Festival Dance and Performing Arts Association

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FOR PARENTS - Policies & Procedures / Code of Conduct

FOR PARENTS - Dress Code

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Lewiston Festival Dance Academy

The beautiful professional dance studio is located in the old Music Building on the Lewis Clark State College campus, 1105 7th St. Park right in front of the building and walk up the ramp and through the doors. You will see the dance studio double doors immediately inside and across the short entryway.

Moscow Festival Dance Academy

Located in the Univeristy of Idaho Physical Education Building, the Academy studios are in room 110 and upstairs in room 212. The Festival Dance Academy Executive Office is in room 203.

The easiest way to find the PEB Building, is to locate the Kibbie Dome. The street that is east of the KIBBIE Dome, which runs north & south is Rayburn. The Phys. Ed Bldg. is located on Rayburn in the same parking lot which houses the tennis courts, the Memorial gym and the swimming pool. The Physical Education Bldg. is in the south end of that complex. Enter through the double doors across from the tennis courts.

Room 110 is immediately on your right as you enter from the parking lot. To get to Room 212, go straight toward the glassed-in office, then turn left until you see the stairs. Go up the stairs, and 212 is on your right.

CAUTION !!!! You will get a ticket from UI Parking if you do not have a Gold or Visitor's permit. You can park in the 15 minute lane or at a meter. Warning: unfortunately, the Campus Parking Police show no mercy! Please visit UI Parking to obtain a free visitor's permit if you will be staying longer than the metered parking allows.

Genesee Festival Dance Academy

Classes are offered for ages 3+ including Kinderdance, PreBallet, Ballet, Jazz, and Tap. Classes are held at St. Mary's Catholic Church on Tuesdays.

Troy Festival Dance Academy

Festival Dance is happy to announce the recent addition of classes in Troy. Thanks to a grant from the Latah County Arts and Culture Committee we were able to kick off this academy with free classes in January 2008. For the upcoming year classes are offered in Ballet, Jazz, and Hip Hop on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Wednesday classes are held at the High School, and Thursday classes are held at the Elementary School.

Festival Dance and Performing Arts Association invites you join us as we continue our efforts to bring the arts to the people and the people to the arts in our area. Because of the ever increasing financial stress on arts programs of all kinds, maintaining a dance academy and attracting professional performing arts to our area is a complex and challenging task and we need your assistance to ensure that we not only provide outstanding performances, but that we support our YouthReach programs as well.

What is the Festival Dance and Performing Arts Association? (FDPA)

• A non-profit, 501(c ) (3) organization.
• An organization dedicated to performing arts and dance education.
• An organization governed by a volunteer community board.
• An organization that has been around since 1972

What is our Mission?

Bringing the arts to the people and the people to the arts guided by the core values of:

Diversity
Accessibliity
Nurturing of local talent
Community involvement and Artistic
Excellence

As you know, Festival Dance is one of the busiest non-profit arts organizations in the region providing:

• Outstanding dance instruction to over 200 students at four dance schools;
• Free professional arts programs for over 5,000 school students each year;
• Outstanding and diverse touring events in the Great Performances Series, (the only dance series between Seattle and Minneapolis);
• Special performances such as “A Christmas Carol,” “A Magical Peter Pan Christmas,” and “Carnival of the Arts,” using our own local talent;
• Missoula Children’s Theatre residencies giving local children an exciting performing experience;
• Summer workshop programs with nationally known teachers … and even more.

Our programs include:

Great Performances Series, a series of major events featuring performances by acclaimed ballet, modern dance, jazz, musical theatre and ethnic dance companies.

Festival Dance Academy, providing professional dance instruction in Moscow, Troy, Genesee, Lapwai, and Lewiston. We are the premier provider of dance education in the region.

Festival ArtReach helps to build arts programs in rural communities.

Festival YouthReach offers free performances for local schools by professional artists.

Who contributes to FDPA?

FDPA is funded by the Idaho Commission on the Arts, Washington State Arts Commission, the National Endowment for the Arts, Foundation Northwest, the Latah County Community Foundation, the Latah County Arts and Culture Committee, and the Western States Arts Federation, in addition to other community organizations. While these are some impressive groups, the funding we receive doesn’t allow us to do all that we do. We must get additional funding from individuals to continue to survive.

