Terms of Use
Acceptance of the Terms of Use
Thank You for Your interest in the Ridgefield Conservatory of Dance, Inc. Please carefully read the Terms of Use and Our Privacy Policy, which are both incorporated by reference, before You start to use the Website, and make sure You understand them. By using the Website, You accept and agree to be bound and abide by these Terms of Use and Our Privacy Policy.
These Terms of Use are entered into by and between You and Ridgefield Conservatory of Dance, Inc. (“Ridgefield Conservatory of Dance,” “RCD,” “We,” “Us,” or “The Company”). The following terms and conditions (these “Terms of Use”) govern Your access to and use of the RCD website, including the website available at www.ridgefielddance.org and any smartphone, tablet, or other application associated with the website, including any content, functionality and services offered on or through the website and related websites or applications (individually and collectively “the Website”), whether as a guest, a registered User, or a family member of relative of a registered User.
Definitions
“Privacy Policy” refers to Our policies, procedures and practices regarding Your privacy and the information We obtain from You (which is incorporated by reference and also available on Our Website).
“Submissions” refers to what You post, upload, input, provide or submit to the Website or its associated services or any other User-generated contribution.
“Terms of Use” refers to the list of terms, conditions, disclaimers, and other information within this agreement.
“User”, You, or “Your” refers to any User or person who uses the Website or any person for whom the website is used on their behalf.
“Website” refers to the site www.ridgefielddance.org as well as any smartphone, tablet or other application associated with the website, including any content, functionality and services offered on or through www.ridgefielddance.org and related website or applications.
Accessing the Website, User Accounts and Account Security
Registration
To access the Website or some of the resources it offers, You may be requested to create an account for the Website. When creating an account, You may be asked to provide certain registration details or other information. It is a condition of Your access to and use of the Website that all the information You provide to the Website is correct, current, and complete. You agree that all information You provide to register with the Website or otherwise, including but not limited to information provided through the use of any interactive features on the Website, is governed by Our Privacy Policy, and You consent to all actions We take with respect to Your information consistent with Our Privacy Policy.
Access Requirements
Age Requirement: Our Website is intended for users who are 13 years of age or older. Users under 18 must have parental or guardian consent to use the Website and provide any information. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without verified parental consent.
Geographical Requirement: We provide the Website for Users within the United States. We make no claims that the Website or any of its content is accessible or appropriate outside of the United States. If You access the Website from outside of the United States, You do so on Your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.
Account Information
If You choose, or are provided with, a user name, password or any other piece of information as part of Our security procedures, You must treat such information as confidential, and You must not disclose it to any other person or entity other than for normal use of the Website. You also acknowledge that Your account is personal to You and agree not to provide any other person with access to the Website or portions of it using Your user name, password or other security information. You agree to notify Us immediately of any unauthorized access to or use of Your user name or password or any other breach of security. You also agree to ensure that You exit from Your account at the end of each session. You should use particular caution when accessing Your account from a public or shared computer so that others are not able to view or record Your password or other personal information.
We have the right to disable any user name, password or other identifier, whether chosen by You or provided by us, at any time in Our sole discretion for any or no reason, including if, in Our opinion, You have violated any provision of these Terms of Use.
Your Information
All information We collect on this Website is subject to Our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated by reference. By using the Website, You consent to all actions taken by Us with respect to Your information in compliance with the Privacy Policy.
We reserve the right to withdraw or amend this Website and any content, service, or material We provide on the Website, in Our sole discretion without notice. This includes the rights to suspend Your ability to access or use parts or all of the Website, to close Your account and to ban You from the Website. In such cases, We have no obligation to retain or provide You with copies of what You post, upload, input, provide or submit to the Website or its associated services or any other User-generated contribution (“Submissions”).
We will not be liable if, for any reason, all or any part of the Website is unavailable at any time or for any period. From time to time, We may restrict access to some parts of the Website, or the entire Website, to Users, including registered Users. The Website may also be unavailable periodically for maintenance and improvements.
You are responsible for making all arrangements necessary for You to have access to the Website and ensuring that all persons who access the Website through Your internet connection are aware of these Terms of Use and comply with them.
Prohibited Uses
You may use the Website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms of Use. You agree not to use the Website:
In any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local or international law or regulation (including, without limitation, any laws regarding the export of data or software to and from the United States or other countries).
To engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone’s use or enjoyment of the Website, or which, as determined by Us, may harm RCD or Users of the Website or expose them to liability.
