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Teachers and the VSPA Office will be taking measurements during regularly scheduled classes. Sizes for the Showcase costumes will be assessed from the measurements taken.
If you would like to request a specific size, please fill out and return this form to the Office ASAP.
Costumes
We spend many hours selecting the costumes for each class. They are always age-appropriate and of the highest quality possible. Each participating class will require a designated costume. Costumes include all accessories (hats, gloves, etc.) needed, but not tights or shoes.
NOTE: No jewelry or extra bits are to be worn with costumes. This includes during dress rehearsals and performances and when class pictures are taken.
Fees and Payment
In an effort to ensure that costumes are delivered in time for school photographs and an organized distribution to our students, costume orders are placed during the end of February. Costume manufacturers do not accept cancellations or offer refunds; therefore the school does not refund costume payments.
The estimated cost of costumes is $45- $90. Any special orders, exchanges, including extra-large sizes, may require an additional charge (determined by the costume company). Additional charges are the sole responsibility of the parent or guardian. Tights and shoes are not included.
Costume Payment
Costume payments are due by the 15th of February. Payments are paid through automatic withdrawal from your credit or debit card account if you are signed up for this feature. Payments can be charged directly to your specified VISA or MasterCard.
We will accept cash, checks, or money orders for costume payments. Please write your child’s name in the memo portion of the check. If you pay with cash, please ask for a receipt.
No refunds will be made if a parent or guardian withdraws a child from the school after costumes have been ordered and prior to the recital. Purchased costumes may be picked up at the school during the costume distribution period and up to 15 days after the performance. Costumes not picked up after 15 days will be donated to charity.
Sizing
Costume measuring begins during the month of January, during scheduled class times. All children will be measured in order to determine their proper costume size(s). Before the second week in February you will be required to sign a confirmation form if you prefer to size the costumes yourself. You can make adjustments on the form; however, your signature indicates that you take full responsibility for any necessary costume alterations.
Dance Chats are for Dancers and their Parents. Please join us for a Round Table discussion about dance and social media. RSVP to the Front Desk to reserve a spot.
Call for an audition time. Prepare 16 -32 bars of a song to sing with sheet music. Musical Theater or Disney songs preferred. Wear clothes & shoes you can dance in. A short combination will be taught to you.
Please have costume fees for the Summer Showcase Paid in Full. This is also the last day to OPT-OUT of the Showcase.
GENERAL INFORMATION:
The office assumes each student will perform and will be measured, billed and costumed ordered unless a parent advises the office of non-participation or of duplicate costumes. Each class (except technique classes) will perform in the showcase. All June Tuition & Account balances must be paid in full prior to the performances. (The students in Ballet/Tap or Peewee classes will be split into 6 casts. The Jr. classes may be split into 3 casts along with some additional classes.) All students remain backstage and will NOT be released before the end of show. This is for the performers’ safety, security, and fairness of audience size.
COSTUMES:
A costume, selected by the teacher, will ordered and paid for by the parents. We are working very hard to find costumes that are in the $45-85 dollar range. There are NO REFUNDS. Costumes need to be PAID in Full by February 15th.
We hope our students use this opportunity to get to know one another and form friendships that make them eager to be a part of the VSPA community and get involved in all aspects of the performing arts. Art is a social experience, and our commitment to the learning process includes exposing our students to as much performing arts as possible. This is a chance to make the kinds of connections that encourage our students to participate and engage and build the kind of bonds where-in they will support and be there for one another.
We will be closed for President’s Day.
Tuition is based on a four-week month. Five-week months will be applied to studio holidays or vacation days. (This Excludes Private Lessons)
It is the responsibility of the student to make-up missed classes within a month from when the closure occurred. Make-up classes may not be taken in the same class in which the absence occurred. Make-up lessons are non-transferable.
The Music Man follows fast-talking traveling salesman, Harold Hill, as he cons the people of River City, Iowa, into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys’ band that he vows to organize – this, despite the fact that he doesn’t know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian, the librarian, who transforms him into a respectable citizen by curtain’s fall.
The Music Man follows fast-talking traveling salesman, Harold Hill, as he cons the people of River City, Iowa, into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys’ band that he vows to organize – this, despite the fact that he doesn’t know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian, the librarian, who transforms him into a respectable citizen by curtain’s fall.
The Music Man follows fast-talking traveling salesman, Harold Hill, as he cons the people of River City, Iowa, into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys’ band that he vows to organize – this, despite the fact that he doesn’t know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian, the librarian, who transforms him into a respectable citizen by curtain’s fall.