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Read about our 2013 NCDA Competition Dancers in the Del Mar Times.
See what all the FUN is about! Register NOW for NCDA’s 2013 Musical Theater Workshop designed for aspiring actors, dancers and singers from age 6 years and up.
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Each July North County DanceArts presents a Dance Showcase guaranteed to entertain. San Diego Theatre Reviews claims North County DanceArts’ Annual Showcase “a Great Success!”. Open to all NCDA dancers. Find out How You can become a part of this awarding winning showcase.
Thank You to all of our North County DanceArts’ students, staff, friends and family that were a part of North County DanceArts’ holiday tradition “Adopt” a Military family for the Holidays.
Make a New Year’s resolution to make 2013 the year to keep fit and happy with Dance. View the new NCDA 2012 – 2013 Dance Year schedule on the classes page here.
NEW NCDA’s adult mornings! Join the movement! Beginning September 4th, 2012. Dance Every Week Day with NCDA’s Adult Morning Unlimited Tuition
Ballet • Tap • Hip Hop • Tap • Jazz • Ballet Barre Worx• Tribal Belly Dance
Monday
9:30 am Jazz I with Louis McKay
10:45 am Adult Contemporary with Natalie Barone
12:00 noon Tap I with Louis McKay
Tuesday
9:15 am Open Ballet with Diana Nicastro
10:30 am Jazz IB with Louis McKay
11:30 am Tap III with Louis McKay
Wednesday
10:30 am Jazz I with Louis McKay
11:30 am Tap II with Louis McKay
Thursday
9:15 am Beginning Ballet Fundamentals with Diana Nicastro
10:30 am Adult Beg Turns & Leaps/Dancer Conditioning with Louis McKay
11:30 am Tribal Belly Dance with Sabrina Fox
Friday
10:00 am Cardio Hip Hop with Kim Seiber
11:00 am Ballet Barre Worx with Robyn Shifren
Since the age of eight years old, Tanya McKay has been captured by the spirit of dance & for over forty years has trained, rehearsed & performed. Read More
Louis McKay was on the stage from the time he was a small boy beginning with such organizations as the San Diego Opera Company… Read More
Erica Patmon has extensively studied and competed in several disciplines including jazz, tap, ballet, and hip hop since the age of three, winning top …Read More
Diana Nicastro has been teaching ballet in the San Diego area for over 21 years. She was born in Greece and has been dancing since the age of Four. Read More
Robyn Shifren began dancing and her mother’s studio at the age of 3. She attended the National School of The Arts training in both the … Read More
Regan Nuchereno, a native of Buffalo, New York, began her dance training at the age of three. She trained at the American Academy of Ballet under … Read More
Sabrina is certified in Vinyasa flow yoga, and American Tribal Style Belly Dance also known as ATS. She has been an instructor and performer … Read More
Kim Seiber grew up dancing in California’s Central Valley where she studied jazz, tap, ballet, pointe, hip-hop, choreography, and … Read More
Michelle Whittaker, a San Diego native, began her dance training at the age of 14, at The Academy of Dance Arts. It was there where … Read More
Sy Bartolome is a hard working yet light hearted choreographer and dancer. Inspired and exposed to the hip hop dance community in 2003, … Read More
Robin began her dance training at the age of five, with her focus being Classical Ballet. She studied under the direction of Lucille … Read More
Lee Lee has been a very active and familiar face in the dance community for over 12 years. From dancing with Mind Over Matter … Read More
Anthony Rodriguez began dancing at age 14 with San Diego Dance Institute, an after school outreach program. He then received the … Read More
Natalie Rae Barone has been dancing for over 17 years and danced competitively for 8 years. She has won numerous awards for her dance and … Read More
North County DanceArts, Inc. is dedicated to the care and nurturing of the dedicated dance student. Tuition for classes at North County DanceArts, Inc is an annual (school year September through August) tuition policy that may be paid in full at time of student enrollment, September through December (for CASH or CHECK payments only - an approximate 10% savings and no worries of late fees) or on a monthly installment payment system. Annual tuition is based on a tuition that is amortized over eleven months, each month averaging four weeks.
