Gotta Dance Policies
Welcome to Gotta Dance Company! We are a multi-award winning studio in our 14th year! Gotta Dance Company provides dancers with a fun and safe learning environment that encourages students to strive for their personal best. We keep our quality of teaching at its best. Our focus is on teaching dance in a serious and professional manner, while maintaining a fun, friendly atmosphere. Our teachers are highly qualified in each of the dance genre's they are instructing. We offer beginning, intermediate, and advanced level of instruction in jazz, jazz funk, lyrical, contemporary, hip hop, tumbling, ballet, turns and leaps, technique and conditioning for ages 2 1/2 through adult. Our experienced staff will assess your child making sure they are placed in the appropriate level of class.
Online Registration / Account Information
You can register for classes, rent studio space, view your account balance, payment history, and upcoming fees at anytime by clicking the Online Registration/Account Information button. Your user name is the primary email address that you provided upon registration. If you forgot your password, please click the Forgot Password link to reset it.
Tuition and Fees
The registration fee and first month’s tuition is due at the time of registration. Registration fees are $30 per dancer or $50 per family. Please choose classes carefully! You may trial a class for free before enrolling, but there will be No Credits or Refunds for dropped classes. Tuition may not be carried over to the next month. Anyone who fails to pay tuition for the month will automatically be dropped from their class/classes and required to pay any balances owed.
Regardless of attendance, tuition is due the 1st-4th of each month. Tuition may be paid at the studio, online, or you may sign up for auto-pay. Payments made between the 5th and 10th of the month must include the $10 late fee, payments made after the 10th of the month must include a $20 late fee. If a student is absent when tuition is due, please make payment online to avoid late fees. There will be a $25 fee for all returned checks.
IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT NEW SYSTEM: If you paid for registration with a credit card or bank account, your account was automatically added to automatic payments. If you prefer not to be included in autopay, please email ldamanti@yahoo.com and you will be switched to manual payment processing.
Regardless of attendance, tuition is due the 1st-4th of each month. Tuition may be paid at the studio, online, or you may sign up for auto-pay. Payments made between the 5th and 10th of the month must include the $10 late fee, payments made after the 10th of the month must include a $20 late fee. If a student is absent when tuition is due, please make payment online to avoid late fees. There will be a $25 fee for all returned checks.
IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT NEW SYSTEM: If you paid for registration with a credit card or bank account, your account was automatically added to automatic payments. If you prefer not to be included in autopay, please email ldamanti@yahoo.com and you will be switched to manual payment processing.
Adding, Dropping, or Switching Classes
Classes may be added at any time using our online registration tool. Any student wishing to change or drop a class must fill out an Add or Drop form. All changes must be made in writing. A written notice is required 30 days prior to dropping a class. Those who fail to give a 30 day notice are responsible for all unpaid balances. There are no refunds or credits under any circumstance.
Missed Classes
Any student who misses a class due to illness, emergencies, or personal reasons may attend a different class as a make-up. Students may choose any class that fits their age and level. Make-up classes must be made before the end of the season, and are forfeited if the student withdraws from the class that the make-up class is for. NO REFUNDS or CREDITS will be given under any circumstances. NO EXCEPTIONS.
Dress Code
Any dance wear is acceptable for all dance classes.
- Jazz shoes are optional, but most dancers prefer bare feet or pirouettes.
- Dance tennis shoes should be worn in Hip Hop, Street Jazz and Jazz Funk classes.
- Pink split sole Ballet shoes, required leotard, and pink tights must be worn in all ballet classes, for more information go to our Ballet page.
- Ballroom shoes, our dancers wear Roymall Women's Satin Latin Dance Shoes, they can be found on Amazon, by clicking here.
Recital
Each class will participate in our annual Summer Recital. This allows the dancers to show family members what they have learned throughout the dance year. Each dancer that participates must purchase a Recital Costume. A $25 costume deposit is due for each dance on November 1st. Costume balances must be paid in full no later than March 15th. Any student that does not have their costume fees paid in full by this date will not be able to participate in the show. Costume deposits and fees are not refundable.
Costume Fees
Costume Fees
- 12 & under classes - $75
- Preteen & Teen Classes: $85
Studio Calendar
Fall Classes Begin: Monday, August 6th
Labor Day: CLOSED- Saturday, September 1st - Monday, September 3rd
Halloween Day: CLOSED - Wednesday, October 31st
Costume deposits DUE: Thursday, November 1st
Veteran’s Day: CLOSED-Monday, November 12th
Thanksgiving: CLOSED- Wednesday, November 21st - Sunday, November 25th
Winter Break: CLOSED- Sunday, December 23rd - Sunday, January 6th
Classes Resume: Monday, January 7th
Martin Luther King Jr. Day: CLOSED- Monday, January 21st
President's Day: CLOSED- Monday, February 18th
Costume balance DUE: Friday, March 15th
Spring Break: CLOSED- Sunday, March 17th - Sunday, March, 24th
Memorial Day: CLOSED- Saturday, May 25th - Monday, May 27th
Dress Rehearsal: Thursday, June 20th
Recital Weekend: Friday, June 21st and Saturday, June 22nd
**Please note the above dates that the studio will be open and closed in observation of holidays and school vacations. Students are welcome to arrange for make-ups to accommodate their particular vacation or holiday plans. If you have any questions, please check with the office.