The following applies to the Fall Program being conducted during the months of September, October & November 2020.
All couples will be requested to pay the fee in advance to hold their spot in the class. No refunds. However, remaining monetary balance of the Dance Term may be applied to future dance programs, should participants have to withdraw for unforeseen reasons. Payment is to be made via etransfer, or credit card only. (No cash please).
Single participants are welcome, provided they arrange to have either a Dance Partner, or a Dance Volunteer for the duration of the Dance Term. A Dance Partner or Dance Volunteer is to be the same person for the duration of the Dance Term. Single participants will ensure that $240. is paid to cover their partnership. (No Student rate during this time).
Points of clarification:
The last date for registration & payment will be 4 days prior to the first class.
Classes will be cancelled it the minimum number is not met by that date.
Early registration and payment is recommended in order to hold your spot in class.
Masks are required when physical distancing cannot be maintained between one "Social Group" and another. This will occur off of the dance floor when one group encounters another during cleaning, exiting and entry to the building. At Trena's Studio and at 1531 Grafton Street, this period of time will be 15 minutes. At Edgett Dance & Wellness, this period of time will be 5 minutes.
At Trena's Studio (1119 Bedford Highway) - Wear a mask to enter the building and keep the mask on while in the reception area. After changing to dance shoes, leave your street shoes in the reception area, and bring your jackets & purses into the dance floor area. Masks may be removed while on the dance floor. When your class is over, don your mask, enter the reception area, change quickly into street shoes, and exit the building without delay. The next class may enter the building, wait in the reception area, and proceed to the dance floor only after all of the previous class has exited the dance floor. Avoid touching surfaces. Avoid the use of the washrooms as much as possible. If you need to use a washroom, use only the washroom at the front of the Studio. We intend to sanitize surfaces such as light switches, door knobs, taps, toilets, etc. between each class. The dance floor will be cleaned before and after each evening of dance classes.
At Edgett Dance & Wellness (59 McQuade Lake Crescent) - Wear a mask to enter the building and keep the mask on while in the reception area. After changing to dance shoes, leave your street shoes in the reception area, and bring your jackets & purses into the dance floor area. Masks may be removed while on the dance floor. When your class is over, don your mask, enter the reception area, change quickly into street shoes, and exit the building without delay. The next class may enter the building, wait in the reception area, and proceed to the dance floor only after all of the previous class has exited the dance floor. Avoid touching surfaces. Avoid the use of the washrooms as much as possible. Washrooms are located off of the reception area. We intend to sanitize surfaces such as light switches, door knobs, taps, toilets, etc. between each class. The dance floor will be cleaned before and after each evening of dance classes.
At 1531 Grafton Street (3rd Floor) - Wear a mask to enter the building and keep the mask on while in the lobby, elevator, and the 3rd floor reception area. Minimize the number of persons on the elevator. Enter the Studio dance floor with all of your belongings, change to dance shoes, and leave your items in the tiered seating area. Masks may be removed while on the dance floor. When your class is over, change quickly into street shoes, don your mask, and exit the building via the elevator (or the exit stair at the north end of the building). The next class may enter the building via the lobby & elevator, and wait in the 3rd floor reception area until all of the previous class has exited the dance floor before proceeding to the dance floor. Avoid touching surfaces. Avoid the use of the washrooms as much as possible. Washrooms are located at the end of the long corridor. We intend to sanitize surfaces such as light switches, door knobs, taps, toilets, etc. between each class. The dance floor will be cleaned before and after each evening of dance classes.
We live in Canada, and as such, students are expected to have winter tires installed on their vehicles (with studs if necessary). