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2418 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland, CA 94612Mon to Thu 3:30 pm to 9:30 pmFall registration opens in August(510) 555-0106
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How tuition works

No surprises: here is what sets tuition, what the extras are for, and where to find our figures.

  • What sets tuition

    What a dancer pays depends on the class length, the age group, how many classes a week they take and whether they come on a pass or for the whole session. Our figures are on the registration page, and we are glad to talk them through by phone.

    • Class length

    • Age group and level

    • Classes a week

    • A pass or a session

    Registration page

  • Registration

    A registration covers the studio's file for your dancer, the studio's insurance and a place in our parent portal. It is due when you sign up for your first session.

  • Billing

    Session tuition is billed monthly by autopay through our parent portal, or once for the whole session. An open-class pass is billed monthly and renews until you tell us to stop.

  • Siblings

    A second dancer from the same family is handled differently from the first. Ask when you register, and we will tell you how.

  • Missed classes and make-ups

    A missed class can be made up in another class at the same level and age group during the same session. Book it at the front desk or by text. An open-class visit does not carry into the next month.

  • Uniforms, costumes and other costs

    A few extras exist, and none of them is a surprise. There are no costumes: dancers wear their own clothes and clean sneakers. Showcase night in May has a production charge for each dancer, and guests need tickets. The youth crew has a crew shirt and, some seasons, jams around the Bay, where entry and travel are the family's and are planned together before anyone signs up.

    • No costumes, and no costume sizes

    • Showcase night: a production charge for each dancer, tickets for guests

    • Crew shirt, and jam entry and travel, planned with families first

  • Withdrawing

    We ask for a month's notice before a dancer leaves a session, so we can offer the place to someone on the waitlist. An open-class pass can be stopped with a week's notice.

Plans

Three ways to join

What each way to join includes, how long it runs and how to stop.

  • Open-class pass

    Drop in to any open class, whenever you can make it. For ages 16 and up, and no experience needed.

    • Any open class on the schedule
    • Come when you can; no set night
    • Teens 16 and up, adults and everyone between
    Term:
    Month to month
    Cancellation:
    One week's notice
    Refunds:
    Visits don't roll into the next month; ask us about a pause for travel or illness
    Register

  • Weekly classes

    Start here

    One class a week in your age group for the whole session, with the same teacher and the same group.

    • The same class, level and teacher all session
    • Make-ups in another class at your level
    • Cypher night and watch days
    Term:
    A session is 12 weeks
    Cancellation:
    One month's notice
    Refunds:
    A session in progress isn't refunded; tell us if something changes
    Register

  • More than one class

    Two or more classes a week in your age group, mixed across styles and billed together.

    • Mix hip hop, breaking and house
    • Billed monthly by autopay
    • A second dancer in the family is handled differently
    Term:
    Session by session
    Cancellation:
    One month's notice
    Refunds:
    A session in progress isn't refunded; tell us if something changes
    Register

Tuition depends on the class length, the age group and how many classes a week.

Questions about tuition?

Call the studio on a weekday evening, or send a message, and we will walk you through it.

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