DANCE UNLIMITED POLICIES AND PROCEDURES 

2025-2026 

 

REGISTRATION FEE:  There is an annual registration fee of $40 for all competition dancers.  This fee is posted to your account immediately after placements.  Outstanding registration fees will automatically be charged to the card on file on the first day of the fall session, which is Tuesday, September 2, 2025.  A $25 late fee will be charged to accounts with declined cards. 

TUITION/FEES STRUCTURE:  Tuition is due by the 1st of every month.  Accounts with outstanding tuition fees after the 10th of the month will be charged a $25 late fee.  An additional $25 late fee will be charged to the account every 30 days past due. Dance Unlimited reserves the right to charge the card on file for any outstanding fees. 

• Company tuition: $175/mo. (6 and Under company group $100/mo). 

• Private Intensive Routines:  $540/year (over 10 months, August-May) per dancer 

• Dancers with outstanding tuition fees will not be permitted to compete PIR routines and may be pulled from group routines 

• All other fees, such as costume fees, Power Hour fees, entry fees, etc., will be posted your Jackrabbit account with a due date (the due date is the transaction date). 
• DECLINED CARDS: If your card declines for any fees more than three times during the dance season for any reason other than fraud or being expired, your monthly tuition will increase by $25 per month. If your card declines due to being expired, please update the card on file immediately.  Expired cards that are not updated are subject to the $25 monthly tuition increase.

LATE FEES:  All unpaid fees will be automatically charged to the card on file on the fee’s due date.  There is a $25 late fee for ALL late payments and declined transactions.  All Company dancer’s accounts are required to have a working card on file. 

COMMUNICATION:  Our primary form of communication will be through SportsYou.  Please download this app and make sure your notifications for the app are turned on. 

• At times, we will also use email for communication.  Please check your email regularly! 

• You can also find important information posted on the bulletin board in lobby.  Please come in to the studio regularly and check the bulletin board! 

CONTACTING TEACHERS:  Please direct all studio/company related/PIR related questions to Brittany or Taylor.  Please do not contact the other dance educators, as the will direct you to Brittany or Taylor.  You can contact them at 502-904-9292. 

COMMITTMENT TO THE COMPANY:  Being a part of The Company requires a full year of commitment.  After January 1, 2026 if a dancer decides to leave The Company, there will be a $200 severance fee charged to the card on file.  Below, you can find a list of requirements for Company dancers.  Failure to adhere to these requirements may result in the loss of PIR privileges (including competing your PIR) or removal from The Company. 

• Company dancers are required to attend nationals 

• Company dancers are required to attend DU One and the entire convention attached to it 

• Company dancers are required to attend Choreography Camp in its entirety 

• Company dancers are required to attend weekly training classes 

• Company dancers are required to attend weekly group routine rehearsals including Power Hour 

• Company dancers must attend all competitions in which The Company is competing 

• Company dancers must participate in DU Live (our recital) 

• Group rehearsals two weeks before nationals AND the week of competitions cannot be missed unless approved by DU administration.  Doctor’s notes are required if dancers are sick during any of these practices. 

ATTENDANCE:  Being a part of The Company means you are committed to being at every practice including group rehearsals, training classes, Power Hour, any extra practices, and arriving to those classes on time and prepared. 

• Please notify Brittany if your dancer is going to be absent from any classes. 

• Dance Unlimited reserves the right to remove dancers from The Company for unsatisfactory attendance. 

• Practices two weeks before nationals and the week of competitions cannot be missed unless approved by DU administration and require a doctor’s note. 

• Absences from Ballet Technique are required to be made up.  This class can be made up on Wednesday nights.  Failure to make up these classes will result in PIR routines being removed from competition.  Dancers who do not have a PIR will be removed from group routines. 

• Wednesday Ballet cannot be substituted for the Monday night training class.  It is for extra training and make ups only. 

•  Previously attended Wednesday Ballet does not count towards future missed Monday night ballet.   

• Please do not miss rehearsal unless you are sick!  Please make sure to stay caught up on your homework/school projects and study before the day of classes! 

• Dancers who miss practice for things such as hair appointments, to hang out with friends instead, to go out to dinner, or any other reason other being sick, are subject to removal from The Company.    

 

MANDATORY REHEARSALS/CLASSES:  All training classes, weekly group rehearsals, Power Hour practices, Choreography Camp, and any extra practices cannot be missed.  These practices should be missed due to illness/emergency only! 

• Dance Unlimited reserves the right to rearrange the order or length of training classes. 