Monthly tuition payments are due on or before the 1st day of each calendar month. A late charge of $15.00 will be assessed after the 10th day of the month against the current tuition due and any previous outstanding balances. NORTH COUNTY DANCEARTS, INC. recognizes that some months will provide the student with five weeks of instruction for the month. These additional days afforded by the calendar year will not be charged as extra classes to the student and will be included in that month’s monthly tuition. However, NORTH COUNTY DANCEARTS, INC. DOES NOT PROVIDE MAKE-UP CLASSES FOR THOSE “EXTRA” CLASSES DUE TO STUDENT NON-ATTENDANCE.
Monthly tuition payments by check may be mailed directly to NCDA at 12750 Carmel Country Road, Suite 103, San Diego, California 92130. Cash, Check or Debit/Credit Card Payments are accepted in studio during office hours Monday – Saturday. Payments are considered delinquent on the 10th day of the calendar month at the end of the business office day (7:30 pm).
The NCDA annual tuition is a long term payment policy. Students electing to pay in monthly installments must continue to pay monthly for the remainder of the dance year scheduled payments (September through July). North County DanceArts, Inc. does not invoice except in cases where account is delinquent. Acceptable forms of payment are cash, personal check, debit/credit card or students may elect to be placed on an automatic debit/credit card payment system thereby eliminate worry of late fees. For those students opting for the automatic payment plan, a fee of $20.00 per incident will be charged to student’s account for reasons such as insufficient funds or credit card charge revocation. In these cases, students MUST reconcile any outstanding balances, including any late charges, bank charges, etc. incurred by North County DanceArts, Inc. due to such incidents within a five (5) day period from time of incident reporting by financial institutions.
Any student wishing to discontinue dance instruction during the year may do so by notifying North County DanceArts, Inc. in writing in the form of NCDA’s Notice to Terminate Form no less than 30 days prior to the 28th day of any calendar month and before the last quarter of the dance year, thereby releasing the student from further tuition obligations. Students shall be responsible for the balance of the annual tuition if discontinuing services in the last quarter (June-August) of our dance year. For those students participating in the automatic debit/credit charge option, upon receipt of the Notice to Terminate form, all outstanding balances on accounts will be immediately charged to the student’s debit/credit card accounts. No exceptions will be made.
For those students electing to discontinue dance instruction and thereby electing early termination of the tuition contract prior to final payment (July) in any given dance year, it is assumed that the student will not be returning to NCDA for dance instruction. Any student returning to NCDA after termination of tuition contract in any prior dance year, will be obligated to ‘pay out’ prior contract terms before enrolling in any NCDA class.
Classes may be made up within 30 days of a missed class, but may not be applied to future tuition or transferred to another student. Missed classes may be made up in any dance class of any discipline as long as the student stays within his/her dance level (i.e.: ballet, jazz, tap and pre-dance). Since NORTH COUNTY DANCEARTS, INC. provides a monthly tuition payment plan in an effort to provide the student the opportunity to participate in many styles of dance at a discounted rate, we do not guarantee that make-up classes in any one discipline will be available. It is the student’s responsibility to account for time away from dance instruction such as leaves, vacation, work schedules, etc. Tuition is non-refundable, no exceptions.
NORTH COUNTY DANCEARTS, INC. will be closed on major holidays as outlined in our “Important Dates To Remember” Latest News Page. NORTH COUNTY DANCEARTS, INC. WILL NOT EXTEND TUITION CARDS OR MAKE UP CLASSES FOR CLOSURE AT THESE HOLIDAYS.
Tuition for all NEW students to NORTH COUNTY DANCEARTS, INC. will be prorated on an individual basis as necessary. Monthly tuition will not be prorated at any other time for any reason. Annual Registration/Insurance fees are charged per student and are due upon initial enrollment and each year in January. Annual Registration/Insurance Fees are due in January for all students registered in classes prior to October 1st and all new students registering after January 1st.
Our weekday morning adult students may elect to pay “by the class” (only in open adult classes scheduled for Monday through Friday mornings with exception to classes that may “close”). Adult students that elect to pay “by the class” for these morning open classes may not attend any other classes on a “by the class” basis. NCDA also offers an Unlimited Tuition Plan for Adult Mornings. See Tuition Rates for more Information.
