2023-2024 STUDIO POLICY
TUITION & REGISTRATION FEES AND PAYMENTS:
Tuition rates are based on the full season. It is a COURSE FEE. Tuition
is not based on the number of classes each month. A full dance season
includes a minimum of 28 lessons per class. *Tuition fees are paid
monthly by Autopay or Annually (which offers a 5% discount). A
Membership Fee of $45 per dance family, and an initial tuition
payment is due at registration to guarantee class placement.
*Payment options: Monthly Automatic Payment by credit/debit card
or checking account withdrawal is the preferred method.
PLEASE NOTE: A 3.75% fee applies to credit/debit card payments to
cover the fees charged by those companies. All online payments incur a
3.75% fee for credit/debit and only a 1% fee for bank account
withdrawals.
All automatic monthly payments will be debited from your bank account
or charged to your credit/debit card on the 1st day of each month
(October-May). Auto payments from checking will incur a 1% fee.
NSF & LATE PAYMENTS:
-NSF on electronic checks, auto-debit, or declined credit cards will
incur a $25 ‘charge back’ fee.
-GDA will charge a $10 late fee if tuition payment is not received within
10 days from due date.
WITHDRAWAL FROM CLASSES:
There is a two-month minimum for
all lessons. One-month notice from the first of the month is required to
discontinue any payments. To withdraw a parent must: 1) inform the
instructor and 2) complete and sign a withdrawal form. All automatic
bank debiting or credit card charges will stop after the one-month
notice period.
RESCHEDULING, SUBSTITUTION, CANCELLATION, ONLINE FORMAT:
GDA reserves the right to provide a substitute teacher. GDA
also reserves the right to reschedule, combine or cancel classes if they
fall below 6 students. GDA uses Google Classroom as an online
learning platform. Each class will be assigned a class code to which
you can set up your own Classroom on a device. If a student misses a
class, or would like to review what was taught, you can request the
recorded class be posted to Google Classroom. Requested classes will
be available to view for 2 weeks. In the event a class is unable to be
held at the Academy, classes will convert to an online learning platform
until in-studio classes can resume.
REFUNDS:
-No refunds on class tuition or credits on missed lessons.
-No refunds on Registration/Membership Fee, or Premium
Membership.
-No refunds on Recital Packages, additional Costume Packages,
classroom attire, or shoes.
-A tuition refund will be issued for a class that is canceled due to lack of
enrollment and/or for lessons that are canceled without being
rescheduled or providing a substitute (excluding holidays).
ATTENDANCE:
Regular attendance is vital to student progress and
group choreography. Please make every effort to attend each class. If
a student misses more than 2 of the final 8 classes before recital, they
may be dismissed from participating in the recital routine at the
discretion of the teacher.
DRESS CODE:
Each level has an assigned class color. This helps
instructors to quickly identify their students, allows teachers to assess
how well the students are implementing the technique being taught,
and for GDA staff to direct students and serve parents more effectively.
All Dancers should be covered from shoulders down to at least under
the knee, or longer.
-For cooler days, dancers can wear a solid color black, gray, or white
tight fitting tank top, long sleeved dance wrap, or long sleeved sweater
wrap over their leotard. Our little Dancers can wear long sleeved tshirts,
turtlenecks, etc. under their leotards as well.
-T-shirts, loose fitting tank tops, sweatshirts, jeggings, joggers, etc. are
not allowed under any circumstance
-Dancers that do not have appropriate dancewear attire will be asked
to sit out of class. A text or phone call will be made to the parent to
inform them. Parents can bring dancewear to the studio and the
Dancer can take class once changed. Or, Dancers can leave with the
parent and come prepared the following class/week.
-Dancers are allowed to wear thin socks with shoes. Thick athletic
sock stretch shoes out and cause sloppiness, shifting, and potential
injury and are not allowed.
HAIR:
Dancer hair should be pulled back off their face and neck in a
ponytail or bun. No loose strands of hair are allowed. Hair must be
tight and secure. If time is consistently wasted waiting on students to
fix/pull hair back, GDA will implement a policy studio wide that all
student wear a bun.
LOST & FOUND:
Any lost & found items not claimed will be donated
at Christmas time, and at the end of the season.
INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY:
If the New Lisbon School District
cancels or dismisses students early because of weather conditions,
GDA will also be closed. Listen to local radio for school
cancellations/early dismissals, check our Facebook Page and watch for
text alerts. If more than 2 lessons of the same class are cancelled due
to inclement weather GDA will make them up.
RECITAL PACKAGE/COSTUME PACKAGE PAYMENT:
Recital Costume Package/Costume Packages must be paid in full by
November 16th, 2023.
-Payments can be made through your GDA Parent Portal by
credit/debit card, or by E-check. If purchasing by cash or check place
your payment in our OUTSIDE Drop Box located near front door OR
hand to the on-staff receptionist in our lobby.
-A $25 convenience fee & shipping charge will be added to every
Recital Costume Package and additional costumes paid after November
16th, 2023.
SPRING RECITAL:
Each spring, we end our season with a fully-staged,
professional Recital Performance in May or June. We encourage but do
not require participation. Spring Recital and mandatory rehearsal
dates/times will be tentatively published no later than February.
ACCOUNT BALANCES & SPRING RECITAL PARTICIPATION:
ParticipationAny outstanding account balances that are not paid in full by May 1st
2024 will result in students not participating in the Spring Recital and
no refunds of any kind will be given (i.e. tickets, costuming, etc.)
ROLLOVER REGISTRATION:
On June 1st, 2024 your debit/credit
card on file will be charged an auto renewal for the annual Basic
Registration/Membership fee for the following season.
GDA SYLLABUS, CURRICULUM AND CHOREOGRAPHY:
-It is unlawful to use GDA syllabus, curriculum and choreography for
purposes unrelated to GDA without written permission.
-Verbal permission is required from GDA instructors to record classes.
-Verbal permission is required from GDA instructors to share recorded
under any circumstances.
DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR:
Some students can’t help being disruptive
to the learning environment, and some students choose to be
disruptive. Understandably, it isn’t fair to their classmates striving to
learn, or their paying parents, that the instructors’ attention is
continually averted despite accommodations and incentives. If a
student consistently demonstrates that they are either not ready for
the unique learning environment of dance class, OR continues to
choose to be disruptive or disrespectful, GDA will unenroll them for the
season and no refunds
'ABANDONED RECITAL COSTUMES, PHOTOS & VIDEOS:
Any costumes not picked up BEFORE the next dance season begins
will be charged $100 per year/per item it has been stored (for up to
two years); after two years it becomes property of GDA. Recital photos
& videos not picked up BEFORE the next dance season begins will be
disposed of.
GDA RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE AND UPDATE THE STUDIO POLICY AT ANY TIME.
Signing this policy page OR acknowledging it while registering online informs us that you have read,
understand and agree to abide by these policies.
