Terms & Conditions at Unique Dance Studios for Dancers and their Parent/Guardian
Suitable Clothing – Your child should wear something that they can easily move in such as leggings/shorts with a t-shirt/vest – or
a leotard if they have one. Please avoid clothing that is denim or has large zips and buttons. For classes such as Ballet, Modern
and Tap, specific uniform will need to be worn after the first half term. Uniform order forms for school logo printed clothing are
available. Please make sure that all long hair is securely tied back for all lessons.
School Safety Rules –
• Dancers under 18 must be supervised by an adult whilst going upstairs to and from the studio. They must be accompanied by an adult until the teacher arrives to collect them, they MUST NOT be ‘dropped off’.
• Dancers will not be allowed to leave the studio and travel home alone unless written, signed permission has been provided by
their parent/guardian.
• Please ensure your child has been to the toilet before the start of each class, has their hair securely tied back and is not
chewing.
Payment Information – The first lesson is free as a trial and then lessons are payable in half termly blocks. You will need to clearly
advise Miss Gina of your choice of class(es) to then be invoiced via e-mail. You can then pay this invoice by bank transfer or cash.
Please place all cash in a sealed envelope with your child’s name on; for bank transfers please use your child’s name as the
reference. All lessons need to be paid for and we are unable to offer any discounts or refunds for any form of absences. All invoices will be paid upon receipt, and a minimum of a paid half terms notice (6-7 weeks) when leaving a class will be provided. This notice will only be accepted in a written form (email/text/letter).
Term Dates – For all normal timetabled lessons we follow the school term times including half terms, Christmas, Easter and
Summer holidays unless otherwise advised.
Code Of Conduct (Dancers) – We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the well-being of all our members. Unique Dance
Studios believes it is important that members, coaches, administrators and parents associated with the school should, at all
times, show respect and understanding for the safety and welfare of others. Therefore, members are encouraged to be open at
all times and share any concerns or complaints that they may have about any aspect of the school with Gina Neal. As a member
of Unique Dance Studios you are expected to abide by the following rules:
• All members must participate within the rules and show respect to all teachers and other members.
• Members should keep to agreed timings for lessons and inform their teacher if they are going to be late or absent.
• Members must wear suitable attire for all lessons and events as agreed with the teacher. Keep all long hair tied back. Remove
all body jewellery. Avoid clothing that is denim or has large buttons and zips.
• Members must pay any fees for training or events promptly and within the payment terms.
• Members should treat all equipment with respect.
• Members must inform the teacher of any injuries or illness they may have before the warm-up begins.
• Members should not eat or chew gum during a session.
• Members must not use bad language.
• Members should remain with their teacher at the end of a lesson until collected by their parent or guardian.
• Members must not attend classes if they or someone within their household/social bubble feels unwell.
I hope that your child has a long and happy time at Unique Dance Studios.
Code of Conduct (Parent/Guardian) –
- Promote the school’s ethos of being fun, friendly, and inclusive. Marks, points, progress, and any other information regarding your child’s journey at Unique Dance Studios is confidential and is not encouraged to be discussed or ever compared
- Encourage children to learn and obey the school’s rules at all times
- Encourage children to respect all staff members and external officials
- To not force a child to participate or attend classes against their will, including extra opportunities such as competitions, festivals, shows or exams
- Ensure your child is appropriately dressed, nourished and been to the toilet before any classes
- Inform the dance school via email, text or phone call of any absences
- Ensure that all information such as address, emergency contacts, medical information and general contact details are kept up to date and to inform a member of staff in writing of any changes immediately
- Never use foul language whilst at the studio or attending an event with Unique Dance Studios
- Encourage good sportsmanship and never engage in any compromising situations involving members of another dance school that may compromise our reputation or integrity. We encourage dancers to be a team and do not condone behaviour that insinuates comparisons or competition between the children in any scenario
- Support your child in their involvement with dancing, encouraging them to strive to be their best not always to achieve the highest results or ‘winning’
- Always drop off and collect your child from the studio promptly, alerting a member of staff of any potential hold ups, if you grant permission for your child to travel alone home from dance, a letter must be given in to confirm this arrangement
- Do not punish, humiliate, or belittle a child for a ‘poor’ performance or making mistakes
- Report any complaints or concerns about any aspect of the studio including staff or other members following the correct procedures
Feedback will mostly be given verbally directly to the dancers, however if you would like a detailed update on your child’s progress or have any questions, this can be requested via email or phone.
Privacy Policy:
Unique Dance Studios ("Unique Dance Studios") operates https://uniquedancestudios.co.uk and may operate other websites. It is Unique Dance Studio's policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our websites.
Website Visitors
Like most website operators, Unique Dance Studios collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. Unique Dance Studio's purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how Unique Dance Studio's visitors use its website. From time to time, Unique Dance Studios may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.
Unique Dance Studios also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for logged in users and for users leaving comments on https://uniquedancestudios.co.uk blogs/sites. Unique Dance Studios only discloses logged in user and commenter IP addresses under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information as described below, except that commenter IP addresses and email addresses are visible and disclosed to the administrators of the blog/site where the comment was left.
Gathering of Personally-Identifying Information
Certain visitors to Unique Dance Studio's websites choose to interact with Unique Dance Studios in ways that require Unique Dance Studios to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that Unique Dance Studios gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. For example, we ask visitors who sign up at https://uniquedancestudios.co.uk to provide a username and email address. Those who engage in transactions with Unique Dance Studios are asked to provide additional information, including as necessary the personal and financial information required to process those transactions. In each case, Unique Dance Studios collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor's interaction with Unique Dance Studios. Unique Dance Studios does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below. And visitors can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities.
Aggregated Statistics
Unique Dance Studios may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its websites. Unique Dance Studios may display this information publicly or provide it to others. However, Unique Dance Studios does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below.
Protection of Certain Personally-Identifying Information
Unique Dance Studios discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only to those of its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations that (i) need to know that information in order to process it on Unique Dance Studio's behalf or to provide services available at Unique Dance Studio's websites, and (ii) that have agreed not to disclose it to others. Some of those employees, contractors and affiliated organizations may be located outside of your home country; by using Unique Dance Studio's websites, you consent to the transfer of such information to them. Unique Dance Studios will not rent or sell potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information to anyone. Other than to its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations, as described above, Unique Dance Studios discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only in response to a subpoena, court order or other governmental request, or when Unique Dance Studios believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of Unique Dance Studios, third parties or the public at large. If you are a registered user of an Unique Dance Studios website and have supplied your email address, Unique Dance Studios may occasionally send you an email to tell you about new features, solicit your feedback, or just keep you up to date with what's going on with Unique Dance Studios and our products. If you send us a request (for example via email or via one of our feedback mechanisms), we reserve the right to publish it in order to help us clarify or respond to your request or to help us support other users. Unique Dance Studios takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration or destruction of potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information.
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Business Transfers
If Unique Dance Studios, or substantially all of its assets, were acquired, or in the unlikely event that Unique Dance Studios goes out of business or enters bankruptcy, user information would be one of the assets that is transferred or acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur, and that any acquirer of Unique Dance Studios may continue to use your personal information as set forth in this policy.
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Privacy Policy Changes
Although most changes are likely to be minor, Unique Dance Studios may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in Unique Dance Studio's sole discretion. Unique Dance Studios encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. If you have a https://uniquedancestudios.co.uk account, you might also receive an alert informing you of these changes. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.