Additionally, without limiting the foregoing, You must comply with the following Content Standards, under which You agree not to:
Use the Website in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage or impair the Website or interfere with any other party’s use of the Website, including their ability to engage in real time activities through the Website.
Promote any business, commercial event, or other entity outside of the Website’s typical purposes (such as providing relevant, honest, and accurate reviews and recommendations) except as expressly authorized by RCD (i.e. transmitting, or procuring the sending of, any advertising material without prior written consent, including any junk mail, chain letter, spam, or any other similar solicitation).
Use any robot, spider or other automatic device, process or means to access the Website for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the material on the Website.
Use any manual process to monitor or copy any of the material on the Website or for any other unauthorized purpose without Our prior written consent.
Use any device, software or routine that interferes with the proper working of the Website.
Introduce any viruses, trojan horses, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful.
Attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage or disrupt any parts of the Website, the server on which the Website is stored or any server, computer or database connected to the Website.
Attack the Website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack.
Otherwise attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Website.
Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others.
Solicit any personal information from minors.
Submit or transmit pornography.
Reliance on Information Posted
The information presented on or through the Website is made available solely for general information purposes. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of this information. Nor do We warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of User-generated feedback reviews, recommendations, ratings or other Submissions or information posted, submitted, published or disclosed by third-parties. Any reliance You place on information on the Website is strictly at Your own risk. We disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by You or any other visitor to the Website, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents. Additionally, the materials and information posted by third-parties, other than the content provided by Us, are solely the opinions and the responsibility of the person or entity providing those materials. These materials and information do not necessarily reflect Our opinion.
Materials Provided to RCD or Posted at any Website
RCD does not claim ownership of the materials You provide to RCD (including feedback and suggestions) or other Submissions. However, by posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting Your Submission, You are granting RCD, its affiliated companies and necessary sublicensees permission to use Your Submission in connection with the operation of their Internet businesses including, without limitation, the rights to: copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, reproduce, edit, translate and reformat Your Submission; and to publish Your name in connection with Your Submission.
No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of Your Submission, as provided herein. We are under no obligation to post or use any Submission You may provide and may remove any Submission at any time in Our sole discretion.
By posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting Your Submission, You warrant and represent that You own or otherwise control all of the rights to Your Submission as described in this section including, without limitation, all the rights necessary for You to provide, post, upload, input, publish or submit the Submissions.
Links from the Website
We cannot and do not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading from the internet or the Website will be free of viruses or other destructive code. If the Website contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for Your convenience only. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from Your use of them. If You decide to access any of the third-party websites linked to this Website, You do so entirely at Your own risk and are subject to the terms and conditions of use and the privacy policies for such websites. The inclusion of these links does not imply Our endorsement of the sites or any association with its operators.
Intellectual Property Rights
The Website and its entire contents, features and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video and audio, and the design, selection and arrangement thereof) are owned by RCD, its licensors or other providers of such material and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.
The Company from time-to-time provides various educational information on this Website. The Company grants You a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use this information for Your own personal or internal business use. Except as otherwise provided, You acknowledge and agree that You have no right to modify, edit, copy, reproduce, create derivative works of, reverse engineer, alter, enhance or in any way exploit any of the provided information in any manner.
Any Submission You post to the Website will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. By posting Your Submission, You grant us, Our affiliates and Our services providers (and Our and their respective licensees, successors and assigns) the royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, exclusive, unrestricted, worldwide license to use, reproduce, modify, perform, display, distribute and otherwise disclose to third parties any such material.
These Terms of Use permit You to use the Website only for Your personal, non-commercial use unless We have given You express authority to the contrary. You must not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store or transmit any of the material on Our Website, except as follows:
Your computer may temporarily store copies of such materials in RAM incidental to Your accessing and viewing those materials.
You may store files that are automatically cached by Your Web browser for display enhancement purposes.
If We provide desktop, mobile or other applications for download, You may download a single copy to Your computer or mobile device solely for Your own personal, non-commercial use, provided You agree to be bound by Our end user license agreement for such applications.
You must not:
Modify copies of any materials from this site.
Use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from the accompanying text.
Delete or alter any copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights notices from copies of materials from this site.
You must not access or use for any commercial purposes any part of the Website or any services or materials available through the Website.
