COLBY CENTER FOR DANCE & PERFORMING ARTS

HOLIDAY SHOW COSTUME (shirt) (SHOW: DECEMBER 18th, afternoon)
$22.00 per student (worn for ALL classes) - students wear any leotard & tights they already have with shirt, black shorts for boys & hip-hop classes
* due with October tution - deadline to decline participation is September 30, and should be in writing via email or note delivered to desk staff (not your child's teacher)
* tickets to our Holiday Show are sold online beginning December 1, and are at your family's discretion (between $9-$15 plus ticket processing fees applied by the ticket sales company)

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2011-12 SPRING RECITAL COSTS (SHOW: JUNE 10th, afternoon & evening-classes split to 2 shows)
Most studios keep "prices low" by disguising them with the "nickel & diming theory" or making you do shopping & sewing on your own....we prefer to make your life easy & show you true, all-inclusive costs for costume, Finale shirt, makeup, hairpieces, tights, alterations & accessories- no surprises!!!

Intro to Dance & Mini Class Costume Fees
$99.00 per female student (or $89 for an additional family member also registered in this age group of classes - 1 set of show makeup per family).
(includes: professional-quality costume, tights, headpiece, fittings, alterations, trimming, zippered garment bag, a family set of Recital Makeup (official recital-colored blush, lipstick & mascara) in a zippered makeup bag AND a beautiful Recital Finale t-shirt- no work for our dance families! - costume, tights, headpiece, makeup & shirt are yours to keep!) ***Male students - $90, no tights or makeup included.
Intro to Dance performers come to Recital dressed in their costumes.
* due with January tuition unless you select equal-payment option, non-refundable
* deadline to decline participation is December 30, and must be in writing via email (preferred) or note delivered to desk staff (not your child's teacher)

Ruby & Amethyst Level Costume Fees
$112.00 per student, for 1st/only class they perform with, $84.00 additional classes
(includes: professional-quality costume, tights, headpiece, fittings, alterations, trimming, zippered garment bag, a personal set of Recital Makeup (official recital-colored blush, lipstick, eyeliner, eyeshadow & mascara) in a zippered makeup bag) AND a beautiful Recital Finale t-shirt- no work for our dance families! - costume, tights, headpiece & shirt are yours to keep!) ***Male students $99, no tights or makeup included.
Ruby & Amethyst performers come to Recital wearing their 1st/only costume, and bring their other costumes (if any) in their garment bags.
*due with December tuition unless you select equal-payment option, non-refundable
*deadline to decline participation is November 30, and must be in writing via email (preferred) or note delivered to desk staff (not your child's teacher) JCD, Jr JCD & CDS team members must participate in all Recital classes as part of their team requirement.*JCD & Jr JCD Team members, who already have approved makeup colors as part of their team kits will be credited for their Recital makeup kit in February.*

Topaz, Emerald, Sapphire, Opal & Diamond Level Class Costume Fees
$29.00 per student for 1st/only class they perform with, $19.00 additional classes
***Any Topaz & Above Level student NOT dancing this season as a JCD will need a Recital Makeup kit - this charge will also be placed on your account in January, and will be $20 - includes blush, lipstick, eyeshadow, eyeliner & mascara in a zippered bag.
(includes fitting for & RENTAL of professional-quality costume, plus any necessary temporary alterations AND Recital Finale t-shirt - no work for our dance families! - costume remains with the studio after the show, but shirt is yours to keep!
These dancers bring their own shoes & tights (must be the required class colors, available for purchase at the dance studio), but costumes are transported to the show for them.
* due with December tuition unless you select equal-payment option, non-refundable
* deadline to decline participation is November 30, and must be in writing via email (preferred) or note delivered to desk staff (not your child's teacher). JCD & CDS team members must participate in all Recital classes as part of their team requirement.

Amber level classes, Aquamarine level classes, Pilates, & Stretch & Strength are technique/fitness-only classes and do not perform in either of our shows.

Recital Family Fee
$79.00 - Participation in the Spring Recital also requires this "Recital Family Fee" to be paid by each dance family.
(includes: Recital Photo Day Sitting Fee (photos extra, at your discretion), Recital Souvenir Program Book with color photographs of every class (a gorgeous magazine quality 60+ page color spiral bound book), downloadable practice music, online video practice available for every class on specially designed private web pages, Dress Rehearsal costs, Recital Day Souvenir for EVERY dancer, professionally shot & edited DVD of your child's Recital show) - AMAZING VALUE!
* due with March tuition unless you select equal-payment option, non-refundable.

***We are often asked, why does the Recital Fee NOT include any tickets?
Well, we've found over the past decade or so that each family's ticket needs for their dancers' Fan Clubs (as we like to call them) are very, very individual. By allowing complete flexibility in that area, each family can decide on numbers of seats and also location/levels of seating in the way that works best for them (just like at any real theater show!) We do rent a beautiful facility for these shows because we feel that part of dancing is performing, and that after a year's work, the dancers deserve to SHINE on their BIG DAY!! We realize some disagree with us, and of course, participation is 100% optional. The Holiday Show is a much lower-key option (no programs, no photos, no videos), with lower costume costs, at a smaller venue, and with fixed low-cost seating. Despite the difference in cost between the two shows, it has been our experience, that 95% of all enrolled dancers participate in BOTH! While the Holiday show is a fun first look at what the dancers have been working on in class, the Recital provides that BIG EVENT that kids love to be involved in, and our dance families love having fantastic pictures and videos to show for it for years to come - not to mention the dancers' memories of being stars on a big stage in a real theater! Ticket prices for recital range from roughly $15-30 per seat and do NOT earn us a profit - they only just cover the rental of our facility & all of the hours the event-day staff puts in, as well as the food we provide for all audience members at our Recital shows. We have carefully chosen a venue where all seats are great!

EQUAL MONTHLY PAYMENT PLAN 
We do offer an option to divide associated dance costs over 10 months - September through June!!
Holiday Show shirts, Recital Costumes, and Recital Family Fees (which include Photo Day Sitting fees, Recital Programs, downloadable practice music, private web pages for each class with video practice assistance, Dress Rehearsal costs, Recital Day gifts for the dancers, and also a professional-quality DVD of your dancers performance for every family) can be divided up over these fivemonthly tuition payments to make things convenient! Information will be distributed to you just after the season begins so that you may take advantage of this popular option - if you have any questions at all, feel free to ask!
***Recital costumes remain property of the Colby Center for Dance until the final payment is made is full - no refunds.

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