A leader in dance training since 1997!

Water only is allowed in the studio.  

Please label all dancewear, shoes, and personal items with your child’s name.

If your child has a medical condition that requires medication or medical treatment (such as a seizure disorder) we ask that a parent or guardian remain at the studio during their child’s class. 

Tonawanda Dance Arts does share photos of its dancers on social media.  If you prefer that your dancer not be photographed for this purpose please contact the studio. 

Membership fees are an annual fee that is due once a year upon enrollment in a season.  

Membership fees are non-refundable.  

Tuition rates are based on the full season.  It is a course fee.  It is not based on the number of classes each month and not based on monthly fees.  

Tuition is broken into 10 equal installments with the first installment being due upon enrollment.  Tuition can be paid in full at any time. Depending on the date of enrollment you may be required to pay two installments when enrolling.

Tuition is due on the 1st of each month, with the first payment due at the time of enrollment. All clients are required to maintain a valid credit card on file. By enrolling and agreeing to these terms, you authorize Tonawanda Dance Arts to automatically charge the credit card on file for tuition payments due on the 1st of each month and for any outstanding balances, fees, or other charges due under this agreement. 

Tuition not received by the 5th of the month will incur a $15 late fee.  Refunds are not given should a dancer discontinue mid-month.  

Accounts more than 60 days in arrears will result in services being discontinued for the dancer and the account may be submitted for collection services.  

Costume Fees are due by November 1.  Costume fees are non-refundable.  There is a $15 late fee, per costume, for payments received after November 1.  

Our Performance Package Fee is priced by family.  The number of dancers in a family dictates the price of the Performance Package Fee.  

All special fees (costume, event/media, competition, workshops, etc.) that are late will incur a late fee if not received by the due date.  

Classes can be viewed at the studio through our viewing windows or through our closed circuit televisions.  

Classes can also be viewed through our secure Zoom links.  For security purposes, the waiting room feature is used for all Zoom viewing.  Cameras and microphones must remain off while viewing classes online. 

In order to have interrupted instruction, classroom doors will remain closed. 

Changes to summer class participation/enrollment can be made up to 48 business hours before the date of the class.

Refunds are not given for summer classes that are canceled.

Refunds are not given for summer classes missed for any reason.

NSF paper checks, auto-debit, or auto-charge payments will incur a $35 NSF fee being added to your account.  

Credit cards that are declined will incur a $20 fee if not replaced by the end of the business day on the same day it was processed. 

There is a one-month minimum for all lessons.  

A 30-day notice is required to withdraw from a class and discontinue payments.  

Tuition refunds are not given for a student that drops from a class mid-month.  

Withdrawals occurring mid-month will require payment of the next installment on the 1st of the following month.  

To withdraw, a parent must inform the studio in person, via email or phone, that the student is withdrawing from class and fill out a withdrawal form.  

Automatic payments will not cease until the withdrawal form has been filled out.  

Tuition refunds are issued for future payments made only when the studio finds it necessary to cancel/discontinue a class for the season. 

Tuition refunds are not given for a student that drops from a class mid-month.  

Costume fees are non-refundable. 

Membership and performance fees are non-refundable.  

All refunds are subject to an administrative processing fee.  

There are no refunds, transfers or make-up lessons for summer classes.

The studio reserves the right to provide a substitute teacher if the regular teacher is ill or otherwise unable to teach.  

The studio reserves the right to reschedule or combine classes.  

TDA will deliver class content via an online system in the event that classes are not able to be conducted live for any reason, including governmental advisory.  

By providing your mobile phone number, you consent to receive text messages from Tonawanda Dance Arts related to your account, class enrollment, schedules, attendance, billing, performances, events, and other studio-related communications. Message frequency may vary. Message and data rates may apply.

You may opt out of receiving text messages at any time by replying STOP to any message.

For assistance, reply HELP or contact the studio directly.

Your consent to receive text messages is not a condition of purchasing any goods or services. We do not sell, rent, or share your mobile phone number or SMS consent with third parties or affiliates for their marketing purposes.

All private lessons canceled with more than 24 hours notice will not be billed.  

No-show lessons or lessons canceled with less than 24 hours notice will be charged the full amount of the lesson.  

The studio is not responsible for lost or stolen items. 

If you have lost an item, please check the lost and found. 

Lost and found items are donated at the end of each month.  

TDA goes to great lengths to keep you informed and up to date through monthly electronic newsletters, email, Facebook, text messaging, and our Lobby Communication Center.  

A recital website will be published with information pertaining to picture week, rehearsal, and recital.  

We welcome email or phone communication via call or text and are happy to set up a meeting, if necessary, to answer any questions you may have regarding your dancer or our programs.  

Regular attendance is vital to student progress and group choreography.  Please make every effort to attend each class, notifying the studio if a dancer will be absent.  

Students may schedule a makeup class by calling the studio or stopping at the front desk.   

Dance is a physical activity that requires the body to be properly warmed up.  Students that are late to class miss the proper warm-up and, therefore, may sustain injury.  

Students who arrive more than 10 minutes late may be asked to observe the class for reasons of physical safety.  

Any dancer that displays signs of illness or has a fever should stay home. 

If a student should feel ill or develop a fever while in class, a parent will be called so the student can rest at home.  

TDA requires all staff and students to stay home when they are ill. 

In order to reduce the community spread of all illnesses, we follow best practices and recommendations from our local health department and from our industry associations.  

TDA focuses on a hierarchy of measures beginning with keeping ill people home, followed by frequent hand cleaning and good hygiene practices along with amplified cleaning.  

All studio classes will be backed up with an online learning platform, if necessary.  In the event a class is unable to be held at the studio, classes will convert to an online learning platform until in-studio classes can resume.  

I understand that participation in a dance program involves the risk of injury.  Should there be an emergency, I authorize Tonawanda Dance Arts to secure any emergency medical attention my child might need.  I agree to indemnify and hold harmless Tonawanda Dance Arts and its staff from any and all claims to personal injury sustained while participating in this program. 

Class placements are at the discretion of our teaching staff and are derived from many years of teaching experience.  

Children are placed in a class where they will be confident, promote the development of self-esteem, and continue to be challenged.  

Our staff is trained to use constructive techniques of discipline, encouraging students to have respect for other students, teachers, staff, and studio property.  

Should disruptive behavior occur and continue a child may be removed from class and a parent or guardian will be notified.  

In extreme circumstances, it may be necessary for the director to terminate a student’s enrollment.  

In the event of inclement weather, we will post closings to our Facebook page, send an automated text, send an email, and also notify the local media outlets by 3 pm.  

We do not always follow school closings for inclement weather.  

Canceled classes may be made up at your convenience from our regular schedule of classes.  Makeup class enrollment is determined by class capacity in another class.  

We end our season with our year-end performance.  Recital dates will be announced as soon as we have secured our venue.  

Performance rehearsals are mandatory.  A child must rehearse so that they are fully prepared to perform in recital.  

We do everything possible to accommodate all of our families.  We can not accept special requests to adjust rehearsal and/or recital times or move routines from one show to another.  

Our priority is to prepare your children for the performance experience of a lifetime!