Payment/Attendance Waiver
Apr 19, 2024 03:38 PM
Payment/Financial Policies
ALL PROGRAM FEES/TUITION/REGISTRATION PAYMENTS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE. THEY CAN BE USED AS CLASS CREDIT AT ANY OF OUR STUDIOS AT ANYTIME.
COSTUME/DANCEWEAR/STUDIO SUPPLIES THAT HAVE BEEN PAID FOR AND ORDERED ARE NON-REFUNDABLE and MUST BE PICKED UP WITHIN 30 DAYS OR WILL BE RETURNED BACK INTO STUDIO INVENTORY with no credit given.
Students rolling all fees into one payment: if you fall 30 or more days behind a payment with no payment plan/auto play in place, your dancer will sit during classes to watch until your payment is caught up and will not be permitted to participate in events/performances. The late fee on these accounts can be $10/day accruing and $20/month until a plan is in place. Once your student is registered we will assess all fees and email you a monthly program fee agreement for you to sign and return. If you at any point decide to break that agreement, there is a $250 agreement breakage fee and no refunds will be issued. We will then recalculate any further classes/charges and follow usual studio policies/guidelines. The cost is based on an 11 month program. If your account falls more than 2 payments behind you will be withdrawn from the program until further notice and the accountant could be turned over to our collections department. Bundling Fees- Must make a $60 deposit to begin your enrollment. All fees will be split evenly upon remaining months.
*Students who pay weekly or biweekly will round up to the nearest whole dollar to split their payments equally. Students on this plan (MUST BE STATED AT ENROLLMENT) will only receive a late fee if their full tuition is not paid by the last day of the month.
*Cash/Check- Checks should be made to Expressions Dance Studio and have the correct date on them. Student's name should be included in the memo section of the check. This process will prevent clerical errors. There is a $50 return check fee on all returned checks due to insufficient funds. After 2 insufficient funds you will be required to pay with cash or card and pay one month ahead. When paying by check you must put your dancer's name in the memo section.
*Credit/Debit- You may pay with a credit or debit card. There is a 3% transaction fee added per transaction you do with your cc/dc. You may set up your account to have us auto pay your monthly tuition the first class of each month if you wish. You will need to provide your billing information on a separate form signed,and dated. To cancel an auto debit, you will need to submit a written request. *Auto debit will require a second form and signature. When on auto pay, any balance you have on the first of the month will be paid with the card on file.
*If you have an account credit at the time of a session end, you will have the option of applying the balance to a specific department or requesting a refund by the last class day of that session. (Allow up to 6 weeks for your refund to arrive). It is your responsibility to request your account credit within 30 days upon session ending.
Cancelling your studio enrollment
You must give the studio a 15 day cancellation notice of billing. For example: Should you decide to be done with dance on November 1, you will owe for November, If you should decide to be done mid-month, there is no refund for the remaining month, however your student is encouraged to finish the month out. If you have notified the studio before the 1st of the following month, billing will not be applied. Notification must be in person at the studio to finalize an account.There are No Refunds on tuition or registration. If you do not wish to use the credit on classes, you may transfer that to another Scoring Breakdown
Preview First Act Second Act
Star Platinum 300 – 278 300 – 283 300 – 288
Platinum 277.9 – 265 282.9 – 270 287.9 – 275
Star Gold 264.9 – 251 269.9 – 256 274.9 – 261
Gold 250.9 – 235 255.9 – 240 260.9 – 245
Star Silver 234.9 – 205 239.9 – 210 244.9 – 215student or the scholarship program. Any uniform/dancewear/costuming/competition fees not yet purchased/ordered/paid out by the studio is refundable, however must be requested by email or in message within 30 days of the original order date or cancellation date and not yet ordered within that 30 days. As tuition/registration fees are non-refundable any credit remaining on your account that may be from any funds, you will have a year (365 days) to use that credit in classes/private lessons at any of the studio locations or transferred within that time frame or the account credit will automatically be transferred to the scholarship program or a scholarship student directly.
Payments/Scheduling
Classes run from September through June with observation of the studio’s calendar of events for any breaks. The studio’s will follow the public school corporations for their locations for weather cancellations. We do not prorate for closing or cancellations or pandemic situations as they are out of our control and we are still financially responsible for the studios bills to stay open/running.. The billing system is set up to bill for a certain number of weeks of class times based on the studio/public school calendar. We also reserve a set number of extra practice days throughout the program year and special technique days and camps which will be on your event calendar that are included with your dancers registration. Your instructor will notify you with the automated system if there is an unscheduled cancellation, so be sure to keep your information updated. If your student needs to miss a dance practice they have the option to come to a higher level class the following week to make their time that was paid for. If your student misses a class, they need to attain a “Dance class pass” at the front desk to use for a makeup class. If your instructor cancels a class due to absence or weather, your teacher will give out the “Dance class pass” and it is you and your student’s responsibility to use that pass before the end of the year. Practices that may be cancelled throughout the season due to weather, clinics, meetings, competitions and camps. At times an additional practice may be added to makeup for a missed practice. However, we cannot guarantee this. Program fees are still due the same. Students signing up mid year will pay the same fees.
All monthly fees are due the first Class of each month from September to June. Any payments received after the 10th of each month is subject to a $5.00 late fee and will be added to the following month’s owed tuition. Students missing two payments will be subject to a $10.00 fee and will need to pay both monthly fees and late fees to be current and participate in class. Students falling three payments behind will be asked to sit and watch and take notes. Students falling 4 payments behind will not be permitted to take class. The billing system will automatically update your account with late fees. Any accounts with a negative balance as of 25th will have a final $25 late fee and must be put on a payment arrangement plan for recital. If at any time in the year your account reaches a negative balance of $200, to stay enrolled you must sign up for auto debit for monthly tuition, plus a payment plan for the negative amount.
Recreational students that end their attendance before the annual recital are expected to pay the tuition to the end of the month they cancelled classes in. You will be billed accordingly. You will continue to be billed until the studio has received notification of your cancellation if you intend to cancel before the season end date. You will have 30 days from notification of your invoice to pay in full before the account is turned over to our collections department, and you may be fully responsible for any fees that are incurred.