• Power Hour: These are extra group rehearsals scheduled throughout the year.  These rehearsals are part of the dancers’ attendance record.  These rehearsals are crucial for preparation for the competitive season.  The dates will be available on the bulletin board, SportsYou, and attached to this packet. 

• There is a $200 Power Hour fee per family.  Dancers will not be permitted to compete if this fee is outstanding 

• Outstanding Power Hour fees will be charged to the card on file on the due date.  If the card on file is declined, there will be a $25 late fee charged to the account. 

• Choreography Camp: Choreography camp is the last three weeks of August, Monday-Thursday.  It will be August 11th-28th.  This is when your dancer learns all of their group routines.  Eligibility for competition requires your attendance for these three weeks! 

 

COMPETITIONS AND CONVENTION: 

• Entry fees: Competition/Convention entry fees will be posted to your Jackrabbit account.  This includes group and PIR entry fees.  The transaction date is the due date of the fee. 

• All entry fees for competitions The Company is attending are upcharged by $30.  This helps to cover coaches fees, as well as credit card fees, etc. 

• All PIR entry fees for competitions The Company is not attending are upcharged by $45. 

• Outstanding entry fees will automatically be charged to the card on file on the due date.  If the card is declined, a $25 late fee will be charged to the account.  Another $25 late fee will be charged for 30 days past due. 

• If entry fees remain unpaid, Dance Unlimited reserves the right to remove dancers from The Company. 

• If a dancer is invited to a major competition such as The Dance Awards, or something equivalent, Dance Unlimited may send a staff member. 

• All PIR/Convention/Competition related registration must go through Dance Unlimited.  The exceptions are photogenic entries, improv entries, and runway entries.  Title can be added at the competition if you do not do it through the studio. 

 

PRIVATE INTENSIVE ROUTINES (PIR):  Also known as solo/duet/trio.  You must be part of The Company to have a PIR.  Dancers who pull out of group routines cannot have a PIR.  PIRs include 4 hours of choreography and 5 hours of cleaning.  Duets and Trios will get 5 hours of choreography and 5 hours of cleaning. 

• PIR competition lists are due no later than August 15th!  Please include all competitions your dancer wants to compete their PIR at INCLUDING competitions The Company is attending, as well as nationals.  Please also include if your dancer is entering title at the competition.     

• Once PIR forms are turned in, they are considered final.  If you would like to make a change to your form, there will be a $10 fee per change due at the time of the change.  Changes include, but are not limited to adding or removing a competition, adding a routine or removing a routine from a competition.  There is not a fee for replacing canceled competitions.  Dance Unlimited is not responsible for competitions left off a list or left on a list, or the wrong location listed on the forms. If changes are made after the entry fees have been paid to the competition, the entry fee is nonrefundable. 

• Choreography for PIRs must be completed before November 17th.  It is the client’s responsibility to make sure they are signed up for enough sessions to complete their dancer’s PIR by this date.  Dance Educators are not required to create last minute availability for PIRs who did not sign up.  There is a $100 fee for incomplete routines as of November 17th at the fault of the client.  The PIR will not be able to be competed until this fee is paid. This is to help combat PIRs not being ready for the first competition.   

• PIRs should be coached only by Dance Unlimited dance educators.  

• PIRs will not be permitted to compete if entry fees or tuition is outstanding. 

• Dancers with unsatisfactory attendance to training classes or group rehearsals will not be permitted to compete their PIR. 

• Dancers with more than three ballet make ups at the time of each competition will not be permitted to compete their PIR. 

• All ballet classes must be made up by June 25th in order to compete your PIR at nationals.  Please be conscious of when the studio is closed so you can be sure to get your make ups in on time! 

• Dance Unlimited cannot guarantee that a dance educator will be present at competitions The Company is not attending.  However, Brittany and/or Taylor may attend. 

• If the schedule permits, PIRs may perform at our DU Live show.  This fee is $75. 

• PIR cleaning sessions will be scheduled by the parent logging in to their Jackrabbit account and signing up for times with their choreographer.  Once you have used your 5 hours of cleaning, you may sign up with other dance educators. Additional cleaning sessions after the 5 hours are $30 for 30 minutes and $60 for 60 minutes. 

• If dancers can do a skill in their PIR, but not a group routine, the skill will be removed from their PIR  

• We will have open rooms on Monday nights from 8:30-9:00 where dancers can run their PIRs with a Dance Unlimited dance educator.  Open rooms Tuesday-Thursday will be reserved for practicing group routines.  We encourage dancers to come in, either alone, with a few dancers from their group, or the whole group, and use open rooms during this time to work on group routines!  

