REGULAR SEASON POLICIES
1) Upon registration in our regular season classes you will be charged a non-refundable $50 registration fee using the card information provided in the registration process. If registering for a drop-in class only, you will not need to pay the registration fee.
2)Tuition is one total yearly amount that can be paid in full with a discount. This full payment is due before your first class. In addition to your class tuition, your costume and recital fees are a yearly amount that can be paid in full up front or can be split into monthly payments. There is no pre-payment discount for these costs.
3)Tuition can also be paid in 10 payments according to this schedule: By automatic draft each month from August to May. We do not have tuition due for JUNE, although we do typically have the first week of JUNE rehearsing for our recitals which typically falls on the first weekend of JUNE.
4) Tuition is the same amount each month, regardless of how many actual classes fall into each month. This means that regardless if there is one class or 5 classes in a month, your tuition does not change. If registering after August, you will not be responsible for tuition for previous months, but WILL need to pay the full yearly costume and recital fees. Those will be posted to be paid in full. For alternative payment methods contact us.
5)If you choose to pay in 10 equal monthly payments, that must be set up as an automatic draft through the parent portal. Any tuition unpaid by the end of the month, will require us to drop a dancer from class enrollments and the dancer may possibly not be allowed to re-enroll until the following season. Past due tuition would still need to be paid for all months attended. All payments for individual items and fees must be paid as one in full. We require you to register for Autopay when creating your account, and we will process all tuition fees on the 5th of each month. Any declined or unpaid tuition will be charged the late fee on the 6th of the month and another auto-draft attempted each 3 days until the it is paid. Further non-payment may result in your child not able to come to class. CONTACT US IF YOU HAVE ANY PAYMENT DIFFICULTIES, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
6) ALL transactions processed through the studio, regardless of payment method, are subject to an admin fee. This is currently 4.5%, but may vary slightly depending on a number of factors.
7) All dancers must follow dress codes as described in each class description on the website. This includes the specific brand, color, and style of items where such is specified.
8)No refunds for any payments, including costume and recital fees. Credits towards future fees MAY be applied, at the discretion of the studio owner.
9)If you decide to withdraw from class before the end of the season, a 30-day notice is required or a $50 drop fee per class will be required.
10)All final placement decisions are up to the discretion of teachers and the owner.
11)There will be studio closings throughout the year for holidays, special events, and Thanksgiving/Winter/Spring breaks. We generally follow the public school schedule for breaks but you agree to read newsletters and keep up with when the studio and classes will be closed for holidays, etc. We do not close on Mondays for Martin Luther King Day, Presidents Day, Veteran's Day. We do not close for Valentine's Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Good Friday. We do close for Labor Day, Memorial Day, Thanksgiving Break, Winter Break, Spring Break, New Years, Easter, Christmas, Halloween, These will be communicated throughout the year as well. Tuition remains the same for every month regardless of how many classes in each month.
GENERAL RULES
1)Dancers need to be dropped off no earlier than 10 minutes before their scheduled classes.
2)Dancers need to be picked up on time.
3)There will be no guaranteed supervision other than when the dancers are in the classroom with their teachers.
4)All dancers must be potty trained.
5) Siblings are not allowed to wait unsupervised.
6)Parents are responsible for their children's messes and behavior while in the studio.
7)NO FOOD, DRINK, or GUM.
8)If your dancer will be at the studio for MORE than three hours, they may bring a granola bar or something similar to keep in their bag. NO CHIPS, CANDY, MESSY SNACKS, ETC.
9)All dancers need to bring a reusable water bottle to fill up at the water fountain and bring into the classroom with them.
ENTRANCE POLICIES
1)Studio entrance is at the BACK door at the parking lot. Ring doorbell for entry and allow us a moment or two to come to the door as we may be attending to dancers in another room.
2)Dancers should NOT come into the studio earlier than 10 minutes before their scheduled class.
3)Parents may come into the studio waiting areas, but are NOT permitted into the studio rooms unless specifically invited in.
4)Dancers should NOT be dropped off at the studio until you are certain there is an adult present and ready to let them in. We can NOT be responsible for any children outside of class times.
I hereby agree to Allow Esprit Dance Academy LLC to process my debit and/or credit cards as well as bank account for payments. I agree to pay all balances due and pay any payment declined fees. I agree to pay a returned check fee of $20 for each reversed payment.
WAIVERS
PHOTO/VIDEO WAIVER
I hereby grant permission for Esprit Dance Academy LLC to take photos and/or videos of my child and/or myself for public and studio use including, but not limited to, advertising, marketing, education, etc.
I agree to refrain from taking personal photos and videos of my child or other children while they are in class.
PARTICIPATION RELEASE WAIVER
WAIVER AND RELEASE OF LIABILITY
In consideration of the risk of injury while participating in dance (whether joining online classes or in-person) (the “Activity" and as consideration for the right to participate in the Activity, I hereby, for myself, my heirs, executors, administrators, assigns, or personal representatives, knowingly and voluntarily enter into this waiver and release of liability and hereby waive any and all rights, claims or causes of action of any kind whatsoever arising out of my participation in the Activity, and do hereby release and forever discharge Esprit Dance Academy LLC, located at 220 E Park St, Auburndale, Florida 33823, their affiliates, managers, members, agents, attorneys, staff, volunteers, heirs, representatives, predecessors, successors and assigns, for any physical or psychological injury, including but not limited to illness, paralysis, death, damages, economical or emotional loss, that I may suffer as a direct result of my participation in the aforementioned Activity, including traveling to and from an event related to this Activity.