More about us:

• We are valuable to our communities!
• Not only do we provide educational opportunities for children and adults in Moscow, Lapwai, Lewiston, Troy, & Genesee, we provide the University communities with outstanding professional performances that would not otherwise be available.
• This includes leading ballet companies like St. Petersburg Ballet, culturally diverse programs like Dances of China, Dallas Black Dance Theatre, American Indian Dance Theatre, and this fall, Ragamala - Dances of India.
• Over 5000 students each year are bused to Beasley to see special YouthReach programs by professional companies.
• For many children it is the only professional performance they have ever seen.
• FD has been recognized regionally and nationally for its achievement through the many grants it receives, but
• It’s the local support that is the foundation of this arts organization and without which it cannot survive.
• Festival Dance contributes to the arts, our youth, and our quality of life.

Why should you give to Festival Dance?

Some of the best things in life aren’t free, and this includes the arts! We barely break even financially! Even with the grants we are awarded! The arts all across the nation are struggling to make ends meet. FDPA struggles to pay rents, salaries, artist fees, theatre and technical costs, (for events that would not normally be here if it was for profit because it’s not profitable.) publicity, insurance, printing etc., while still keeping ticket prices for those events and class fees affordable, and offering free arts programs to all the schools in the region. Each year we turn to people like you who care about the arts, our youth and the quality of life to help us cover the income gap with your generous donations.

If you believe that performing arts are important and vital to enhancing the quality of life of residents in our region, please send us your generous contribution. In order to achieve our fund-raising goal this year, it is imperative that our supporters step forward with vigor.

We appreciate you and your support!

Cindy Barnhart
Executive Director

TUITION:

Tuition is due by the 1st of each month payable by personal check, automatic bank withdrawal, or by credit card if you pay for an entire semester. You may also pay by money order. There is a 5 day grace period, but after the 5th of the month a $5.00 late fee will be assessed.

Monthly Tuition Rates Per Family are based on Hours Taken Per Week. Note: Over the 9 month dance year there are 35 weeks of dance class. Tuition is based on this number and is NOT decreased or increased for short or long months or for holidays.

Payments should be mailed to: Festival Dance Academy, University of Idaho, PO Box 442403, Moscow ID 83844-2403

CALCULATING TUITION
Add up the total hours of classes being taken and click this link to find your monthly rate. NOTE: Two 3/4 hour classes (I Can Dance, Kinderdance, Pre-ballet) are charged as 2 hours a week.

REGISTRATION:

The registration fee is $15 per each person/child registering and must accompany each registration form. The registration fee is non-refundable. Dancers are registered for the entire year. All back tuition and fees must be paid in full in order to enroll and participate in any dance class, performance, or the spring recital.

ADDITIONS TO or WITHDRAWAL FROM CLASSES:

When a student makes a change in enrollment, either by adding a class or by dropping one, or by withdrawing from a course, please let the office know. To ensure your classes are changed, call the office or send an email to amanda@festivaldance.org with "This is an Add/Drop/Withdrawal" as the subject line. We always strive to keep our class lists correct. Failure to let us know that you are no longer attending a class will result in your being charged for the class. If you have any questions about your account or enrollment status please do not hesitate to contact us.

CLASS WITHDRAWAL & TUITION REFUNDS:

In the case of withdrawals (other than for injury or severe illness), notification must be received BEFORE the 5th of the month. Non-injury/illness withdrawals received after the 5th, will be charged for the current month’s tuition. All other situations, in which a refund might be warranted, shall be decided on a case by case basis by the Executive Director.

CLASS OBSERVATION

Parents are welcome to observe classes during our two Observation Weeks – the first full week of November & March. All other classes are closed for observation. This policy is for the benefit of your child. A distraction-free class provides the best atmosphere for learning. Parents are also invited to attend the Holiday Open House Programs in December. If a parent has a particular concern and would like to observe a class, special arrangements can be made by calling us.

CONTACTING TEACHERS

Although we encourage students and parents to discuss any concerns about a class with the teacher, it is not always convenient for teachers to talk at length between classes. To respect teacher’s privacy, we ask that you call the Moscow office and we will have the teacher call you.

RECITAL FEE:

The cost for our recital fee is $25 for each course that the student is registered. This fee covers the technical costs, facility rental and costume needs for the recital. Admission to the recital is free!

SNOW DAYS

We DO NOT ALWAYS close for school snow days. When public schools are closed either call the office 883-3267, check the homepage on our website, or listen to KRPL, KOZE, or NPR to see if we are closed. We try to schedule make-ups for classes cancelled during the year, however, if a class is cancelled for weather related circumstances, the Executive Director will decide based on a number of factors, whether the class will be made up. We DO NOT close for public school in-service days.

Cancelled Classes

If we have to cancel class for whatever reason, we can contact you via email. To make this possible it is very important that we have your e-mail address, so PLEASE fill out your e-mail address on your registration form legibly. Help US keep in contact!

