Attendance Policy

All students will take a placement audition class on Sunday, July 15. Please refer to the schedule below for times. Students are divided into three different groups according to ability, with age in mind. Students may take only the classes included in their level. Only those students with permission of Suzanne Steinbach may take other classes not scheduled within their level.

                                         Students age 8-10 1:00-2:00

                                         Students age 11-13 2:15-3:15 & 3:20-3:50 pointe

                                        Students age 14 & up 4:00-5:30 & 5:40-6:10 pointe

Students who plan to miss a required class for any reason, must report their absence with a note (if this is known prior to the class), or phone call if the student has become ill or injured. Please call 856-784-0062 to report your absence.

Students who are ill, including those with headaches, upset stomachs and cramps, may NOT observe class; they should be away from other students and resting. Once the student is well, he/she may return to class. Due to the intense schedule of the students, make-up classes for students missing classes are limited. Students may make up classes in classes below their particular level if this will fit into their schedule. Students unable to make up classes will have to forfeit tuition. Tuition cannot be adjusted for students missing classes for any reason.

Any student who habitually misses class and falls behind may have to drop to a more appropriate level and/or may or may not be permitted to participate in The Workshop Performance.

Students who do not take class because of injury must see an appropriate Medical Professional. Students with injuries should take as much of each class as they can, with a note from their Medical Physician. Students should modify exercises, if necessary, or do stretch exercises as recommended by their Physician.

If the injury keeps the student from getting to class, the office should be contacted for a possible solution to this problem.

Those who are injured may have to drop to a lower level while they are recovering to prevent further injury.

General Program Rules

All students are expected to be well-behaved, courteous, honest and to abide by the rules of The Voorhees Ballet Theatre Summer Program. Failure to do so will result in notification to parents, and/or immediate dismissal with forfeiture of tuition.

Students who cause excessive difficulties or endanger the health, safety, or welfare of themselves or others will be dismissed from the Program immediately with forfeiture of tuition.

All students must abide by the VBT attendance policy and dress code.

Students are not to touch the belongings of others in the studios.

No smoking, chewing gum, or use of bad language is allowed in or near the dance studios.

Use or possession of drugs and pills of any kind (including over-the-counter pain relievers, herbal supplements, diet pills and laxatives) is not permitted. Students who have permission to take medicine during the program may not offer that medicine to anyone else. Students may not take drugs and pills from anyone during the program except a parent, a nurse, or a doctor.

No alcohol is allowed in the studios or on the premises.

In keeping with the honor system, students who witness infractions of rules must report them immediately to the appropriate staff person. Those who do not may be subject to disciplinary action.

Females

Hair must be worn in a bun or similar style for classes. All bangs must be neatly pinned or sprayed back.

Tap and Jazz (Level 1, 2, and 3)

Modern (Level 1, 2, and 3)

All students must wear the appropriate shoes for each class. No student shall take class barefoot with the exception of Modern class.

Suzanne Steinbach, Artistic Director of The Voorhees Ballet Theatre, along with Guest teachers of the VBT Summer Intensive Dance Program will determine initial class placement on the basis of ability and age of each student. The schedule of your placement class will be as follows:

Students should arrive to their scheduled time of class 30 minutes prior to placement class. Students arriving late to the Program are placed in a temporary level based on age until they can be assessed by the appropriate staff.

The division of students into levels is based on ability with consideration of age. Based on the placement class, students are placed in the level where it is felt they will benefit the most. Placement factors include technical achievement and the nature of individual problems observed in the class. The levels are taught according to the ability of the students in the level and not according to a certain syllabus for the level.

After the beginning of the Program, changes in class placement may be initiated by VBT Summer Program teachers ONLY—never by the student or parents of the student. On the rare occasions when adjustment in level is warranted, a change will be made as soon as possible (within a few days of the beginning of the program). If you have concerns about a student’s class placement, please wait until the student has completed the first week of classes before calling the office. At that point, if the student still feels they are at a level too difficult, or if they are not being challenged, you may call the office at 856-784-0062 or 856-753-2908 to discuss your concerns.