• Parents, please do not sit in the classroom during your dancer’s PIR practices.  Thank you! 

• Should a dancer leave The Company at any point during the season, they cannot take their PIR with them and the remaining balance on the PIR will be charged to the card on file. 

     

CHOREOGRAPHY IS OWNED BY DANCE UNLIMITED:  Dance Unlimited owns the rights to all PIR and group choreography.   

• Choreography should not be altered by anyone other than the choreographer.  Dancers should never alter their PIR choreography.  This includes taking out skills/tricks/tumbling or turn sequences and replacing them with something else.  This also includes the adding or taking away of movement. 

• PIR and Group choreography should be cleaned by Dance Unlimited Dance Educators only! 

• PIR and group routines should not be cleaned by instructors/directors from other studios, by school team coaches/directors, by someone over Zoom or online, or by other dancers.  Should any of this occur, the PIR will be pulled for the remainder of the season and the remaining balance for the PIR will be charged to the card on file.    

                       

LEAVING THE COMPANY:  Should a dancer decide to leave The Company after January 1, 2026, a $200 severance fee will be charged to the card on file. 

• When a dancer leaves The Company, we are unable to refund the following fees:  competition entry fees, costume fees, recital fees, Power Hour fees, PIR tuition, monthly tuition, account credits from fundraising 

• If a PIR is dropped at any point during the season, the remaining balance on the PIR will be charged to the card on file.  

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• Should a dancer leave The Company and not pay the severance fee or the remaining balance on their PIR, they will be sent to collections. 

DRESS CODE:  

• Training class dress code:  There is a strict dress code for training classes.  These classes include ballet technique, leaps and turns, tap, strength and stretch, flexibility, and jazz technique, and acro.  

• Ballet Technique dress code: a solid black leotard, pink ballet tights, canvas ballet pink shoes, hair in a bun, slicked back with no fly aways or hair falling in the face.  This applies to all ballet technique classes. 

• Other training classes:  Tights may be removed after ballet and replaced with solid black form fitting bottoms (shorts, leggings, etc) as long as this does not make dancers late to the next class.  No other clothing items are permitted (tshirts, sweatshirts, etc) as this makes it difficult to see lines and incorrect body placement. 

• The appropriate shoes are required for all training classes: pink canvas ballet shoes for ballet; pirouettes for leaps and turns, slip on tap shoes for tap 

• Group rehearsal dress code:  form fitting, no baggy clothing (no pajama pants, sweatpants, denim wear, hoodies, or similar clothing). 

• Should a dancer come to class without the appropriate clothing attire or shoes, an email will be sent to the parent and a $10 dress code fee will be charged to the card on file.  This fee applies per class. 

 

COSTUMES: All group costumes are chosen by the dance educator for that routine.  This includes the costume, hair, makeup, accessories, and shoes when applicable.  PIR costumes can be picked by the dancer, but the costume must be approved by Brittany or Taylor.  All costumes should be age appropriate.  This is to protect the integrity of Dance Unlimited. 

• All costume fees should be paid by this due date.  If unpaid, they will automatically be chareged to the card on file.  There is a $25 late fee per costume for declined cards on the due date! 

 

SPIRIT WEAR:  We will have options to buy Spirit wear throughout the year, including Dance Unlimited items and items from our new DanceU custom label line.   

• Designing Your Own Spirit Wear:  However, if you would like to make your own spirit wear that uses our name, image, logo, or likeness, approval of the design by Dance Unlimited administration is required.  

•  Upon aproval of your design, a $10 royalty fee per unit sold will be owed to Dance Unlimited for the use of our name, image, logo, and likeness. 

• All ordering and collecting of money will go through Dance Unlimited. The designer will create their own order forms and bring them to Dance Unlimited, where they can be picked up and turned back in for ordering. 

SOCIAL MEDIA:  We live in the era of social media and we believe in being able to express yourself through it!  However, please refrain from using the Dance Unlimited’s name, image, logo, or likeness in any post that contains the following:  politically opinionated posts, posts that depict alcohol, smoking, or drug use, posts that contain illicit/illegal  activity, posts that contain sexual content, posts with vulgar language or gestures, pots that slander another dance studio or industry organization. This includes vulgar music on posts.  If your social media accounts contain any of the above, you cannot post any pictures in Dance Unlimited clothing items, pics from our studio, or pictures from competitions or any Dance Unlimited event.  