Anti-Harassment Policy

The Festival Dance & Performing Arts Association affirms the right of all its clients, participants, volunteers, employees and members of its Board of Directors to be treated with respect and to be protected from any harassment and/or discriminatory behavior. Harassment or discriminatory behavior is any conduct that creates a hostile or threatening environment. Harassment or discriminatory behavior includes, but is not limited to, comments, name calling, physical contact, or other behavior that intentionally demeans a race, age, color, physical appearance, religion, national origin, creed, ethnicity, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, or physical/mental disability of an individual or group.

Antidiscrimination Policy

It is the policy of the Festival Dance and Performing Arts Association (FDPA) to be an equal opportunity employer, to seek, employ and assign the best qualified personnel, and to provide equal opportunities for their training and promotion. To this end FDPA will not discriminate against any person on the basis of age, race, ethnicity, gender, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, or physical and/or mental disability.

TARDY & ABSENT POLICY

Students over 10 minutes late may not be allowed in class. The warm up period at the beginning of class is of vital importance to the student’s physical & mental well being. All student’s should be picked up no later than 10 minutes after their class has ended. This is not only a courtesy to the teacher, but also necessary to insure the safety of your child. We are not responsible for children who are not in class. No refunds or financial adjustments are made for missed classes by the student.

BEHAVIOR

All teachers, staff, students and parents will be treated with respect. Any student who is repeatedly disrespectful, rude or hurtful to any teacher, staff member, student or parent will lose the right to take classes at the Academy. In addition, any parent who is repeatedly disrespectful, rude or hurtful to any teacher, staff member, student or parent will be asked to leave the premises and they and their children may lose the right to take classes at the Academy. No refunds will be given to any family asked to leave for behavioral reasons.

Privacy

Information Disclosure - We do not rent, sell, or trade any personally identifiable information about you to third parties. Examples of personally identifiable information include: names, e-mail addresses, mailing addresses, age, phone numbers, account information and the like. For certain occasions, we request personally identifiable information from you in order to better identify your needs for class placement, contact and emergency contact information, and safety.

AntiBullying Policy

Bullying of any kind will not be tolerated.

Festival Dance Academy deems “bullying" as any gesture or written, verbal, graphic, or physical act (including electronically transmitted acts – i.e. internet, cell phone, personal digital assistant (pda), or wireless hand held device) that is reasonably perceived as being motivated either by any actual or perceived characteristic, such as race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression; or a mental, physical, or sensory disability or impairment; or by any other distinguishing characteristic. Such behavior is considered harassment or bullying whether it takes place on or off school property or at any Festival Dance-sponsored function.

“Bullying” is conduct that meets all of the following criteria:

• is directed at one or more pupils;
• substantially interferes with educational opportunities, benefits, or programs of one or more pupils;
• adversely affects the ability of a pupil to participate in or benefit from educational programs or activities by placing the pupil in reasonable fear of physical harm or by causing emotional distress; and,
• is based on a pupil’s actual or perceived distinguishing characteristic such as race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression; or a mental, physical, or sensory disability or impairment; or by any other distinguishing characteristic, or is based on an association with another person who has or is perceived to have any of these characteristics.

Festival Dance Academy expects students to conduct themselves in a manner in keeping with their levels of development, maturity, and demonstrated capabilities with a proper regard for the rights and welfare of other students, school faculty and staff, volunteers, and contractors. Failure of any student, parent, caregiver, or associate thereof to adhere to our antibullying policy will result in them being asked to leave the premises and loss of the right to take classes at the Academy. No refunds will be given to any family asked to leave for bullying or behavioral reasons. For resources go to: Bully Police

Festival Dance is committed to promoting good health. With that in mind, we are closely monitoring public health agency news about H1N1 developments and we are working to educate and communicate information to our students, as well as guests and visitors, about prevention measures and good health practices.

During the flu season, Festival Dance will follow recommendations from the State of Idaho public health department and from the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

As a reminder, and as with seasonal regular flu, H1N1 may worsen pre-existing or underlying medical conditions. If you have serious concerns, or your symptoms worsen, contact your healthcare provider to assess the best course of treatment.

CDC and public health officials remind you:

• Prevent transmission of the virus through good health practices
• Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze, or cough into your elbow. Throw used tissue in the trash.
• Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze. Alcohol-based hand cleaners are also effective.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread that way.
• Symptoms of H1N1 are similar to those of seasonal regular flu, including cough, fever, sore throat, body aches, head ache, chills and fatigue.
• Stay home if you get sick. The CDC recommends that you stay home from work or school and limit contact with others to keep from infecting them. Most people who get the flu will be able to treat the symptoms at home.
• Seek medical attention if you have chronic underlying health issues, such as asthma, diabetes; if you have serious concerns; or if you experience a temperature above 102 degrees Fahrenheit.