If You print, copy, modify, download or otherwise use or provide any other person with access to any part of the Website in breach of the Terms of Use, Your right to use the Website will cease immediately and You must, at Our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials You have made. No right, title or interest in or to the Website or any content on the Website is transferred to You, and all rights not expressly granted are reserved by RCD. Any use of the Website not expressly permitted by these Terms of Use is a breach of these Terms of Use and may violate copyright, trademark and other laws.
Trademarks: The Ridgefield Conservatory of Dance name, The Ridgefield Conservatory of Dance logo, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs and slogans are trademarks of RCD or its affiliates or licensors. You must not use such marks without prior written permission from RCD. All other names, logos, product and service names, designs and slogans on this Website are the trademarks of their respective owners.
Notices and Procedure for Making Claims of Copyright Infringement: Pursuant to Title 17, United States Code, Section 512(c)(2), notifications of claimed copyright infringement under United States copyright law should be sent to Our designated contact person, shown below. ANY INQUIRIES THAT ARE NOT RELEVANT TO THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE.
If You believe any of the content on Our Website infringes Your copyright, please provide Our agent with the following information in writing:
a description of the copyrighted work You believe has been infringed;
information sufficient to identify the location of the allegedly infringing material on Our Website;
Your address, telephone number, and email address;
a statement to the effect that You have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
a declaration, under penalty of perjury, that the information You have provided is accurate and that You are the owner of the copyright involved or You are authorized to act on behalf of that owner;
Your physical or electronic signature.
Upon receiving Your complaint, We may remove content that You believe infringes Your copyright. In addition, We may take other action against the person or persons responsible for posting or transmitting the infringing material.
You must submit any claims in writing to the following Designated Agent:
Ridgefield Conservatory of Dance
440 Main Street
Ridgefield, CT 06877
information@ridgefielddance.org
Disclaimer of Warranties
RCD HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY A DISTRIBUTED DENIAL-OF-SERVICE ATTACK, VIRUSES OR OTHER TECHNOLOGICALLY HARMFUL MATERIAL THAT MAY INFECT YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, DATA OR OTHER PROPRIETARY MATERIAL DUE TO YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE OR TO YOUR DOWNLOADING OF ANY MATERIAL POSTED ON IT, OR ON ANY WEBSITE LINKED TO IT.
YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED FROM OR THROUGH THE USE OF THE WEBSITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. NEITHER RCD NOR ANY PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH RCD MAKES ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY OR AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBSITE.
WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NEITHER RCD NOR ANYONE ASSOCIATED WITH RCD REPRESENTS OR WARRANTS THAT THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, ERROR-FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, THAT OUR SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS OR THAT THE WEBSITE OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE WILL OTHERWISE MEET YOUR NEEDS OR EXPECTATIONS.
By using the Website, You agree not to hold RCD liable for any damages resulting from information obtained from the Website’s content, such as inaccurate reviews, recommendations, posts, or other services.
THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY WARRANTIES WHICH CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.
Limitation on Liability
IN NO EVENT WILL THE COLLECTIVE LIABILITY OF RCD AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES, AND THEIR LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS, TO ANY PARTY (REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) EXCEED THE GREATER OF $200 OR THE AMOUNT YOU HAVE PAID TO RCD FOR THE APPLICABLE CONTENT, PRODUCT, OR SERVICE IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS OUT OF WHICH LIABILITY AROSE.
THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY LIABILITY WHICH CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.
Release
As a condition of Your use of the Website, You hereby waive and release any and all claims, causes of action or other rights against RCD or any related parties arising out of or relating to Your use or inability to use the Website or Your reliance on any RCD or Website content.
Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless RCD, its affiliates, licensors and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses or fees (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to Your violation of these Terms of Use or Your use of the Website, including, but not limited to, Your use of the Website’s content, services and products other than as expressly authorized in these Terms of Use or Your use of any information obtained from the Website.
Governing Law and Jurisdiction
All matters relating to the Website and these Terms of Use and any dispute or claim arising therefrom or related thereto (in each case, including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Connecticut without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Connecticut or any other jurisdiction).
Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of, or related to, these Terms of Use or the Website shall be instituted exclusively in the federal courts of the United States in Connecticut or the courts of the State of Connecticut, although We retain the right to bring any suit, action or proceeding against You for breach of these Terms of Use in Your country of residence or any other relevant country. You waive any and all objections to the exercise of jurisdiction over You by such courts and to venue in such courts.
