair pulled back away from face.

LYRICAL 1 & 2 – any color leotard or fitted top with fitted bottoms, tan half sole shoes and hair pulled back from the face.

MUSICAL THEATER – any dance or athletic wear, black slip on jazz shoes and hair pulled back from the face.

GROUP CONDITIONING – any comfortable athletic apparel with clean sneakers and hair pulled back from the face. NO JEANS.

INCLEMENT WEATHER PROGRAM MAKE-UPS
Please check the following locations for changes to our facility and program schedules. Check the Red banner at the top of every page on our website or check the Family Y Facebook and Instagram. Alternatively, you can check the outgoing voice message at the Westport Y 203-226-8981.

Currently, the Dance Center is not able to offer make ups for classes that are cancelled due to inclement weather because of limited space and instructor availability. There are no refunds or credits for weather cancellations. If you have questions, please call the Family YMCA Dance Center at 203-571-6039.

MAKEUP/REFUND POLICY
Dance Center participants register for classes on specific dates and times. If the Dance Center cancels a class for the season/session, a refund will be issued. Unless the Dance Center cancels a class and provides a makeup, attendance in scheduled classes is the responsibility of the participant. There are no refunds or credits for classes missed. Participant withdrawal from a performance class before the end of the fall session will require payment through December. There are no refunds or credits for participant withdrawal from performance classes come January as choreography will have begun and costumes ordered. Costume fees, which are included in our September to June tuition, are non-refundable once costumes are ordered. There are no refunds or credits for participant withdrawal from developmental classes once the session has started. If an injury were to occur, a note from the dancer’s doctor would be needed before a refund would be considered. We thank you for understanding and adhering to our policies.