Attendance at all classes and rehearsals is expected, unless otherwise notified

 **Each competition student is allowed up to 3 absences between August and December per required class and 3 absences between January and May per required class for a total of 6 absences for the season for required classes.**

You must be dressed and ready – with shoes and attire on, and hair secured- at the scheduled start time of class. If you need to get ready for class at the studio, arrive in plenty of time to do so. Should a dancer be 15 minutes or more late, it will count as half an absence.

Required classes are the following: Ballet Technique, Jazz Technique, Progressions, & Competition Classes where choreography is being taught.

Consecutive abscesses will not be allowed unless discussed and approved by your child’s teacher. Unless an absence is due to an emergency, ample notice is greatly appreciated. Frequent student absences may result in suspension from a class or removal from the team altogether. If consistent absences become detrimental to the team, PDC reserves the right to remove the dancer from parts of the choreography, remove the dancer from the dance, or remove the dancer from the competition team – whichever is in the best interest of the team.

If a student must miss a class due to illness or other emergencies, it is the parent’s responsibility to call and notify the studio and instructors. This is especially true if it will involve several dancers such as school concerts, band, etc… This will give us the opportunity to reschedule the class. If an absence is due to illness or injury that last for multiple days, a doctor’s note will be required. This is so we know that your dancer is healthy enough to resume activity safely. All dancers will be given the opportunity to give us conflict dates for the season. All conflict dates for the season (Aug-Jun) must be submitted on your comp form when it is given to you.

Should an injury occur, attendance to class is still required so notes can be taken; observing class is still very helpful! Please note that only GRADED school activities will be excused. Injuries or illnesses do not preclude you from fulfilling your yearly contractual/financial obligations to PDC.

Performance Dance Centre reserves the right to review each injury and/or circumstance on an individual basis. PDC also reserves the right to deny or approve a request for scheduled absences if it is detrimental to the team as a whole and/or dancer(s). Generally-unless it is the week prior to a competition or an important choreography session – we will do our best to work with all requests. However, dancers are required to attend all classes and rehearsals the week of any competitions/performances.

Students may be required to make up absences through other technique classes or private lessons as deemed necessary by the instructor(s) and Competition Directors. All dancers on all competition team levels are required to attend all dance competitions and conventions as assigned by PDC.