General studio rules and useful tips

general rules - participants and parents
Students should plan to arrive 5 minutes before sessions begin, dressed in the appropriate attire.
Please have a dedicated pair of clean shoes for participation at Beat Street. Please change your shoes upon entering and leaving the studio.
Do not wear your dance shoes outside. Not only is it damaging to the shoes, it can also damage our dance floors along with bringing in dirt and debris into the dance room. It is important we keep the dance floor clean and sanitary.
Beat Street is not responsible for lost, stolen, or damaged personal items. Label all of your dancing shoes & private belongings.
No cell phones, keys, street shoes, clothing, food, etc. should be placed on any dance floors.
Please dispose of all food in trash bins located at the front of the studio and restrooms. 

Gum is not permitted on the dance floors. Please discard of this before class.
Please do not leave while class is in progress unless admitted by a staff member.
Dispose of all garbage in the garbage bins.
Please keep all area’s of the studio including, lobby, hallways, and sitting areas clean.
Dance students should have hair pulled back into a pony tail or a bun for classes.
Dancers are to be picked up promptly following class inside the studio.
No smoking or pets are allowed inside the studio.
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class placement
Dance students are placed in class according to their age, ability, and experience. One or all may apply when placing the dancers in an appropriate class level.
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class observation
All of our classes are independent classes, meaning that the students enter the studio without parents to be able to fully engage with the instructor. Our studio has viewing windows which allows you to observe your child’s class from outside (unless otherwise permitted). This assures parents that students are getting a great dance education at Beat Street without distracting students by having visitors.
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Payments / fees
Late fee (after 10th of the month): $25
Special sessions charged accordingly
We accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, cash, and check made payable to “Beat Street Dance Studio”   If a check is returned to Beat Street due to insufficient funds, payment to cover the check amount plus a $25.00 returned check fee, will be required with a money order, cashiers check, or cash within 3 days of notification. If it happens more than once future payments must be remitted either by credit card, money order, or in cash.

If there is an overdue balance, the balance will be due before classes can be resumed. If a balance is left unpaid, participation will not be allowed until the balance is paid in full.
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registration/membership fee
Beat Street has a yearly registration fee.
Registration fee discounts  may be available to students re-registering for the new season at the end of the current season.
We do welcome new dancers throughout our entire season.

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scholarships

Scholarships are provided at our discretion.

Students with scholarships cannot transfer scholarship or roll them into the following dance season.

Any scholarship provide will have a $0 cash value

Scholarships provided will not cover the cost of competitions, costumes, travel, hotels or any other expenses outside the cost of tuition.
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refunds
We reserve a limited number of spaces in each dance class, therefore once you enroll, your tuition is non-refundable.
Refunds may be pro-rated from the date of notification. If tuition is refunded for any reason, there is a $25 processing fee.
*written notice from doctor due to long-term illness or injury
*participant moves out of town
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parking
While we have ample parking in front of Beat Street. If needed, additional parking is available at the front of the lot (Near University Drive).
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lobby
Guests and family are welcome to wait in the studio waiting area during and between classes. Young children in the lobby must have a parent or guardian with them.
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hurricane days
In the event that the Broward County Schools cancels classes due to the weather, Beat Street may cancel all classes for the evening. Class cancellations will be posted on Facebook and posted on the front page of our website.
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absences
Please notify us via telephone or email if a participant will be absent from a dance class so that we can notify the instructor. If you miss a dance class you will be responsible for payment for that lesson. There are no refunds for dropped or missed classes.
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holidays
Beat Street will be closed in observance of all major holidays:  While we do follow the Broward County School Calendar, Beat Street is not closed for teacher’s meetings, exams, President’s Day, or other school holidays.
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class cancellation and make-up classes
There may be unforeseen situations when a class will be cancelled. We will try to notify the parent or participant via email as far in advance as possible. Dance classes canceled by Beat Street will be made up at later date.
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staying informed
We work hard to make the dance experience organized and fun. Keeping you informed is one of our primary goals. You will receive frequent informative emails and text messages throughout the year. Notes and important updates are not always printed and handed out to our students in of class. They are emailed and posted to our website and social media. Please make sure you give us an email address that you check daily/frequently.  It is your responsibility to check your emails on all dance days. Please make sure “beatstreetdance@aol.com” is added to your contacts/allowed emails list. Please make sure you attend all meeting to stay up to date.
If you have any questions regarding the information posted, please contact the office at 954-775-0194. If you have any questions please check our website for the answers. If you cannot find the answer please contact the studio.
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students and parent use of social media
Use of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Pinterest, blogging, and other online social media is commonplace. This policy is intended to provide Beat Street Dance Inc.’s students, and parents with guidelines to eliminate any confusion concerning the use of social media.
You do not have permission to reveal any information that compromises Beat Street. By that, we mean you are forbidden to share personal information about the director, other students or their families, or anything that is proprietary and/or confidential to them.
Students and parents should neither claim nor imply that they are speaking on behalf of Beat Street.
Never post anything that could compromise the self-esteem of our students.
Respect the law, including those laws governing defamation, discrimination, harassment, and copyright and fair use. Parents and students should never post negative comments about other schools or teachers. Also, please do not post negative comments about school activities such as competitions, conventions, and performances, or about the directors of those events.
No student is allowed to “friend” any staff member’s personal page until after they graduate from high school.
Students can contact staff members through the front desk staff.
Social Media is a great outlet for supporting our studio so make sure to continually post photos and positive comment from all dance experiences.
If permission is granted to post videos of routines, please only post clips of the routine. Do not post the routine in it’s entirety. You don’t want other dance studio’s stealing our routines do you?