SPRING Policy 2024
Apr 26, 2024 07:24 PM
Payment Policy: Tuition is based on a monthly fee. Although there are scheduled holidays throughout the year (days the studio is closed), some months will have more than four classes, thus balancing everything out during the year. A full month’s tuition is expected regardless of scheduled holidays and regardless if your dancer came to class. We do not pro rate monthly tuition to compensate for your dancer missing classes. Payment is due by the first class of each month and considered late if received after the 5th. If late, a late fee of $20.00 will be added to your account. * There are no refunds if you drop in the middle of the month.
Payments: Everyone is on auto pay unless you work out another payment plan with office manager. We can accept cash, checks and credit or debit cards or pay by phone. Please drop off your payment to the front desk or you put your envelope in the drop mail slot located near office door. Please write in the memo of the check the students name. If it is cash payment, please use envelope and write on front of envelope. We now prefer automatic monthly debit payments and you set that up when registering. Please let us know how you intend to pay so we can accommodate you.
*We do not send out a monthly statement*
All payments are non-refundable!!!! Tuition secures our teachers.
Late Payment: ENFORCED and automatically added to your account by the 6th. If your payment is not received by the due date an email letter will go out informing you that a late fee of $20.00 has just been added to your account. If you do not bring your tuition current within 30 days, you will be dropped from classes. If you have special circumstances in making your payment, we can work with you! However, you must communicate your needs to us in advance to avoid late fees or being dropped.
Dropping a class: Notify the office manager when/ if you need to drop a class.
Changing classes: There s a $10 charge to change from class to a different class. This will only be allowed in the first month of the session. Please notify the office if you must change a class so the information is transferred correctly.
Returned Checks: There is a $30.00 fee for any check returned from the bank.
Absences: We do not offer any make up classes due to your absence. Please leave us a message when you are going to miss. Our teachers count on your attendance and so does the rest of your class. If you miss classes each month we may notify you, that we dropped you from the class. If an instructor is sick they will try to find another instructor, but if class must be canceled, the instructor will reschedule a makeup class. (Instructors may also be re-scheduled due to other performances they are in)
***Do not sign up if you are not dedicated to the full session! ***Please do not ask to be in a certain program!
There are mandatory dress rehearsals for each program, each session. SPRING Performance week: May 27th- June 2nd, 2024
at Spreckels Performing Arts Theater in Rohnert Park
Tickets: pre-sale ONLY sold by Spreckels online and the link will be on our website - Date on sale TBA
WE WILL DROP STUDENTS FROM FUTURE ENROLLMENT IF THEY DO NOT ABIDE BY THE RULES!
WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO REFUSE SERVICES TO ANYONE!
Costumes: We collect $75.00 from each student at the beginning of the session for each class that a costume is required. The costume is yours to keep and the instructor decides the costume. Shoes and other accessories necessary for the performance are not included.
Volunteers: Chaperones can sign up for your child’s class & sign up book is in the lobby as it gets closer to the performance-TBA.
More information about the performance, duties of Volunteers etc. will be announced closer to the performance
DRESS CODE
This next session will be a great return, with new classes, routines, and growth! We are always looking to provide our students with a professional environment, something that is safe, inclusive, and preparing everyone for what might be beyond our studio doors. With this said, we are going to enforce a new dress code to provide a more unified and professional space. We want all our dancers to be in clothing that allows FULL movement for their genre. Below you will find the breakdown.
Ballet & Technique:
Hair in bun, black leotard with tights or black leggings, ballet shoes
(Except for non-performing adult ballet class, which is tight fitting athletic wear that allows to see the body’s outline)
Jazz, Tap & Modern:
Black on black
*Shirt needs to cover full top, NO midriffs
*Black leggings or shorts, shorts cannot show rear (recommended 5”-7” inseam)
* Jazz shoes or lyrical half soles
*Hair up in ponytail out of face
Hip Hop:
*ATHLETIC WEAR, sweatpants, or leggings
(Absolutely NO JEANS)
*Shirt that covers stomach (NO midriffs)
*CLEAN Tennis shoes (no slippers or sandals)
*Hair in ponytail or half up (out of face)
*Int./Adv. Dancers should always have
knee pads
NO SHORT SHIRTS, BRA TOPS, OR INAPPROPRIATE ATTIRE. Clothing must cover your body and not distract from your dancing. If a teacher feels that you are dressed inappropriately, they may ask you to change.
Class Attendance: Show up for class ready to take class. Hair out of your face and proper dance shoes on. Do not arrive late. This disrupts the class and you will miss stretching which is important and required. If absent more than a couple times, you may be taken out of a dance piece. We ask all dancers to attend all classes unless sick.
Parents: There are chairs available in the lobby to observe classes, but if this is a distraction to your child we may close the blinds or ask you to leave. If your child is not able to attend class without their parent, they may not be ready for dance. We ask that you please don’t bring students earlier the 10 minutes before class. Please always inform us with any changes in address, phone and email.
Behavior Policy For All Classes:
We strive to provide a safe and innovative dance environment. In order to do our job as instructors, we need your support in preparing your child for dance. All children 12 and under must line up outside their classroom prior to class starting. We will not tolerate rude or vicious behavior from anyone. We believe that all dancers should share a level of respect for the instructor and each other. This is a learning environment and we expect both students and parents to respect this policy. In the event of misbehavior, a student will be given a verbal warning to respectfully participate in class. After verbal warning, the student will be asked to take a 5-min timeout (go sit with parent in lobby). If the behavior continues past these two warnings, the student will be dismissed from the class and a conference between the instructor and parent will need to be arranged.
If a child suffers from a physical disability, learning disability, or behavior issues, please let us know when you register so we can inform the dance instructor. This information is vital so that we can organize the flow of class to benefit all students.
Lost & Found: There is a container in the lobby, please check weekly for your dancer’s items left behind. It is best to put names on the tags, so we can return to you. We will donate items left behind by end of session to goodwill.
Website: Always check out the Lobby Information Board or website to see what’s going on, Dance Workshops & Extra Rehearsals and all other important information. www.DancersMovementLab.com
Thank You!
The Movement Lab