Dress Code: Dance shoes and attire may be purchased at the studio or any dance supply store. Please do not purchase dance shoes at discount retailers. Dance shoes are not to be worn outside! Please change into your dance shoes once you have arrived inside the studio in order to keep them in good condition and to help keep our floors clean.

• Ballet/Tap Combo Classes: Pink leather or canvas ballet slippers and black tap shoes. No satin bedroom slippers, please. Students may wear any color or style of dance attire (leotard/skirt).
  
• Ballet: Hair must be pulled back, preferably in a bun or a clip. Black or other dark solid leotards and pink tights are accepted. Skirts are optional. All levels are required to have pink ballet shoes, either canvas or leather. No satin bedroom slippers, please. No baggy t-shirts, sweatshirts, shorts or pants.
  
• Jazz: Hair must be pulled away from the face. Black jazz tap shoes are required for jazz/tap combo classes and tan jazz shoes for level 2 jazz and above for performances. Black jazz shoes are acceptable for practice. Black jazz pants or shorts are recommended with either a fitted tank top or leotard in any color. Sports bras are recommended for girls, and please no baggy clothing in class.
  
• Tap: Black tap shoes for all levels. Fitted dance attire is recommended.
  
• Hip Hop: Students may wear comfortable clothing that is easy to move in and clean, non-marking soled tennis shoes. Shoes must be for dance class only- not to be worn outside! Jazz sneakers are suggested.

Promptness: Please be on time for class to ensure proper warm-up and not disrupt the other students. If a student is late, they are responsible for their own warm-up before joining in class exercises.

Absences: Please call to notify instructor of an absence. Tuition credits are not made due to absences. Make-up classes may be available, call the office to inquire.

Tuition: Tuition is charged based on four lessons each month. Some months may have three or five lessons, but over the course of the term there is a four lesson average. Tuition is due the first lesson of the month. Accounts not paid by the 15th of each month will be charged a $5.00 late fee. No exceptions! We do not send monthly statements, only late notices. Any returned checks will be charged a $20.00 NSF fee to the account. If you need to make payment arrangements, please call the office.

Dropping Classes: If a student needs to change their schedule, or must drop a class, a Drop/Change form must be filled out and mailed or delivered to the office. Forms are available at the studio or on the website. Tuition will be charged at the regular rate until the Drop/Change form is received.

Payments: If a student needs to change their schedule, or must drop a class for any reason, they must notify the office either in writing or by telephone. Tuition will be charged at the regular rate until the office is notified of any changes.

Important: In order to drop or change classes, a Drop/Change Form must be filled out and mailed or delivered to the office. Tuition will be charged at the regular rate until the Drop/Change Form is received. Click here for printable drop/change form.

Payments: Tuition may be paid by Visa, MasterCard, cash, check, or money order. You may keep a card on file and have it automatically charged on the 5th of each month for dance expenses. Please ask for a receipt if paying by cash. Please do not hand payments to your teacher. Payments can be dropped in the tuition box or sent to 2989 Copper Point Dr. Ste. 100. Meridian, ID 83642

Performances: All performances are optional, but are a great way to showcase each student’s hard work! Most classes will have the opportunity to perform twice over the course of the season either at DAA’s two annual performances, or at another community event.

• Nutcracker: All ballet students ages 4 and up are invited to participate in our annual performance in December. The participation fee is $25 which includes a costume rental and two tickets to the performance. Fees are due with November tuition.
• Spring Recital: Our annual spring recital is typically the first Saturday after Memorial Day. We will hold two performances on that day and shows will be 1.5-2 hours in length each. Students in multiple classes and siblings may be in separate shows. The show assignments will be posted by early spring.
• Costumes: A costume will be ordered for each class participating in the spring recital. A $20.00 costume deposit is due in October and the balance is due in January. Costumes are ordered in January and are priced $35-$45. Deposits are non-refundable after December 31st and costumes are non-cancellable once ordered.
  

Dance Calendar: Our dance season begins the Tuesday after Labor Day and runs through the end of May. We are open for all Monday holidays except Labor Day and Memorial Day.

Studio Closures: We are closed for two weeks at Christmas Break and for one week at Spring Break. We will follow the Meridian School District calendar for the dates of spring break.

• Snow Days: We will be closed for the entire day if the Meridian School District announces a snow day. Make-up classes will be scheduled for any days missed due to snow days.
• Summer Programs: We do hold classes and camps in the summer! All regular season classes will end in May and those dancers who wish to continue in the summer will need to register for a new class for the summer session. We encourage dancers to continue their training in the summer to keep their strength, flexibility and technique building and for them to not to fall behind due to a three month break.
• Viewing Weeks: While it is fun to watch your dancer in class, it can be distracting for the students. The lobby windows have curtains that will be open the first week of each month so you may watch your dancers’ progress, and they will be closed the remainder of each month.