Our faculty is extremely careful and concerned when choosing the correct level class for each dancer. It is very important to remember that all students are individuals with very different talents, skills, and ability levels; they will not all progress at the same rate. In maintaining a high quality of dance education, it is therefore sometimes impossible to keep the same students together in class year after year. The most important thing is that the student should be comfortable in their learning environment, not inhibited. We are a progressive studio and all of our classes are challenging.  

The Instructor’s judgment must be respected first and foremost. Please remember that the Instructor is looking at your child through trained, expert eyes. If your Instructor’s judgment is not respected in all areas of your child’s training, their dance education may be compromised. 

Please note that classes are given names for the sole purpose of identifying the class for business and scheduling. Many of our classes are divided by age and then by dancer ability. Many of our dancers are coming from different studios and will be assessed based on prior training and technique. We ask that all caregivers refrain from pushing their child into a level that may not be suitable. Please trust the judgment of Charb Arts Studios and know that any decisions made are made together and with the best interest of the child in mind. 

Even a beginner class should give every dancer the chance to improve on something. If you feel that your child would like extra work or to be pushed harder, we can suggest private lessons with a selected Instructor, but please refrain from asking for your child to be moved to a higher-level class. It is not safe or responsible for us as professionals to do this so it is our policy to place a student for the year and keep that placement for the remainder of the year. 

Always remember that dance is supposed to be fun for the students. The goal at Charb Arts Studios is for all dancers to grow at their own level and to have fun learning in safe, supportive, and welcoming environment. We ask that all conversations in change rooms and waiting areas be kept positive and upbeat. If this is not possible, we will ask individuals to leave those areas. 

Charb Arts Studios prides itself on having a friendly, family-like atmosphere with enough strong Instructors to help each dancer develop into the best that they can and want to be. From time to time, our Instructors must make decisions whereby certain students are chosen for solos, performance groups, special parts, or auditions. These decisions are not easily made and are thought out carefully. The caregivers and faculty must work together to help students understand that not all students can be chosen for all things. We want our students to be happy for each other and not to think of their teammates as competitors. 

It is our intention to teach students to learn from and be motivated by each other. We encourage all of our students to work hard and become the best dancers they can be, but they must work at a level that is suitable for them. Students and parents should understand that corrections given by an Instructor are meant to help the student grow. It is never made with the intention of hurting or discouraging the student. Instructors hope that when corrections are given to dancers, that the dancer is going home and working on those corrections and coming back ready to learn more or with questions for clarification. This is how progress is made and how learning is accomplished.