Weekly Class Expectations

Each week students and parents are expected to:

• Arrive 5 minutes early so class can start on time
• Please do not drop your child off more than 5 minutes early to class
• Please pick your child up no later than 5 minutes after the class ends
• Arrive with student in the proper class attire and ready to begin (see instructor for details)
• Inform the instructor if you cannot make it to your class
• If a child is not fully potty trained, it is the parents sole responsibility to facilitate those needs
• Children under the age of 6 need to be accompanied to the bathroom by the parent or caregiver who brought them.
• If parents wish to view their child’s class, please sit in the designated areas
• Anyone watching a class is asked to be quiet and not disruptive to students or instructors, this includes siblings.
• Parents of young children may be asked to assist their child upon the instructors request

Class Sizes and Waiting List

Class sizes are set at a specific number in order for teachers and students to have an optimal experience. We keep classes small so that the student to teacher ratio can provide the best learning possible.  Spots are filled on a first come, first serve basis. Once a class is full, a student may be added to a waiting list. If a student withdraws, their spot is not guaranteed to be saved if you wish to re-enroll later.

Monthly Class Schedules

Class schedules will generally follow the Meridian School District’s schedule.  You can see a list of the holidays we will take off HERE. Instructors will let you know if they deviate from this schedule. If an instructor cancels a class due to weather or the instructor’s personal reasons, then that instructor will reschedule the class for another day.  At that point, it is a parents responsibility to attend the new time and day set by the instructor.  It is anticipated that there will be an average of 4 weeks of classes per month for the entire semester.  Some months have 3 weeks and some have 5.  An Average is taken for all the months in the semester.  Furthermore, near the end of each semester there may be less than 4 weeks due to the amount of time for performances and dress rehearsals.  The added time for performances and extra rehearsals may count as class time and count towards the overall averaged monthly class time.

Make Up Classes

Make up classes are offered if your child misses a class due to illness or personal reasons.  Any class offered by the studio in your child’s age range can be used as a make-up class.  It is the parent’s responsibility to find a suitable make-up class in our studio schedule.  

To attend a make-up class: 

1 – Find a class on the schedule in your child’s age range that you can attend.

2- Go to the class and let the instructor know you are there for a make-up class.

   A full month’s tuition is due even if a class is missed for personal reasons and whether or not a makeup class was attended. Motions Dance Studio does not prorate.

Observation Guidelines

As a courtesy to our dance parents and families, we offer you the ability to observe and watch your child’s class.  Many parents LOVE having this option and we LOVE providing it for you!  In order to offer this luxury, we do need ALL family members and friends to help continue the studio atmosphere in the observation area because the windows allow the dancers to see and hear all that is happening in the observation area.  We ask that you respect our guidelines below.  The guidelines are vital in keeping the dance environment one that the students can learn and thrive in.

• Keep your voices and noise level down
• Keep the walkway open with your items stored beneath your seat, or in the cubies
• When children are old enough to change their own shoes, have them take their shoes into the studio with them
• Try to keep the door to the studio closed as much as possible
• Siblings MUST be supervised in the lobby at all times.
• Do not let siblings run, yell, scream, or hit the walls.
• No food or drink is allowed in the studio.  Any food or drink in the observation area must be cleaned up if spilled
• Clean up after your children
• Please accompany all young siblings (6 and under) to the restroom.
• Please clean up after yourselves and leave the Observation area clean after your dancer’s class.
• Please don’t move the chairs.

Registration

Registration for regular classes is through our Parent Portal.  Registration for our specialty camps will be held through Meridian Parks and Rec.

Withdrawal

If you wish to withdraw your child from a class, you must do so in writing via email to our Office Manager at [email protected]  before the 15th day of the month prior to the month you wish to withdraw from (2 weeks notice).  Otherwise, tuition for the entire month is still due and is non-refundable – no exceptions.

Tuition Discount

A 5% discount will be given for all semester payments.  A 10% discount will be given for all season payments. Season payments must be requested and paid for by September 30th to get the discount. For more information on semester and season payments, contact our office manager at [email protected]. *This doesn’t not apply for summer.

Scholarship Programs

We believe dancing is for EVERYONE!  Scholarships are available through Motion’s “Gift of Dance” Scholarship fund.  Contact [email protected] for more information.

We have also partnered with the Idaho Empower Parents Grant Program, so families can utilize those funds to cover tuition.

Non Sufficient Funds

There will be a $35 fee charged for any returned checks or for non-sufficient funds when transactions are withdrawn.

Tuition Policies

• Tuition for the entire month is due on the 1st of every month. 
• Tuition may be paid by monthly payments, or by paying for the whole semester, or dance season at once..  A 5% discount will be given for all semester payments.  A 10% discount will be given for all season payments.  For more information on semester and season payments, contact our office manager at [email protected]. *This doesn’t not apply for summer.
• Auto-pay is available, you can sign up on the parent portal.
• A full month’s tuition is due even if a class is missed for personal reasons and whether or not a makeup class was attended.
• Motions Dance Studio does not prorate.
• A one time late fee of $15 will be added to all overdue charges (per item) on the 15th of each month.
• Any charges over 90 days past due will be sent to collections.  Collection fees will be the responsibility of the delinquent party.
• In order for a student to participate in any Performances, all costume fees, recital fees and ALL monthly tuition fees through the current date must be paid in full.
• If the student is withdrawing from the class, then you must inform the office manager at [email protected]  and your child’s instructor before the beginning of the month you wish to withdraw from.  If you do not inform Janese and the instructor before the beginning of that month, then tuition for that month is still due.

Performance Participation

All students in performing classes are encouraged and expected to participate in the performances. The students work hard all year long and the performances are the pinnacle point of the season.  The classes learn to work together and rely on each other.  Any student who wishes not to be included in the performances must inform the instructor in written format before they begin to learn the dances that will be performed. All performance fees, costume fees, and tuition must be paid in order to perform. Tuition needs to be current, up through the date of the performance to participate. Students must participate in a predetermined amount of classes leading up to any performance. This may vary by instructor and season. Monthly class totals will include weekly classes and performances. Students must wear their assigned costume in order to be included in any given performance.  In the fall our students will perform at our Christmas Performance.  In the spring our dancers’ hard work  will culminate with a Grand Spring Recital in May which is held at a local auditorium.  Our younger dancers, 2’s and 3’s, will get to show off their talents in a smaller, less intimidating Spring Recital.   Cheer Classes will end the year with our annual Cheer Fest.

Performance Year Costs

*At Motions we strive to make the performance costs as affordable as possible for our dance families!  We don’t charge admittance at our Grand Spring Recital or Cheer Fest.   We want all children to be able to dance and perform no matter what their financial circumstances are.  So, we make a conscious effort to make all costs associated with the performances as low as possible!

Upon registration, a Performance Package will be charged to each performing student. The Performance Package for Spring Recital will be due with January’s tuition.  This Performance Package is non-refundable.  For students who join our studio mid-semester, the Performance Package will be added to your account in the first month.  On the General Performance Information page is a description of what each fee is used for.  There are some exceptions to the fees and they are highlighted at the bottom of that page.  The fees will be applied to each dancer’s account through the Parent Portal.