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Dance Arts Academy provides professional dance training in an inspirational, warm and friendly atmosphere. Early exposure to caring, professional teachers with national experience and recognition will shape a dancer’s education from the very start. We have some of the most qualified teachers in the country, and are confident that affiliation with this outstanding faculty will benefit all aspects of a dancer’s life. We feel that progress for both the serious and recreational dancer is best realized in a professional atmosphere where students and teachers are treated with dignity and respect. DAA provides a healthy, positive, and supportive atmosphere for our student’s development of a strong work ethic, grace, poise, and physical and emotional well being.
Since ballet is the basis for all dance forms, we recommend each student start with that discipline. Creative Movement and Dance Exploration are great starts for younger children. After a year of ballet, other disciplines can be added in addition to ballet classes for maximum results. Placements are determined by age and experience. Advancement is based upon focus and mastery of skills being presented in each level. Tap, Jazz, Modern, and Hip Hop Levels are the same as ballet levels – start with beginning, then continuing, intermediate, and advanced.
Dancers attaining the intermediate level are encouraged to attend ballet class twice per week. At the Intermediate 3 Level, committed 9 year olds and up are eligible to take Cecchetti Grade 1 as an additional ballet class. All dancers in Advanced levels of Jazz and Modern must also take ballet classes. Dancers wishing to work on pointe must be taking 2 ballet classes per week. ITP is our Intensive Training Program where we recommend students take a minimum of 5 classes per week. The ITP level is by faculty placement only. In an effort to prepare for the option of participating in next years summer intensive and potentially auditioning for Dance Arts Academy’s pre-professional company, Company Dance Traverse, dancers should choose to dance two days a week to develop/elevate their technique.
Everyone that studies at DAA plays a unique and important part in keeping our studio one of the top schools in the country. Our performance company, Company Dance Traverse (CDT) has been selected as Michigan’s representative at the “Dance Excellence” International Dance Festival in Los Angeles for 2007, 08, and 09. In addition, CDT has earned the “Class Act Honor” both Regionally and Nationally in New York City at The New York City Dance Alliance. This is awarded to the group that best displays professional, quality, age appropriate choreography, and performs all of their pieces with class and professionalism. This is a great honor, and one that we share with all of you. We expect all of our students to uphold this honor and abide by all of the Dance Arts Academy rules and procedures. Parents, please help us achieve “Class Act” behavior from all of our students.
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| DRESS CODE |
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* We expect all our students to abide by the dress code, and have hair pulled back as detailed in etiquette.
* Creative Movement, Dance Exploration, Pre-Ballet: Light Pink leotard, pink tights and ballet shoes |
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Ballet Elements: Light Purple leotard, pink tights and ballet shoes
Children’s Continuing Ballet: Light Blue leotard, Light.Blue wrap skirt, pink tights and ballet shoes
Children’s Intermediate Ballet, ITP 1: Navy Blue leotard, pink tights and ballet shoes
Children’s Advanced Ballet, ITP 4: Burgundy leotard, pink tights and ballet shoes
Pre-Teen, Teen, and Adult Ballet (all levels), ITP 8: Black leotard, pink tights and ballet shoes
ITP 12 Ballet: Solid Color leotard, pink tights and ballet shoes
ICecchetti Ballet: Black leotard, pink tights and ballet shoes
Pointe & Variations: Class color as above
Modern: Class color as above (optional dance shorts)
Jazz, Tap: Class color as above (optional dance shorts), with
black jazz/tap shoes thru Continuing levels, tan jazz/tap shoes Intermediate level and above
Hip-Hop (all levels): T-shirts or Hip-Hop attire will be permitted in this class only, with
black hip-hop shoes all levels except ITP (NO street shoes)
Guys (all classes): White t-shirt or tank, Black tights, black sweat pants or jazz pants, Black ballet shoes
Pilates: Comfortable clothes you can move in and a pilates mat
Zumba, Cardio Hip-Hop: Comfortable clothes you can move in and supportive indoor shoes (NO street shoes)
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| * ETIQUETTE
Drop Off/Pick Up: Students should arrive no more that 15 minutes prior to class and be picked up immediately following class. Please note the “NO PARKING FIRE LANE” posting along the sidewalk in front of the studio and Diva. Please do not park in this area. The Fire Marshal has issued several warning. Your adherence to this posting is appreciated.
Appearance: All children in Light Pink dress code (Creative Movement, Dance Exploration, and Pre-Ballet Programs) may wear their hair neatly pulled back and off the neck. All other dancers are required to have their hair (including bangs) neatly secured in a bun.
Attendance: Students are expected to attend all classes as absences inhibit progress. Students should be ready for class at the designated time, in appropriate dress code.
Tardiness: Students arriving late for class, should wait outside the entrance to his/her studio until the instructor motions the dancer to join the class.
Make-ups: Missed classes may be made up within the term incurred, but not transferred to another term or another student. Make-ups allowed in comparable classes or below. Please provide instructor with a make-up slip (available at front desk) when the class is made up. |
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* Rules & Policies
We welcome all of you into our lovely dance space! We are SO happy to be able to share our dreams with you. We are excited for everyone to join together and help us ensure that our oasis stays as lovely as it is now. We appreciate your support in the following:
- Gum is not allowed anywhere in Dance Arts Academy.
- Eat and drink ONLY in the designated eating area…front left alcove entry viewing area. Do not bring food or drink (other than water) into any other areas of Dance Arts Academy. Please clean up after yourself.
- Dancers taking class are encouraged to bring a water bottle labeled with their name into the studio (water only). Take this with you when you leave.
- No “street” shoes on our dance floors! Dance shoes are not worn outside.
- Children 12 & under use the purple dressing room. Teens 13 & up use the coral dressing room. These rooms are for female dancers and female parent/supervisors only. No Fathers or brothers.
- There is a men’s bathroom/dressing room at the end of the hall for all of our guys.
- Please leave valuables at home. DAA cannot be responsible for any lost items. Place your name in all of your dance items. All lost & found is put in the laundry baskets in the dressing rooms, and is periodically donated to charity. Please keep track of the things you wish to keep!!
- Siblings/Children need to be supervised at all times in the waiting areas, dressing rooms, and bathrooms. These areas are not play spaces. Running around and playing games becomes an interruption to faculty and dancers. Please keep studio entryways and hallways passable.
- Please make advance arrangements to speak with teachers as class time is limited and classes are scheduled consecutively. Our front desk staff can facilitate this.
- Each child has the opportunity to participate in Dance Art Academy’s Spring Concert in May. Costume fees/deposits are due in January when costumes are ordered. Your account must be current for your child to participate in the Spring Concert.
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| INCLEMENT WEATHER |
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When Traverse City Area Public Schools cancels daytime classes due to bad weather, DAA will also close. DAA will not close when TCAPS cancels after school activities only. When Northwestern Michigan College cancels evening classes due to bad weather, DAA will also close. We encourage you to use good discretion when traveling on Northern Michigan roads. |
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