ANNUAL REGISTRATION FEE AND TUITION RATES – $ 30.00
Each additional 2nd family member – $15.00
Each additional 3rd family member – $ 10.00
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Annual Pre-Paid (Sept-Dec)
Cash or Check Only
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Annual Pre-paid (Sept – Dec)
Debit/Credit Card
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Classes Per Week
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Monthly Tuition Rates
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$891.00
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$950.00
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1 Class/Week
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$90.00
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$1,445.00
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$1,531.00
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2 Class/Week
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$145.00
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$1,782.00
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$1,901.00
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3 Class/Week
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$180.00
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$2,079.00
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$2,218.00
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4 Class/Week
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$210.00
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$2,277.00
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$2,429.00
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5 Class/Week
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$230.00
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$2,475.00
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$2,649.00
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6 Class/Week
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$250.00
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$2,673.00
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$2,851.00
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Unlimited
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$270.00
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*NOTE: IF ELECTING TO PRE-PAY ANNUAL TUITION (September – December) (AN APPROXIMATE 10% SAVINGS for CASH OR CHECK Payments) or PRE-PAY ANNUAL TUITION (September – December) (AN APPROXIMATE 4% SAVINGS FOR DEBIT/CREDIT CARD) PLEASE BE AWARE THERE ARE NO REFUNDS OF TUTION, INCLUDING PRE-PAID ANNUAL TUITION IF STUDENT DROPS CLASSES BEFORE THE
PRE-PAID PERIOD ENDS. IF A STUDENT ELECTS TO “ADD” CLASS(ES) AFTER PRE-PAID ANNUAL TUITION IS PAID,
ADDED CLASSES WILL BE CALCULATED BASED ON THE CURRENT MONTHLY PAYMENT RATE AND NOT A
DISCOUNTED RATE.
NOW AVAILABLE: ADULT MORNINGS @ NCDA/UNLIMITED TUITION: $150.00/mo.
The Adult Morning “Unlimited” tuition is a discounted monthly tuition fee. All students wishing to take advantage of this discounted tuition must be a registered student of NCDA and accept and agree to all NCDA Tuition Contract Policies as detailed in NCDA Tuition Rates and Policies (see above). This Unlimited tuition may be used for Adult Morning classes as specifically called out on the NCDA dance schedule as (teen-adult) or (adult). The unlimited monthly tuition plan is based on an annual contract participation. There is no pro-rating of unlimited tuition. The unlimited tuition plan does not provide for make-ups or compensation for studio holidays. The Unlimited tuition plan is non-refundable and non-transferable.
Adult Open Classes (Monday through Friday Mornings Only)
Drop-In Class rate: $ 20.00 per Class
CLICK HERE to download North County DanceArts, Inc. Class Registration Form (please check for class availability; download and presentation of registration form does not guarantee enrollment without prior evaluation)
CLICK HERE to download North County DanceArts, Inc. Payment by Automatic Debit/Credit Card Charge Authorization Form
CLICK HERE to download North County DanceArts, Inc. Cancellation of Automatic Debit/Credit & Notice of Termination
CLICK HERE to download North County DanceArts, Inc. Cancellation of Monthly Installments & Notice of Termination
CLICK HERE to download North County DanceArts, Inc. Cancellation of Annual Tuition Contract (PRE-PAID) & NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF INSTRUCTION
The ballet syllabus currently offered by North County DanceArts is a condensed and accelerated course of study of ballet based on the classical Russian school of training. This course of study has been developed to give the dancer a good basic knowledge in the principles, techniques and terms of this dance form. These courses have proved excellent for beginning dancers through professional levels. Many class levels have been recommended to ballet students as companion
classes to their current ballet studies.
