Reservation of your personal timeslot

·      When enrolling in ongoing lessons, you are reserving and committing to a specific weekly timeslot.

• This timeslot is held exclusively for your dancer and cannot be filled casually if you are away.

• We understand that life happens. We offer one rescheduled lesson per student, per term, for personal reasons (e.g., travel, illness), subject to availability.

  • The studio hire portion of your fee (currently $30) is not refundable.

• Additional absences—whether planned or unexpected—are still payable in full in order to retain your dancer’s reserved place for continued lessons.

Enrolment

·      Students are enrolled for weekly ongoing lessons (unless otherwise agreed, e.g., casual lessons) and require a minimum one-term commitment.

1. Most terms include 10–12 weekly lessons.

2. Mid-term enrolments may be available depending on space and are billed for the remaining weeks in the term.

3. One term’s notice is required to cancel enrolment.

4. Developing Dancers Melbourne reserves the right to cancel ongoing enrolment at any time. Any unused lessons will be refunded.

Payment Policy

• Accounts will be emailed at the end of the previous term and are payable by the 1st lesson of term.

• Fees may be paid by Electronic Funds Transfer or through Stripe.

·      If you are experiencing financial difficulty, we will consider payment arrangements on an agreed schedule. Please make your request at least 7 business days prior to term commencement allowing for processing time of a written payment agreement.

·      Tuition fees are non-refundable.

Overdue Accounts

·      If fees are not paid by the due date, and no payment arrangement has been requested, lessons cannot be given. If a payment arrangement was entered into but not adhered to, no further lessons can be given.

·      To cover our administrative expenses associated with overdue accounts, $25 per week late fee will be added from the date of the first missed payment.

·      In the event that your overdue account remains unsettled, it may be referred to a collection agency and the account holder will be liable for all associated costs.

At the Lessons

·      Please arrive to lessons on time. Lesson cannot be extended due to late arrival.

·      Parents are welcome to wait in the area provided or to drop off and pick up students at the end of the lesson.

·      If waiting, please ensure that siblings are well supervised and quietly occupied.

·      Parents, please notify the teacher beforehand if you would like to sit in on a lesson or if you need time with the teacher to discuss student progress.

·      Please ensure students are picked up on time at the end of their lesson.

Cancellations / Missed Lessons

·    All scheduled lessons for the term are payable regardless of student attendance.

·      In extenuating circumstances, we reserve the right to reschedule or cancel & refund lessons as necessary.

Illness & Emergencies

·     If your dancer is unwell, please notify us as early as possible.

• For a student’s first missed lesson of the term, we will do our best to reschedule it (subject to availability). A studio hire fee ($30/hr) may apply.

• Please do not attend lessons when unwell.

  • As a general guideline, if a student is not well enough for school/work, they are not well enough for dance.

  • Due to the close-contact nature of ballet coaching, please consider the health of other students and teaching staff.

• In case of emergency, any medical or ambulance costs incurred are payable by the student/parent.

School & Public Holidays

·      There are no lessons on Public Holidays unless otherwise arranged.

·      Ballet lessons, including intensives, may be available during school holidays. Please inquire within.

Teaching Studio

·       Developing Dancers Melbourne conducts lessons from a shared space. Please be respectful of other users, Access is restricted to the waiting area, studio and bathrooms. Please do not park in driveways.

Supervision

·       We provide supervision only during the student’s allocated lesson time.

• Students arriving early or remaining onsite after their lesson are not under our supervision.

• Students must be collected immediately at their lesson’s conclusion.

• Please notify us in writing of any pre-existing medical conditions.

Teachers

·       In the unlikely event that Kate is unable to teach (e.g. absence/illness) we may occasionally provide a substitute teacher for lessons rather than have students miss lessons. This would always be discussed with families in advance.

·       All teachers have been screened with the “Working with Children Check” under the Child Protection Act.

Privacy Policy

·       All personal information collected by Developing Dancers Melbourne remains private and confidential and will not be disclosed. Student information such as date of birth may be used in such cases as audition/competition/exam applications.

Media Release

·       Developing Dancers Melbourne may wish to publish photographs and videos of students on the studio website and other social media for the purposes of training, student development, marketing and promotion however we respect that some students are training in confidence. Please use the registration form to opt in / opt out as appropriate.