Tuition
You will be mailed a monthly statement for tuition and miscellaneous things that come up. Please attach the top portion of the statement to your check. You may either mail your payment in or you may put it in the wooden tuition box at the desk. Checks should be mailed out to MDA. If your last name is different from your child's please put your child name in the memo. Tuition is due no later than the 10th of the month, there will be a $5.00 late fee added to your account after the 10th. **IMPORTANT** Students will not be admitted to class if your monthly payment has not been made by the 4th week of the month. All lessons September through May are prorated into 9 equal payments. There will be no discounts for missed classes, however, you may attend a make-up class within 2 weeks of the missed class. If you have any questions or concerns regarding a billing issues, please call the MDA office during office hours; Monday - Friday 9:30am to 3:30pm * (952) 445-2330
Drop Out Notice
Students discontinuing all classes at MDA must submit their intent in writing no less than two weeks before their last class. If you decide to discontinue dance classes after your costume has been ordered you are still responsible for payment. Once we place an order, it is the COSTUME COMPANY POLICY that we cannot cancel any order after it has been placed. Costumes are non-returnable and non-refundable; all costumes are ordered by the end of October.
Regular Attendance
Please arrive 5 minutes before your class starts dressed and ready to dance. Attendance in class is essential for the development of each student, as well as the class as a whole. After four consecutive abscences we will assume the student will no longer want to attend. If a child does need to miss a class, please call and let us know before the class starts, leave a message with the childs name, class, and reason for the abscense. Ocasionally a child will need to be abscent frequently, if this happens, you will need to discuss this with your teacher so you can work out a plan to keep the student up on the choreography of the dances.
Student Attire
For the safety of the dancer, it is important that the appropriate dancewear is worn to class. Overly long and baggy clothingm, as well as loose jewlery, poses a hazard to the dancer and it makes it impossible for the instructor to see if their body is in proper alignment. The proper dancewear is a leotard, tights, and the proper shoes. PLEASE LABEL ALL DANCE BAGS AND SHOES!! Hair should be pulled back into a bun or braid. Make sure your child goes to the bathroom before class starts/ This will cut down the bathroom breaks which cause lost learning time.
Waiting Area
There is no food or beverages, with the exception of water bottles, allowed in the studio. If you need to have a snack. or even sometimes dinner, there is a bench in the mall commons with a garbage can next to it. Spills and crumbs can be cleaned up easier in the hall than on the studio carpet. Parents are asked to supervise brothers and sisters in the waiting area and the hallway; mall policy states that we contain our business to our space. Also, it is very important that you are on time when picking up your child, we cannot be responsbile for them after a class is dismissed.