North County DanceArts, Inc.

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San Diego, California

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 (May-July), 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 (May-July) 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.

General Policy Statements:

• All students must sign in before taking class.
• Please arrive early. In respect to other students, to avoid disruption of the class, students arriving more than ten minutes late may be refused admittance to the class.
• No refunds.
• Non-continuing students MUST notify the office in writing in the form of NCDA’s Notice of Termination Form.  Notification MUST be received by NCDA no less than 30 days prior to the 28th day of any calendar month and before the last quarter (June-August) of our 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 the NCDA dance year. No exceptions will be made.
• In the case of only a single student in attendance of a regularly scheduled class; the instructor may choose to instruct a 30 minute private lesson in lieu of the regularly scheduled length of class (designed for more than one student).
• NCDA adheres to a NO CELL PHONE Policy.  Students attending class MUST turn off and put away all cell phones and electronic devices while participating in class.  This includes all rest/water breaks.  Students that are tardy to class or leave class to use a cell phone or other electronic device during class without the explicit consent of the Instructor will be removed from class immediately.
• Participation in studio classes is at the sole discretion of North County DanceArts, Inc. North County DanceArts, Inc. reserves the right to refuse services or merchandise to anyone, at anytime, for any reason.

Closed Classes

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.

Dance Requirements

• Intermediate and Advanced students MUST be enrolled in a BALLET class.
• Ballet students receiving instruction in pre-pointe or pointe MUST particpate in one (1) hour of ballet technique scheduled prior to scheduled pre-pointe/pointe class
• Advanced Jazz students MUST be enrolled in two (2) Advanced Jazz class and one (1) Advanced Turns & Leaps technique class
• Advancement is determined by the student’s instructor. He or she has specific criteria that need to be met prior to a student being promoted.

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.

Studio Dress Code

• No baggy sweatshirts or t-shirts after warm-up.
• Hair for all classes must be pulled away from the face and secured.
• Hair must be in a bun for ALL BALLET AND JAZZ classes.

Pre-Dance ( Girls) attire:

• Pink Leotards
• Pink Tights
• Pink Ballet Shoes/Black Tap Shoes

Pre-Dance (Boys) attire:

• Black Dance Pants/Shorts
• White shirt
• Black Tap Shoes/Black Ballet Slippers
• White socks

Ballet I, II & III attire:

• Black Leotards
• Pink Tights
• Pink Ballet Shoes
• Pointe shoes

Men & Boys Ballet & Jazz attire:

• Black Dance Pants/Tights
• White Shirt
• Black Ballet Shoes

Jazz attire:

• Leotard/Tights, any color or print, any style, jazz shoes/any style

Tap attire:

• Any color or print, any style
• Tap Shoes (Check with instructor prior to purchase for shoe and tap specifications)

Hip – Hop:

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.

Observation

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.

Recitals

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.

Media

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.

Holidays

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.

Make-Ups

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.

Injuries

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.

To Download a copy of the NCDA General Studio Policies CLICK HERE

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.

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.

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 giving 30 day Notice of Termination after April 3rd  of any calendar year and thereby discontinuing services in the last quarter (May-July) 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  family member – $20.00

*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: TWO OPTIONS FOR ADULT MORNINGS @ NCDA

4 CLASS BULK DROP IN CARD (based on a calendar month):  $70.00

UNLIMITED BULK DROP IN CARD (based on a calendar month) : $150.00/mo.
The Adult Morning “Unlimited” bulk class cards are discounted bulk drop-in fees.  All students wishing to take advantage of these discounted fee cards must be a registered (by payment of annual registration fee) student of NCDA and accept and agree to all NCDA regulations and policies as detailed in NCDA General Policies.  These Unlimited bulk drop-in cards may be used for Adult Morning classes only as specifically called out on the NCDA dance schedule as (teen-adult) or (adult). The unlimited monthly bulk drop-in plans are based on an calendar month. There is no pro-rating of the  unlimited bulk drop-in cards. The unlimited bulk drop-in cards do not provide for make-ups or compensation for studio holidays and closures.  There are no extensions of the bulk drop-in cards for any reason.  The Unlimited bulk drop-in cards are 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, Tuition Policies.

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