Tuition

Tuition is calculated per total class hours and roughly follows the breakdown below. The hourly rate goes down as your class hours increase.

Note: The table below does not account for supplemental classes such as Pointe Essentials or Conservatory

Family Max: $645

Private Lessons: $150 ($99 for registered Agape students)

SAVE ON TUITION BY PAYING AHEAD

If you’d like to save on tuition, you can pay 6 or 12 months in full. If you pay 6 months in full, you’ll receive 10% off your child’s tuition rate. For 12 months, you’ll receive 15% off.

To take advantage of this offer, email membership@agapedance.com with the subject line “Pay In Full”

Policies

PAYMENT POLICY

Tuition rates take into account holidays, school closures, and months with as little as two weeks and as many as five weeks in them. Shorter months, such as December and June, are not pro-rated. Tuition is automatically charged to your credit card on file on the 1st of every month. It is your responsibility to notify the office (membership@agapedance.com) of any changes in billing at least 30 days before the next billing cycle to avoid being charged tuition for the upcoming month. IMPORTANT: All drop requests must be sent to the email address above—requests sent to any other email or by any other method (eg. Facebook message, text, phone call) will not be honored. Classes with less than 6 students are subject to cancellation—we will do our best to find a suitable replacement class for your child.

RELEASE OF LIABILITY

The client will waive, release, and discharge Agape Dance Academy and all divisions thereof of any and all liability and responsibility for injuries, sickness, pandemics, accidents, natural disasters and/or acts of God incurred during participation in and/or instruction of camps, private lessons, or any activity I may participate.The client will waive, release, and discharge from any and all liability, including but not limited to, liability arising from the negligence or fault of the entities or persons released, for my death, disability, personal injury, property damage, property theft, or actions of any kind which may hereafter occur to me including my traveling to and from this event, the following entities or persons: Agape Dance Academy and their employees, volunteers, or the activity or event holders, activity or event sponsors, activity or event volunteers.

The client indemnifies, holds harmless, and promises not to sue the entities or persons mentioned in this waiver, release and registration form from any and all liabilities or claims made as a result of participation in this activity or event, whether caused by the negligence
of release or otherwise. The accident waiver and release of liability shall be construed broadly to provide a release and waiver to the maximum extent permissible under applicable law.

ASSUMPTION OF RISK

DANCERS ASSUME ALL OF THE RISKS OF PARTICIPATING IN THIS ACTIVITY OR EVENT, including by way of example and not limitation, any risks that may arise from negligence or carelessness on the part of the persons or entities being released, from dangerous or
defective equipment or property owned, maintained, or controlled by them, or because of their possible liability without fault. Parents or Guardians certify that dancers are physically fit, have sufficiently prepared or trained for participation in the activity or event, and have not been
advised to not participate by a qualified medical professional. Parents or Guardians certify that there are no health-related reasons or problems which preclude the dancer’s participation in this activity or event.

Parents certify that dancers are in good health and that they do not pose a health risk to the public.

ANNUAL PERFORMANCE FEES

All students registered for classes at Agape will be automatically charged a performance fee twice annually for their participation in Nutcracker and in our Spring Show. The show fee will be charged on March 15th for the spring performance, September 15th for the Nutcracker (ages 8 & up) and October 15th for the Petite Nutcracker ages (3-7) . If your child will not be in town for the performance dates, please let us know prior to the dates above at conrad@agapedance.com so that your account does not get charged. There is a 7-day grace period after fees are posted to request a refund. After that, participation fees are non-refundable.

For dancers in our petite program (Petite Ballet and Ballet Fundamentals), the performance fee is $149. For dancers in the graded program (Levels 1 and Up), the performance fee is $295.

IN-CLASS REHEARSALS

Agape Dance Academy may schedule rehearsals for dances in current productions or upcoming events during regular class times, and these rehearsals may extend over the entire duration of a class. These rehearsals may include periods where students are sitting down and watching small group dances and/or solos. Students who are not involved in said current productions or upcoming events will not receive a discount for classes in which rehearsals are held. Teachers will look for opportunities to involve non-performing students whenever possible.

PHOTO/VIDEO RELEASE

Agape Dance Academy may take images (photographs and/or videos) of enrolled students and families that may be used to document activities of Agape Dance Academy. These images may be used in promotional materials, social media accounts and websites of Agape Dance Academy. All images are for the exclusive use of Agape Dance Academy and are property of same.

MEDICAL EMERGENCIES

Parents/guardians authorize Agape Dance Academy, through its staff and personnel, to obtain, consent to and authorize emergency medical care or treatment in the event that such care is necessary or appropriate in the opinion of the staff and personnel for the benefit of a student due to accident, injury or illness. Agape Dance Academy will only exercise such consent and authorization for medical care or treatment in the absence of a student’s parent/guardian and only if it is unable to reach a student’s parent/guardian within a reasonable period of time given the circumstances of the emergency.  Parents/guardians will be responsible for making payment of all costs of any such medical care or treatment directly to the hospital, physician or facility providing such care.