ALIUS DANCE Students’ Code of Conduct

• Be respectful and KIND to your teacher, fellow dancers, and all studio staff members and volunteers.
• Respect other dancers.
• Always show up wearing proper dress code, with your hair and appearance neat.
• Be aware of your personal space and refrain from correcting others (giving corrections is the teacher’s job; not yours!).
• Keep your thoughts and words positive and uplifting towards others.
• Unkind behavior towards another dancer will not be tolerated and may result in a parent/teacher conference and/or class suspension
• Be attentive at all times, especially when waiting for your turn. It is considered proper etiquette to practice / mark the combinations while waiting your turn.
  
• It is NOT proper etiquette to hang from the barres, do cartwheels, flips or other tumbling while waiting your turn.
• Beware of negative body language (like folded arms or rolling eyes) and never sit down unless you are asked to sit.
• If you are sitting, or sitting out due to an injury, sit tall. Never lie down.
• Be alert to all corrections given to you and to the other students in the class. Corrections always apply to all.
• All dancers should consider corrections given to other dancers as one that could potentially apply to   themselves as well.
• Maintain a positive attitude.
• During class is not the time to voice your opinion about anything, unless your teacher asks for it. Teachers are always open to questions about class content.
• When students criticize and complain during class, it not only disrupts the teacher’s instruction, it creates an air of negativity which is difficult for the instructor and other students to recover from.
• Thank your teacher after class. It is a tradition in dance classes to thank your teacher after class for giving you their knowledge and energy. It is a sign of respect and teaches children that dancing is a privilege.