OUR POLICIES

 

Dress Code:

At INCITE we believe that everyone can achieve their best when they are confident and comfortable in what they wear. Our dress code is created for maximum safety, learning, and comfort. We reject dated, gendered, racist and sizeist standards.

Our dress code is gender-neutral and dancers can choose which option is most comfortable.

Ballet:

  • Leotard (any color) and pink/black/skin-tone tights OR white crew neck dance t-shirt and black leggings

  • Pink, White, Skin-Tone or Black ballet slippers (Pink/Skin-Tone will be used for performances)

  • Long hair secured back in a tight bun, french twist, or secured braids (no ponytails allowed)

Jazz , Lyrical, Turns & Leaps and Incite Dance Company Rehearsals:

  • Any form-fitting athletic wear

  • Black or Tan jazz shoes (tan will be used for performances)

  • Long hair secured back

Acro, Contemporary, Modern, Musical Theater, and Hip Hop:

  • Any athletic wear

  • Acro: leotard and athletic wear (Ideally leotard and leggings or tight top and high-waisted leggings)

  • Appropriate class shoes —

    • Contemporary: socks or barefoot

    • Acro: barefoot

    • Modern: barefoot

    • Musical Theater: jazz shoes or character heels

    • Hip Hop: CLEAN sneakers

  • Long hair secured back

Adult classes:

  • Any athletic wear

  • Appropriate class shoes —

    • Pomsquad Fitness: CLEAN sneakers

    • Hip Hop: CLEAN sneakers

    • Tap: Tap shoes from a dance wear store (not Target please, they are not good quality and will permanently mark our floors!)

    • Musical Theater: jazz shoes or character heels

You + Me

  • We encourage our youngest dancers and their adults to wear clothes that allow them to move and feel confident!

Attendance and Make-Up Class Policy:

Absences:

Please inform the studio in advance of any absences. We will work with you to schedule a make-up class when available. If no make-up class is available, we will not refund the missed class.

If excessive absences occur in our Spring Semester the student may not be allowed to participate in our Recital.

Late Policy:

If a student is more than 15 minutes late to a technique class, they will be asked to observe that class to ensure dancer safety. If you are able, let us know that you will be late and we can prepare the teacher!

Makeup Class Policy:

  • Only 4 makeup classes will be offered per class per session

  • Must be the same or lower level class

  • Must be scheduled within 24 hours of the planned class

  • Can be a different genre — with exceptions

    • You cannot use a makeup class to try Acro

  • Makeup classes expire when the session ends or if you drop the class

Levels:

Incite Dance Center believes in challenging dancers while staying safe and having fun! Levels will be based on age and experience. INCITE instructors and directors will have the ultimate say in dancer placement. Students should expect to be in the same level for 2 years. If you have any questions- please feel free to contact us! We are happy to talk about appropriate leveling.

** Any student age 14+ can participate in our Advanced Classes if they take a minimum of 2 hours of dance per week at Incite OR any comparable program which includes high school dance programs and outside studios, pending teacher approval. We truly believe in DANCE FOR ALL with no dance discipline being more valuable than another.

Many studios see dancers drop out of their programs in high school due to inflexible policies and narrow views of success in dance. We believe dance can be a life-long passion and will make it easy and safe for high school dancers to choose the amount of dance they want in their lives.