Payment of Fees & NSF Charges:
Tuition must be paid by automatic bank debit/check or automatic credit card payment. Tuition will be debited from your bank account on the 1st day of each month, August-May or charged to your credit card on the 1st day of each month, August-May. Tuition may also be paid in full per year with a 10% discount by debit card, credit card or check. MDA accepts Visa, Discover, MasterCard and American Express only. Monthly tuition, Recital Costume and Recital Fees will be automatically withdrawn from your account on the specified dates. MDA does not offer refunds for tuition paid monthly or year in full. By completing this online registration, you authorize the school to electronically debit your bank account for the amount of any NSF paper checks or declined auto-debit transaction plus a $20 NSF fee. Summer tuition is to be paid in full at the time of registration.
Monthly Tuition:
Tuition rates and discounts are available to view on the tuition page of the website. By clicking the following box, you acknowledge that you have reviewed and understand all rates and discounts. MDA will review your online registration to ensure all applicable discounts and fees have been appropriately applied. If you have supplied an email address, you will receive an email notification any time your bank account or credit card is charged with the date and amount of the transaction.
Withdrawal & Refunds:
There is a two month minimum for all classes. A twenty day notice from the first of the month is required to discontinue any classes. Withdrawal must be done in person and will not be accepted over the phone. Withdrawal must be done at the school office and not with an instructor. Withdrawal must occur within the first 10 days of the month. A withdrawal after the 10th of the month will be charged in full for the next month. No withdrawals will be accepted after April 1st. To withdraw from a class a parent or adult student must inform school administration and complete and sign a withdrawal form provided by the school office. All automatic bank debiting or credit card charges will stop after the month notice period. Midland Dance Academy reserves the right to terminate lessons to any students without notice. In such a case a refund for unused classes will be given. Summer classes and camps are non-refundable and no withdrawals.
Extreme Weather or Class Interruption & Substitutions:
If the school must cancel classes due to extreme weather conditions or events beyond our control such as a power outage, there will not be any refunds issued. If your class is cancelled more than two times due to the unexpected conditions, your missed class will be added to the end of the teaching season. Midland Dance Academy will close due to extreme weather when Midland ISD Schools close. If you are unsure of a closing, please call the school. Midland Dance Academy reserves the right to provide a substitute instructor if the regularly scheduled instructor is ill or otherwise unable to teach classes.
Dance Class Attendance, Tardiness, & Dress Code:
Midland Dance Academy reserves the right to have students who repeatedly come to class late, sit out of class. Good attendance is imperative in having a productive class and entering class late is a disruption to the entire class and instructor. Competitive classes have a required attendance level to remain in competitive classes. Please see the Competitive Class information Sheet for required attendance. All required dance attire and shoes must be worn to all classes. Failure to wear the appropriate dancewear to class could result in students being asked to sit out of class. Students are not permitted to wear jeans or shoes worn on the street or outdoors to any dance class. For safety reasons, dancers are not allowed to wear jewelry and hair must be pulled back. Please see the MDA Required Clothing List for your specific class attire and shoe requirements. Dance shoes are not allowed to be worn outside of the dance room.
Parents Responsibility for Dates and Events:
It is the responsibility of the parent or adult student to be aware of all Midland Dance Academy functions such as viewing days, recitals, performances and dates the school is open or closed. Midland Dance Academy will post all notices on our website: www.midlanddance.com. Keep up to date on Instagram and Facebook as well.
Care of Students, Injuries & Covid-19:
Midland Dance Academy is not responsible for providing before or after care for students. Parents with children under the age of 6 must stay with the child until class begins and pick up the child inside the building when class is over. Students are not to be left at the school for excessive time before or after class. Parents, legal guardians of minor students or adult students hereby waive the right to any legal action to any injury sustained on school property resulting from normal dance activity or any other activity conducted before, during or after class time. READ CAREFULLY BEFORE SIGNING I acknowledge the contagious nature of COVID-19 and voluntarily assume the risk that my child may be exposed to or infected by COVID-19 by participation; and that such exposure or infection may result in personal injury, illness, permanent disability, and death. I understand that the risk of becoming exposed to or infected by COVID-19 at Midland Dance Academy may result from the actions, omissions, or negligence of myself and others, including, but not limited to, MDA staff, students and their families. I voluntarily agree to assume all of the foregoing risks and accept sole responsibility for any injury to my child or myself (including, but not limited to, personal injury, disability, and death, illness, damage, loss, claim, liability, or expense), of any kind, that I or my child may experience or incur in connection with my participation with Midland Dance Academy on my behalf, I hereby release, covenant not to sue, discharge, and hold harmless Midland Dance Academy its staff, students and representatives, of and from the Claims, including all liabilities, claims, actions, damages, costs or expenses of any kind arising out of or relating thereto. I understand and agree that this release includes any Claims based on the actions, omissions, or negligence of Midland Dance Academy, MDA staff, students and representatives, whether a COVID-19 infection occurs before, during, or after participation at Midland Dance Academy.
I represent that I have adequate insurance to cover any injury or illness I may suffer or cause while participating in this activity, or else I agree to bear the costs of such injury or illness myself. I further represent that I have no medical or physical condition which could interfere with my safety in this activity, or else I am willing to assume - and bear the costs of - all risks that may be created, directly or indirectly, by any such condition. I agree that if I or my child are exposed or infected by COVID-19 during my child's participation in this activity, then I and my child may be found by a court of law to have waived my right to maintain a lawsuit against the parties being released on the basis of any claim for negligence. I have had sufficient time to read this entire document and, should I choose to do so, consult with legal counsel prior to signing. I have read and understood this document and I and my child agree to be bound by its terms. MDA follows the CDC guidelines for positive cases/close contact.
Calendar of Important Dates & Photo Release:
The school calendar will provide closings, viewing days, etc. Midland Dance Academy reserves the right to amend the calendar. Any changes to the calendar will be posted in the monthly newsletters. Midland Dance Academy is hereby granted permission to take a photograph of the student to use for any advertising material including the website and social media. Permission is also hereby granted for Midland Dance Academy to copyright such photographs in its name.