I AM VOLUNTARILY PARTICIPATING IN THE AFOREMENTIONED ACTIVITY AND I AM PARTICIPATING IN THE ACTIVITY ENTIRELY AT MY OWN RISK. I AM AWARE OF THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH TRAVELING TO AND FROM AS WELL AS PARTICIPATING IN THIS ACTIVITY, WHICH MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, PHYSICAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL INJURY, PAIN, SUFFERING, ILLNESS, DISFIGUREMENT, TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT DISABILITY (INCLUDING PARALYSIS), ECONOMIC OR EMOTIONAL LOSS, AND DEATH. I UNDERSTAND THAT THESE INJURIES OR OUTCOMES MAY ARISE FROM MY OWN OR OTHERS’ NEGLIGENCE, CONDITIONS RELATED TO TRAVEL, OR THE CONDITION OF THE ACTIVITY LOCATION(S). NONETHELESS, I ASSUME ALL RELATED RISKS, BOTH KNOWN OR UNKNOWN TO ME, OF MY PARTICIPATION IN THIS ACTIVITY, INCLUDING TRAVEL TO, FROM AND DURING THIS ACTIVITY.
I agree to indemnify and hold harmless Esprit Dance Academy LLC against any and all claims, suits or actions of any kind whatsoever for liability, damages, compensation or otherwise brought by me or anyone on my behalf, including attorney's fees and any related costs, if litigation arises pursuant to any claims made by me or by anyone else acting on my behalf. If Esprit Dance Academy LLC incurs any of these types of expenses, I agree to reimburse Esprit Dance Academy LLC.
I acknowledge that Esprit Dance Academy LLC and their directors, officers, volunteers, representatives and agents are not responsible for errors, omissions, acts or failures to act of any party or entity conducting a specific event or activity on behalf of Esprit Dance Academy LLC.
I acknowledge that this Activity may involve a test of a person's physical and mental limits and may carry with it the potential for death, serious injury, and property loss. The risks may include, but are not limited to, those caused by terrain, facilities, temperature, weather, lack of hydration, condition of participants, equipment, vehicular traffic and actions of others, including but not limited to, participants, volunteers, spectators, coaches, event officials and event monitors, and/or producers of the event.
I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I HAVE CAREFULLY READ THIS "WAIVER AND RELEASE” AND FULLY UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS A RELEASE OF LIABILITY. I EXPRESSLY AGREE TO RELEASE AND DISCHARGE Esprit Dance Academy LLC AND ALL OF ITS AFFILIATES, MANAGERS, MEMBERS, AGENTS, ATTORNEYS, STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, HEIRS, REPRESENTATIVES, PREDECESSORS, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS OR CAUSES OF ACTION AND I AGREE TO VOLUNTARILY GIVE UP OR WAIVE ANY RIGHT THAT I OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING A LEGAL ACTION AGAINST Esprit Dance Academy LLC FOR PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.
To the extent that statute or case law does not prohibit releases for negligence, this release is also for negligence on the part of Esprit Dance Academy LLC, its agents, and employees.
In the event that I should require medical care or treatment, I agree to be financially responsible for any costs incurred as a result of such treatment. I am aware and understand that I should carry my own health insurance.
In the event that any damage to equipment or facilities occurs as a result of my or my family's willful actions, neglect or recklessness, I acknowledge and agree to be held liable for any and all costs associated with any actions of neglect or recklessness.
This Agreement was entered into at arm's-length, without duress or coercion, and is to be interpreted as an agreement between two parties of equal bargaining strength. Both the Participant and Esprit Dance Academy LLC agree that this Agreement is clear and unambiguous as to its terms, and that no other evidence will be used or admitted to alter or explain the terms of this Agreement, but that it will be interpreted based on the language in accordance with the purposes for which it is entered into.
In the event that any provision contained within this Release of Liability shall be deemed to be severable or invalid, or if any term, condition, phrase or portion of this agreement shall be determined to be unlawful or otherwise unenforceable, the remainder of this agreement shall remain in full force and effect, so long as the clause severed does not affect the intent of the parties. If a court should find that any provision of this agreement to be invalid or unenforceable, but that by limiting said provision it would become valid and enforceable, then said provision shall be deemed to be written, construed and enforced as so limited.
In the event of an emergency, please contact the following person(s) in the order presented:
EMERGENCY CONTACT
MAIN PARENT/GUARDIAN
SECONDARY PARENT/GUARDIAN
I, the undersigned participant, affirm that I am of the age of 18 years or older, and that I am freely signing this agreement. I certify that I have read this agreement, that I fully understand its content and that this release cannot be modified orally. I am aware that this is a release of liability and a contract and that I am signing it of my own free will.
PARENT / GUARDIAN WAIVER FOR MINORS
In the event that the participant is under the age of consent (18 years of age), then this release must be signed by a parent or guardian, as follows:
I hereby certify that I am the parent or guardian of and do hereby give my consent without reservation to the foregoing on behalf of this individual.
BY REGISTERING AND PAYING FOR ANY CLASS, EVENT, PRIVATE LESSON, OR OTHER ACTIVITY THROUGH THIS WEBSITE, YOU ARE AGREEING TO ALL OF THE ABOVE CONDITIONS AND WAIVERS. IF YOU ARE AN ATTENDEE OF OUR REGULAR CLASSES AND HAVE REGISTERED AND ENROLLED IN A CLASS THROUGH THE PARENT PORTAL AND/OR DANCESTUDIO-PRO YOU AGREED THROUGH THERE AS WELL. PLEASE DO NOT HAVE YOUR CHILD/YOURSELF PARTICIPATE IN ANY CLASS OR EVENT UNLESS YOU ACCEPT AND AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS IN THIS AGREEMENT.
