Precious Dancers Academy Guidelines & Policies

Registration & Fees

Registration Fee:
All students: $30 Annual Registration Fee

Returned Check Fee: $25

Late Accounts: A $10 charge will be applied to any account that is delinquient on the 10th of the month

Recital Fees: $65 per dancer.
Recital Fees are due by March 1st

Costume Fee: $35 per child

Instrument Fee:
Precious Dance I  - streamer $30
Precious Dance II - flags $40
Precious Tots - scarves $10
Liturgical I  - scarf $15

Tuition Payment Plan

Payment Plans
Plan A: Full Yearly Payments (no refunds will be issued)
10% discount when paid full by Sept. 1, 2009

Plan B: Installment Payment Plan
Due no later than the 1st class of each month.
1st installment due upon registration.

Payments: PDA accepts cash or checks.
Check payable to Precious Dancers Academy or place cash in an envelope with your name on it. No refunds will be issued due to withdrawing from classes.

All class times are added together for total class hours. Members of the same family can add their hours together. "Same Family" means living in one household with one adult responsible for all payments.

PDA Policies

Registration & Tuition Policies:

1. Registration is accepted on a first come first serve basis.
2. Classes will be closed to further enrollment once maximum capacity is reached. Each class must have a minimum of 5 students enrolled.
3. An annual registration fee will be collected at the time of enrollment.

General Policies:

1. Registration fees and tuition payments are non-refundable.
2. There will be no prorating or refunds given due to missed classes.
3. Each student is encouraged to make up missed classes in another appropriate leveled class. This class must be taken within a four week time period.
4. Withdrawing Policy: You must complete a drop form thirty-days prior to your upcoming tuition installment. At this time you will be responsible for the final month's tuition. You will be responsible for the next installment payment if you do not give a 30 day written notice. Please be aware that no refunds or prorating will be issued due to withdrawing from class.
5. Inclement Weather: Precious Dancers Academy will cancel classes when Cy-Fair School District chooses to close due to inclement weather.

Safety:

1. Safety of your child is our utmost concern.
2. In the case of drop off / pick up, all dancers must be escorted to and from the building.
3. If a health condition exists which will prevent full participation, please notify PDA in writing as soon as possible.
4. Students who have recently been ill must be free of a fever or vomiting 24 hours before returning to class.
5. If someone other than the usual person will be picking up a child then we should be contacted in advance and the individual needs to bring pictorial indentification.

Academy/Classroom Rules:

1. Please do not leave children unattended in the facility where classes are being conducted.
2. No horseplay will be permitted in classroom or facility where classes are being conducted.
3. Teachers reserve the right to dismiss any students from class who continuously disrupts.
4. A parent/teacher conference must take place before a "dismissed student" may return to class.
5. In the case of drop off / pick up, dancers should arrive 5 minutes early to dance class and be picked up promptly after.
6. In the case of drop off / pick up, students should arrive to class fully prepared with hair properly secured and dance shoes on.
7. All students must follow the PDA dress code.
8. Students must keep talking to a minimum.
9. Any students who repeatedly disrupts a class will be dismissed from class.
10. No food, drink, or gum allowed in classroom, only bottled water.
11. The viewing window will be open the last class of the month.
12. If you have cause to discuss your child's dance education then please ask for a private meeting with your child's instructor instead of discussing it with or in front of others at the facility. You will receive our attention and respect.

Dress Code

Precious Dance I, II and Tots: Pink leotard with attached skirt, pink tights, pink ballet slippers. Hair must be worn in a bun or pony tail. (unless very short)

Liturgical 1: Pink leotard, pink skirt, pink tights, pink ballet slippers.
Hair must be worn in bun or pony tail. (unless very short)

Precious Tap & Jazz, Tap & Jazz 1, Hip Hop 1: black leotard, black tights, black capri jazz pants, black tap shoes, black jazz shoes. Hair must be worn in a bun or pony tail. (unless very short) (No tap shoes for Hip Hop 1)

Absolutely no t-shirts, plastic pants, jewelry (except studded earnngs), or gum chewing.