Dance Expressions

2021 – 2022 Studio Calendar:

September 11, 2021 – Opening Day
November 20^th 2021 – Costume Deposits Due
November 24 - November 28th, 2021 – Closed for Thanksgiving
December 22, 2021 - January 3, 2022 – Closed for Winter Break
February 25, 2022 – Costume Balances Due
Spring Break Dates - TBA
June 26, 2022 - Recital

Dress Code:

All classes require the appropriate dance shoe. No student shall dance barefoot or in socks for their own safety. Jeans are not acceptable dancewear.

Ballet and Lyrical: All levels - Solid black leotard, pink tights, black skirt and ballet shoes. Lyrical classes need a lyrical shoe.

First Steps: Optional color leotard, pink tights, and ballet shoes.

Combo Classes: Optional color leotard, pink tights, and ballet or jazz and tap shoes.

Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop: All Levels - tank top, jazz pants, beige jazz shoe or tap shoe. Hip hop can also wear sneakers, but they

must be clean, not street shoes. Hip hop can wear baggy sweat pants, t-shirts and look funky!

Troupe: Black top and black booty shorts, capris or leggings.

Weather Closings and Delayed Openings:

For the safety of our students and staff, we do not take chances with the weather. Please call the dance studio (908)852-5209 for recorded closing announcements or check our Facebook page. We have built in one snow day for each day of the week. Anything after one snow day will be made up.

Class Placement:
Students are placed in classes according to age and ability. If at any time an instructor feels that a placement is incorrect, you will be notified and a correction will be made.

Make-Up Classes:
If a class is missed due to illness, vacations, etc., students are welcome to make up that class. Please call the desk or ask your child's instructor, to find out which class is appropriate for the make-up class. There are no refunds for missed classes for any reason.

Pointe Class:
Pointe class is by permission only. Pointe shoes must be correctly fitted. In order to take any Pointe class, you must also take a ballet or a ballet and lyrical class during the week.

Dance Expressions | 14A Crossroads Center | 915 Route 517, Hackettstown, NJ 07840 | (908)852-5209