Terms & Conditions

Parents please drop and collect students at Studio 1 door for Ballet and Studio 2 double doors for Modern / Contemporary Dance 5 minutes before your class start time.

Parents can wait in their car or drop and return to collect at the end of class. Unfortunately we can't accommodate parents to watch class.

Please be on time and students need to arrive already dressed for class. There will be a space to put their outdoor shoes and coats when they arrive.

For very young children it is handy to have their ballet shoes already on and to wear shoes like crocs over them, which they can get on and off themselves easily.

Please don't wear ballet shoes in the car park as they will then dirty or damage the dance floor inside - bits of grit can be walked in easily from outdoors.

Please collect students on time and inform a teacher if you will be late or if someone else will be collecting your child.

Dance uniform must be worn each week for class. Please do not wear jumpers or cardigans which are not uniform in class. Hair for girls ideally should be in a bun for ballet or low pony tail / plait for contemporary dance and modern dance. Dance uniform is as important as a school uniform.

Please LABEL all dance uniform and dance shoes with your child's NAME to avoid getting mixed up or mislaid.

Due to the physical nature of dance, on occasion some physical contact between teacher and student is used to correct alignment and placing when correcting technique. However this is not a frequent teaching method and permission from the student would also be sought first.

It is ideal if small children can manage using the bathroom by themselves. It can be useful to help them to practice pulling tights and leotards up and down at home. It may be necessary for a teacher to help them if they can't manage this by themselves. Also it is best if small kids can use the bathroom at home before arriving for ballet class so they don't miss parts of class.

Due to the nature of dance and children, some slips and falls in class are inevitable.

It would be usual to pick up a small child and sit with them and comfort them if they have a fall or are upset in class.

In the event of any accident, permission is granted to seek medical treatment if required.

Please declare all medical conditions during registration and keep us up to date should any details change.

If there is an injury or illness before class on any week please inform the teacher.

There are three ten week terms in the dance year. Term fees are due in full at the beginning of each block of ten weeks. Preferred payment option is online.

There is a €5 discount per sibling per term and discounts for students who take multiple dance classes in different genres.

If a class has to be cancelled for any reason, an alternative date will be set to re schedule the missed class and no refund of the cost of that class payment can be made. You can also attend an alternate suitable class on the timetable of the same or different dance genre, in lieu of the missed class if you prefer.

If a student does not complete a ten week term, unfortunately a refund of fees for the remaining weeks cannot be offered.

If a particular dance genre (ie. ballet, modern/jazz and contemporary dance style) is offered at The Dara Pierce Ballet Academy, please do not attend another dance school for classes in that genre. This can be discussed with the school principal if you wish.

Students who wish to perform in the end of year show must attend the dress rehearsal for the show which is scheduled at a selected time on the day of the show at the National Opera House. Unfortunately if you can't attend the dress rehearsal at the scheduled time, you will not be able to dance in the show that evening.

The end of year show is mostly held on the 3rd Sunday in May each year and the exact date will be available from September each year. All students in the entire school have the option to dance in the end of year show.

Senior students must attend all rehearsal weeks in the run up to the show.

The decision whether a student is ready to take dance exams or to begin pointe work rests solely with the teachers and can be discussed with parents if required.

Please inform the school if you wish to audition for any dance competitions or youth companies etc

All students & teachers must respect each other at all times. Bullying or abuse of students or staff is not tolerated.

All staff at The Dara Pierce Ballet Academy have been Garda vetted, stay up to date in First Aid training and attend CPD dance teacher training throughout the year to keep their skills updated.

Week day mornings are the best time if you wish to discuss any concerns or queries throughout the dance year.