Fall/Full Term Registration Terms
- You are registering your child for dance classes begin September 8, 2021 and continuing for 34 weeks (with scheduled time-off) concluding May 26, 2022.
- Tuition for the entire 34 weeks is divided into 9 convenient installments. This installment rate is listed with the class.
- Installments are due monthly beginning with registration (or September 5) through May 5, 2022.
- Tuition must be paid in full by May 5, 2022 to participate in the Spring Show.
- Students may participate only when tuition accounts are current. We reserve the right to administratively cancel your registration due to non-payment.
- Lake Shore Dance is progressing to a cashless payment system. All payments will be submitted electronically via our secure parent portal. We accept all major credit cards and electronic bank drafts. Once you have registered, your payments will be made monthly by an auto-draft from your designated credit card or bank account. (if you prefer to pay by check or cash, please contact accountmanagement@lakeshoredance.net and Becca will assist you.
*LATE FEES: If your electronic payment fails and you do not submit payment within one week of the attempted payment, you will be charged a 10% non-payment Late Fee on your total tuition amount. This fee will not be reversed. *
- Lake Shore Dance reserves the right to cancel, condense, or divide classes at any time for any reason.
- All tuition payments are final and non-refundable.
Electronic Payment Agreement
By submitting your registration, you authorize Lake Shore Dance to process your tuition payments and balance due automatically to the payment account you designate in your parent portal on the 5th of every month through May 2022.
You agree to keep your payment method current and updated via the parent portal.
You will be contacted in the event that your payment fails and will be given the opportunity to update your payment information and re-submit payment within one week of the notice.
Students may only participate in class when the tuition payments are current.
Cancelling your registration
-You may cancel your Fall Registration without penalty until August 15.
-To Cancel: Email your cancellation request by August 15 to accountmanagement@lakeshoredance.net.
**You will be assessed a $10.00 cancellation fee per class. This fee must be paid to finalize the cancellation.**
Cancellation requests submitted August 15 or later will require payment of the first tuition payment.
You can cancel your registration anytime throughout the full term by emailing accountmanagement@lakeshoredance.net. To stop the next month's installment, your request and $10.00 per class drop fee must be received by the 15th of the month. If you request the drop after the 15th, you will be responsible for the next month's installment.
Non-attendance does not cancel your registration and you will be held responsible for the full tuition amount associated with your registration as we are holding your spot in that class.
Lake Shore Dance reserves the right to cancel registrations at any time.
Family Discounts
Families with 2 or more students enrolled at Lake Shore Dance will receive a 10% discount on the Family's Total Class Tuition. Discount does not apply to private lesson, company, competition, and costume payments.
Complete Program Registration/Tuition Discount
Maximize your child's potential by immersing them in the world of dance with our full curriculum of classes. Every technique your child takes compliments the other technique and accelerates their progression and confidence. We believe in the benefits of these complementary techniques so much that we will give you a tuition discount of 10% off your total when you register your child for all of their core classes!
To automatically receive a tuition discount, register your child for these techniques:
Level 3, Level 4: Ballet, Tap, Jazz, and Lyrical
Level 5 and 6: 2 ballet classes, Tap, Jazz, and Lyrical
Level 7 and higher: 2 Ballet Classes, Tap, Jazz, and Lyrical
As an additional bonus - your 10% complete program discount will be applied to the optional Pointe and Performance Skills classes.
Health and Safety
All clients are encouraged to maintain good personal hygiene habits, to clean up after themselves while containing their own personal effects while on the premises, and to make decisions regarding involvement in live interactions with their own health considerations and best interests in mind. Anyone that is ill or battling a fever may not be at the studio during that illness and a minimum of 48 hours after the illness is resolved.
By participating and accepting the option of returning to the studio with an instructor, you accept the following terms and release Lake Shore Dance, LLC, its faculty, its staff, and the owners of the buildings, of loss, of injury, and of illness resulting from any activity or interaction at the facilities or events.
This list is not a full list of disclosures, rather a broad framing of the terms you accept by participating.
-We will use the provided hand sanitizer at the doors.
-We are responsible for our own health and decisions regarding our health and will take precautions within the studio to protect ourselves and those around us from infection or transmission.
-We believe in your child's and your family's privacy and will not request that you disclose any health conditions or personal health choices and expect the same respect to our faculty and staff. At no time should any person be approached, questioned, or demeaned for their face covering or lack thereof. We do not know what another person's situation is and every person deserves respect and dignity.
We appreciate that you stand with us to maintain a conflict-free and therefore stress-free atmosphere for our children.
