Tuition is based per year and is a flat fee regardless of the number of lesson, and is split up into 3 installments for convenience, due the weeks of: September 8th, November 18th, and February 17th. Each installment is to be paid on the first lesson of each installment period by check, money order, or cash. Card payment is available with an additional 4% fee.
Receipts are not issued. If payment is not received by the end of the month, a $10.00 late charge will be added, and will be added each month tuition is past due. Please make sure your payments are correct. Minimal overpayments will not be credited and will be considered a gratuity. Never leave payments on the desk, please hand them in directly to Miss Lori, or Miss Kasie between classes! We realize sudden financial issues do arise. Please come to us with such issues and we can work out a payment plan.
Tuition does not just include class time, it includes the hours of class prep, lesson planning, choreographing time, costume picking, etc. done daily. For some classes, choreography and preparing for recital is done as early as November, and every student that drops out forces teachers to redo hours worth of choreography. For these reason, tuition will not be refunded if a child decides to drop out. If a student does decide to drop out, Miss Kasie must be notified by the last day of class in December, or you will be billed for the remaining tuition installment. We try our best to make dance a safe, positive experience for all our dancers, however every time a dancer drops out choreography needs to be re-done, which causes a lot of extra unnecessary stress on the students.
holiday breaks and class cancelations
The only scheduled holiday breaks are:
Halloween~ Oct. 31st
Thanksgiving~Nov. 25th-30th
Christmas~Dec. 23rd-Jan. 5th
Easter/spring break~Apr. 16th-22nd
if classes are canceled for any other reason you will be notified. Yes, we will still be holding classes on President’s Day, Martin Luther King Day, etc.
Bad weather: If Mesabi East Schools are canceled or dismissed due to bad weather, dance will also be canceled. For those in other school districts, if your school is canceled but Mesabi East is not, your dancer will be excused from class and will be marked as an excused absence.
dress code
jeans & street cloths are not acceptable dance attire.
Girls: must wear form-fitting dance or athletic attire that covers the knees with leggings or tights. This includes any combination of one-piece leotard, sports bra, fitted top, leggings, tights, Ballet skirts or dance shorts. baggy shirts, baggy pants, or athletic shorts are not permitted with the exception of Hip Hop. Dancers may wear form-fitting sweaters or athletic sweaters at the start of class if desired until warmups are completed.
Hair: must be pulled back securely off the face and neck in a bun-type style before entering class, to keep hair out of eyes when doing turns. (preschool and kindergarten may wear a pony instead of a bun if desired)
Boys: athletic pants (no jeans) and a fitted t-shirt.
For the safety of the dancers, necklaces, dangling earrings, and bracelets should not be worn in class.
Dance shoes
Dance shoes may be purchased from the studio on shoe sale day at the beginning of the year. A limited number of shoe fittings may be done between classes once the season starts.
Ballet shoes are to be worn during the ballet portion of class (girls-pink shoes, boys- black). We prefer parents not purchase the target or other retail version of ballet shoes as they are much stiffer and limit foot flexibility.
Tap shoes (black) are to be worn during the tap portion of class. The studio has available for purchase the shoe style we feel works best.
Tan Jazz shoes (available at the studio) should be worn for all jazz classes.
For Musical theatre, it is preferred that dancers wear jazz shoes.
Hip Hop dancers should wear clean (not worn outdoors) flexible sneaker similar to converse (Target and Walmart offer a cheaper alternative that works great!).
For Acro, dancers should be barefoot.
In Technique class, dancers should wear either ballet shoes or be bare foot.
Street shoes are not to be worn in the studio as the dirt from them may damage the dance floor. Dance shoes are not to be worn outside, and should be transported in a bag and marked with the dancer’s name on the inside to prevent mixups.
Insurance
Insurance: The dance studio does not have medical insurance for its students, so please be sure your child is covered by your own medical insurance. If an injury occurs, the student’s own policy will be your only source of reimbursement.
Spring Recital
Spring Recital: In the spring, (typically mid-late May). More information on the recital will be given at a later date. *Recital costumes will need to be purchased by parents, and will be ordered by the studio. A $40 costume deposit will be due along with the November tuition installment for preschool- 4th grade, and an additional $10 deposit is due for each extra class dancers are taking.
Often times, the weeks leading up to recital gets repetitive for some students (as repetition is a necessary part of learning choreography), especially for those who have not yet experienced the thrill of performing. We request that you encourage your dancer to stick it out through recital, as most will find it to be a positive and empowering experience!
Covid
In the event that we are required to temporarily shut down due to circumstances beyond our control (Covid, etc) classes will continue through zoom, recorded videos, etc. We are not able to issue refunds, and all payments can either be applied to online instruction, or roll over to the next dance period.