All ballet classes are technique based classes, therefore, soft slippers are used. Due to the nature of the accelerated study, pre-pointe and pointe instruction is only offered as a standard part of this ballet syllabus in levels IIA and IIB. Only those students in current attendance of regular ballet studies of North County DanceArts in a level IIB or above or in current attendance at any certified ballet school will be considered to use pointe shoes in these intermediate/advanced classes. Those students meeting the qualifications to study pre-pointe and/or pointe is at the sole discretion of North County DanceArts’ instructors and/or directors. Placement and advancement of any student is at the sole discretion of North County DanceArts, Inc. See Class Levels…
Tap dancing combines dance traditions from Europe and Africa. It is a dance of strong rhythms and relies almost totally on footwork. The feet become musical instruments marking out complex rhythms with the heel and the toe.
Tap dancing taught at North County DanceArts concentrates on the low to the ground and precise style of tap called “rhythm tap”, largely made infamous through the old masters of tap such as Eddie Brown. Since the teaching of tap dancing can vary greatly in style and speed, all students not currently enrolled in the North County DanceArts tap classes are required to be evaluated by the instructor prior to entry. Placement and advancement of any student is at the sole discretion of North County DanceArts, Inc.
Contemporary dance is a genre of concert dance that employs compositional philosophy, rather than choreography, to guide un-choreographed movement. It uses dance techniques and methods found in ballet, modern dance and postmodern dance, and it also draws from other philosophies of movement that are outside the realm of classical dance technique.
The term “contemporary dance” is sometimes used to describe dance that is not classical jazz or traditional folk/cultural dance. The hallmark of contemporary dance is an awareness of the limitations of form. Sub-genres recently defined by dance critics include non-dance, conceptual dance and pedestrian contemporary.
Hip Hop dance refers to non-classical dance styles, mainly street dance styles, primarily danced to hip hop music, or that have evolved as a part of the hip hop culture.
By its widest definition, it can include a wide range of styles such as breaking, popping, locking and krumping, and even house dance. It can also include the many styles simply labeled as hip hop, old school hip hop (or hype), hip hop new style and freestyle.
Pre-dance classes are designed for children from the age of 3 years to 7 years of age. Pre-dance classes are combination classes that teach basic dance positions, steps and exercises of the three dance disciplines: ballet, jazz and tap.
North County DanceArts provides pre-dance classes that accommodate the readiness of the student to learn. The very basic of the pre-dance classes begin with a minimal structure base with subsequent pre-dance classes of graduating advancement of classroom structure and discipline.
The most advanced pre-dance level , kindercombo, is a structured and disciplined learning environment designed to take the young dancer into beginning levels with recognition of basic steps and terms . Basic steps, exercises and terms are taught in a loving, fun and playful way.
All students of ages 6 years to 8 years wishing to enter the North County DanceArts dance program at the beginning levels are highly encouraged to complete North County DanceArts’ pre-dance courses prior to enrollment. Placement and advancement of any student is at the sole discretion of North County DanceArts, Inc.
The jazz syllabus is an extensive study in the dance form and prepares the student for performance. Each class is geared specifically toward the respective levels, each focusing on the technique of the dance form. Most jazz classes dedicate the first six months solely to dance technique while the remaining six months of the dance year focuses on putting technique and applications into a dance combination.
Due to the ballet origins of jazz technique, all jazz students of levels II and above are required to maintain at least one hour of ballet training per week. Ballet requirement may be fulfilled in scheduled NCDA ballet classes or at any accredited ballet school. (see studio policies regarding ballet requirements and validation). Noncompliance with this ballet requirement will result in the withdrawal of the student from any jazz II level class and above until ballet requirement has been met and student is in regular attendance. Placement and advancement of any student is at the sole discretion of North County DanceArts, Inc.
Dancer Body Conditioning, Turns and Leaps is a technique based class that focuses in increasing the individual dancers’ flexibility, strength, stamina and concentrating a technique specifically related to various turns and leaps determined by dance level.
Tribal Style Belly Dance is accredited to Jamila Salimpour who fostered a fusion of costumes and folkloric dance styles from the Banjara gypsies of Rajasthan and began teaching what she knew and performing all over California and the West Coast. Using traditional folkloric dance elements and costumes inspired by traditional and ethnographic traditions, she presented on stage through Bal Anat a colorful dance company which included musicians, singers and dancers to create a “souk” or almost circus feel. Taking what she herself had learned
from native dancers from Morocco, Algeria, Turkey, Egypt, Syria and Lebanon who were dancing in the United States, she began to catalogue “belly dance movement” and began creating a basic repertoire terminology which is still the basis for Tribal Style and American Tribal Style repertoire.
