Procedures & Policies for Fall Session 2024-2025
Welcome to Dance Arts Studio! We are proud to offer professional quality classes and superior dance training at all levels. Each of our teachers holds a degree in Dance Education and/or Choreography. Our ten-month season offers your student dance education in a fun, cultural and artistic environment. There are two performances during this session. Our Holiday Showcase in December and we conclude or 10-month Season with a professional dance recital in early June giving your accomplished dancer an incredible performance opportunity.
This Dance Season starts Monday, August 19, 2024, and will end on June 7, 2025.
Registration
There is a $50 Registration fee per family. This fee is non-refundable and is charged to your payment method upon registration, along with your first month’s tuition.
Registration is online at www.danceartsstudio.org
You will create a parent portal, choose your student’s classes, and enroll in autopay for convenient, no worry, payments.
Billing Policies
Tuition is due on the 15th of each month. Your method of payment on file will be automatically charged the full balance on your account on the 15th of each month. A credit card processing fee will be added to your monthly balance during the autopay process. If your payment is declined for any reason, you will be contacted by DAS. From the contact date, you will have 5 business days to remedy the payment.
There is a $50 recovery fee if your account is not paid within the allotted time frame and your dancer will be suspended from class until a successful payment is made.
Any account that requires collection will also be responsible for court costs and attorney fees. If, for any reason, your dancer drops out of their class after March 15, 2025, your payment method on file will be charged $100 per class dropped and be subjected to additional choreography fees determined by DAS and your recital fee will not be refunded.
General Rules
Students may not chew gum in class.
Dance Arts is not responsible for lost or stolen items.
Absolutely no food or drink (except bottled water) will be allowed on the dance floor.
The lobby and dressing room areas need to be kept quiet and clean by students and parents.
Students must remain inside the reception area until a parent picks them up.
Dress Code
The following requirements are mandatory and will be enforced by the dance teachers:
Hair must be tied up and away from face with Ballet students should have a neat bun. No jewelry will be worn.
Shoes should be labeled with dancer’s name. No t-shirts, baggy clothes, street clothes, sweats, or pajama pants.
Ballet: Leotards, tights, and pink ballet shoes. Younger dancers may wear skirts. Boys: Form-fitting, black dance pants or tights, a form-fitting, plain, white or black t-shirt, and black ballet shoes.
Ballet III and above: Must wear a black leotard and white or light pink tights. No skirts and no dance shorts. Boys: Form-fitting black dance pants or tights, a form-fitting plain white or black t-shirt, and black ballet shoes.
Turns, Leaps, and Extensions: Any color leotard and leggings, dance pants/capris or dance shorts without feet. Boys: Form-fitting any color dance pants, and a form-fitting, plain, any color t-shirt.
Tap, Jazz, Musical Theatre: Any color leotard and tights, leggings, dance pants or dance shorts. All shoes must be black. Boys: Form-fitting black dance pants and a form-fitting, plain, any color t-shirt.
Contemporary: Any color leotard and tights, dance shorts, leggings, or dance pants without feet. Boys: Form-fitting black dance pants or tights and a form-fitting, plain, any color t-shirt.
Hip Hop: Any color or style of DANCEWEAR (must include a leotard) and black Hip Hop shoes,
available to order from the studio. Boys: Form-fitting black dance pants, a form-fitting, plain, any color t-shirt, and black Hip Hop shoes. Absolutely NO STREET SHOES WILL BE ALLOWED ON THE DANCE FLOOR.
Students not wearing appropriate dance attire will be asked to sit out and observe class.
Dance shoes, leotards, tights, skirts, dance shorts and jazz pants are available to order through the studio.
You must try on shoes and dancewear for sizing in the studio lobby. All merchandise ordered is non-returnable.
Holidays Observed
Labor Day: Monday, Sept. 2, 2024 (DAS is closed)
Thanksgiving: Nov. 25-29, 2024 (classes resume Mon. Dec 2)
Christmas: Dec 21, 2024-Jan 5, 2025 (classes resume Mon. Jan 6 )
Spring Break: March 24-28, 2025 (classes resume Mon. March 31 )
Memorial Day: Monday, May 26, 2025 (DAS is closed)
* Many schools have several “no school” days for professional development throughout the year. DAS still holds classes on these days.
Recital/Costume Information
Our recital will be on June 6th and 7th, 2025.
A recital fee of $80 per family will be billed on March 15 and is non-refundable. Recital fee covers the cost of the venue
and other show related expenses. You will also receive a video of the recital included in this fee.
Costumes will be invoiced and appear on your Feb 15 billing. We anticipate costume costs to be $50-$75 per class and costumes are non-refundable once the order is placed.
All dancers have the option to not be in the recital.
All classes except “Turns, Leaps & Extensions” and “Ballet Technique” will perform in the recital.
Dropping, Adding, or Changing Classes/ Cancellation Policy
To ensure proper billing and class enrollment, it is your responsibility to manage your dancer’s needs to drop or add a class. Please notify the studio in writing (email) if your dancer needs to drop or add a class. Notice must be received by the 10th of the month to avoid being charged for the next month’s tuition.
Dance Arts reserves the right to cancel any class due to low enrollment.
Missed Classes
Classes missed for any reason must be made up in another class within a month of absence.
No refunds will be given for missed classes.
Students who are frequently absent or late may be asked to schedule private lessons at the dancer’s expense, in order to learn missed recital choreography.
Classes cancelled due to weather will not be rescheduled. Your dancer may attend any other class that is their level to make this up.