Arbitration
At RCD’s sole discretion, We may require You to submit any disputes arising from a violation of these Terms of Use or the use of the Website, including disputes arising from or concerning their interpretation, violation, invalidity, non-performance or termination, to final and binding arbitration under the Rules of Arbitration of the American Arbitration Association applying Connecticut law.
Waiver and Severability
No waiver by RCD of any term or condition set forth in these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition, and any failure of RCD to assert a right or provision under these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
If any provision of these Terms of Use is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated from the Terms of Use or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of the Terms of Use will continue in full force and effect.
Changes to the Terms of Use or Privacy Policy
We may revise and update these Terms of Use or the Privacy Policy from time to time in Our sole discretion. All changes are effective immediately when We post them, and changes apply to all access to and use of the Website thereafter.
Your continued use of the Website following the posting of revised Terms of Use or the revised Privacy Policy means that You accept and agree to the changes. You are expected to check these Terms of Use and Privacy Policy periodically so that You are aware of any changes.
Affiliate Marketing:
From time to time, the We may engage in affiliate marketing. This means that if you use an affiliate link to make a purchase, We may receive a commission on that purchase. All efforts are made to ensure that affiliate links are disclosed in accordance with applicable requirements.
Changes to the Website
We may update the Website’s content and Submissions periodically or when needed, but such information is not necessarily complete, accurate or reliable. We are under no obligation to ensure information is updated.
Entire Agreement
The Terms of Use and Privacy Policy constitute the sole and entire agreement between You and RCD with respect to the Website. This agreement supersedes all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations and warranties, both written and oral, with respect to the Website.
Last modified: June 6, 2025
Privacy Policy
Please note that this Privacy Policy is incorporated by reference into the Terms of Use and includes all definitions provided in therein.
Thank You for Your interest in RCD. RCD respects Your privacy and is committed to protecting it through compliance with this policy.
This policy describes the types of information We may collect from You or that You may provide when You visit, access, and/or use the website, related websites and related applications (our “Website”) and Our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information. This policy applies to information We collect:
- On this Website; and
- In Your correspondence, text and other electronic messages between You and this Website.
It does not apply to information collected by any third party, including through any application or content that may link to or be accessible from or on the Website.
No Confidentiality
You may not use the Website to provide confidential information to RCD. Any information You post to the Website as a Submission will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary.
Information We Collect About You and How We Collect It
We collect several types of information from and about Users of Our Website, including information:
by which You may be personally identified, such as name, postal address, e-mail address, telephone number, or ANY OTHER INFORMATION THE WEBSITE COLLECTS THAT IS DEFINED AS PERSONAL OR PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION UNDER AN APPLICABLE LAW (“Personal Information”);
that is about You but individually does not identify You, such as information relating to the company You work for or represent;
about Your internet connection, the equipment You use to access Our Website and usage details.
We collect this information:
Directly from You when You provide it to us;
Automatically as You navigate through the site, which may include usage details, IP addresses, and information collected through cookies; and
From third parties, like Our business partners, for example.
Information You Provide to Us
The information We collect on or through Our Website may include:
Information that You provide by filling in forms on Our Website. This includes information provided at the time of subscribing to Our service or requesting further services. We may also ask You for information when You report a problem with Our Website.
Records and copies of Your correspondence, including email addresses, if You contact Us.
Documents You may upload to the website and what You post, upload, input, provide or submit to the Website or its associated services or any other User-generated contribution (“Submissions”).
Information We Collect Through Automatic Data Collection Technologies
As You navigate through and interact with Our Website, We may use automatic data collection technologies to collect certain information about Your equipment, browsing actions and patterns, including:
Details of Your visits to Our Website, including traffic data, logs, and other communication data and the resources that You access and use on the Website.
Information about Your computer and internet connection, including Your IP address, operating system, and browser type.
The information We collect automatically (“Aggregate Information”) is statistical data and does not include personal information, but We may maintain it or associate it with personal information We collect in other ways or receive from third parties. It helps Us to improve Our Website and to deliver a better and more personalized service, including by enabling Us to:
Estimate Our audience size and usage patterns.
Store information about Your preferences, allowing Us to customize Our Website according to Your individual needs.
Speed up Your searches.
Recognize You when You return to Our Website.
The technologies We use for this automatic data collection may include:
Cookies (or browser cookies). A cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of Your computer. You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting on Your browser. However, if You select this setting You may be unable to access certain parts of Our Website. Unless You have adjusted Your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, Our system may issue cookies when You direct Your browser to Our Website.
