CLASSES: Classes begin the first week of September and run through the end of May. Registration is open all year EXCEPT from March 1st until June 1st, due to recital conflicts. Classes consist of one-hour dance instruction weekly; 1/2 hour of TAP and 1/2 hour of BALLET.   We take a summer break, unless otherwise indicated for your preschool.  If a class consists of three or less students, classes will be held for 45 minutes. If a class consists of two students for two months, classes will be terminated. You will be notified of any changes prior to doing so. Should your preschool be closed or cancel a dance class for ANY reason - weather, holidays, field trips, etc.- we are not responsible for a make-up class. Should we cancel a class for any reason; a refund will be given if the class can not be rescheduled. Please see the back of your payment booklet or our website, under "Calendar" for our holidays. We provide sweet treats to dancers who are well behaved and participate in class. Please let us know if your dancer can NOT have certain sweet treat items.   Your dancer must be three to six years of age to participate in our dance program.  Your dancer may enroll during the month of their third birthday and if their is a spot in dance class.  RECITAL: Our recital usually takes place the first Saturday in June at a local high school. Your dancers class will participate in either a ballet OR a tap routine during the recital, not both. Each schools performance is determined upon the previous year and rotate each year. There is a costume charge and recital fee in addition to your regular monthly tuition. More information will be forwarded to you in November of each dance season. Costume orders are due with your December tuition.  Each dance class will prepare for and participate in a FULL-scale recital that will end the dance season.  This is an all day event, please do not make any other plans for that day.    DANCE ATTIRE: Dancers need both tap and ballet shoes. Shoes can be purchased at PAYLESS SHOES (take advantage of their buy one get one half off) and dance items can be purchased at TARGET, K-MART, WALMART or any dance wear store. LDS does not require a certain type, brand name, nor color of shoe(s) or dance wear, that is your dancer choice. Should dance wear not be purchased, your dancer is to wear comfortable ‘gym type’ clothing on dance day to allow for maximum mobility (no dresses). Please inquire about items that have been donated to LDS and need a dancer to wear them. Your dancers name should be written on each item of their dance attire. If dance class is in the morning and your dancer does not wear a uniform, please have your dancer dressed for their dance class. To allow more dance time, we do NOT allow tights in dance class - unless your dancer arrives to school in tights (you may include socks for your dancer to wear during dance class). Please note that a small portion of dance class time is used to dress for class. By wearing less items on dance day, enables your child to receive more dance time and less changing of the clothes time. TUITION: Monthly tuition payments are due by the 5th of each month and are to be mailed directly to LITTLE DANCING STARS in the envelope provided along with your payment booklet stub. If your school provides you with a payment box, payment must be received prior to the 5th of each month. DO NOT SEND DANCE TUITION TO YOUR PRESCHOOL! Your school, nor your dance instructor, are responsible for delivery of your tuition payment - nor are we responsible for proof of payments made. Tuition is based on our dance season, not monthly - the yearly fee is broken down into payments for your convenience.  Tuition is not prorated unless your dancer starts classes mid-month. On-line payments are accepted on our website at www.Littledancingstars.com in option "On-line Payment". Monthly payments sent from your financial institution, should have your dancer full name indicated in the "account" section in order for proper crediting. If paying by personal check, please indicate your dancers name in the memo portion for proper crediting. PAYMENT BOOKLETS: A payment booklet will be mailed to your home upon receipt of your registration form, please contact us if not received within two weeks of registration (in August). The back inside cover has a listing of our holidays and important dates for you to know! LATE FEE: If payment is not received by the 5th of each month, then a late fee of $10.00 will need to be included with your late payment. Late payments will be recorded (as are all payments received) and if late fees are not paid during that current month of being late, in May, a lump sum will be requested of total amount due in late fees along with any other funds owed (if applicable). RETURNED ITEMS: There is a return check charge of $20.00 on all items returned. If a second check is returned, all future payments must be made in the form of cash, money order or credit card. We will re-deposit all returned items unless you request otherwise. NON-PAYMENTS: Should your account become delinquent and you have failed to contact Melissa Baker to make arrangements for payment, your child is subject to termination from our program. Any unpaid account will be reported to our collection agency. LDS will not be responsible for any legal or other charges incurred in an attempt to collect their debt. WITHDRAWAL: Notification of dancer’s withdrawal from class must be by letter or via our website. If notification is NOT given by dancer’s parent/guardian to LDS, then any refund is void. Your school is not responsible for informing us of the status of your dancer.  PARENT OBSERVATION: We do not send out progress reports for dance class.  We encourage you to visit dance classes at least once a dance season.  We have found through experience, that when we have a visitor come to watch class, the children - sometimes yours and sometimes someone else’s - do not dance.  Visitors are asked to watch from outside of the classroom through a window or from another room and that none of our dancers see you until dance class is completed.  Visitors can be disruptive to the dance instruction and we want to retain the attention of our dancers at all times.  Only daycare staff and employees of Little Dancing Stars are permitted to help other children get dressed or use the restroom; our instructors are screened through the FDLE and FBI services to handle preschool children per the requirements of the Child and Welfare Service. DONATIONS: We accept used dance items and provide them to other dancers at no cost to them. SPECIAL NOTE: We make every attempt to discuss and correct any problem that may arise concerning a dancers behavior during dance classes. However, LITTLE DANCING STARS reserves the right to terminate any dancers enrollment for any reason and at any time. A parent/ guardian may withdraw, with notice, for any reason and at any time. LITTLE DANCING STARS reserves the right to use individual/group photographs of your dancer to include, but not limited to our program promotions, displays and training material. Names will not be indicated.