How to register – To register for the 2023 – 2024 season, simply fill out the registration form, pay your registration fee, attire fee and first month’s tuition. If you choose the recital payment option #2, your recital deposit will be due as well.
Registration Fee - The annual, non-refundable registration fee is $40. (Plus $15 for each additional family member). Students have the opportunity to receive free registration fee every Spring for the following year. Watch your newsletters for priority registration dates.
Attire Fee - Each student’s attire fee is customized to her/his needs and must be purchased through Gotta Dance either in person or via our online Nimbly attire store. Inquire at the studio office to determine your dancer’s specific needs. Depending on the class(es) in which a student is enrolled, she/he must purchase either a Gotta Dance leotard or Gotta Dance shirt to be worn to all classes. Proper dance attire is important to dance classes. Please be sure to adhere to the attire guidelines of your specific class including using approved dance shoes, and pulling hair away from the face in a ponytail, braid, or ballet bun.
Tuition –
Annual Tuition Option - If you choose the annual tuition payment, you will receive a 10% discount during priority registration and a 5% discount if paid by August 8th. Please do not choose the annual payment unless you are sure your dancer will participate all year, since all payments are non-refundable.
Monthly Payment Option - If you choose the monthly payment option, the yearly tuition amount is conveniently divided into monthly payments. Payments are due by the 1st of each month, regardless of whether it is a short month or a long month, studio closure, holidays, or student absences. The first payment is due at the time of registration and prorated for the remaining classes in that month. Each subsequent payment will be due the first of every month through May 2024, with the last payment being due May 1, 2024. If your payment is not received by the close of business on the 5th of the month, your credit card on file will be charged for the tuition amount plus a $15 late fee. If accounts are more than 30 days delinquent, an additional $10 fee will be assessed. Additionally, students may not participate in class until the account is brought up to date. Reminder - all payments are non-refundable and non-transferable.
Types of Payment - At the time of registration, families must place a credit or debit card on file. Most dance families choose to participate in our automatic payment system for each month’s tuition; however, you may choose to pay in the office by cash, debit or credit card (VISA, MasterCard, and Discover). We also have the option to make secure credit card payments online via our customer portal. Checks and Money Orders are not accepted.
To ensure all payments are credited to the appropriate account, cash payments always require a receipt. If your account is set-up on automatic payment, please be sure the card on file is up-to-date. If a payment is missed because of a card error, a $15 late fee will be imposed.
Recital Info - Your dancer’s recital is the most important day of his/her dance year. We work all year toward improving technique, and our hard work is evident in our year-end dance recital.
Your recital fee is a total of $165 and composed of a costume fee and performance fee. The $95 costume fee due by November 1st; the $70 performance fee is due by February 1st and includes: tights, accessories, two recital tickets, one recital t-shirt, a professional digital recording of the Recital and your portion of the stage rental fees. Students participating in our 1st – 3rd and 3rd – 6th grade combination classes will require a “kit” costume (a base leotard that can be converted into a second costume). This grouping of classes will participate in two dances in the recital requiring a minimal costume change. The price of the “kit” costume adds $30 to the costume fee. All other additional costumes are $80 each, which is due to Gotta Dance by November 1st. Costumes ordered after December 1st will be an additional $15.
Participation in Recital is mandatory. If you choose to decline participation, the office must be notified by email or in writing by October 1st, or your account will be charged for the full recital fee. Recital fees are non-refundable.
Recital Payment Option #1 – Costume fee ($95 per dancer, plus additional costume fee if applicable) due by November 1st; Performance fee ($70 per dancer) due February 1st.
Recital Payment Option #2 – Equal payment option $17 will be added to each equal tuition payment (Aug-May).
Amount will be more if:
· enrolled in 1st – 3rd and 3rd – 6th grade combination classes
· taking multiple classes
· having multiple dancers in the family
· beginning classes after August
Attendance – We encourage students to attend all classes but we understand sometimes absences cannot be avoided. Although we are unable to pro-rate for missed classes, students may take advantage of make-up classes (if available and in moderation) through the month of April if missed classes. Please contact the office for appropriate days and times.
To avoid injury and make the most of your dance experience, please do not be late to class. We warm up at the beginning of class, and dancers who miss the warm up could risk injury. Therefore, dancers more than 10 minutes late may be asked to watch that day.
All classes require a minimum number of students in order for a class to run. To meet the needs of our customers and the ever-changing dance trends, Gotta Dance reserves the right to change its schedule before or during a season in order to adhere to this policy.
Please make sure you are back on time to pick up your child. You may run errands while your child is in class, but make sure you are prompt! We are not responsible for your children before or after dance class. If you are more than ten minutes late in picking up your child, a fee of $5 per 10 minutes will be charged to your credit card.
Schedule Change – Please fill out a form in the office if you wish to change classes. A $10 processing fee will be applied to all schedule changes after September 1st. Fee will be waived if the change is requested by the studio.
Withdrawal - If withdrawal is necessary, a drop form must be filled out and turned in to the office or an email sent to ilovegottadance@aol.com. The drop notice must be received by the end of the month, which gives your 30-day notice of withdrawal. You will still be responsible for tuition for 30 days. Your account will remain active until we receive proper notice, and your card on file will be charged for all tuition, late fees, and recital payments due.
Observation – Pending current safety and capacity guidelines, our studio allows for easy observation enabling you to see the progress of your dancer. Please be sure while observing that you are as minimally distracting to the students as possible, which means refraining from taking pictures or video and waving to your dancer and by keeping the lobby as quiet as possible. If parents become too distracting to the dancers, we will kindly ask you to step outside. Dancers are most successful when they are able to completely focus on their class and teacher. Thank you for your cooperation.
Credit Card on File - I fully understand the tuition payment policies, and therefore agree that unpaid tuition and all other unpaid items personally charged to my account will be charged to the credit card indicated above on the 6th of each month. I understand the charges applied to my credit card may include late fees, as specified in payment policies.
Financial Responsibility - I assume full responsibility for payments of all charges on the student's account. All fees are non-refundable for any reason. Gotta Dance is unable to divide costs, provide duplicate statements, or otherwise mediate between parents or other parties who may voluntarily or by court order share parental, guardian, or other responsibilities for the student's well-being.