Costume fees are $80.00 per dance the student performs in the recital. This price includes all accessories. For Preschool, Kindergarten and Combination Classes 1-3, it also includes tights. This fee does not include shoes. Recital Fees are $100.00 for the first student and $30.00 for each sibling. With your recital fee, you will receive a recital t-shirt for each dancer and 10 tickets for each recital in which your student performs, as well as a recital video.

The following tuition list is for the full fall season. For your convenience, your tuition will be divided into 10 equal payments. Registration Fee and First month's tuition is due at registration. 30 Minute Classes..........$400.00/year ($40.00/month) 45 Minute Classes..........$440.00/year ($44.00/month) 1 Hour Class.....................$480.00/year ($48.00/month) Students taking more than one class will receive a tuition discount. 2nd Class........................Receive $50.00 Discount/year ($5.00/ Month)* Any additional Classes....Receive $100.00 Discount/year ($10.00/Month)* Family discounts are available when two or more children from the same family are enrolled at The Dance Co. *Please note: When registering for classes online, discounts will not show until office staff manually posts your fees to your account.

A media fee of $25 per family will be charged the first week of September. The media fee pays for use of our Vimeo practice videos, the purchase of, and editing of performance music, and helps pay for music licensing fees.

The Dance Co. also offers individual classes for students who would benefit from one-on one instruction for certain dance steps or for those students who are behind due to an absence. The cost for private instruction is $25.00 for 30 minutes. Class times for private instruction should be arranged with the class instructor and payment is directly to the instructor, not to The Dance Co.

A registration fee of $49.00 per family is charged upon registration for the fall session after June 9.

All monthly tuition is due the 25th of the previous month. Example: October tuition is due September 25. Tuition will be charged to your preferred method of payment on the 25th of the previous month. If payment is declined, you will be charged a $10 processing fee. If payment is late, there is a three day grace period, after which there will be a late fee of $5.00 added to your lesson fee. There are absolutely no refunds. There is a $20.00 service charge for all returned checks.

The waiting room has an observation window that is open at all times. We encourage you to watch your children through the window during class! In addition, observation of dance classes is scheduled once a month in which parents may come in and observe the last ten minutes of class.

In order to participate in recital, students can not miss more than 10 lessons of one subject (one lesson per month). After 10 missed lessons, classes must be made up with private lessons.

Yes! Zoom links will be in your parent portal listed under your student’s class. We ask that you give us 24 hours’ notice if your student needs to zoom that week, as we will only turn the zoom meetings on AS NEEDED and by request.

Your students should wear leotards and tights. Form-fitting tanks and shorts are allowed over leotards, as are leggings. No bare midriffs or bare legs are allowed. Hair should be pulled back and off the face in a ponytail or bun.

No. Masks are optional. We will continue to follow the CDC and Linn County Health Department’s recommendations. We ask that you not send your student to class if they have any symptoms of illness. We want to do everything possible to keep our student’s safe and healthy. We have had zero transmissions of Covid at the studio and would like to keep it that way. We will continue to reassess things as the year goes on.

Absolutely! We have a refrigerator and microwave at the studio if they want to use their break time to eat between classes and are welcome to stay and work on homework or watch tv.

On the 15th of the month, we will send out statements for the next month. You may either a) make your own payment manually in the parent portal or b) do nothing—your preferred method of payment will automatically be charged on the first lesson of the month. If your student needs to order shoes or dancewear, they can be charged to your account. Please refer to your Dance Co. Calendar for payment schedules for costumes and recital fees. Those fees will also appear on your monthly statements when they are due. There is a $10 fee if your payment is declined, so be sure to have your billing updated if anything changes. If your payment is declined, you will have a 3-day grace period to make a payment. After 3 days, you will be charged a $5 late fee.

No! Do not feel obligated to stay on the premises while your student takes class. Feel free to just drop off and pick up. If you have a younger student that is a little nervous, please manage their expectations and let them know that parents are not allowed inside the classroom so they know in advanced you will be either in the waiting room, or dropping them off and picking them up when class is over.

Please do not drop your student off earlier than 15 minutes before the start of class and be sure to pick them up no later than 15 minutes after class is over.

Label everything! Your student will, inevitably, leave their shoes at the studio. Put your student’s name on their shoes so we can return them to you! Does your little one hate tights? Try these helpful tricks: Cut the feet out or buy footless tights. Sometimes if their feet are free, they don’t mind. --Put tights on OVER leotard, rather than under. Often, littles find this more comfortable and less binding. --Opt for leggings over leotard instead of tights. Is your little one “clingy?” As hard as it can be, drop them off and return at the end of class rather than wait in the waiting room. As much as we worry about our kiddos, quite often they do better without you being there. Often, parents in the waiting room can be a distraction and they want to know what you’re up to out there, so they have a hard time focusing. If your young student struggles to let you leave, another trick is to have someone else drop them off. Feel free to send your student with a water bottle to lessen trips to the drinking fountain. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter for updates for the studio. Be sure to read your emails! Remember that we send out emails via your parent portal, so they will always be saved for you to review in your message center.