Core Values

1.  We build solid alliances and create students for life.
2.  We are always responsive to the conveyed and unspoken aspirations and needs of our students.
3.  We are empowered to create unique, memorable and personal experiences for our students.
4.  We understand our role in creating the SRQ allure.
5. We continuously seek opportunities to innovate and improve the SRQ Dance experience.
6.  We own and immediately resolve student problems.
7.  We create an environment of teamwork and lateral service so that the needs of our students and each other are met.
8.  We provide an environment where everyone has the opportunity to continuously learn and grow.
9.  We are all involved in the planning of the work that affects us.
10. We are proud of our professional appearance, language and behavior.
11. We protect the privacy and security of our students, our fellow employees and SRQ's confidential information and assets.
12. Unyielding levels of cleanliness are the responsibility of every employee. We are pro-active in creating a safe and accident-free environment.

Philosophy

At SRQ Dance, Inc., we celebrate dance as a beautiful and expressive art form -- an art form with rich history and tradition that has entertained and enriched audiences, artists, and recreational participants for centuries.
 
Our school was founded on the belief that the best way to send a young person into the future, regardless of their goals, are with confidence, self-respect, determination, respect for others, perseverance, creativity, and adaptability.
 
In our positive learning environment, students enter adulthood with the ability to exceed at whatever life places before them while maintaining the uncompromising standards learned during their dance training.
 
We are committed to the belief that exceptional dance training builds enduring life skills.
 
To that end, SRQ Dance, Inc. is committed to:
High-caliber training for all students, regardless of future career goals.
A prestigious and highly credentialed faculty who work as a team to build cohesive technique and style and to nurture each student’s talents and goals.
A positive, motivating environment that promotes dance’s unique ability to increase self-esteem, self-assurance and poise.
A professional atmosphere that encourages reciprocal respect between instructors and students and rewards the virtues of determination, hard work, and personal integrity.
Meaningful, age-appropriate performing opportunities for our students.

Method

SRQ’s teaching methods are much more than a common dance experience. Each class is a component of a carefully crafted, progressive curriculum designed not only to strengthen your child’s physical abilities, but also to improve their listening and learning skills. This translates outside the dance studio at home, at play, and while learning.
 
Your child will have:
 
-Stronger Coordination
-More Independence
-Greater Confidence
-Better Ability to Manage Stress
-Enthusiasm about Learning New Concepts
 
Because new skills are built one upon another, from class to class and age-group to age-group, SRQ’s curriculum literally grows with your child. And the real world benefits they experience beyond their solid dance education keeps growing as well.

Policies

DRESS CODE
SRQ dress code is designed so students may be taught with the greatest efficiency. Anyone not wearing the proper dress code is unable to participate in class, but may sit and observe class. Without students in dress code, the class is difficult to teach because colored or print garments and cover-ups distract the teacher from being able to see and correct the line of the body, just as loose hair hinders a students progress in mastering turns and neck placement. Students must be prepared each class with correct shoes, attire, and all the necessary accessories to put up hair. No jewelry may be worn in any classes with the exception of small earrings.
 
BALLET Solid black leotard with pink tights and ballet slippers. Hair must be off the face and in a bun. No clothing may be worn over the leotard and tights.
 
JAZZ/ACRO/TAP/LYRICAL Traditional ballet attire may be worn with jazz pants or shorts. Hair must be worn off the face. Students may not wear loose fitting garments such as T-shirts or sweat pants. Appropriate shoes must be worn to each class.
 
CHILDREN’S CLASSES Any color or style of dance wear. Please do not wear “stage” costumes to class. Hair must be off the face.
 
NO FOOD AND DRINK ALLOWED IN THE STUDIOS with the exception of bottled water.
 
ABSENCES Please schedule all make up classes with the office.
 
COMMUNICATION Please feel free to contact the office with any concerns or ideas. For questions about any particular class please speak the the scheduled teacher or Cory Boyas. For questions concerning your customer account please contact Sharon Boyas or office personnel.
 
If you need to speak with the directors, Cory and Sharon Boyas, regarding your class placement or your teacher, you can also call the office to schedule an appointment.