1. The full 30-week dance year is broken down into three sessions for payment purposes.  Tuition is due as described below.  Either mail your payment or place it in the “payment box” on the inside wall of the dance studio in between scheduled classes.
   Mail to:  Dance Steps Studio, 216 W. Michigan Ave., Saline, MI  48176.

Tuition Payment Schedule

2. Placement in class will be confirmed once full payment is received for each session.  If payment is not received within 10 days of the scheduled due date (see above table), a late fee of $10.00 will be charged bi-weekly until the account is paid in full.
3. Any student with a delinquent unpaid balance will not be allowed to participate in dance class(es) or perform in recitals and/or performing company shows until full payment has been received.  Costumes will not be ordered until they are paid in full.
4. The studio manager and/or office manager must be notified either by phone or email of any withdrawals.  There will be no refunds of tuition two weeks after the start of the first session should a student withdraw before the end of the session.
5. Tuition costs will remain the same regardless of classes missed.  Missed classes may be made up at the Tecumseh or Saline studio.  Make up classes must be arranged with the appropriate studio manager.

Regulation Dress

Studio Rules

6. In case of inclement weather, check for class cancellation via the website (www.dancestepsstudio.com) or tune to WLEN (103.9 FM) or W4 (102.9 FM) after 2:00 pm for cancellation information.  Only the first snow cancellation of classes for each day of the week will be rescheduled at the discretion of the manager and studio schedule.
7. Students should arrive no sooner than five (5) minutes before class time and must be picked up immediately following class dismissal.  If a different person than usual is going to be picking up the student, or different arrangements are being made for a student’s ride from dance class, please inform the instructor. 
8. Students should make sure that they use the restroom, if necessary, before entering the dance studio.

9. Hair shall be up in a ballet bun or secured neatly above the neck.  All bangs and side hair shall be in a barrette or pinned back away from the face.
10. No jewelry shall be worn in the classroom.  Please leave jewelry and valuables at home.
11. Students must hang all of their belongings on the hooks in the waiting area.  Please label all clothing and dance bags.  Initial all dance shoes on the inside of the dancer’s shoes.
12. NO FOOD, DRINK OR GUM will be allowed in the waiting area or the dance studio.
13. The studio door will remain closed at all times.  Parents are asked to remain in the waiting room for the duration of the dance class and not to interrupt the class in session.  Students must have permission to leave the dance studio.
14. Etiquette requires that there be NO talking in class and NO running on the premises either by students, their siblings or spectators.  Rough play in the lobby area will not be tolerated.  Any person(s) distracting the dance class will be asked to leave the premises.
15. Dancers shall not hang on, or use the ballet barres unless otherwise instructed to do so.  Dancers shall stay a safe distance from the mirrors.
16. Observers may watch class from the viewing window.  If students are distracted by observers, the windows will be covered at the instructor’s discretion.
17. The instructor for a class and size of the dance class will be left to the sole discretion of the studio manager and/or owner.  Dancers will be placed in a dance class according to their ability – not physical size or age.  The final decision of class placement will be made by the instructor, studio manager, and owner.  Decisions are made by set syllabi for each level.
18. Dance Steps Studio, Inc. reserves the right to cancel or reschedule a class if the class consists of fewer than six (6) students.
19. Dance Steps Studio, Inc., Harrison Properties, LLC will not be held liable in case of injury on the premises or due to dance instruction.
20. The above rules apply to all students and all dance classes and will be strictly enforced.  Any student violating these above mentioned rules will receive a verbal warning for their first offense and a suspension from class for a second offense.

Please Note:  If a parent or student feels uncomfortable with a situation in the classroom or waiting area, please feel free to contact the studio manager.  It is our intention to provide a positive learning experience for the students.  Your support and cooperation is greatly appreciated.

Contact Information

Dance Steps Studio Inc.                                       Laurie Stoianowski, Owner

216 W. Michigan Ave.                  

Saline, MI  48176                                                   Jennifer Williams, Studio Manager
(517) 424-8052 or (734) 429-5522

Email:  dancesteps@comcast.net                       Web: www.dancestepsstudio.com