-We will not be at the studio or send our child to the studio with a fever or illness, nor will we attempt to cover up signs of illness with medication. We will make sure our child or ourselves are no longer ill for a period of a minimum of 48 hours prior to returning to the studio.
- We will not congregate unnecessarily in or around the studios, particularly during the height of the Pandemic, but additionally during cold and flu season to protect ourselves and the general studio population.
-I agree that this waiver is in addition to all previous agreements that I have electronically and physically signed with Lake Shore Dance, LLC for this and all previous dance sessions.
- I agree to the additional terms outlined in this disclosure and assume any and all risk and possible outcomes of returning to the classes, releasing Lake Shore Dance, LLC, its owners, employees, and clientele, of loss, injury, or other effects. I agree to abide by the terms outlined by Lake Shore Dance, LLC to return to class and understand that we will make decisions regarding our return in the best interest of our own health and the health of others.
Social Media and Usage of Personal Devices
Many students now have access to social media and the web via their personal devices. With this access comes responsibility both on the part of the child with the device and the parents. Students that choose to bring a device to the studio are responsible for their behaviors and their devices. Lake Shore Dance is not liable for loss or liability to devices brought to the studio, nor does Lake Shore Dance accept responsibility for the actions taken or postings on Social Media while at the studio nor interactions between students or parents at the studio or outside the studio.
Cyberbullying will not be tolerated. Talk with your child about appropriate interactions and managing relationships.
Students may not take video or photos of classmates or other studio members without their consent and may not post this material without all parties' consent. Posting videos of classes or choreography is prohibited without permission from Lake Shore Dance, LLC to protect our educators' intellectual property and the privacy of our dance family.
To protect our children, students must turn off their locations on apps such as "Snapchat" and "Instagram" while at the studio or studio events.
While at the studio and particularly while in class, students must have their phones on silent and refrain from checking their devices until they are completely done with classes. We reserve the right to restrict the usage of devices at the studio based on activity.
We appreciate your help in protecting the children at Lake Shore Dance and assisting us in creating a respectful and safe environment for all.
Release and Waivers
As the legal parent or guardian of the registrant, I release and hold harmless Lake Shore Dance, its owners, employees, and operators from any and all liability, claims, demands, and causes of action whatsoever, arising out of or related to any loss, damage, or injury, including death, that may be sustained by the participant and/or the undersigned, while in or upon the premises or any premises under the control and supervision of the owners, staff, faculty, and operators or in route to or from any of said premises. I further acknowledge that physical activity has inherent risks and accept responsibility for my child's participation in lessons at Lake Shore Dance and will not hold Lake Shore Dance, its' faculty, staff, and owners, as well as other associated parties responsible for injury or loss incurred through participation in dance lessons. I have noted any medical or special needs that my child has that could potentially affect their performance in dance lessons. I give permission to Lake Shore Dance to contact medical professionals on behalf of my child in the case of emergency if I cannot be reached.
I agree to join the studio Team App and take personal responsibility to stay informed on studio events. By signing below, I agree to the terms in the registration agreement. I understand that tuition and costume fees are non-refundable and that by submitting my registration, I accept the responsibility for tuition payment. I accept and understand the cancellation policy. I understand that cash refunds will not be issued at any time. I understand that I am responsible for the payment of tuition for the entire dance session, regardless of attendance, absences, or cancellations. I further acknowledge that all information is subject to change and I will be informed of said changes via Lake Shore Dance communication portals.
I agree to allow my child to be photographed and/or videotaped for promotional purposes. If I wish to revoke this permission, I agree to sign a slip at the studio.
I authorize Lake Shore Dance Faculty Members to use appropriate tactile corrections and agree to bring concerns regarding this topic to the Education Head (educationhead@lakeshoredance.net).
I agree to bring my dancer to class regularly and I acknowledge and accept that the dancer's progression is dependent on regular class attendance. Furthermore, I agree to inform the studio via email or phone call if my child will be absent or will enter my child's absence in the parent portal. I agree to keep my child out of class if they are ill (highly contagious illnesses ie strep throat, vomiting, diarrhea, lice, hand/foot/mouth, high fever, etc), and accept that tuition credits or refunds will not be issued.
I understand my dancer may make up class within two weeks of an absence if scheduled through the studio's front desk and only when space is available.
I take full responsibility for my child's presence at the studio; agreeing to drop off my child no more than 10 minutes to the start of their class, agree to arrange to pick up for my child within 5 minutes of the end of class, will instruct my child to wait inside until I pick them, and will instruct my child never to leave the facility without supervision.
This agreement is signed electronically and time-stamped for authenticity. A copy of the agreement is available on your portal and is saved internally for reference.
