Policies & Tuition

Dress Code
Class Size
Observation/Late Comers
Absences
Tuition

Dress Code
We require our students' attire be neat, tidy and clean.

Girls: Ballet slippers or pointe shoes, tights, leotards, hair neatly secured. Leg warmers and fitted sweaters may be worn. Children under 10 are not required to wear tights, but must wear white socks when tights are not worn.

Boys: Ballet slippers, tights, dance belt, T-shirt. Leg warmers may be worn.

Class Size
To ensure that students receive adequate personal attention, instruction, and correction and to successfully complete each level of the Vaganova syllabus, classes of Divisions I and II are limited to no more than twelve (12) students. Division III is unlimited at this time.

Observation/Late Comers
Parents may observe the last lesson of the month by prearranged appointment only. Observers must arrive on time and stay for the duration of the class.

Teachers may observe by prearranged appointment only and with the director's permission. An observation fee will be charged. We request that notes not be taken.

Students arriving more than 15 minutes late may not take class, but may observe.

Absences
Please report absences to the school by leaving a message at the studio phone:
(510) 452.5140. In some cases, makeup classes may be arranged but must be taken within the calendar month following the absence(s). Please be aware that it is not always possible to offer makeup classes, due to limited class sizes and schedule restrictions.

Tuition
Tuitions are not adjusted or pro-rated for students who drop out of the school mid-month.

DIVISIONS I & II (Children & Pre-Professionals)
Tuitions are due the first of each month with a seven day grace period. Due to limited class sizes, tuitions are required monthly to hold an individuals place in his/her class. The Academy does not offer a billing service and asks that students bring in their tuition checks at the beginning of each month. Tuitions paid after the seventh of the month for division One (I) are subject to a $5 late fee and for division Two (II) a $10 late fee.

Annual Registration Fee
  New Students $100
  Returning Students $75
  One-Time Evaluation Class $30
Weekly Classes
  Two per week
(min for Level 1)		 $140
  Three per week
(min for Levels 2 & 3)		 $200
  Four per week
(min for Levels 4 & 5) 		$250
  Five per week
(min for Levels 5 & 6) 		$300
  Six per week
(min for Levels 7 & 8) 		$350
  Seven per week
(min for Levels 7 & 8)		 $400
  Unlimited $450
  Private Lessons
(min 1.5 hours)		 $75/hour

DIVISION III (Adults)
Classes may be paid at the individual rate. Note: A $3.00 late fee will be charged if an individual class is not paid for at the time of attendance. Class cards may be purchased for 8, 12, 16, or an unlimited number of classes monthly. Class cards expire one month from the date of purchase (a one or maximum two week extension may apply in the event of an unanticipated injury, illness or class cancellation). Students paying for classes at the individual rate are not required to register or pay a registration fee.

A registration fee of $25 is charged for students enrolling in Division III who would like access to the Academy's card system and the discounted rates. (Unless there is a break in attendance of more than one year, this is a one-time registration fee)

Registration Fee
  Registration $25
  Single Class $15
  with Pointe $20
Class Cards
  8 Class Card $100
  12 Class Card $140
  16 Class Card $175
  20 Class Card $205
  24 Class Card $230
  Unlimited $260
 

Private Lessons
(min 1.5 hours)

 $75/hour
Class Cards expire 1 month from date of purchase

Checks should be made payable to: Academy of Classical Ballet (please note the student's name in the memo field of the check).

Tuitions may also be mailed to:
Academy of Classical Ballet
P.O Box 16038
Oakland, CA 94610

Returned checks are subject to a $25 service charge.