2024/2025 STUDIO POLICIES
Dec 21, 2024 11:09 AM
2024/2025 Studio Policies
-No Food allowed in studios and wait areas. Water will be allowed labeled with student's name. All water cooler have been removed from the studios.
- Drop Off & Pick-up: Miss Tanya's School of Dance cannot be responsible for the care of students before and after class. We do not allow younger students to go into the parking lot unaccompanied by an adult. Please arrive promptly at the end of your child’s class. After a 10-minute grace period, a $15 late pickup fee is charged to your account. An additional $15.00 will be charged for every 5 minutes after the first 10 minutes. If you are running late, please call the studio (978-343-7700).
- The wait areas will continued to remain closed for the 2024 - 2025 season. We have determined through the years of the wait areas being closed due to Covid that there is less distraction for our students, less bathroom breaks and instructors are able to get more done in the classrooms. There will be no water coolers in the studios. Students may bring in their own water (ONLY) labeled clearly with their name.
- There will be a scheduled observation week in December 2024. More information will be given out at a later date.
- No Smoking in or around the building.
- Please use designated parking spaces in Miss Tanya’s School of Dance parking lot (parking spaces with yellow lines). Parking in the Plaza spots may result in your vehicle being towed.
- Good Attendance is VERY important to ensure progress in class. If a student misses 4 or more classes within a two month period or 6 or more classes in a dance season (Sept - June) a student may be asked to drop to a lower level class. If a student is injured, please still come and watch class.
- Beginning in the month of February until the month of June, students may not miss more than FOUR classes in order to participate in the recital.
- The studio reserves the right to provide a substitute teacher if a teacher is absent for any reason. In the event that a substitution cannot be arranged, class may be canceled and rescheduled.
- If at any point either mandated or for other reason classes have to move from in-studio to Zoom, tuition will NOT be adjusted. Tuition is the same amount monthly, even if classes are held on Zoom.
- Cell phones are allowed into the dance rooms, but must be turned off. Miss Tanya's School of Dance is not responsible for lost or stolen cell phones.
- All payments received will be applied to the oldest charge due on accounts. If tuition is past due, and a payment is received for a costume deposit, that payment will be applied to the outstanding tuition balance first.
- There is a return check fee in the amount of $25.00.
- Tuition for the school year is based on an ANNUAL FEE divided into 10 monthly payments for the months of September, October, November, December, January, February, March, April, May and June for the convenience of our clients. Tuition will be half price for the month of June. Some months will have (1 or 2) weeks and other months may have as many as (5 weeks). Annual tuition is based on an average of 32.5 weekly classes per season (Sept - June). If you take advantage of the Seven Free Make-up class policy for your first class, your average weekly classes for the annual season will be increased to 39.5 weekly classes. All Friday classes will receive an extra make-up class to balance out the season. Scheduling make-up classes are the responsibility of the students, parents or legal guardians. Please email, call or come to the front counter to schedule make-up classes. We do not close for many Holidays (Please visit our studio calendar), which allows us to have more classes during the season. The month of June may only have one class and Dress Rehearsal, which will count as a class.
- Tuition is due on the 1st of each month with a grace period until the 15th of each month, with the exception of the month of June when tuition is due on or before May 20, 2024. A $15.00 late fee will be added to accounts after the 15th of the month (this policy is strictly enforced). We do offer a Family Discount. When two or more children under age 18 are taking class, a 10% discount will be given to the second, third, etc. family members, on the lower priced tuition.
Payments can be made by cash or check sent in an envelope with the student you may also make a payment through your Parent Portal. You may also come into the studio to make a payment. Payments can be made by credit cards for the 2024/2025 season. A cash discount will be available if you choose to pay by cash/check.
- If tuition is delinquent over 10 days we reserve the right to charge the credit card on file. If an account is 30 days delinquent we reserve the right to withdraw the student from class.
- No refunds for tuition, yearly registration fees, recital costume deposits & final recital costume payments, competition costumes & Competition entry fees.
- Students may schedule up to Seven FREE Make-up Classes in advance for their First class and One FREE Make-Up Class for each class taken from the months of SEPTEMBER to FEBRUARY 2025 to offset any missed classes due to illness, Snow Days, Holidays (Memorial Day) Thanksgiving Break and Recital dates. Please note that the Holiday Break, February & April school vacation weeks are not included in make-up classes, as they are not part of your yearly tuition charges. Students may only schedule THREE make-up classes per month and cannot be scheduled in the same class. If you would like to schedule make-ups in the same class, they can only be scheduled once a month. It is your responsibility to schedule make-up classes. Students who miss classes between the months of February and June will not be allowed to schedule a make-up class due to the fact that each class works on different routines.
- A recital fee in the amount of $45.00 will be invoiced in January 2025. The fee will include a download link video for the recital shows, a free student ticket to attend their show and one presentation medal per student. Families that have multiple students at the studio will pay $55.00.
- Recital Costumes will be ordered in the month of January or beginning of February. A costume deposit of $50.00 per costume will be required and will be invoiced to your account in November. If costume deposits are paid after the due date that will be announced at a later date a late fee of $10.00 will be applied per costume to outstanding costume deposits. Costume deposits are NON REFUNDABLE.
- If a students drops a class after recital costume/costumes have been ordered, you will be responsible for the balance of the costume/costumes. Recital costumes can not be cancelled once they are ordered even if the state guidelines do not allow us to have a in-person recital.
- Costume fees will be added to your account in February 2025 with the remaining balance of costumes. The second installment of Recital costume balances will be due in April. If paid after the due date a Late fee of $10.00 will be applied per costume. No refunds will be given for costume payments, including deposits if student drops out of a class and is also not transferable to another student or sibling. Parents are responsible for costume balances, even if a student does not participate in the recital. Costumes cannot be canceled once they are ordered. The average cost for recital costumes are $68.00 - $92.00 without tights. Costumes deposits and balances are NON-REFUNDABLE, NON-TRANSFERABLE and NON RETURNABLE. If the state guidelines change and we are not allowed to have an in-house recital, we will do our best to try and have a virtual recital.
- If June tuition is not paid by May 20, 2025, students will not be allowed to participate in Dress Rehearsal or Recital. Credit cards on file will be charged if June tuition or any other outstanding balances are not paid by the above date.
- If you choose to have your dancer drop a class, you will be responsible for the remainder of the tuition for that month. Withdrawal from a class must be done before the 1st of the month or you will be charged for that months full tuition. Withdrawal from the studio must be done in writing or emailed. No refunds or transfers on Tuition & Registration.
- PLEASE NOTE THAT MTSD IS A PAPERLESS STUDIO. ALL INVOICES, NEWSLETTERS, CORRESPONDENCE IS DONE ONLINE THROUGH OUR PARENT PORTAL AND EMAIL.
- Monthly newsletters will be uploaded and found in your Parent Portal. Please update your email on file, as no paper newsletters will be given out. Newsletter will be posted on our website.
- Class cancellations will be posted on the web-site, Facebook and also on the answering machine at the studio, one hour prior to the start of the first class of the day. A text message will also go out to students who are enrolled in class on the day that is cancelled.
- There is a Lost & Found basket located in the lobby. It is emptied monthly and donated.
- Miss Tanya's School of Dance reserves the right to dismiss, any student or parent, who does not adhere to our policies, without refund.
- Signed registration forms for the dance season 2024/2025 allows Miss Tanya's School of Dance to use any class photos or videos to be published on our web-site and or Facebook page.
- An In-Studio Covid 19 waiver form will be required to be signed by parents enrolling their students in class.
- Miss Tanya’s School of Dance and its staff are not liable for injury or loss, damaged or stolen property.