Studio Policy
Sep 16, 2025 05:16 AM
STUDIO POLICIES
Release from Liability
I hereby agree to assume all risks attendant upon myself and/or my child while participating in any class at AWT Investments Chapter 2, LLC, DBA South Walton Dance Company,
Media Release
I understand and agree that South Walton Dance Company, reserves the right to take and use videos and photos of participants for advertisement and social media accounts.
Medical Emergencies
I fully understand that South Walton Dance Company, instructors, agents, and employees are not physicians or medical practitioners of any kind. With the above in mind, I hereby release and grant permission to the South Walton Dance Company to render temporary first aid to my child in the event of any injury or illness, and if deemed necessary by the South Walton Dance Company to call emergency services to seek medical help.
Payments
Tuition: Tuition will be set up for auto pay on the 1st of each month. If you do not wish to be placed on Auto Pay, we offer pay in full per session options. All families with students enrolled in on-going classes MUST have a valid credit card on file with South Walton Dance Company regardless of their decision to use Auto Pay. Autopay can only be canceled by contacting the Director, Ashley, 15 days prior to Auto Draft. Pay in full option is non-refundable if you opt out of auto payments.
Late Fee: Tuition that is not paid by the 1st of each month, is considered LATE. A $15.00 fee will be charged 3 days after the due date, another fee of $15.00 is charged every 10 days. Refund Policy: There are NO REFUNDS OR CREDITS that will be given for tuition, registration fee, recital tickets, recital costumes, and any tuition related fees.
Registration Fee: Our annual registration fee of $50 per class enrolled. This is a non-refundable yearly fee.
Pro-rating: We do not pro-rate classes / Registration Cap is $100.00 (enrolling in 3 classes? please only pay for 2 class registrations.
Returned Checks: Any check that is returned will be subject to $35 processing fee.
Cancelation of classes: I understand and agree that South Walton Dance Company reserves the right to cancel any class that doesn't meet numbers. Should a class be cancelled, we will provide an acceptable replacement.
Code of Conduct
Every dancer will need to be respectful of all students and teachers. We will not tolerate any physical or verbal abuse, including name calling or bullying by any student. If a student disrupts the safety of other students in the class, they will be asked to leave without refund. All students must also show respect to the property of others. Any intentional damage to or theft of such property or class equipment will not be tolerated and could result in the student's dismissal from class without refund. All SoWal dance teachers will make sure the classroom is a safe environment by upholding these rules and regulations. We are passionate about our students' learning environment with limited distractions. If a student does not abide by the class rules they may be asked to discontinue dance classes until they can use appropriate behavior after it been addressed and reviewed by instructor and parent. At any time, we reserve the right to refuse service based on the above mentioned.
Class Make Up
Your student has the option to make up a scheduled class due to an excused absence. South Walton Dance Company goes by South Walton School Calendar and closures. *We will send email if other arrangements to keep the class on the schedule will be made.
Class make-ups must be completed within the month of the missed class.
*During April and May of each year, there will be no make-up classes allowed due to our annual recital preparations.
Sick Policy Students may not attend if they've had a fever in the past 24 hours or an upset stomach that might be due to a virus. Please do not bring your dancer to class while they are running a fever, have an upset stomach (vomiting or suffering from diarrhea) or any other virus.
Communication
Throughout the year, there is a lot of information that is communicated to our families. We utilize many avenues to communicate information.
Email: Please add STUDIOA@SOWALDANCE.COM and INFO@SOWALDANCE.COM to your email list (so our newsletters and updates don't land in your spam). We regularly send email and newsletter updates.
Website: Basic studio info, including staff contact info can be found here, links for Birthday Party Rentals / Playgroup Rentals (current students get a discount, ask our staff about booking our studio for your next event).
Entry: We always post urgent and vital information on the front doors.
Social media: We have a Facebook and Instagram page that we update with events, our Company team performance dates, and recitals. Follow us @SoWalDance @SouthWaltonDance
Annual Recital
Spring Recital will be held the end of April or first weekend in May. In order for students to participate in the recital, they must be enrolled in classes by January and stay enrolled in class every month up to the recital. In addition, Students are encouraged to not miss more than three classes starting February through the recital date.
Costume payment will be announced in October and payment options will be available. *more information given in October.
Dropping a class
In order to avoid late fees and charges you must drop classes before the 15th of the month by visiting the front desk. If you do not drop classes before the 15th of the month, you will continue to be charged monthly tuition for the next month as you are ultimately paying for a spot in a class of instruction that otherwise could have been filled with another student.
If you owe any amount after dropping, the card on file will be automatically charged (whether it is on auto-pay or not).
Failing to show to a class does not constitute canceling or dropping the class. If you are on Autopay, your card will continue to be on file until you cancel or drop. You must connect with the instructor to complete this process.