INJURIES:  In the event that a dancer is injured and cannot participate in rehearsal, a note of clearance from a healthcare professional is required for the dancer to return to practice/classes. 

• If a dancer is removed from a routine due to injury, they will be placed back into the routine at a time that does not interrupt the success of the routine. 

• Any braces, splints, or orthopedic wear must be worn during class as prescribed.  Dancers will not be allowed to participate without it. 

• Injured dancers are still required to attend all group rehearsals and competitions/conventions to support their fellow Company members. 

FOOD AND DRINK: Food and drink are permitted in the lobby and lounge, but dancers should not be late to class or stay in the lobby after a water break due to eating.  We suggest eating at home before you come to the studio or eating on the way to the studio! 

• Big items such as pizza boxes or large bags of food items should be take to the dumpster and not placed in the indoor garbage cans.  Please make sure to pick up food that has been dropped on the floor.  Thank you for helping to keep Dance Unlimited clean! 

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST:  Because it creates a conflict of interest, imbalance in The Company, and ultimately hinders the success of The Company, Dance Unlimited does not allow any Company dancer to be a part of another dance studio in the Louisville Metro area, including Mount Washington and Bullitt County.  This includes, but is not limited to the following: 

• Partaking in any type of dance training/classes at another studio or affiliated with another studio or with someone online 

• Competing or performing with another dance studio 

• Having your routines/PIRs cleaned by anyone at another dance studio or by someone online.  This includes school team coaches/directors. 

• Practicing/running Company routines/PIRs at another dance studio 

• Teaching at another dance studio  

• Should any of the above occur, it will result in immediate removal from The Company.  

 

REMOVAL OF DANCERS:  Dance Unlimited reserves the right to remove any dancer/family from our program, at our discretion, for any reason.  This includes removing dancers from dancers from routines.  Though we reserve this right, our ultimate goal is for of our dancers and families to have a successful year. 

 

FUNDRAISING:  This is a great way to help with all the fees that come with being a competitive dancer!  With dedication to fundraising, its possible to pay for a huge portion of your fees without dipping in to your own pockets!  We HIGHLY suggest fundraising!  We provide numerous fundraising opportunities from bake sales, to selling mums, to selling Double Good Popcorn, selling coupon books, and more! 

• Bake Sales:  Dancers who participate should wear DU attire.  When signing up for a bake sale, please only sign up your dancer!  This makes it more fair to everyone when signing up.  

• At times, there may be fundraisers that we require all dancers to participate in to help raise money for coach’s fees. 

• If you have a fundraising suggestion, please see Brittany! 

• When fundraising on your own, please refrain from using Dance Unlimited’s name or logo. 

• When doing a fundraiser using Dance Unlimited’s name or logo, the fundraiser must be approved by Dance Unlimited and open to all members of The Company. 

 

TOXICITY/RUMORS:  Dance Unlimited has a new zero toxicity policy.  We want a toxic and rumor free environment for our families, dancers, and staff.  Creating toxicity and starting rumors may result in loss of access to the lobby or removal from The Company.  Examples of toxicity/rumors include, but are not limited to: 

• Making false statements about other dancers and staff 

• Encouraging other dancers/staff to leave Dance Unlimited and go to another dance studio to dance or teach 

• Making negative comments about another dancer’s success/accomplishments, or tearing other dancers down in general 

• Asking for other dancer’s competition scores  

• Conspiring with others to try to get routine styles changed 

• Starting rumors regarding favoritism 

• Toxic goal setting: Having a goal for your dancer is great, but making sure they are appropriate and attainable goals is important.  For example, having a goal to out place another dancer in The Company at competition creates a toxic environment.  Wanting to have a back layout by the end of year when you don’t have a back walk over is not an attainable goal.  If you need help setting proper goals for your dancer this season, please see a dance educator. 

• Speaking negatively about the studio, staff, or other dancers around your dancer creates a toxic environment.  This carries over into the classroom and effects your dancer’s training and progress.  We ask that you maintain a positive attitude regarding Dance Unlimited around your dancer. Thank you! 

 

 

 

 

POWER HOUR DATES 

 

September 20th, 2025

September 27th, 2025 

October 25th, 2025 

November 15th, 2025 

November 24th, 2025 

November 25th, 2025 

December 6th, 2025 

January 3rd, 2026 

February 7th, 2026 

March 7th, 2026 

April 13th, 2026