I, the undersigned, do hereby consent and agree to the Fusion Center for Dance, LLC studio policies, as stated below. I have read and fully understand these policies and understand that if I, or any of my students and/or family members violate these policies, that we may be asked to leave the studio, with no expectation of refund or credit for any tuition, costume, or other payments previously made.
Attire: All students are to wear the appropriate dance attire to all classes. (See attire requirements on the Fusion website.) If my student arrives to class WITHOUT the appropriate attire, I understand that my account will be billed for the purchase of the necessary attire so that they may attend class, beginning the first of October.
Observation: Parents, friends, and family may observe their dancer’s class(es) through the online Zoom function. Links can be found in your parent portal. Due to COVID protocols, it is important to keep our lobby area as clear as possible. Siblings and friends, under age 12, as well as dancers when not in class, must be accompanied by a parent at ALL times or a $10 per hour babysitting fee per hour will be charged to your account. Students MAY NOT be dropped off for class, unsupervised more than ten minutes before classes start. Students must be picked up within 15 minutes after class or the babysitting fee may be applied to your account.
Evaluations: Dance evaluations will be given out at the end of each season. They are completed by the instructor and reviewed by the dance director. This will give the parent an overview of your child’s progress and placement for the following season. It is imperative that students are taking the appropriate classes to maximize the learning opportunity for themselves and for the other students. Students may be moved throughout the year to the appropriate class as necessary.
Communication: Fusion Center for Dance is green! A monthly newsletter will be sent via email each month with important information. Please keep a current email address on file and if you are not receiving the newsletters, please check your spam folder and/or let us know.
Payments: Tuition payments are withdrawn from your on-file debit or credit card through an auto-pay system on the first of each month. If the card on file is declined for any reason, or if a card is not kept on file a $5.00 processing fee will be added to your account each month. Any tuition paid after the fifth of the month will incur a $25.00 late fee. Students with accounts over two months in arrears will be asked to leave classes until the billing issue is resolved. Students with open balances as of the date of the recital, will NOT be allowed to perform in the recital.
Withdrawals: Withdrawals MUST fill out a form found at the front desk by the 25th of the month in order to NOT be charged tuition for the following month. No withdrawals will be accepted after April 1st. There are no refunds or credits for tuition, costumes or other fees already paid.
Absences: If your child is absent from class for more than one week, we ask that you let the studio know. You are welcome to make up any class in a class of your choice during the week at your convenience.
Tuition: The 2021/22 session is based on ten months (September to June). The number of weekly classes varies over that time but to simplify billing a flat monthly rate is charged. The studio will be closed for the following holidays: Halloween, Thanksgiving Break, Christmas Break, Spring Break, Memorial Weekend. No regular class the week of the recital.
Bad weather: If the studio is going to be closed due to bad weather we will put an Announcement on local stations as well as our Facebook page.
Recital: All dancers are welcome and encouraged to participate in the Recital. Dancers participating in this year-end celebration are required to purchase a costume for each class he/ she is participating in. Costume cost is $75 per costume/ class. It is mandatory for dancers to attend all rehearsals that coincide with the recital. If you do not notify us by October 1st that your child will not be in the recital, you are responsible for the cost of the costume and any other fees associated with the recital whether your student performs or not. A $25 performance fee will also be charged to each dancer in the recital to cover the costs of chaperones and other fees associated with putting on the performance. . If a dancer should drop from the performance for any reason, these costs will not be refunded.
Berrien Partnership: Those students who utilize the Berrien Partnership program, are responsible for ANY and ALL fees that the program does not cover, including but not limited to: registration fees, recital participation, and costume fees, tuition. Fusion is not responsible for changes made to the program by Berrien Partnership throughout the ten-month season. How the partnership works: they will cover your tuition for 9 months at Fusion. Since Fusion runs on a 10-month tuition (September - June) the parent is responsible to pay for one month, plus the registration fee. To make this easy, we ask that the parents pay for September tuition at registration and then we set it up for Partnership to cover October - June.