Flash Cookies. Certain features of Our Website may use local stored objects (or Flash cookies) to collect and store information about Your preferences and navigation to, from and on Our Website. Flash cookies are not managed by the same browser settings as are used for browser cookies. For information about managing Your privacy and security settings for Flash cookies, see Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information.
Web Beacons. Pages of Our Website (and Our e-mails) may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit us, for example, to count Users who have visited those pages (or opened an email) and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of certain website content and verifying system and server integrity).
How We Use Your Information
We use information that We collect about You or that You provide to Us, including any personal information:
To present Our Website and its contents to You.
To provide You with information, products or services that You request from Us.
To fulfill any other purpose for which You provide it.
To provide You with notices about Your account.
To carry out Our obligations and enforce Our rights arising from any contracts entered into between You and Us, including for billing and collection.
To notify You about changes to Our Website or any products or services We offer or provide though it.
In any other way We may describe when You provide the information.
For any other purpose with Your consent.
We may also use Your information to contact You about Our services that may be of interest to You. If You do not want Us to use Your information in this way, please inform Us at the time of Your registration. For more information, see Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information.
Disclosure of Your Information
We may disclose Aggregate Information about Our Users, and information that does not identify any individual, without restriction.
We may disclose personal information that We collect or You provide as described in this privacy policy:
To contractors, service providers, and other third parties We use to support Our business and who are bound by contractual obligations to keep personal information confidential and use it only for the purposes for which We disclose it to them.
To brand partners, regarding not personally identifiable information in aggregate.
To fulfill the purpose for which You provide it.
For any other purpose disclosed by Us when You provide the information.
With Your consent.
We may also disclose Your personal information:
To comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request.
To enforce or apply Our Terms of Use.
If We believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of RCD, Our customers, or others.
Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information
We strive to provide You with choices regarding the personal information You provide to Us. We provide You with the following control over Your information:
Tracking Technologies and Advertising. You can set Your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert You when cookies are being sent. To learn how You can manage Your Flash cookie settings, visit the Flash player settings page on Adobe’s website. If You disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this site may then be inaccessible or not function properly.
Data Security
The safety and security of Your information also depends on You. Where We have given You (or where You have chosen) a password for access to certain parts of Our Website, You are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask You not to share Your password with anyone.
Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although We do Our best to protect Your personal information, We cannot guarantee the security of Your personal information transmitted to Our Website. Any transmission of personal information is at Your own risk. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the Website.
Your Access to and Control Over Your Personally Identifiable Information:
At any time, but only once per calendar year, or as otherwise required under applicable law, Users may contact the Company to review the personally identifiable information that Company has collected about You. If You discover any errors, please notify Company and the information will be corrected. To review the personally identifiable information that company has collected about You, please send an email to information@ridgefielddance.org with the subject line: “Personal Information Review Request.” Users may also request that Company delete a User account(s) or, if You have not established a User account, Your email address, and any related data at any time. If You wish to delete Your User account(s), please email Us at information@ridgefielddance.org with the words “Delete Account” in the subject line. If You do not have a User account and wish to delete Your email address or other personally identifiable information that You might have provided through Your use of the Site, any Games, and/or any Services, please email Us at information@ridgefielddance.org with the words “Delete My Information” in the subject line.
You may also choose to confirm that the Company does not use Your personal information in certain ways and/or to otherwise “opt out” of certain uses of that personal information, including without limitation (i) when Your personal information may be disclosed to a third party unrelated to the Company and/or parties directly related to providing Your Services and/or (ii) when Your personal information may be used for a purpose that is materially different from the purpose(s) for which it was originally collected or subsequently authorized by You. If You wish to limit Your personal data in either such way, or have other questions about how the Company may use Your personal data, please contact Us at information@ridgefielddance.org with the words “Privacy Request” in the subject line.
Choice/Opt-Out: The Site may provide You the opportunity to opt-in to receive communications from Us at the point where We request information about You. You always have the option of removing Your name from any e-mail list in order to discontinue any such future communications. In order to ensure immediate removal from any list, please follow the specific instructions set forth within the communications You receive from the Company which You no longer wish to receive. If You are unsuccessful in completing the instructions specified in any such communication, please e-mail Us at information@ridgefielddance.org, including a copy of the undesired email attached to the request, and state You wish to be removed from the mailing list.
