Monthly tuition is due on the first of each calendar month for the Fall to Spring Season. New students joining after September will have their class charges pro-rated from the time they join. Tuition for Summer Session, Workshops, and Dance Camps will be due at time of registration. We accept cash, checks, debit cards and credit cards, however your initial registration fee and first tuition payment must be made as an online payment at the time you register to avoid being dropped from your registered class or classes. Tuition will not be adjusted due to absence or vacation. Monthly fees are calculated on a weekly basis by the total number of hours taken each week.
Dance Connection 2011-2012 Holidays

*New this Fall 2011 Season: there are no charges/tuition for weeks that we are closed. You pay only for what we offer. Therefore, tuition will vary each month depending on the total number of hours we offer classes. Tuition will be listed weekly, and the system will calculate each month's tuition based on the number of classes we offer in that month. December has only two weeks of classes, thus the billing for December is for two weeks. If a month has five weeks, the tuition will also reflect that increase. Makeup classes will only be allowed and necessary in the event of illness, or for a vacation other than our Dance Connection scheduled holidays and vacations

The Registration Fee is due upon enrollment to any Dance Connection class, and is valid through each school calendar year to include the Fall-Spring Season, Summer Session, and Summer Dance Camps. The registration fee is payable each new Fall-Spring season for both new and returning students. The new student registration fee is $25.00, and the returning student fee is $20.00 annually.

The system will drop all unpaid enrollment at midnight EST daily. Your initial online payment may be made with a virtual check or debit from a bank account (EFT) or with a debit or credit card.

Dance Connection Small Group Classes (6 or fewer students) are billed at a higher rate than regular classes.

All Dance Connection Performing Company (DCPC) and Dance Team (DCDT) dancers are billed at the unlimited class rate with the exception of Connectors.

Remember that these rates are for the total number of hours, not number of classes per week.

Single class/trial/drop in rate $17.00 per class

Tuition Scale per Week
# HRS	Regular Class	Small Group		# HRS	Regular Class	Small Group
.5	$13.00	$16.00		3.5	$41.00	$52.00
.75	$14.50	$18.00		3.75	$43.00	$54.25
1	$15.25	$19.00		4	$45.00	$56.50
1.25	$18.50	$23.00		4.25	$47.00	$59.25
1.5	$24.00	$30.00		4.5	$49.00	$62.00
1.75	$26.00	$31.25		4.75	$51.00	$64.50
2	$28.00	$35.25		5	$54.00	67.25
2.25	$30.00	$38.25		5.25	$56.00	$70.00
2.5	$33.00	$41.25		5.5	$58.00
2.75	$35.00	$44.25		5.75	$60.00
3	$37.00*	$47.25		6	$62.00
3.25	$39.00	$49.50

**DCDT Junior Jazz, Hip Hop, and Tap Dance Team Rate $180 Monthly Unlimited class rate
***DCPC and Teen and Senior DCDT dancers $248.00 Monthly Unlimited class rate

Payments: If for any reason you decide to discontinue your classes, you are not obligated to pay for the balance of the school year. We require a two week written notice to drop a class. This may be with a drop notice, a personal note, or by email to: info@danceconnectionpaloalto.com. During this two week notice period, tuition is due and payable. Therefore, to drop at the end of a calendar month, we will need a written notice received on or before two weeks prior to the last class of that month.

We have a very fair policy regarding our payment for tuition and subsequent assessment of late fees. Payments are due on the first of each calendar month. There is no late fee assessed until after 10th of the month. Any account unpaid after the tenth of the month will have late charges assessed for $5.00. Balances delinquent for more than one month will assess a penalty of 10% of the total monthly tuition. The quality of our facility and faculty depends upon a system of mutual respect and cooperation. We understand that anyone may make a late payment from time to time, but please be respectful of our late fee policy and when applicable, graciously include your late fee in your next payment.

Payments may be made at the main L5 studio, by mail or online at https://www.thestudiodirector.com/danceconnectionpaloalto/register.jsp. You may also view your account history, edit your family, student, or payment information, and register for a class. You will only be able to drop a class on the same day you register. After midnight on the day you register, you must contact the office to initiate a drop or class change at: info@danceconnectionpaloalto.com. A 10% tuition discount is offered for any additional family