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| Studio Policies TUITION and FEES All classes are offered weekly and the following are MONTHLY rates per student: Pre-Dance (ages 3-6) half-hour classes $25 per class per month Beginner classes (ages 7-11, or based on experience) 1 hour classes $40 per class per month Intermediate and Advanced Classes (ages 12+, or based on experience) 1 hour classes $40 per class per month Special Classes (any age or style) ½ hour: $80 solo, $60 duet per student (prices includes the required weekly two-hour stretch and technique class) Competition students are required to take the weekly 2-hour stretch and technique class, available to them for $40 total. Special Discounts Pay full price for the first class and get 25% off each additional class of equal or lesser value. 10% off year’s tuition for paying year’s tuition with September payment. 5% for paying year’s tuition with September and February payments. Tuition is nonrefundable and failure to pay balance in full results in cancellation of discount. Payment Policies: Annual registration fee of $25 charged per student. Payment due in full first week of every month. Late fees of 5% will be assessed. Tuition is charged by the year and divided among 10 equal monthly payments, so the same rate is charged every month, regardless of number of classed offered. Studio is allowed to cancel up to two sessions of each class or lesson per year for inclement weather, teacher illness or professional responsibility, etc. without refund. Pre- scheduled holidays excluded. Should canceled classes exceed two sessions, make-ups will be offered, but refunds are never given. Other Expenses: Other dance-related expenses include costumes and, if applicable, registration and entry fees for competitions. A $30 costume deposit per costume is due with your November tuition payment. 100% of the costume deposit is applied toward student’s costume bill for the summer recital or competition. Costume deposits are never refunded for any reason, nor are costume balance payments. Picture Day: A professional photographer comes to the studio each year in May to photograph each class in their costumes. Photo purchases are optional, but attendance is mandatory. Summer Recital: The Studio’s summer recital is held at an area school every year in June. One free Dressing Room Pass is given to the female parent of each student. Stage rehearsals the week of the show are mandatory. DRESS CODE “Look like a dancer, feel like a dancer.” In order to maintain classroom discipline and decorum and to ensure visibility of proper placement and alignment, all students are required to wear form-fitting proper dance attire. Street clothes are not permitted in class. Proper shoes are required for all classes. NO DANCING IN SOCKS! No tights for acro, contortion, or lyrical classes. Individual teachers may have requirements for their individual classes. Hair must be secured in a ponytail or bun for all classes. All of your dance attire and shoes can be purchased from catalogues and online distributors or locally at Sequins & Sweats, 750 Harry L. Drive, Johnson City, (607) 797-3177. CLASSROOM RULES Students must be focused and attentive during classes and demonstrate proper respect for their teacher and fellow students. Disruptive behavior will result first in a warning and then by ten minutes of solitary stretching outside the classroom if the behavior continues. If behavior still does not cease, student will be asked to leave the classroom for the day. No gum chewing, eating, or drinking except water. Attire must reflect the dress code. Pendulous jewelry prohibited. Classes are not open to the public, only enrolled students may enter the classroom. Students should arrive at the studio 15 minutes prior to scheduled class time so that dancers are ready to enter the classroom at the appropriate time. Tardy students disrupt the class and waste valuable class time. The school may, at any time, suspend or terminate a student’s enrollment due to behavioral or attitude problems or payment delinquency. In such a case, no refunds are given for classes that had yet to be attended that month. |