Transfer of Information Across National Borders: Our site and various information We collect are operated on servers located in various jurisdictions, including the United States. When You access or use the Site and/or Our services, personal information about You may be transferred outside the country in which You are situated to these other locations. The Company’s policies ensure that such personal information is protected to the same standard when processed by any Company entity or office around the world. We also ensure that appropriate contracts containing standard data protection clauses approved by the European Commission to protect that information and the rights of individuals are in place with any and all third-party service providers We may use.
Changes to Our Privacy Policy
It is Our policy to post any changes We make to Our privacy policy. You are expected to check this privacy policy periodically so that You are aware of any changes.
GDPR Compliance
For users in the European Economic Area (EEA), we comply with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The following provisions apply to EEA users:
- Your consent;
- The necessity to perform our contractual obligations;
- Compliance with our legal obligations;To protect your vital interests or those of others;
- To perform a task carried out in the public interest;
- For our legitimate interests, except where such interests are overridden by your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms.
Legal Basis for Processing
We process your personal data on the following legal bases:
Data Subject Rights
Under the GDPR, you have the following rights:
- Right to access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to rectification: You can request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
- Right to erasure: You can request that we delete your personal data in certain circumstances.
- Right to restrict processing: You can request that we restrict the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
- Right to data portability: You can request to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
- Right to object: You can object to our processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
- Rights related to automated decision-making: You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing that produces legal effects or similarly significantly affects you.
To exercise these rights, please contact us at information@ridgefielddance.org.
Data Transfers Outside the EEA
We may transfer your personal data to countries outside the EEA. When we do so, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission.
Data Retention
We retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we collected it, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.
Complaints
If you have concerns about our processing of your personal data, you have the right to make a complaint at any time to the supervisory authority for data protection issues in your country of residence.
Contact Information
To ask questions or comment about this privacy policy and Our privacy practices, contact Us at:
Ridgefield Conservatory of Dance
440 Main Street
Ridgefield, CT 06877
information@ridgefielddance.org
Last modified: June 6, 2025
Avery Lasky is an ABT® Certified Teacher, who has successfully completed the ABT® Teacher Training Intensive in Pre-Primary through Level 3 of the ABT® National Training Curriculum. Avery Lasky received her pre-professional training at New England Ballet and Ballet Etudes here in Connecticut. She was a student of Christina Fagundes for many years, who was a Soloist with American Ballet Theatre. Avery studied ballet at many summer intensives, including Burklyn Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, Kaatsbaan, Next Generation Ballet, Boston Ballet, and Philadelphia Ballet. Avery got accepted into the Philadelphia Ballet trainee program and trained pre-professional from 2017-2019. She danced in the company performances of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, and Romeo and Juliet. She was also a part of the School of Philadelphia’s Ballet outreach performances, school performances, and many of Philadelphia Ballet’s second companies’ performances. Avery completed Boston Ballet’s Adaptive Dance Teacher Training and is currently one of the teachers for Connecticut Dance Schools, Dance 4All Abilities program, and the Ridgefield Conservatory of Dance adaptive dance program. In addition, Avery is a certified 500-hour yoga teacher with certifications in kids yoga and yoga for autism. Her passion is sharing her love of ballet to the younger generation.
Danielle Marie Fusco is an award-winning Italian-American dancer, choreographer, aerialist, and shamanic healer, renowned for her multifaceted career in commercial theatre, concert dance, arts-in-education, and holistic healing. Danielle’s off-Broadway and Equity credits include Tink at the NY Musical Festival, The Anthem at the Lynn Redgrave Theatre, and The Vanity at Theatre Row’s Clurman Theatre. She has also performed at the NY Innovative Theatre Awards, Friday Nights for STREB LAB for
Grace Reddy (formerly Liu Zhao Hui) trained at China’s national school of dance, the Beijing Dance Academy, studying classical Chinese dance and ballet under Russian masters following the Vaganova System. Upon graduation from the Academy, she joined China’s foremost dance company, the Chinese Dance Theater. During a 13-year career with the company, she toured throughout China and other Asian countries performing on stage, in movies and on television. She has been a featured dancer in many major Chinese dance productions including A Dream of Red Mansions, The Princess of Wen Cheng, Tong Que Tai, Bao Lian Deng, and Deng Xiao Ping Song Ge. She has performed as a visiting artist at universities in the United States and toured the Hawaiian Islands performing a program of classical Chinese dance under the auspices of Beijing University. After immigrating to the United States, Grace founded the Tang Yung School of Chinese Dance and has performed with the Beijing Dance Company of New York and the Zhong Mei Dance Company.
