Welcome

Welcome to Eatonville Dance Center !  Justine Reed has been

the director of EDC since 2000. 
Her goal is to provide a unique quality of dance for each student. 

A positive and professional
 atmosphere sets the foundation for each student

to enjoy dance as they learn and grow in
their individual abilities.

 

Dance Classes
Jazz, ballet, hip-hop, lyrical, and tap classes are available for ages 3 and up.

Fall classes start with technique and
then a dance is taught, which is performed at the

Christmas Recital in December. 
Starting in January, students are taught a different routine that

is performed at our big recital in June.
The type of dance that is performed is  chosen by Mrs. Justine

along with the song selection for that class.

Registration
There is a yearly registration fee of $15.00 for each  student.

Each student is required to read

Eatonville Dance Center ’s rules and regulations

and complete a yearly registration form online (click on Register for Classes).

School Year
Classes begin in September and conclude with the Summer Reictal in June.
The studio will be closed for the following holidays:

Thanksgiving, Christmas break,
New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, and Labor Day. 
Eatonville Dance Center is scheduled to

conduct classes on all other holidays.

If you are unsure about class cancellations,

please call the studio.

Classes will not be made up for
inclement weather unless the same class has missed two

or more weeks due to inclement weather.
Each student deserves 100% attention for the class he/she

is enrolled in. Therefore, we CANNOT
make-up lessons that are missed. It is unfair for students in the

class to be consistently interrupted
by others coming in to make-up a lesson. We value your

time and insist our students’ time
with instructors is valued as well.

Newsletter
 Newsletter come out periodically explaining upcoming events,

dance news, and activities. 
It is important to read these thoroughly, as these always give

important dates and other information
concerning your student.

Responsibility to be Aware of Dates and Events

It is the responsibility of the parent to be aware of all studio

activities, such as recitals, extra
classes, and dates the studio is open or closed.

The studio will post all such notices on the lobby bulletin
board as well as our website. It is the parent's responsibility

to regularly check these boards to ensure
they are informed. It is the responsibility of the parent to

notify the studio of any address
or telephone number change.

 

Pictures and dress rehearsal are MANDATORY. 
Missing one of these will result in your child being unable to

perform in recital unless
previously approved by Mrs. Justine.

Your child MUST come to pictures,
even if you are not ordering any.

A parent is required to attend the dance class when

Mrs. Justine goes over putting on makeup,
as each child is required to be in full stage makeup for the

dress rehearsal as well as recital. 
There will be more to come on this in a future newsletter.

Please be aware that there is also a

cost to get into the recital.  
This money goes to pay for the theater where the recital is held

as well as sound, lighting,
janitorial and videographer fees.  The exact dollar amount of

tickets will be in a future newsletter.

Attire

Students are expected to dress appropriately for each

class in the proper leotard, tights and
shoes with their hair securely fastened back from their

face and no excessive jewelry. Students
not wearing the proper attire for more than two weeks will not be

allowed to participate in class unless
 the instructor has been notified of special circumstances.

The studio is not responsible for any
jewelry left at the studio.

 

Level 4 dancers are required to come to every 
class in the appropriate
clothing or they will not be allowed

to participate in class. 
NO EXCEPTIONS!!!!

 

Dance Attire

 

Ballet - Students wear leotard and tights and pink ballet

shoes and girls should have

 

their hair in a ponytail or bun.

 

Jazz - Students wear leotard and tights and black jazz shoes

(jazz pants acceptable). 
Girls should have their hair in a ponytail.

Tap - Students wear leotard and tights and black tap shoes

(jazz pants acceptable). 
Girls should have their hair in a ponytail.

Hip-Hop - Students wear comfortable baggy clothes and jazz

shoes or tennis shoes. 
Jeans and dark soled shoes are not allowed.

 

Watch Week

Parents are allowed to sit in the waiting room while their

student dances.  To limit distractions,
the blinds to the dance studio are open the first

week of each month only.

 

What is Expected

As with any sport activity, commitment is essential. 
From September through December students learn technical

aspects to improve dance abilities. 
Eatonville Dance Center  is committed to teaching dance. 
We want students who are dedicated to learning!  Being

committed to practice, showing up on time,
having a good attitude, and parent support

will make your experience at
Eatonville Dance Center a success!

Please keep conversation in the lobby positive and up-beat.

Negativity is not appreciated,
nor tolerated.

Only water is allowed to be brought onto the dance studio.

Do not bring food into the studio room.

Proper respect for the directors, staff, and fellow students is

expected of all students and parents.
The studio reserves the right to suspend or dismiss any

student whose attitude, attendance
 or conduct is found to be unsatisfactory.

 

All classes begin with a very important warm-up and stretch.

During the first half of the year emphasis
 is on technique.

The latter half is spent preparinga routine for

the annual recital. This routine utilizes
 the technique taught during the year.

 

Regular attendance is necessary in order to make progress

in class. If your child is going to be absent,
 we ask that you call the studio and let us know.

 

Substitutes

The studio reserves the right to provide a substitute teacher

if the regularly scheduled teacher
 is ill or otherwise unable to teach classes. If a teacher is

ill and the studio cannot arrange a
 substitute any missed classes will be made-up.

Injuries

Parents, legal guardians of minor students and adult

students waive the right to any legal
action for any injury sustained on studio property resulting

from normal dance activity or any
other activity conducted by the student before,

during or after class time.

Photo Release

The studio is hereby granted permission to take photographs

of the students to use in brochures,
websites, posters, advertisements, and other promotional

materials the studio creates.
Permission is also hereby granted for the studio to copyright

such photographs in its name.

Volunteers

Volunteers are needed throughout the season.  Please see Justine Reed

as to where your talents
 may be best utilized.   Organizing recreational activities

such as the annual picnic or parade,
posting announcements, assisting with newsletters,

cleaning the studio, and helping with
art projects are just a few examples of where we need

additional support.  Students and parents,
please volunteer!

Eatonville Dance Center is dedicated to instruct,

encourage, and coach each student in
the art of dance and music appreciation. 

However, EDC reserves the right to refuse

instruction to students for any reason whatsoever.

If you have any questions, please

call Eatonville Dance Center at (360) 832-5555.