Studio Policies Fall 2025-2026
PAYMENTS:
Installment payments are due at the first of each month. You are given a grace period until the 7th of every month, at which point a late fee of $25 per dancer on the account (meaning if you have 2 children dancing, your late fee will be $50) will be added to your account. You may pay online with a Credit Card, Debit Card, or ACH payment. There are convenience fees added to your transaction that are your responsibility.
o You may sign up for Autopay charged on the 1st of every month. If auto-pay fails not due to the fault of the studio, you will be charged the late fee.
o You may pay with cash or check at the studio. Please place payment in an envelope with the dancer's name on the outside and put in the white payment box. The studio isn't responsible for lost payments if not put in the payment box. There is a $35 fee for any payment sent back due to insufficient funds, as well as the $25 late fee. The studio reserves the right to only allow cash payments if we receive a returned check.
* We offer the option to pay your entire year's tuition in cash or check. You will receive 5% off your yearly tuition payment, but payment is non-refundable should you choose not to finish out the season, unless moving out of the area or a doctor's note that states the dancer can no longer dance due to injury.
o Payment must be received by August 31, 2025.
Any dancer whose account is more than 2 weeks behind in payment will not be permitted to attend class until the balance including late fee is paid in full.
Dropping a class/refunds:
*No refunds will be issued due to illness, including quarantine due to COVID-19. Injury refunds will be considered if you provide a detailed doctor's note.
*Classes can be changed or dropped through November 1 of the season. After that date, your dancer's spot can no longer be filled with a new student. Your installment payments on your yearly tuition amount will remain in effect.
*Costume fees are non-refundable should you choose to leave the studio.
Shoes:
*All shoe orders must be paid for when ordered
*Cash, check, or card for all shoe orders.
*Your dancer must wear the required shoes for recital, so while it is tempting to order shoes from Amazon, your dancer will need the required shoes on stage.
Dress Code:
*All students are expected to adhere to the dress code for their classes; this includes proper hair.
Drop off/pick up
*Proper warm-up is essential to prevent injury. Any dancer more than 10 minutes late to class may be asked to sit and watch the class.
*Please be prompt in your pick up; any dancer who has their ride arrive more than 10 minutes after the conclusion of their class may be charged a babysitting fee of $1 per minute.
Recital Fees:
*Costume fees will be available TBA
*We reserve the right to change costume selections should costumes not be available.
Studio Communications
*All communications need to be sent to expressionsdancecenter@yahoo.com, or to Expressions Dance Center Facebook page or texted to the studio phone 419-314-7657
*Our instructors should not be contacted directly as it is not in their duties to answer parent questions on their time away from the studio.
*Please refrain from using the personal social media accounts of instructors as a form of contact.
Studio Etiquette
*Please refrain from loud talking in the lobby as it carries into the studio
*Please use the proper entrance and exit driveways to avoid accidents
*Please Park with consideration for other customers
*EDC is a smoke and vape-free building and property. We ask that you do not smoke/vape/drink in the parking lot, nor leave any smoking trash in the parking lot.
*There is no driving in the grass.
*Please clean up after yourself and your family in the lobby by throwing away any trash and cleaning up any crayons or coloring books.