Tribal Style today represents everything from Folkloric inspired dances to a fusion of ancient dance techniques from North India, the Middle East and Africa. As a general category, Tribal Style covers many flavors of American Belly Dance both the folkloric inspired like Dalia Carella and fusion and cross over styles which explore modern, jazz, dance theatre, and hip hop with belly dance, as well as fusion with traditional classical ethnic dance forms like Bhangra, Bharata
Natyam, Flamenco and now even Polynesian and West African Dance.
According to Moria Chappell, a well-known Tribal dancer, Tribal differs from ballet, jazz and modern in its extreme emphasis of core muscle isolation (especially in the abdomen, pelvic girdle, and thoracic spine) and lack of hard impact moves. Because of the greater emphasis on muscular isolation than skeletal virtuosity, Tribal dance is accessible to people with a wider range of body types, ages, and health problems than many classic theater dance arts.
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| Ballet | |
| Contemporary | |
| General | |
| Hip Hop | |
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| Pre-Dance / Pre-Kinder / Kinde | |
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| Zumba | |
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12750 Carmel Country Road, Ste 103
San Diego, CA 92130
Telephone: (858) 792-9303
Fax: (858) 792-0286
North County DanceArts, Inc. is dedicated to the care and nurturing of the dedicated dance student. Tuition for classes at North County DanceArts, Inc is an annual (school year September through August) tuition policy that may be paid in full at time of student enrollment September through December (CASH or CHECK payments only – an approximate 10% savings and no worries of late fees) or on a monthly installment payment system. Annual tuition is based on a tuition that is amortized over eleven months, each month averaging four weeks.
The NCDA annual tuition is a long term payment policy. Students electing to pay in monthly installments must continue monthly payments for the remainder of the dance year scheduled payments (September through July).
Any student wishing to discontinue dance instruction during the year may do so by notifying North County DanceArts, Inc. in writing in the form of NCDA’s Notice to Terminate Form no less than 30 days prior to the 28th day of any calendar month and before the last quarter of the dance year (June-August), thereby releasing the student from further tuition obligations. Students shall be responsible for the balance of the annual tuition if discontinuing services in the last quarter (June-August) of our dance year. No exceptions will be made.
Monthly tuition payments are due on or before the 1st day of each calendar month. A late charge of $15.00 will be assessed after the 10th day of the month against the current tuition due and any previous outstanding balances. NORTH COUNTY DANCEARTS, INC. recognizes that some months will provide the student with five weeks of instruction for the month. These additional days afforded by the calendar year will not be charged as extra classes to the student and will be included in that month’s monthly tuition. However, NORTH COUNTY DANCEARTS, INC. DOES NOT PROVIDE MAKE-UP CLASSES FOR THOSE “EXTRA” CLASSES DUE TO STUDENT NON-ATTENDANCE. North County DanceArts, Inc. does not invoice except in cases where account is delinquent. Acceptable forms of payment are cash ,personal check, debit/credit card or students may elect to be placed on an automatic debit/credit card payment system thereby eliminating worry of late fees. For those students opting for the automatic payment plan, a fee of $20.00 per incident will be charged to student’s account for reasons such as insufficient funds or credit card charge revocation. In these cases, students MUST reconcile any outstanding balances, including any late charges, bank charges, etc. incurred by North County DanceArts, Inc. due to such incidents within a five (5) day period from time of incident reporting by financial institution.
Annual Registration/Insurance fees are charged per student and are due upon initial enrollment and each year in January. Annual Registration/Insurance Fees are due in January for all students registered in classes prior to October 1st and all new students registering after January 1st.
Our weekday morning adult students may elect to pay “by the class” (only in open adult classes scheduled for Monday through Friday mornings with exception to classes that may “close”). By paying “by the class” you are not making a monthly commitment to classes and are free of the worries of “make-up” classes and studio closures. Adult students that elect to pay “by the class”for these morning open classes may not attend any other classes on a “by the class” basis. For all classes, with the exception of the adult open classes noted above, students must be “registered” and pay per North County DanceArts, Inc.’s Tuition Policies and Rates.
