Recital response

Recital Participation & Rehearsal Fee: $40 per student
Participation in recital is an agreement to be charged the Recital fee in January, 2020, and also an agreement to be charged costume fees per class in February, 2020; $75 per costume. 

Dance Dimensions 2020 Recital
TENTATIVE DATES, SUBJECT TO CHANGE:
Dress Rehearsals Thursday, June 18 & Friday, June 19, 2020
Recitals Saturday, June 20 & Sunday, June 21, 2020

There are two costs associated with the recital: $40 Recital Fee per student, and $75 per costume fee. These fees are non-refundable.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and AGREEMENT

• Participating in the Recital is a wonderful experience that dancers cherish for years! It is a culmination and a chance to share in the year's growth with family and friends. We build teamwork, discipline, life-long friendships and a passion for dance! 
• The Recital is also a commitment to Dance Dimensions, to the instructor, fellow students and to yourself, the dancer. Choreography of Recital dances is planned specifically for the number of students in class and for their individual, unique abilities. Therefore, students MUST attend classes in order to be included. Participation is based solely on desire, not ability. Every student may be in the recital who desires to participate and who has satisfied the payment, class participation, and other requirements as detailed in the Studio Policies.
• I understand the importance of attending classes in order to participate in the Dance Dimensions Recital. If the dancer misses more than 5 classes between March 1st and the recital, he or she may not be able to participate in the recital.

• I agree that my credit card will be charged $40 per student in January, 2020 and $75 per costume in February, 2020. I understand that these recital fees are nonrefundable under any circumstances.

studio policies

Studio Registration Fee: $40 per student, $25 sibling per Fall-Spring session (Sept-June)

• All payments are non-transferable and non-refundable and apply to this time period only. To be payable when registering into the studio no matter when during the session the registration occurs.
• You must use the "ADD / DROP CLASS" form if you change or add classes OR to drop out of a class. 30 day written notice needs to be given prior to withdrawal from a class or from the studio in order to avoid the next month's billing cycle. NO email or verbal notice. These forms are available in the studio for you to use. 
• Students will be evaluated during the registration process and during the first few weeks of class to make sure they are in the right level. Placement is based solely on ability and is at the discretion of the director and instructors together. Dance Dimensions reserves the right to shift students into other classes if their ability does not match the level of the class, as determined solely by Dance Dimensions staff. All decisions are made with the dancers' best interests at heart!
• Dance Dimensions reserves the right to change the schedule and/or cancel classes at any time. Classes are subject to change. Especially with newly scheduled classes, call to confirm ahead of time.
• Dance Dimensions is not responsible for students who leave the facility without supervision. If you want to grant permission for your dancer to leave Dance Dimensions by themselves without supervision, make sure to write "Yes" in the dancer section(s) in the Studio Registration.
• Students must adhere to the Studio dress code as detailed on our website. Respectful behavior is expected at all times towards Dance Dimensions staff and fellow students. Bullying will never be tolerated. We reserve the right to dismiss a student who does not exhibit respectful behavior. No food or drink allowed in the studios. Only water is allowed inside the studio. Cell phones or gum not allowed in studios. Studio is not responsible for lost or stolen items. Please do not bring anything of value to the studio.

• Dance Dimensions reserves the right to dismiss or refuse classes to anyone who does not comply with the policies or who otherwise in our sole judgment disrupts the harmony and/or reputation of the studio.

PAYMENT POLICIES

This is a "school year" ("yearly") program where first of the month, automatic monthly payments are scheduled for your convenience. Tuition is set up so that the yearly fee is prorated over the 10 months. If you join mid-year, you are still subject to this prorated year schedule. All students pay full tuition every month from their first month through their last, INCLUDING DECEMBER AND JUNE. Some months will have four weekly classes; some five. Holiday weeks, like those in late December where there are no classes may be offset by other months that have five weeks of classes. 

• Monthly payments ONLY available by Automatic Credit Card (Visa, MC, or AMEX only) or Debit Card charge. 
• Tuition is non-refundable. There are no refunds, credits, or extensions given for missed classes. Dance Dimensions does not prorate for absences or vacation time. If your dancer is asked to leave Dance Dimensions Performing Arts Center for any reason, there will not be any refund or credit given.
• Auto debits must go through on first attempt. BAD CARDS: We will contact you after failed charge attempts, but failure to make good on payment or supply new credit card within 7 days will trigger $20 late fee. Repeated credit card failures without making good in a timely manner jeopardizes participation in the studio.
• Tuition applies to every month of enrollment, September through June, for all registered students, regardless of vacation or absence.
• We do not prorate if you are absent or away on vacation. No adjustments, credits or transfers will be made for missed lessons. Please don't ask! Make-up classes are available. See Make Up Policies.
• Payments must be current in order for your child to participate in classes, recital, costumes & tickets.
• If for any reason you end your status as a "yearly tuition student" (i.e.- if you choose to stop Credit Card debits or otherwise refuse to pay full monthly tuition) you will be considered a new student if you return during the same program year (September through June). Another registration fee will be required and you may not be able to re-enter classes of choice, as the class may be full and we cannot hold a place for you. 
• There is a 5% discount on tuition for siblings.

