POLICIES & PROCEDURES

Class Visitation
Visitation and observation of classes are by instructor invitation ONLY. Each individual instructor will communicate visitation days for parents. We appreciate your interest and enthusiasm in your child’s dance, however please appreciate our jobs, as instructors trying to maintain a disturbance free classroom where children are focused and kept on task.

Dress Code
Columbia Gorge Dance Academy is a performing arts school! Proper dance attire is mandatory. Individual instructors set dress code requirements. Students ignoring dress codes or forgetting dance attire will be given 1 warning. A second time, the student will be asked to wear dance attire provided by CGDA. The student will also be asked to wash and return the loaner clothes to the school within 1 week. A third time, the student will be asked to sit out during the class (at the individual instructor’s discretion). No gum is allowed in the studio at any time. Hair should be neatly styled away from the face. Dress codes allow the class to be uniform and provide best freedom of movement for all students. A higher standard is maintained and achieved when students take pride and care in their appearance.

School Closures
Columbia Gorge Dance Academy is only closed during Thanksgiving Break, Winter Break, Spring Break and on Memorial Day. Cancellations due to inclement weather will be posted on this website or by calling the studio phone line at 541-386-3267. We will also make an effort to place announcements on K105.5 FM radio station.

Etiquette
PLEASE DO NOT WEAR DANCE SHOES OUTSIDE ON THE STREET OR SIDEWALK! Small rocks, gravel, dirt and dust become embedded in the shoes and then are tracked into the studio, which scratch the floor. This applies to ballet shoes, tap shoes, jazz shoes and pointe shoes. Also walking in dance shoes outside wears the shoes out much quicker and replacements are needed sooner.

Cell phones are not allowed in the CGDA studios. Please leave them in your car or at home. Do not leave them in the dressing rooms, as they could be stolen.

Dressing Rooms
Dressing rooms are provided for your convenience. Please do not leave anything of value, as CGDA cannot be responsible for lost or stolen items.

Food & Drink
Food and drink are NOT allowed in either studio at any time. Water bottles are only allowed in the studios. Gum is never allowed at CGDA.

Parking
Parking is allowed in designated parking slots in the CGDA lot. Please do not park in the drop-off and pick-up zone or you will be towed.

Attendance
Regular attendance is a must. Each class is a continuation of the previous class, and progress is interrupted when a student is absent, so regular attendance is essential for growth. Should an absence occur due to illness or another conflict, a make-up class may be taken within one month upon instructor’s approval. Out of consideration, we do request a phone call or message left on the instructor’s phone or the school phone when an absence is anticipated.

Unattended Children
Please remember that children left in the lobby in advance of, or after class without parental supervision are not the responsibility of CGDA.