The Dance Corner News: September 2019
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Welcome back! I hope you all had a wonderful summer filled with fun and family. We added some new folks to our team to better serve you this season.
We welcomed 3 new teachers and a new customer service associate to our staff.
Miss Stacey is teaching all our tumbling and cheer classes
Miss Laura is our newest Customer Service Associate and you can meet her in our office on Wednesdays or Fridays.
Our team is pretty busy and while we couldn't get everyone together for a photo on the same day, we did manage to gather all of our teachers and some our administrative staff for photos shoots on two separate dates this summer with Rockland Studios. You can see them all minus Miss Jenny and Miss Marci in the photos above. :)
Please join me in welcoming our new staff members to the TDC family.
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You are always welcome to stop by my office in the Dance Shop or email or call me directly with any questions or concerns. If you are not able to connect with me, please stop into the shop and Janice ( our Retail and Office Coordinator).
Jenny (our Family Care Coordinator), Amy, Marci and Laura (our customer service staff)
will be happy to help you. They can assist you with questions about classes, billing, enrollment, costumes, etc, If they can't answer your question, they will be sure to forward your question on to the appropriate team member and we will get back to you with an answer promptly.
To our students and parents, I would like to thank you for choosing The Dance Corner.
My philosophy of dance education is that we are not just creating great dancers, we are creating great people. I want your child's experience at The Dance Corner to be positive, confidence building and fun! The Dance Corner is a community of teachers and families, teaching and nurturing kids through the art and discipline of dance.
This is the The Dance Corner's 26th season. We are excited to spend this year reflecting on the wonderful memories of our past 25 seasons, and creating new magical ones!
My team and I are focused on providing every student and family with the most positive experience possible. So welcome we look forward to sharing a all of the wonderful year with you.
~ Miss Carrie
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This summer TDC Performance Team dancers had the opportunity to perform at the American Cancer Society's Haddam-Killingworth Relay for Life.
We were so proud to have our dancers be a part of an organization that helps so many people in our community.
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Getting to Know Our Students & Their Needs
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We are always looking for ways to make learning fun for all of our students. We know that every dancer that enters our studio is unique and has different learning needs.
We would like to invite all of our TDC families to reach out to us via email at
missjenny@thedancecorner.com,
or schedule a phone call at 860-663-3738, if your dancer has allergies, sensitivities, or special learning needs.
All discussions will be kept in complete confidence, but we believe that EVERY child should have the chance to dance, and we want to help you make that happen, in a safe and developmentally friendly environment.
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Working Together to Create a Positive Classroom
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At The Dance Corner it is our mission to provide a safe, positive learning experience for every student to learn, grow and flourish in entertaining and engaging classrooms.
We want dance class to be fun, but we also want kids to learn and grow. Our instructors can't teach and students can't learn in a chaotic atmosphere. In order to keep our classrooms safe, positive and productive our staff follows a clear discipline policy.
Classroom rules are posted in every studio and instructors will review the policies with every class weekly for the first month of classes (longer for some age groups and even throughout the whole year for our youngest classes).
Classroom rules:
- Listen and follow directions the first time
- Always do my best
- Be on time and prepared
- Respect, respect, respect! Myself, my teacher, my class and my studio
- Remember the "Thumper Rule"- If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all.
Our staff will follow these steps when students are not adhering to the classroom rules:
- Students will be given a verbal warning
- A second verbal warning will be given and the student may be moved away from the student they are acting out with or away from anything in the room that is causing the distraction.
- The student will be asked to sit in a "thinking spot" quietly for a short time
If after all these steps have been taken the student is continues to not follow the classroom rules they will be asked to leave the classroom and escorted out to their parent. This is a last resort, but if a student is disruptive to the class or endangering themselves or others with their behavior we feel that removing them from the classroom is the best action for them and the class.
Miss Carrie will meet with parents of any child asked to leave their class to create a success plan for their child moving forward. It is our goal that every child have a positive experience at TDC.
If a student is asked to leave a class three times they will be asked to withdraw from class or move to a class that is a better fit for them.