In order to maintain the highest level of dance instruction, it sometimes becomes necessary to limit the number of students per class or “close” the class. This means that any student not in current and consistent attendance in that class prior to the “closed” status may not be able to participate until space becomes available.
IMPORTANT: Students attending a “closed” class must be registered for that class and maintain monthly tuition payments for that class. If you wish to preserve your spot in that class, monthly tuition must continue to be paid – even if you do not attend.
North County DanceArts and its staff and instructors reserve the right to remove any individual from a dance class or the studio premises if that individual’s behavior is disruptive and not conducive to the learning atmosphere of the studio.
Comfortable clothing, sneakers (t-shirts with messages that are gang related, ethnically, religiously or racially derogative in nature are unacceptable for dance class. The acceptability of any and all logos, messages or slogans are at the sole discretion of NCDA directors, staff and/or instructors. Anyone wearing unacceptable forms of clothing will be asked to leave the studio premises immediately) Thank you for your cooperation. We feel this will enhance our dance program and give each and every dancer a sense of pride and organization to be the best dancer he/she can possibly be.
Class observation in the studio is permitted only on the last class of the month. During the month, feel free to watch the class from outside or from the lobby.
An annual recital will be given and all students are invited to participate. It is not mandatory and a minimal recital fee per participant is charged. All registered students participating in the annual recital must be current in annual tuition (September through and including August) prior to ticket sales. Any student not current in tuition for the referenced dance year will not be able to participate in the recital, regardless of any costs incurred by student, including but not limited to, recital fees, costume fees, photographs etc.
All media, in any form, of students of North County DanceArts, Inc. during class work or performance is the sole property of North County DanceArts, Inc. North County DanceArts, Inc. reserves the right to publish in any format and use for any purposes including but not limited to the name, affiliation, photographs, video footage and audio recordings of any student or performer for advertising and promotions.
North County DanceArts will be closed on major holidays:
July 4th, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day. We will also take Winter Break from late December through first week of January and a Summer Break in August.
* All other closures will be posted well in advance.
* Holiday schedule is subject to change. See NCDA’s “Important Dates to Remember” for more information.
Classes may be made up within thirty days of a missed class, but may not be applied to future tuition or transferred to another student. Missed classes may be made up in any dance class of any discipline – ballet, tap, jazz, hip-hop, pre-dance – as long as the student stays within his/her level.
Since North County DanceArts provides a monthly tuition plan in an effort to provide the student the opportunity to dance at a discounted cost, we do not guarantee that make-up classes in any one discipline will be available. It is the student’s responsibility to account for time away from dance such as leaves, vacations, work schedules, etc.
North County DanceArts is not responsible for injuries or for any child left before or after class. Please pick up your child promptly!
For other important Tuition policies please refer to North County DanceArts’ Tuition Policies and Tuition Rates brochure or web page.
People from across the country have chosen North County DanceArts Inc. as the best dance studio in the San Diego and North County area. Located in the heart of Del Mar North County DanceArts Inc. offers dance lessons in Tribal Belly Dance, Tap, Ballet, Hip Hop, Pre-Dance / Pre-Kinder / KinderCombo, Zumba, Latin, Contemporary & Jazz Technique. North County DanceArts Inc. also offers lessons for children & teens teaching technique, terminology, and discipline to further students in their dance careers.
Whether you’re from Torrey Pines, Poway, Escondido, San Marcos, Encinitas, Solana Beach, Rancho Santa Fe, Carmel Valley, Mira Mesa, Carlsbad, Oceanside, San Diego, La Jolla North County DanceArts Inc. welcomes you to visit and come experience the fun in dancing. Check out our convenient classes, private appointment times and personalized lesson plans and professional staff to help you learn what you want when you want. Join Us in an enjoyable and inexpensive night out with friends.
North County DanceArts Inc. is proud to have an experienced professional dance staff. Our dance instructors have worked on shows and movies like, Dancing With the Stars, Shall We Dance, Dance With Me, and So You Think You Can Dance.