Welcome
Welcome to Kay's Act II Dance Studio! It is our sincere desire to provide our students with the most modern facility, outstanding instructors and challenging dance programs, all within a professional environment. Our dedicated teachers have a genuine desire to encourage students of all ages to develop the discipline and skills that will lead to a healthier and happier future. This can be achieved through the power of Dance!
The staff of Kay's Act II would like to ensure the safest and most positive dance experience for your child. Please read through the following policies carefully and thoroughly before initialing and signing. Thank you.
Registration
An annual registration fee of $30.00 per family is due once registration takes place. Registration payments are non-refundable. Tuition will be charge to card on file with in 24 hrs of registration. I hereby authorize Kay's Act 2 Dance Studio to process payment for tuition upon registration.
Tuition Policy
Tuition will be charge to card on file with in 24 hrs of registration. ONLINE. I hereby authorize Kay's Act 2 Dance Studio to process payment for tuition upon registration.
After registration, tuition is charge with the card on file on a monthly basis. Payments will be charged on the 1st of the month and will be charged a late fee of $15 if the card declines and is not paid by the 10th of the month. For your convenience, we accept Discover, Visa and Mastercard. We do not accept American Express. ALL ACCOUNTS will be on auto-pay. On auto-pay tuition is the only fees that will be automatically deducted. We advise you to continuously check your parent portal for other fees that may have been added such as costumes, holiday fees, etc. If you would like these additional fees charged to your card please send an email to misskathryn.kaysact2@gmail.com to confirm.
To participate in any studio function, students must not have any past due tuition. This includes our annual recital, holiday show and seasonal dance competitions.
Refund Policy :
A 50% refund on Tuition will be issued if the child has not attended any class. Registration fee is non refundable.
No refunds after 1st day of class even if your child has not attended as we have held that spot for your child.
No refunds on costume , no exceptions.
Studio Closings
For all weather related closings, we follow the Neshaminy School District. If schools are closed then the studio will also be closed. If the is an early dismissal or delayed start, the studio director with make a decision based on road conditions and will notify all families via email/text.
If a class needs to be cancelled for any reason, you will be notified by our staff via email/text.
E-Mail Communication
In an ongoing effort to go "green" & be environmentally friendly, the main form of communication between the studio and our families is through e-mail. Please provide your current e-mail address on the last page. We ask that you PLEASE check your e-mail on a regular basis to keep informed on updated studio information. Please do not forget to update your paperwork with our office if you change e-mail or mailing addresses at any time.
Parent's Responsibility
It is the responsibility of the student/parent to notify Kay's Act 2 of any illness, vacation, financial problems, change in schedule or any other factors interfering with the established and hereby agreed upon Kay's Act 2 policies. Important Note: Each student must be covered by their family's insurance policy. If an injury occurs, it is understood that the student's own policy is your only source of coverage/reimbursement.
Attendance Policy
There are no refunds or adjustments made for missed classes. Tuition is based on enrollment, not attendance. As a courtesy, make-up lessons are available to in which the classes were missed, as long as tuition is paid for the current month. Please have student check in with the office before their make-up class so the Instructor is aware it is a make-up class. We ask that parents please notify the office if your child will be missing class so we can inform their Instructor. Students who are more than 15 minutes late for class will only be allowed in at the discretion of the instructor. Students who are tardy on a chronic basis may be changed to another class that is at a more convenient time.
Students must attend classes regularly and are discouraged from missing more than a few times a year. Attendance is critical for learning and we strongly encourage parents to bring children to class every week. Students that are absent more than 12 times per year may be dismissed at the directors and teacher discretion. Please communicate to the studio if a student will be absent for any reason by emailing the studio at kaysact2@comcast.net. Good attendance is crucial for learning and advancement.
Substitute Teachers
Qualified substitute teachers are used when Kay's Act II Dance Studio instructors are ill, on vacation or have other professional commitments. Substitute Teachers' consist mainly of Kay's Act II Dance Studio instructors, although "outside" instructors may be called if necessary. Please note that parents and students are NOT notified in advance that a substitute teacher will be instructing a class. Students are expected to come to class on a consistent basis even though their instructor is not present.
Pick-Up/Drop-Off Policy
No student should be arriving to the studio more than 10 minutes prior to the start of their class. Once a student enters the dance studio they are not permitted to leave the studio for any reason unless they are with a parent. If your child needs to go to any store in the shopping center please make sure it is done prior to entering the studio. We care about the safety or all of our dancers and cannot do that if they are in different places then the studio.
