Registration: A non-refundable fee of $30 per student is required yearly at the time of registration. 

Payment of Fees: Tuition will be billed monthly to you and can be paid by automatic payment or paid in full at registration. All late payments  or declined payments will be charged a $25 fee. In addition, a late fee of $10 will be collected when a tuition payment is not made by the 10th of every month. Please plan accordingly, as the 1st still applies if it falls on weekends and holidays.

 

Payment by  Automatic Credit Card Charge: Tuition will be billed to your card on file on the 1st day of each month from September to May. August Billing will occur on August 12th for 3/4 Tuition. Depending on your credit institution, it may take a few days for payment to be posted to your account. Credit card payments are not accepted for in-person payment on a monthly basis. Payment must be made by pre-authorized automatic monthly payment. Only regular monthly fees may be paid by credit card. Incidental fees such as recital tickets and costume fees must be paid by check or cash.

 

Payment in Full: Tuition must be paid in full for the semester or the entire school year. Tuition may be paid with cash,  credit or debit card.  If tuition is paid in full for the semester or year, the registration fee will be voided.

2024-2025 Billing Schedule:
All payments will be billed on the first of each month with the exception of August which will occur on the 14th for 1/2 tuition.

August billing: August 12th-August 31st (3 Weeks)
September billing: September 1st – September 28th
October billing: September 29th – October 26th
November billing: October 27th – November 22nd 
December billing: December 1st – December 21st 

January billing: January 6th-February 1st
February billing: February 2nd – March 1st
March billing: March 2nd – April 5th  
April billing: April 6th – May 3rd
May billing: May 4th – June 2nd 

Withdrawal and Refunds: One-month notice is required to discontinue any classes. Withdrawal must be done in person and will not be accepted over the phone. Withdrawal must be done through studio administration and not through the teacher. No withdrawals will be accepted after March 31st. To withdraw from classes a parent or adult student must:

•  Inform studio administration in person, and
• Complete and sign a withdrawal form provided by the studio office.

All automatic bank debiting or credit card charges will stop after the four-week notice period. The Studio reserves the right to terminate lessons to any students without notice. In such a case a refund for unused lessons will be given.

 

Extreme Weather or Unexpected Interruption of Classes: If the Studio must cancel classes due to extreme weather or events beyond our control such as power outages, the missed lessons will be added on to the end of the teaching year at the discretion of The Studio. No refunds for lessons missed due to these reasons will be given. In the event this occurs, we will post on our Facebook page and our Studio Website and also send an email by 2:30 p.m. that day.

Substitutions: The Studio reserves the right to provide a substitute teacher if the regularly scheduled teacher is ill or otherwise unable to teach classes. In the very rare case, a teacher is ill, and The Studio cannot arrange a substitute, any missed classes will be made up.

 

Dress Code: Required dance wear and dance shoes must be worn to all classes. Failure to wear required dancewear to class could result in students being asked to sit out of the class. Students are not permitted to wear jeans or shoes worn on the street or outdoors to any dance class. For safety reasons, dancers are not permitted to wear jewelry. Long hair must be tied back, and a proper ballet bun must be secured for every ballet class. Please refer to the Dress Code Guidelines for detailed information.

 

Attendance and Lateness: The Studio reserves the right to have students who come 10 min. late or later to class, sit out of the class. Repeated lateness may result in termination of lessons. A minimum attendance level will be required. If a student misses more than 4 classes without written notices, The Studio reserves the right to terminate lessons. Students missing 4 or more classes after January will not be allowed to participate in the year-end dance recital, festivals or competitions unless a private is taken with the teacher.

 

Parent’s Responsibility to be Aware of Dates and Events: It is the responsibility of the parent or adult student to be aware of all studio activities, such as viewing days, recitals, extra classes, and dates the school is open or closed. The school will post all such notices on the dance “The News” board, on the website, email, as well as sending notices home with the students. It is the parent’s responsibility to regularly check these boards to ensure they are informed. It is the responsibility of the parents or adult students to inform the school of any address or telephone number change.

 

Care of Students: The Studio is not responsible for providing before or after class care for students. Parents with students in Tots and Level 1 are to remain in the building during classes (camps excluded). Students are not to be left at the studio for excessive time before, after or between classes.

 

Injuries: Parents, legal guardians of minor students and adult students waive the right to any legal action for any injury sustained on school property resulting from normal dance activity or any other activity conducted by the students before, during or after class time.

 

RECITAL FEES:

Recital Fee:  Due to the skyrocketing cost of theater rental and facility staffing, there will be a $65 (per family) recital fee this season.  Recital Fee is due at the time costume payment is received.  

Costumes for Recital: Participation in all recitals is optional. Fees for recital costumes not covered in your recital fee are $85.00 and due by October 15th and $95.00 (Pointe Costumes $85 – $120) after the due date. All costume fees must be paid with check or cash. Costumes are non-refundable and non-transferable. If you will not be joining us for recital, you must notify us via email by November 18th. We will bill the card on file December 1st for costume fees. The Studio will provide a complimentary seamstress for any costume that needs alterations. The final Costume Deadline is January 17, 2025.

 

Recital:  If your student signs up to be in recital, they may not, at a later date, decide to not be in recital or withdraw from class. It is unfair to the students who have been rehearsing, and the instructor to try to re-block an entire piece last minute. Any student who signs up in January for recital is making the commitment to perform at recital. If your dancer withdraws from classes after March 31st, you will be assessed a $100 per class re-choreography fee.  Additionally, you also agree that your student will remain for the entirety of the performance and understand, for the safety of our dancers and staff, we will not check out students in the middle of a show.  So please plan on staying and cheering on the performers.  Shows are approximately 1.5 hours.

 

Photo Release: The Studio is hereby granted permission to take photographs of the students to use in brochures, websites, posters, advertisements and other promotional materials. Permission is also hereby granted for the school to copyright such photographs in its name.

 

Miscellaneous: Parents and adult students are to be aware that The Studio promotes healthy body image among the students. As such, we approve of our teachers snacking during the course of the teaching day. Parents are to be aware that dancing as a profession is physically demanding and proper body care is essential