Studio Etiquette

In order to show honor and respect to one another, we ask that students and families observe the following etiquette:

• Please be on time for all classes, if not a few minutes early
• Parents, please be on time in picking up your students after class and performances
• If you must arrive late, please ask permission to enter, then enter quietly and jump into class as quickly as possible
• Students are only allowed to bring water into the dance studio (please label your water bottle with your name!)
• Please keep food and beverages other than water out of the studio and dressing room areas
• While observing classes from the hallway, please be quiet and respectful in your comments
• Our waiting room is just down the hall in suite 103
• From time to time you will have the opportunity to observe classes from inside the classroom, but if visitors wish to observe a class at a different time, please check with the teacher as far in advance as possible
• It is most respectful to not speak while others are speaking (especially the teacher!!) but if you have a question, please raise your hand

Parents we ask for your special support in training your tiny dancers in this way!

• Students, we encourage you to encourage one another in love and good deeds by speaking well of one another and edifying your fellow dancers as you see ways in which God has gifted and grown them in their dancing and as young men and women
• If you are injured or sick, please ask permission from your teacher to sit down and watch class
• If you are injured or have a non-contagious illness, it would benefit you to come and watch class

Side note: Dance is a discipline so part of the discipline is maintaining the habit of coming and watching-you can still learn from class even if you cannot participate!

• If you have a fever or contagious illness, please contact the studio and stay home to recuperate
• Please put your name/your dancer’s name on shoes, clothes, water bottles, etc.…we would hate for you to lose them
• Students who have cell phones should put their phones on silent in their dance bags during class (bags may be brought into the dance area for safe keeping)

Our waiting room is just down the hall in suite 103. There is seating, children’s books, puzzles, toys, and a space for you to visit while you wait. You are also welcome to wait in the hallway outside the studio door.

A non-refundable Annual Registration fee of $25/new student, $15/returning student (max of $50/family) is due at the time of registration. This fee holds the dancer's spot in the class, registration is not complete until this fee is paid.

Tuition is due during the 1^st week of classes each month. Short-term tuition is a one-time fee/session/student and is due the first week of the short-term session.  Tuition received 7 days after the 1^st dance day of a month will incur a 10% late penalty. A $25 fee will be charged in the case of a returned check (NSF).

Tuition is calculated based on total hours danced/week per dancer. Tuition is based on 32 weeks of dance, divided into 9 equal payments. All full-season (September–May) students are scheduled 32 classes/season.

Each class costume will have a separate fee. There will also be a $10 Performance Fee/dancer due with the costume fee that will be reimbursed for volunteers in the form of a credit towards tickets or tuition. The Performance Fee helps cover the costs of performances. Costume and performance fees must be paid in advance before any costumes can be taken home with students.

Tuition can be paid via cash, check or card in person (or mailed to the studio by cash or check) or via credit card using our online registration system (login here). Payments made via credit card are automatically charged a convenience fee.

Sibling enrollment discounts:

10% off family monthly tuition for the second family member enrolled

15% off family monthly tuition for the third family member enrolled

20% off family monthly tuition for the fourth family member enrolled

25% off family monthly tuition for the fifth (and subsequent) family member(s) enrolled
 

Multiples discount: multiples (twins, triplets, etc…) receive an extra 2-3% off tuition each month in addition to the standard sibling discounts.