Payment Policies

• New Policy!
  • Effective November 1, 2008: Any tuition refunds (Tri-monthly, monthly or yearly) between November 1, 2008 and June 1, 2009  will now include a $5.00 service fee to cover the cost of printing, postage and service hours.  This will be deducted from your tuition refund. We thank you for your understanding in this matter.
    
• There are three options for payment:
  1) Yearly: Pay for the entire year and receive 9% off your annual tuition.
  2) Tri-monthly: Pay for tri-monthly and receive 4% off your annual tuition. First payment: September-November, due at registration. Second payment: December-February, due November 25.Third payment: March-May, due February 25.
  3) Monthly: Pay monthly in nine installments. Each payment includes a $5.00 monthly service fee. First and last month’s tuition is due at registration.
• If tuition is not paid by the 8th of the following month, you will be charged a $10.00 late fee and a bill will be mailed. If tuition is not paid by the 15th of the month, Kinetics has the right to withdraw the student from his/her class. If the student is withdrawn from class, a $20.00 registration fee must be paid in order to re-register the student.
• A returned check fee of $30.00 will be charged for returned checks. Customers with more than one returned check will be asked to pay in cash in the future.
• Registration fees and performance fees are non-refundable.
• Non-attendance does not constitute withdrawal. We require two weeks advanced notice of withdrawal or we will continue to bill you.
• We do not refund absences. No refunds/credits are given to for dancers missing classes, classes cancelled due to inclement weather, missed classes due to vacation, holidays and/or days off from school.
• Tuition refund policy: Yearly payees: If you have paid for the year and withdraw from your class/es before October 31, you will receive a 75% tuition refund. If you withdraw from class/es before December 31, you will receive a 50% tuition refund. If you withdraw from your class/es before February 28, you will receive a 25% tuition refund. No refunds will be given after February 28, 2009. No refunds shall be made for withdrawals not made in a timely manner and the undersigned dancer and the parent/guardian shall remain responsible for the full annual tuition.
• You may mail in your payment or drop it off in our tuition box located in the downstairs office. Our address is 3280 Pine Orchard Lane, Ellicott City, MD 21042.

Drop-In Policy

• All prospective students are encouraged to visit our studio and observe or try a class before registering. Please call us in advance to let us know when you may be visiting. Your trial class is free.
• The drop-in fee for all ongoing classes is $15.00 per class for adults and $13.00 per class for students.

Studio Policies

• Kinetics has the right to cancel any class due to insufficient attendance.
• Kinetics is not responsible for loss of, or damage to personal property.
• Kinetics expects all students to be courteous, polite and respectful of each other and their teachers. Students are expected to arrive on time for class and dressed appropriately. Students may not eat or chew gum in the studios. Water bottles are acceptable.
• Kinetics has the right to remove a student due to disorderly conduct or behavior.
• Please telephone ahead, if possible, if you will be absent. The studio’s number is 410-480-1686. Absences resulting from illness, injury or vacations may be made up within three weeks. Planned absences may be made up in advance. Please note that we do not refund absences. In the event of school closings due to inclement weather, students must make up the lesson in another class within one month and no later than March 31.

Dress Code
At Kinetics Dance Theatre, we encourage all of our dancers to arrive at the studio
dressed appropriately with the correct dance attire and shoes. Baggy pants, pajama
bottoms, over sized t-shirts and sweatpants are not acceptable dance wear. No jewelry,
including hoop earrings, watches, and necklaces, are allowed in class. Please
take the time to shop for the appropriate dance wear prior to class.

Hair Policy
All shoulder length hair should be pulled back and away from the face in a pony tail for all jazz, modern, tap, hip hop and musical theater classes. We encourage our dancers to wear their hair in a neat ballet bun for all ballet classes. Dancers in creative dance, dance fundamentals and creative movement classes may have their hair either in a bun or a pony tail. All dancers should adhere to the dress code out of respect for the studio, their teachers and for their safety.

Recommended Dance Supply Stores
Everyday Dancer: The Dance Van, Kim Shapiro, 410-592-5118
Premiere Dance Gear, Ellicott City, 410-418-8804
Artistic Dance Fashions, Loch Raven, 410-321-1121

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