Information on this Web site will be updated as new information or recommendations are made available. If you have questions, e-mail: h1n1@uidaho.edu.

Part of the discipline of dance is coming to class, prepared and in the proper attire. Our dress code improves the quality of our students’ education. By making dancewear simple and uniform, teachers can more clearly see student’s bodies and therefore make more accurate corrections regarding movements and positions.

*Hair secured out of the face with clips, ponytail or bun!
* No Gum! * No Jewelry! * No Jeans!

ALL Kinderdance:
GIRLS: Pink leotard & pink skirt or “Bunny Ballerina” skirted leotard.
BOYS: Plain white t-shirt & black shorts.
Feet: Barefoot or “Stretch Ballet Slippers” (ballet slippers optional – Girls: pink. Boys: black)

Preballet & Ballet 1:
GIRLS: Pink leotard & pink skirt. Feet: Pink “Stretch Ballet Slippers.”
BOYS: White t-shirts & Black shorts or tights. Feet: Black “Stretch Ballet Slippers.”

Ballet II – Advanced:
GIRLS: Black leotards & Pink tights.
  - Feet: Pink “Stretch Ballet Slippers” or Split-Sole Ballet Slippers.”
BOYS: White shirt, black tights.
  - Feet: Black “Stretch Ballet Slippers.”

Pointe:
Students on Pointe are required to purchase pointe shoes.
NOTE: These shoes must be replaced frequently throughout the dance year. (For a professional fitting and to purchase pointe shoes, we suggest contacting Empire Dance in Spokane 1-888-445-8848.)

Jazz/HipHop 1 - 3:
GIRLS & BOYS: Any color leotard and black jazz pants and/or jazz shorts.
Feet: “Classic Black Split-Sole Jazz Shoe.”

Jazz 4 - Adv. Jazz:
GIRLS & BOYS: Any color leotard and black jazz pants and/or jazz shorts.
Feet: “Premium Black Jazz Sneaker” and/or “Classic Black Split-Sole Jazz Shoe.”
Students may also be asked to buy slip on “jazz boot” or character shoes, if a particular performance piece requires it. Teacher will notify you in advance.

Celtic Dance:
GIRLS: Black Leotard, black tights & black skirt.
BOYS: White t-shirt & black tights or jazz pants.
Soft Shoe: Black “Stretch Ballet Slippers” or black Gillies (can buy at 123 Dancin’ Boutique)
Hard Shoe: *Black Hornpipe Shoes

*Black Hornpipe Shoes can be purchased through 1 Dancin’ Stop in Pullman by taking a trace of the foot, then they fax it to the company and the correct size is prescribed. The shoes arrive in about a week. Since these shoes are expensive, black tap shoes can be substituted until the Hornpipe shoes are purchased, however, it is not recommended to use the tap shoes instead of the Hornpipe shoes for safety reasons. We understand there are sometimes extenuating circumstances. If you have questions, please talk to us.

Tap:
GIRLS: Black Leotard w/black tights, jazz pants or jazz shorts or black skirt.
BOYS: White t-shirt & black jazz pants or shorts.
Beginning & Youth Tap – FEET: Black “Intro To Tap” shoes
Inter. & Adv. Tap – FEET: Black “ Premium Jazz Tap” or “Intro To Tap” Shoes

ALL ADULT CLASSES:
No color dress code (unless specified by the teacher), but for safety and comfort, standard dancewear & shoes must be worn.

Thank you for your cooperation!

There are always high traffic volumes in parking lot #39 at the Memorial Gym due to dance classes, events, and swimming lessons. The Gold lot will ticket during the day until 5:00 p.m. Monday – Friday. On weekends, no permit is required. In order to prevent our dance families from receiving citations, please take note of the following information.

Areas where dance participants can park:

• The regular Gold parking spaces in parking lot #39 are available for parking after 5 p.m. Monday – Friday, no permit is required
  • On the map these spaces are blank (no writing, just shows parking stalls)
• Rayburn Street, just up the hill from the Memorial Gym would be the second option of parking if all regular permit spaces are full. This street is a pay to park street until 9 p.m. with payment required Monday – Friday.

Areas where dance participants should not park:

• Meters (denoted with m on the map) in this lot are enforced until 9 p.m. (they may park at the meters, but payment is required)
• Timed spaces (denoted as T on the map) are enforced 24 hours (they may park there, but only for 15 minutes)
• Service/Delivery/Disability/ROTC Reserved spaces – these spaces are all enforced 24 hours and always require valid permits
• 5 Gold permitted spaces (spaces face the meters) are enforced until 9 p.m. and require valid Gold permits

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