Marlon Mayers discovered his passion for dance at the age of 14 where he began his dance training when accepted into Frank Sinatra School of the Arts. While attending Frank Sinatra, he also attended Ballet Hispanico, The Abrons Arts Center and The Martha Graham school of Contemporary Dance. Graduating from Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in 2009, Marlon attended Marymount Manhattan College as a B.F.A dance major. Marlon has landed wonderful opportunities that allowed him to work with a wide range of choreographers from different styles of dance such as Jessica Lang, Laurie-Ann Gibson, Daniel Catanach, and Larry Keigwin, just to name a few. Since then he has been a Principal Dancer with the Abrons Arts Center Dance Ensemble, a Corp de Ballet dancer with Urban Ballet Theater and a freelancer with small modern dance companies based in New York City. Although Marlon loves performing he has a passion for teaching. He has had the opportunity to choreograph on the graduating class at Frank Sinatra school of the Arts as well as teach and be a mentor for the underclassmen. He has also presented his own choreography with the American Ballet Theater’s “Make a Ballet” and has submitted and showcased his works to numerous arts festivals. When not rehearsing and staging his own works, Marlon spends his time in a studio teaching and sharing great life lessons to students throughout the greater New York area.
Dona Wiley received her pre-professional dance training at the Ridgefield Conservatory of Dance in Connecticut under the direction of James Robey, and studied at many professional level summer ballet intensives including the American Ballet Theater Summer Program in New York City. Dona Wiley is an ABT® Certified Teacher, who has successfully completed the ABT® Teacher Training Intensive in Pre-Primary through Level 3 of the ABT® National Training Curriculum. As a freelance dancer, Dona currently works with the New York based dance companies Lydia Johnson Dance, Nomad Contemporary Ballet, Neville Dance Theatre, Neglia Ballet Artists, and as the rehearsal director and co-founder of CelloPointe. Her past company credits also include Connecticut Ballet, Staten Island Ballet, Felice Lesser Dance Theatre, IKADA Dance, Ballet Inc, and the Taormina Teatro Group where she enjoyed a principal dance role int he off-broadway play Tchaikovsky. Notable career highlights include performing the title role in Staten Island Ballet’s production of Carmen, as well as dancing the choreography of George Balanchine, Emery LeCrone, Gabrielle Lamb, and David Fernandez, among others. As a dance instructor Dona has taught ballet and pointe, choreographed new works, and set classical repertoire in studios throughout New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey.
Polly Kingsbury has had an extensive career in dance education. She has taught ballet, modern and jazz throughout Westchester and Connecticut. Polly spent most of her life studying and teaching at the Steffi Nossen School of Dance. During her tenure there she served in many capacities including Educational Director, Operations Director and Senior Staff Instructor. While there she hired, trained and supervised the teaching staff for the Steffi Nossen method curriculum classes and choreographed for the Junior Master Class, Concert Group and many performance groups. She was the Steffi Nossen Children’s Show director and producer from 1979-2004. Her choreography has been performed at the Performing Arts Center at Purchase College. After moving to CT in 2004 she continues to serve as a consultant there. Polly has served as the Dance Coordinator for the Rye City Public Schools teaching PAC and choreographing for musicals, revues and choral groups within the district. For many years she served as a visiting instructor for the Westchester Arts Council teaching classes and workshops for special needs groups throughout the county. Polly has taught and lectured for the Hole in the Wall Gang “COPE” weekends in Southbury, CT. Polly’s performance credits include the Barnspace Dance Project based in Katonah NY and A New Generation of Dance at the Emelin Theatre in Larchmont, NY. Since moving to CT in 2004, Polly has been an enthusiastic supporter of RCD as a guest teacher, student, rehearsal assistant, seamstress, and much more. She is thrilled to be serving in this new capacity at RCD.