The "Sibling," for discount purposes, is the child taking less classes.

• We can accommodate a SPLIT FAMILY with two people paying for their dancer. This is not uncommon, and we can charge two cards on a monthly basis, whether 2 parents or a parent and grandparent, etc. HOWEVER, we cannot be put in the middle of parents who no longer have an amicable relationship. It is not fair to ask us to pursue a parent for credit card information and permission to charge each month. The parent or guardian who registers the dancer online needs to put a credit card into the system during registration, like all our families, and this is the card that will be charged the full monthly amount. If the idea is to split the charge on two cards, please supply us with the information for the second card. Until that information is received, we will continue to charge the single card that is on file. Thanks for your understanding of our position.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE POLICIES

• Good attendance is important for a student's success. Dance students with inconsistent attendance will not progress like those who attend classes consistently. 
  

• Attendance is crucial during the Spring months preceding the yearly Recital, because this is the time when Recital dances are taught and choreography is finalized. Inconsistent attendance during this time may cause exclusion from Recital Performances, solely at the discretion of Dance Dimensions teachers or management. If this occurs, no tuition, costume or Recital Registration fees will be refunded. 
• Make ups can be scheduled for absences, but may become scarce as Spring months approach Recital. See Make Up Policies below.

• WE DO NOT PRORATE PAYMENTS IF YOU ARE ABSENT OR ON VACATION!

MAKE UP POLICIES

It is your responsibility to schedule make-up classes.

• Make-up classes are available through the front desk and need to be taken within 30 days of an absence, after which they are considered expired.
• Make-ups can only be taken if student is currently enrolled. In other words, Make-ups can only be scheduled and taken if student has paid for the month during which they are to be taken. If you drop out of the studio, you forfeit all make up days.
• Make-ups expire after 30 days and cannot roll over to a summer program or a future program year. 

• Make-ups become difficult to schedule as Recital season progresses and may not be available as the shows get closer.

RELEASE & PERMISSIONS

• I hereby release Dance Dimensions and all class and performance locations, as well as their owners, agents, employees, volunteers, contractors and successors, from liability. I agree to indemnify them for and hold them harmless from losses, suits, claims and demands of every kind and character arising out of and in conjunction with my Child's or my own participation in these classes. I recognize and acknowledge there are certain risks of physical injury, and I agree to assume the full risk of personal injuries, accidents, illnesses, death, damages and/or property loss that I or my minor child may sustain as a result of participating in any activities connected with or associated with Dance Dimensions programs, classes or private lessons.
  

• I hereby assign all rights to videotaping, photographs and sound recordings for promotional purposes, and authorize the reproduction, sale, copyright, exhibition, broadcast and distribution of such video, photographs and recordings without limitation or compensation.

WAIVER OF LIABILITY

• I (and/or my minor child) wish to participate in a dance class, rehearsal, dance party or other activity at Dance Dimensions Performing Arts Center (hereafter known as "DDPAC"), either as part of DDPAC's programming or as a participant of a private studio rental of DDPAC facilities. As a condition of DDPAC agreeing to allow my participation in such an activity, I hereby confirm and agree to the following:
  

• I recognize that the activity of the type I intend to participate in at DDPAC requires physical exertion, which may be strenuous and may cause physical injury, and I am fully aware of the risks and hazards involved.
• I understand that it is my responsibility to consult a physician prior to and regarding my participation in any activity I attend at DDPAC. I represent that I am physically fit and have no medical condition that would prevent my full participation in any such activity.
• I understand that DDPAC is not liable for any injuries to any participant, dependent(s) or guest(s) or be subject to any claim or demand for injury or damages whatsoever, including, without limitation, those damages resulting from acts or negligence on the part of DDPAC, its owners, agents, instructors or employees.
• I, and on behalf of my executors, administrators, heirs, assignees and successors, do hereby knowingly and voluntarily forever waive, release, discharge and agree to indemnify and hold harmless DDPAC, its owners, instructors, employees, assignees and successors from all such claims, demands, injuries, damages, actions or causes of action for any injury or damage that I may sustain as a result of my participation in an activity anywhere within the confines of DDPAC or its performance/practice locations.
• DDPAC shall not be responsible to me, my dependents or guests for property damaged, lost or stolen in or surrounding DDPAC confines, including but not limited to clothing, cell phones, cash, credit cards, jewelry and any and all personal property brought to and/or left at DDPAC.

• I agree to take full responsibility for any risks, injuries, loss or damages known or unknown which I incur, or may incur, as a result of participation in any activity at DDPAC.

CREDIT CARD REQUIRED

Dance Dimensions requires a valid credit card or debit card on file for all students, which is used for automatic monthly payments. If you wish to pay a different way besides the auto payment, you still need a card on file, and must bring in alternate payment BEFORE THE FIRST OF THE MONTH. Your card on file will automatically be charged on the first of the month, unless prior arrangement made.

• INITIAL CHARGE is made immediately in order to reserve your space in class!

• If charge does not go through, you are not given a spot in classes until payment is good AND that there is still space available at the time of good payment
  
• We accept VISA - MC - AMEX ONLY