Registration fees:
A non refundable yearly registration fee per family is required at the time of registration for the fall.

Tuition Fees:
Regular monthly tuition is billed for payment by 15th of each month for classes occurring from the 1st to the 30th/31st of said month. Class tuition payments are broken down into 10 monthly payments beginning with September 15, and ending with June 15.
Tuition for Summer Intensive Classes is due at time of registration prior to the beginning of the Summer Intensive.
Tuition may be paid by automatic payment withdrawal as set up in the Dance Studio Pro studio portal or by cash, check, credit card or payment apps such as Venmo, Paypal or tap to pay directly at the Garden Arts Center. Late payments will incur an additional 10% late fee. Tuition must be paid in full monthly in order to attend classes. Students may be prohibited from attending classes until their account balance is up to date. In situations of hardship, please reach out to the director.

Other Fees: Production fees and other charges, such as studio merchandise, in house conventions or special classes, extra tights etc., will be invoiced to the account on file as separate line items. Production fees include but are not limited to all related costumes, headpieces, tights, facility rentals, choreography, music licenses, and production staff required for the performance. Production fees do not include shoes (refer to the required shoe list for classes/production).

All fees, including all production fees and tuition, must be paid in full no later than 2 weeks before the scheduled performance date in order to participate in the production. To guarantee costumes are ordered in time for the production, all production fees must be paid by their specified due dates. Production fees paid after the dates specified will incur a 10% late fee charge and therefore a costume may not be guaranteed to arrive in time for the production. No costumes may be taken from the studio until after picture day and unless balances are up to date. Production fees are not refundable or transferable once a costume has been ordered. In situations of hardship, please contact the director.

By signing this form, I acknowledge that I, as the parent or guardian of the student enrolled, am at least 18 years of age and I have read, understand, and agree to the waivers, policies, and procedures in this document, as well as my personal responsibilities, and I have discussed these as such with my student. I hereby give my student permission to participate in activities at the Garden Arts Center and its collectives.

Policies and Procedures:
Class Requirements Policy: Dance requires consistent ongoing training, and students who excessively miss classes will not be able to perform at the same level as those who have attended all classes regularly. Personal accountability is essential for a successful season, and commitment to your classmates is a vital component of this success. In a case of excessive absences we will call a meeting with the dancer and the parent/guardian to discuss options which may include but not be limited to the following: private lessons at the dancer’s expense to get caught up, ineligible to participate in the production, removal from the dance, or revoking of special parts. Dancers may not miss any classes 2 weeks prior to a performance. Failure to attend rehearsal during this time will result in the removal of the dancer from their dances. We understand there can be extenuating circumstances and if something arises that cannot be avoided, we ask that you discuss this with the director ASAP. If you must miss a planned rehearsal or classes, your request/inform must be in writing and submitted to the office/teacher/director as a matter of record. Please do not rely on other students to pass along your absence. The important dates are provided at the beginning of the season for pre-planning purposes and all students are required to prioritize their attendance at dress rehearsals and photo shoots for production.

Studio Behavior Policy:
The staff of the Garden Arts Center staff are not responsible to supervise students roaming around the space outside of their scheduled class times. A parent or guardian should be present in the studio to care for any children under the age of 12 if they have a scheduled break between classes. It is the responsibility of the parent to ensure their student is dropped off and picked up on time. In case of an unavoidable delay please contact the studio. Families who are consistently late or who leave their children unattended in the studio will be charged a service fee of $20 per 30 minute period.

Withdrawal Policy:
The Garden Arts Center and its collectives require a 30 day advance written notice of withdrawal of a student.

Class Scheduling and Cancellation Policy:
The Garden Arts Center and its collectives reserve the right to cancel classes due to low enrollment. Any enrolled families will be contacted to discuss options/alternatives. After leveling all students at the beginning of the season, the class schedule and student enrollment are subject to change to accommodate the leveling needs of the students.

Although the Garden Arts Center and its collectives has specific staff assigned to teach designated classes, a substitute instructor designated by the director may be used at any time. Please understand many of our instructors are also professional dancers who may book tours or other performances and may need alternative coverage for their classes, both short and long term.

Class Placement Policy:
Students will be continuously evaluated for appropriate level placement in their classes by the director with the input of their instructors. The decision on leveling is intended to place your student in a class where they can be successful in balancing learning technique and choreography with proficiency. It should not be expected that students change levels each year and placement may also change within the season. Please understand misleveling a student puts them at a significant disadvantage and often leads them to be frustrated and may affect their attitude towards dance negatively. The level itself is not what is important but the growth in their technique, skills, and performance quality as a dancer. It is highly encouraged to keep an open line of communication with the director about your student’s placement, goals, and to check in periodically on their progress.