At the end of the evening parents may pick up their children out front of the studio doors. We will not allow any child to walk away from our doors to be picked up. No student is allowed to remain outside for any length of time waiting for a parent, students should remain inside the studio until the parent arrives.
We ask that parents please go over these policies with your children. We appreciate your support and cooperation, as these policies are implemented to ensure all of our student's safety.
Waiting Room/Lobby Agreement
In an ongoing effort to maintain a safe space for our children we will not be opening our waiting room or lobby to parents in order to help us stay under our 50% capacity rule. Exception will be classes for our youngest dancers ages 3 and under one parent will be allowed to remain in our lobby.
Performances
Each year Kay's Act II Dance Studio presents a professional recital in December and June. Season 2020-2021 we will NOT have a December performance . We hope to have a June 2021 recital if allowed by the state of PA. All costume fees are due in the beginning of November for our June performance HOWEVER since we are not sure if our June show will be allowed to take place we will be hold off on any costume fees for recreational classes. Costume fees if charged are approximately $75 to $80 per costume. All students are required to purchase an ad in our annual recital book as well, if an ad is not purchased there will be a $35 recital fee added to your account. Included in the purchase of an ad, each student will receive a recital t-shirt to be worn on stage during the finale. Please know that participation in the Dance Recital is entirely optional, but we ask that each parent please notify their child's instructor & the office as soon as possible if their child will not be participating in the show. Recital tickets will be sold in advance, on a first come first served basis. approx. two months prior to the show. Ticket will be $17 per person and any child 2 and under that will be sitting on a lap does not need a ticket.
During the holiday season Kay's Act 2 presents a holiday performance in mid-December. There is a $10 administration fee for the holiday show which includes the rental of costumes that the studio will provide. There are some instances where small items may need to be purchased for the holiday show, such as any kind of head wear due to health reasons. Please know that participation in the Holiday Show is entirely optional, but we ask that each parent please notify their child's instructor & the office as soon as possible if their child will not be participating in the show. Holiday show tickets will be sold in advance, on a first come first served basis. approx. two months prior to the show online thru www.tututix.com/kaysact2. Ticket will be $15 per person and any child 2 and under that will be sitting on a lap does not need a ticket..
Use of Photography
It is understood that Kay's Act 2 reserves the right to use any photography and/or videotaping of student's performances for purposes of advertising, publicizing and promoting of the studio. All ownership (including copyright) as well as all other rights, title and interest in and to these photography/videotaping shall belong exclusively to Kay's Act 2.
Liabilty Disclosure
I am aware and fully understand that there are risks and dangers associated with participation in dance classes and different dance movements of the varied dance disciplines. These movements and activities could result in bodily injury, partial or total disability or death. The social and economic losses/or damages which could result from these risks and dangers could be severe.
I will not hold Kay's Act II Dance Studio, Inc. teachers or staff responsible should an accident occur. Kay's Act II Dance Studio, Inc. and affiliates are NOT LIABLE for any injuries sustained in class or on the premises of 534 Andrews Road, Trevose, PA or off premise at performances or any activity associated with Kay's Act II Dance Studio, Inc. Participation in classes, lessons and or related activity is at the students own risk. I understand that my child will be participating in a physical activity and there is a risk involved. I understand that these risks and dangers may be caused by the negligence of the participant or the negligence of others. There may be risks not known to us or not foreseeable at this time.
I accept and assume all such risks and responsibilities for the lessees and/or damages following such injury and/or disability however caused or alleged to be caused in whole or in part by the negligence of Kay's Act II, its instructors, independent contractors, hosts, other participants/ students, sponsors, advertisers, owners, officers and lessees of the premises used to conduct the event or activity and each of them, their officers, directors, agents and employees. I agree that this consent and assumption of risk statement covers each and every event or activity sponsored by Kay's Act II. I do hereby agree to hold free from liability Kay's Act II Dance Studio, Inc. and all instructor/staff.
Covid Policy
As you agree to this waiver , you have acknowledged that COVID-19 can be carried asymptomatically and that you or your child can contract it despite best practices while in our studio located at 534 Andrews Rd Trevose, PA.
Everyone will be temperature checked upon entering by our staff. Anyone with a temperature over 100.3 will not be permitted in to our facility. All students /parents will be required to wear a mask to enter. Masks are optional while dancing .
