New Recreation Tuition Model for Season 69!
Core Classes - Ballet, Tap & Jazz
This season we will be rolling out a new tuition model for recreational dance families! Instead of basing monthly/yearly tuition off the number of hours in class per week, we will be basing it off of the type & number of classes in your dancer's schedule. If your child is only doing Core Classes (Ballet, Tap, and Jazz), tuition is as follows:
1 Hour Core Class per Week:
$92 a month
Fee includes 2 costumes.
2 Hour Classes per Week
$157 a month
Fee includes 2 costumes. If an additional costume is required, costume fee will be build separately.
3 Hour Classes per Week
$222 a month
Fee includes 2 costumes. If additional costumes are required, costume fee will be build separately.
Specialty Classes - Hip Hop, Lyrical, Acro
If your child is only doing Specialty Classes, tuition is as follows:
1 hour Specialty Class
$65 +$13.50/ month for costume
Example: One-hour Lyrical class per week
2 hour Specialty Class
$130 +$13.50/ month per costume
Example: One-hour Acro class and one-hour HipHop class per week
3 hour Specialty Class
$195 +$13.50/ month per costume
Example: One-hour Acro class, one-hour HipHop and one-hour Lyrical class per week
Combo Classes -
Start with the Core-Only tuition, and add according to the number of specialty classes:
1 hour Core class and I hour Specialty Class
$92+65 + additional $13.50/ month per costume
Example: One-hour Ballet, Tap & Jazz with another hour of Acro per week. Two costumes included. $13.50/month for additional costumes.
1 hour Core class and 2 hours Specialty Classes
$92+130 +additional $13.50/ month per costume
Example: One-hour Ballet, Tap & Jazz with two additional hours of Acro and HipHop per week. Two costumes included. $13.50/moth for additional costumes.
1 hour Core class and 3 hours Specialty Classes
$92+195 +additional $13.50/ month per costume
Example: One-hour Ballet, Tap & Jazz with three additional hours of Acro, HipHop and Lyrical per week. Two costumes included. $13.50/moth for additional costumes.
Payment Schedule:
Tuition for the year covers 9 months of classes (September to May).
We offer three payment models:
Reminder: Monthly payments are spread over 9 months regardless of how many weeks there are in each month. This includes studio vacations and federal holidays.
• 9-Payment Plan: Yearly tuition is paid over the course of 9 payments, due
Payments are due by the 5th of each month. A $10 late fee will apply. Autopay will be setup at the Studio.
• 4-Payment Plan: September, November, January and March.
Tuition is paid in four installments, due the 10th of each month: September, November, January and March. A $10 late fee will apply. Autopay will be setup at the Studio.
5% Yearly Tuition Discount
If you pay for the year in full by September 10th, you will receive a 5% tuition discount.
Family Discounts
We love having your family be a part of our dance family! To offset the cost of classes for multiple dancers, we have the following tuition discounts:
- Families with 2 enrolled dancers: 25% off monthly tuition of the second child
- For 3 or more dancers: 30% off monthly tuition of the second and third child
Fundraisers
· September: Raffle Ticket- October Madness: 90% profit
· October: Lyman Orchard Pies
· November: Chocolate Dipped Apples
· December: Popcorn
· February: Superbowl
· March: Raffle Ticket- March Madness: 90% profit
· April: Popcorn
Other fees
· Photos will be taken in March. A sitting fee per costume is required, which covers group photo in year end Recital Program. You have the option of purchasing individual photo packages at that time as well.
· Recital Fee: Paid when Recital tickets are purchased. This fee covers all in studio rehearsals, in addition to a full-dress rehearsal and staffing at the recital venue.
· Recital Tickets: Our show tickets are sold in May each year.
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