By following these guidelines, parents, students and teachers know the behavior expectations and management to expect from all our teachers. This policy insures that TDC will provide an environment that is conducive to learning for every student.
We appreciate the support of families in enforcing our classroom rules.
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Announcing The Dance Corner's 3rd Annual Charity Performance to Benefit Child Life at Yale New Haven Hospital
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We are excited to announce our third annual charity dance performance benefiting Child Life at Yale, on
Saturday 10/26
, at the Clinton Town Hall.
TDC is partnering with CT based, professional dance companies and another CT dance studio to bring you a wonderful afternoon of dance for a great cause:
Ballet Hartford
CT Tap Collaborative
Moxie Dance
Ballroom Dancin' Fools
River Valley Dance Project
Farmington Valley Dance and Music
The Dance Collective
More information coming soon!
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For Dancers and Their Families
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We ask all families respect the following:
- If you are going to be late or absent, please notify the studio by email, missjenny@thedancecorner.com or phone 860-663-3738
- Students who are more than 15 minutes late to class will not be allowed to participate. An adequate warm-up is necessary for students to safely participate fully in class. Our number one priority is safety!
- Gum chewing is not permitted at any time
- No running or horseplay in the lobbies, studios or parking lot
- All trash and personal belonging must be removed after each class. The Dance Corner is not responsible for the loss of any personal items left in our lobbies or studios.
- Vandalism of any kind will not be tolerated.
- Please do not leave young brothers and sisters unattended
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A Safe and Fun Waiting Room
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If you elect to stay for your child's class, please note the following:
- Please take the opportunity to view our classes through the viewing windows, and leave the doors closed so our dancers can do their best in growing to be healthy and happy dancers.
- Please keep your voices low when observing class; it is very easy for our dancers to get distracted if they hear the voice of a loved one at any age.
- For the safety of yourself and others, please do not stand on the cubbies, chairs, or hang or lean on the viewing windows.
- Please make sure all siblings are supervised at all times.
- Please do not hang heavy bags on hooks, only jackets. Heavy bags, shoes and larger items should not be worn or brought into the classroom, but can be placed in the cubbies.
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Due to the number of families arriving and leaving at the same time, the parking lot can become very congested. If your schedule allows you to arrive a little early for class, please do. If you are planning on staying during your child's class, please park behind the building, in front of the Dance Shop or in the side parking spots on the east side of our building. The rear doors to our main studios and studio 7 will be open during classes. We suggest driving around back using the main entrance driveway, dropping off and then continuing around the west side of the building following the gravel drive to exit onto Route 80. Please do not park in front of Rosello's Pizza. The parking area in front of Rosello's should be used for drop offs and pick ups only.
Please DO NOT ENTER THE UNPAVED NARROW DRIVE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE BUILDING. This is an exit only. Please enter the parking lot in the large paved entrance. From there you can drive around the back of the building and exit out the unpaved drive.
PLEASE SLOW DOWN IN THE PARKING LOT. THERE ARE MANY PEDESTRIANS CROSSING THROUGH THE LOT BETWEEN CLASSES.
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2019-2020 Season Calendar
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The Dance Corner Calendar is available online anytime on our website.
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The Dance Corner invites all students to try a class free. Not sure if you like Lyrical... try a class! Any of our fall classes that are not full are available for free trials. Please contact Miss Jenny by phone or
email
if you would like to try a new class this fall.
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Monthly Tuition bills are due the first of each month. Make your payments conveniently and securely online by logging into our
Customer Portal
.
We accept Mastercard, Visa and Discover credit and debit card payments online or you can pay directly from your bank account by e-check.
Customers can also opt for auto-pay and avoid the extra step of logging in to pay each month. Notify our office that you would like to be an auto-pay customer, enter your payment method into your account online and your account will be automatically charged on the 1st of each month.
You may also pay by credit/debit card, cash or check in our Dance Shop.
All customers were required to submit a credit/debit card or bank draft information at registration. If your account is not paid in full by the 15th of the month, this payment method will be charged for the balance due on the 16th of the month. If your payment is declined, a $10 late fee will be applied to your account. A $25 service fee will be charged for all returned checks.
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