Mary Beth Hansohn received her professional training at The Arlington Center for Dance in Arlington, VA, and studied ballet in the hightest level at The American Ballet Theater Summer Program in New York City, where she performed George Balanchine’s Theme and Variations. She joined The Ohio Ballet as a full member at age 18, and went on to dance in works by Heinz Poll, Donald Byrd, Laura Dean, Ann Marie DeAngelo, Lynne Taylor-Corbett, Stephen Mills, Septime Webre, Salvatore Aiello, Dermot Burke, Val Caniparoli, Jeffrey Hughes, Twyla Tharp, and Alonzo King. Mary Beth has performed with Dayton Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet, The Cleveland Opera, D.C. Contemporary Dance Festival, Neglia Ballet Artists, The Adam Miller Dance Project, The National Tap Ensemble, and Terra Firma Dance Theatre. Mary Beth performed in the 2011 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in New York City, which was televised on CBS. In 2014, she appeared and danced in the new television drama series “Flesh and Bone”. Mary Beth has also worked with Edouard Lock at La La La Human Steps in Montreal, and with Karole Armitage at Armitage Cone! Dance in New York City. Some of Ms. Hansohn’s favorite roles include the title role in Giselle, “Mina Harker” in Dracula, “Gerturde” in Hamlet, Le Corsaire pas de deux, “Russian Girl” in George Balanchine’s Serenade, the pas de trois from George Balanchine’s Agon, “Myrtha” in Giselle, and Unnatural Selection, a pas de deux choreographed and danced with her husband, James Graber. Mary Beth has judged dance competitions and choreographed in dance workshops across the country, and continues to teach ballet and contemporary dance in New York.
Kelly graduated Summa Cum Laude from Pace University with a B.S. in commercial dance and psychology. At Pace, she performed works by Andy Blankenbuehler, Jessica Lang, Chloe Arnold, and Jason Samuels Smith. She began her training at the Ridgefield Conservatory of Dance under James Robey, and continued her training at Fineline Theatre Arts under Elizabeth Parkinson and Scott Wise, and Mary Ann Lamb. She has also studied under Twyla Tharp, and performed works such as The Fugue and Burundi Drums. Most recently, she has been seen on the national tour of 42nd Street, which was helmed by the 2001 Tony Award-winning team of Mark Bramble and Randy Skinner. In addition, Kelly has performed with the New Bedford Festival Theatre, Ocean Professional Theatre Company, and the Carnegie Hall Exchange. Favorite credits include My Fair Lady, Singin’ in the Rain, and Crazy For You. Aside from performing, Kelly has been teaching a wide variety of styles for 5 years, from students in creative movement to adult levels.
Robyn began her training at the Ridgefield Conservatory of Dance under James Robey. Her ballet training includes summer intensives such as The Bolshoi Ballet, The Ailey School, The Gelsey Kirkland Academy of Classical Ballet, and The Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet among others. In 2015, she was the recipient of the Patricia Schuster Award and proceeded to earn her degree in dance from Adelphi University. Robyn furthered her ballet education with private coaching under notable dancers such as Ashley Bouder, Carol Sumner, Flavio Salazar, Hilda Morales, Marnie Thomas and Tiler Peck. Robyn currently teaches for Ridgefield Academy Landmark Preschool in Westport, CT.
Amy trained at the Boston Conservatory and the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance, where she received scholarships from the Gregory Peck Foundation and as a Finalist for the Coca-Cola Award for Artistic Excellence. Ms. Piantaggini is a former member of the Martha Graham Dance Company and the Martha Graham Dance Ensemble, in which she danced many soloist roles including “Satyric Festival Song” and “Conversation of Lovers”. Anna Kisselgoff of the New York Times said that Amy “made a luminous New York debut in Graham’s abstract view…” October 7, 1998. Amy has danced for the companies of Javier Dzul, Richard Move, and James Robey, and currently dances for Edgar Cortes Dance Theater. Amy’s teaching experience includes numerous schools throughout New England including the Hartt School/University of Hartford and as a Graham-based master class guest instructor for Central Michigan State University, Webster University, Western Connecticut University, Endicott College, Sacred Heart University, Barnard College, and Dean College. She received her MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts from Goddard College with a focus in early American Modern Dance and Embodiment Studies. Ms. Piantaggini is a member of the National Dance Education Organization, and served on the Danbury Dance Initiative task force. She established RCD as a charter for National Honors Society for Dance Arts in 2016. Amy is the recipient of the New Connections Award in 2022 for mentoring young women and the Nancy Comstock Andrews Superlative Teaching/Mentoring Award in 2018 for her extensive collaborations between the Conservatory and countless Ridgefield arts organizations. Amy also serves as a Committee Member for the Dance Studios Mentoring Program for the National Dance Education Organization (NDEO).