wellspring dance academy | student policies

What Students need to know!

Our Parent/Student Handbook details academy policies including, but not limited to,
academic calendar, attendance, dress code, theatre space etiquette, tuition guidelines, and volunteering/scholarship opportunities!

Tuition Guidelines

Charging Your Account - Accounts that have cards on file will be automatically charged on the 1st of each month. If a card is declined or tuition is not paid on time, families will be contacted and asked to pay. If you are unable to pay tuition at any time, please inform us so that we can work something out with you.
We will continue to charge your account automatically until either the year is over, or you inform us that you are no longer taking classes with us. That being said, if you choose to cancel classes with us, please let us know in advance so that we do not automatically charge your card. If you terminate classes with us without notifying the office, we will not be able to offer refunds for any transactions that occur while we are unaware of your cancellation.

Refund Policy - As a rule, we are unable to offer refunds for cancelations and absences. 
Refunds will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Volunteering - For each hour of volunteering that you do, you will earn $10 in “Wellspring Bucks” that can be put towards  tuition or concert tickets.

Scholarship - We are excited to be offering scholarships on a talent and need basis. If your dancer receives a scholarship, 4 volunteer hours/month, September through June are required. Failure to fulfill the hourly quota will result in your dancer’s scholarship being revoked for the remainder of the academic year. Apply Here!

academy dress code

Each student will be required to wear our dress code. Students will not be allowed to enter the class until they are in their full uniform. 

FAMILY Observation

Some students find an audience to be distracting, especially if someone they care very much about is in that audience (like you!). It’s also good for the student’s social development to have time with other kids and a supportive teacher. We know that parents really want to see how their child is progressing, which is why we have Observation Weeks. We have two observations week set for our 23-24 dance season. They are set for December 11-16, 2023 and April 15-20, 2024. Observers will be invited in for the last 15 minutes of class.

In regular class weeks, we like to offer the Epic Center Atrium to parents to wait while class is in session. This space is offered free-of-charge to us from the Arts Council. They occasionally host Atrium events at the same time as our classes, and in these cases, we are not able to use this space. Please try to keep noise to a comfortable level in the Atrium, as we share this building with other arts organizations who host their own events. Additional space is available on the lower level of the building if the Epic Center Atrium is occupied by an event.

Performance Opportunities

Dancers ages 5+ are able to participate in our Student Concert. Our Student Concert is set for May 5th, 2024 with a mandatory Dress Rehearsal taking place May 4th, 2024. Students wishing to participate in performance opportunities must plan to be present at the last 2 class periods leading up to either the dress rehearsal or performance. Failure to attend class may result in dismissal from the upcoming performance without refund.

Our Youth Performing Ensemble will have additional performance opportunities. Please be prepared to attend these performances and any additional rehearsals they may have if your student is enrolled in this class. A tentative schedule of the performance opportunities for the year will be given out in the first few weeks of class for families to save those dates. Failure to attend rehearsal before a performance may result in dismissal from a specific performance opportunity.

Parking

Yes, parking downtown can be tricky, but you do have a few options! On the streets surrounding the Epic Center, there is free 30 and 90-minute parking, depending on where you park. There is also metered parking behind the Epic Center where you can pay to park for two hours at a time and it is free after 5:00 p.m. Additionally, there is paid and covered parking in the ramp attached to the Epic Center. The Ramp is only $5 on Saturdays and free on Sundays!