Policies at The Belmont School of Ballet

Registration

The registration fee of $70.00 and the first and last month’s tuition is due upon registration of each student if the family is utilizing the month-to-month payment system. Tuition payments and registration fees are non-refundable. Enrollment in the Belmont School of Ballet is for the 2026-2027 school year. Students will be charged for the classes they have been registered for, whether or not the classes have been attended. A Registration Change form must be submitted to the business office 30 days before a schedule change or withdrawal. We will not accept verbal requests for a change in schedule or withdrawal.

Class Attendance

Attending class is the responsibility of each student. It is important to attend all classes to progress with training. Classes missed due to sickness, school holidays, and other obligations may be made up in another class. Classes missed due to ballet examinations, rehearsals, performances, or other unavoidable events will be rescheduled. Please inform us if you will be missing a lesson. Students are expected to arrive at the school in time for the start of their class. In the interest of injury prevention, the school reserves the right to have students who are tardy observe the class. Credit or refunds will not be given for classes not attended.

Online Classes Due to Health Concern

Should it become necessary to close the studio due to a state-wide health concern (such as Covid-19), classes will switch to online classes, such as Zoom. The annual tuition includes in-studio and online classes, should they become necessary. A registration change form is required to drop online classes. It may be submitted electronically if the studio is not open. The 30-day drop policy will be waived for the first 14 days from the first online class. After the 14-day grace period, all registration change forms will include the 30-day drop policy. The 14-day grace period applies only to new online classes created in the case of a state-mandated/health-concern studio closure.

Class Attire

Please respect the traditions and art of dance and follow the dress codes. Students are required to be properly dressed for every classes. Street clothes should be worn over ballet attire when coming to and from class. Dance shoes should never be worn outside as this brings dirt onto the dance floor as well as makes the shoes wear out quicker.

All female ballet students are required to wear their uniform leotard for the class level in which they are enrolled, ballet pink tights, and pink leather ballet shoes.

Hair should be neatly tied back into a bun. Short hair can be pulled back off the face with a headband. Please provide your child with the necessary items to put her hair up.
Teachers and parents will happily assist. BSB Boutique has emergency bun kits available for $3.00 (be sure to scan the QR code before taking the merchandise).

No skirts except by permission of the teacher; dancers are expected to ask the teacher if it is acceptable to wear a skirt. Dancers should not just wear a skirt into class unless in pre-ballet to primary, in which their skirt is part of their uniform.

The Royal Academy of Dance syllabus includes character work which requires a black character skirt and character shoes for students in Grade 1 and above.

Tap students are to wear black tap shoes, uniform ballet leotard, studio-approved black jazz pants, and black t-shirt.

Jazz students are to wear black jazz shoes, studio approved black jazz pants, uniform ballet leotard black t-shirts.

Modern students are to wear the approved uniform leggings, ballet class uniform leotard and black t-shirt.

Boys may wear navy or black shorts, a clean, white t-shirt and socks, and black shoes.

Students not properly dressed for class may be asked to sit and watch. Excessive disrespect for uniform policy may result in a request for a Parent Teacher Conference. Please respect the traditions and art of dance and follow the dress codes.

Official uniform leotards, tights and shoes can be purchased in the BSB Boutique

Code of Conduct

Students at the Belmont School of Ballet are expected to show exemplary behavior by:

• Being respectful of all students and teachers. Physical or verbal abuse, including “name calling” or “bullying,” is not tolerated.
• Avoiding excessive talking during class, playing around, or not participating in the class. Disrupting the class is distracting and makes it difficult for our teachers and students to continue the class.
• Showing respect for the studio property and the property of other students.
• Making sure all classmates feel included. We ask that if a student wishes to hand out party invitations or holiday gifts/cards, please be sure to include every dancer in the class. If you need to limit the invitations, gifts, or cards to just a select few, the studio requests that you give them outside of the studio.

If a student does not abide by these rules, the teachers reserve the right to dismiss the student from the class until they can use appropriate behavior. The studio will not refund tuition for classes missed due to inappropriate behavior.

Inclement Weather

In the case of inclement weather, an email will be sent. Alternatively, we will post on our social media pages, so be sure you’re following us on Facebook and Instagram. 

We do not necessarily follow the school system. Classes missed due to weather will not be rescheduled, but you are welcome to make them up in another class.