Code of Conduct Policy:
Members of the Garden Arts Center and its collectives are to be looked at as supportive and caring for all. We are not to judge and harbor hatred for anyone. We expect all students and parents to be supportive, respectful, and courteous to all our members, their families and other studios/facilities at all times. There will be no tolerance for rudeness, jealousy, resentment, or disrespect to another student, their family, a teacher, nor the director.

Conflict of Interest (Multiple Studio Policy):
Any student enrolled in the Garden Arts Center or its collectives shall not have any contractual agreements and enrollments with multiple studios. Every studio trains differently and the student is the priority and should not be placed in a position to choose between performances or miss classes due to conflicts of scheduling, cost, confusion with training style etc. Taking Master classes, workshops, or alternative classes/styles that are not offered at the Garden Arts Center elsewhere may be acceptable, WITH PERMISSION, as long as students are not performing, competing or representing another studio, and they are meeting all of their class requirements at The Garden Arts Center. Please request clearance for any other classes taken with the director. If the Garden Arts Center finds a student in violation of this policy, they will be dismissed from the studio effective immediately with no refunds for any tuition, registration fees, production fees etc..

Intellectual Property Policy:
Choreography, Logo, Studio/Facility Name and studio policies are considered intellectual property and may not be reproduced or sold by any student, parent, or staff without expressed written permission from Kimberly Landle.

Student/Parent Use of Social Media Policy:
-Use of Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, blogging, and other online social-media platforms is commonplace. This policy is intended to provide the students and parents of The Garden Arts Center and its collectives with guidelines to eliminate any confusion concerning the use of social media.
-You DO NOT have permission to reveal any information that compromises The Garden Arts Center or its collectives. By that, we mean you are forbidden to share personal information about the director, other students or their families, or anything that is proprietary and/or confidential to them or The Garden Arts Center or its collectives.
-Students and parents should neither claim nor imply that they are speaking on behalf of The Garden Arts Center or its collectives.
-Never post anything that could compromise the self-esteem of students who attend The Garden Arts Center or its collectives.
-If you post videos of class or rehearsals, don’t post any choreography in its entirety; The Garden Arts Center or its collectives own the copyright to all choreography taught at the school and this is considered intellectual property.
-Respect the law, including those laws governing defamation, discrimination, harassment, and copyright and fair use. As stated in this handbook, parents and students should never post negative comments about other schools or teachers. Also, please do not post negative comments about school activities such as competitions, conventions, and performances, or about the directors of those events.
-Ensure that your social networking conduct is consistent with all of the policies contained in this handbook.
-Remember that anything that goes on the internet NEVER leaves the internet. It is a permanent digital fixture.
-Please note that everything you do and who you are is associated with The Garden Arts Center or its collectives and, are therefore a direct reflection of The Garden Arts Center or its collectives.

By signing this form, I acknowledge that I, as the parent or guardian of the student enrolled, am at least 18 years of age and I have read, understand, and agree to the waivers, policies, and procedures in this document, as well as my personal responsibilities, and I have discussed these as such with my student. I hereby give my student permission to participate in activities at the Garden Arts Center and its collectives.

I understand and agree that in participating in any class, training, workshop, rehearsal, or performance, there is a possibility of physical injury. I voluntarily agree to assume all risks and responsibility for any injury or accident, which might occur to me or my child during any class, rehearsal, performance, or activity. I agree to not hold The Garden Arts Center or its affiliated collectives, any teacher, instructor, choreographer, trainer, or facilities liable for any injury including, but not limited to personal injury, illness, disability, loss, or death that may occur before, during, or after classes, workshops, performances, and rehearsals.

By signing this form, I acknowledge that I, as the parent or guardian of the student enrolled, am at least 18 years of age and I have read, understand, and agree to the waivers, policies, and procedures in this document, as well as my personal responsibilities, and I have discussed these as such with my student. I hereby give my student permission to participate in activities at the Garden Arts Center and its collectives.

I give my consent to The Garden Arts Center to use any media or medium of me, my child and/or family for posting on the Garden Arts Center or its collectives social media pages, advertising and/or promotional activities, and other lawful purposes expressly limited to the activities of the Garden Arts Center and its collectives. This includes but is not limited to photos, video, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, or the website.

By signing this form, I acknowledge that I, as the parent or guardian of the student enrolled, am at least 18 years of age and I have read, understand, and agree to the waivers, policies, and procedures in this document, as well as my personal responsibilities, and I have discussed these as such with my student. I hereby give my student permission to participate in activities at the Garden Arts Center and its collectives.