Dance Kaleidoscope School Handbook

Welcome to the Dance Kaleidoscope School where each and every dancer is an important member of our studio. We believe all dancers should be taught in a safe, nurturing, and positive environment. Our goal is to foster an environment of independence, creativity, and inclusion.

Below you will find important information regarding our studio classes and policies. Please carefully review the information with your dancer and we will keep a hard copy at the studio for your reference.

dkstudios@dancekal.org

We look forward to sharing this year of dance with you and your family.


Policies:

Parents are invited to relax in our lobby area during classes, but class observation is reserved for specific days during each session.
All students must be completely potty trained and able to dress themselves. Students should arrive dressed and ready to go before being dropped off at the studio. Please do not allow dance shoes outside of the studio! (This will ruin our dance floors!)
We reserve the right to cancel a class due to low enrollment (3 student minimum)
No food, snacks, or drinks besides water in the building! ALL water bottles must be tightly sealed! No open bottles or straws will be allowed in the studios!
If classes need to be canceled for any reason (weather, power outages, etc.) you will be notified via email and we will post on our social media pages.
If your child is sick, please keep them home so we can all stay healthy. We are happy to help you schedule a makeup class at the same or lower level. Please do not send them to class if they have thrown up in the last 24 hours, run a fever of 100.4 or higher in the last 24 hours, they have a consistent cough or runny nose.
If a student tests positive for COVID, you should keep them at home until they are cough and fever free and test negative.

FAQ’s:



Dress Code:

Everyone’s hair (boys and girls) must be pulled back off the face and neck for all classes. Please no toys, jewelry or accessories.
Do not wear dance shoes outdoors, this will damage them and will damage our dance floors.
Please mark all dancewear, shoes and personal items with your child’s name. We cannot be responsible for any lost items.
Cell phones must be turned off or on silent in their bags if a dancer must bring it to the studio.


Creative Movement:

Clothes that are easy to move in, socks, bare feet, or dance shoes. Shorts, leotards, leggings. tights, t-shirts, sweatpants are all acceptable. Please no long dresses or skirts!

Pre and Beginning levels:

Ballet: Leotard and tights and ballet shoes or leggings/shorts and shirt

Jazz: Leotard and tights or leggings/shorts and shirt, jazz shoes

Tap: Clothes that are easy to move in (not baggy), tap shoes (low heeled tap shoes only)

Hip Hop: Clothes that are easy to move in (not baggy), socks or bare feet



Levels 1 and above:

Ballet: Any solid color leotard, tights (skin tone or pale pink), ballet shoes (skin tone or pale pink) Hair must be in a bun!

Jazz: Any solid color leotard, leggings or tights (skin tone, pale pink, or black) jazz shoes.

Modern: Any solid color leotard, leggings or tights (skin tone, pale pink, or black) bare feet.

Tap: Clothes that are easy to move in, tap shoes (low heeled tap shoes only.)

Hip Hop: Clothes that are easy to move in (not baggy), socks or bare feet.

Ensembles: have the same dress code as that class (ex. Ballet dress code for Ballet Ensemble.)





Student Expectations:

We expect our students to:

Be respectful of everyone in the studio
Be prepared for class
Be focused
Be good listeners
Listen to corrections with all of your attention. Corrections are a compliment from your teacher, they want to help you improve and grow.
Be polite to everyone in the studio
Say thank you to your teachers after each class


Teacher Expectations:

We expect our teachers to:

Be respectful of everyone in the studio.
Be prepared with a variety of lesson plans to suit different learning styles.
Be focused on the growth and development of each student.
Accurately assess each dancer’s technique, maturity, and understanding of the class material to place them in the right level (the first 3 weeks of the year are used for this and students may be moved up or down a level to place them in the best level for them.)


Parent Expectations:

We expect our parents to:

Be respectful of everyone in the studio
Be positive in your comments to your child and about their classmates and teachers
Read through all emails and hand-outs thoroughly. We recommend creating a DK Folder for ALL to save ALL emails; in case you need to check information. (Most correspondence is through email, make sure your email address is up to date through the Parent Portal)
Keep your calendars updated with all important dates (no class dates, holiday breaks, special events, etc.)
Communicate any absences ahead of time whenever possible. Please email DKstudios@dancekal.org.
Keep billing information up to date, you are billed monthly for classes on the 15th of the month. We highly recommend signing up for auto-billing.
Late charges will start to accrue after 60 days. (Billed at 10% of your balance.) An additional 10% of the new balance will be added every 30 days following the 60-day mark.
You must go to your Parent Portal to remove/drop your dancer from a class to stop billing.
Drop off and pick up dancers on time (If you are more than 10 minutes late for pickup a $5 fee will be added to your account for each occurrence) If you know you will be late, please call the studio (317-419-2380).
Consistent attendance is important for growth and achieving the skills needed for performances and in order to move up a level.
You are welcome to use your cell phone in our lobby, please be respectful of others around you and the volume at which you speak. No phone calls on speaker please.


Social Media:

Never post a photo or video of another child without their parents’ permission.


Class Observation:

There will be dates each semester when families are invited into the studio to observe a portion of the class and see what their child has been learning. Dates are announced at the beginning of each session.



Recital:

This is the highlight of the year to show off all our dancers’ hard work and dedication. This year’s shows will tentatively be held on May 30, 2025 at the Warren Performing Arts Center.



Thank you so much for your support.

We are looking forward to another fantastic year of dance!





Important contact information:



Studio phone number: 317-419-2380

Email: dkstudios@dancekal.org

Website: https://dancekal.org/dk-studios-school

Facebook: The Dance Kaleidoscope School

Instagram: @dancekaleidoscopeschool





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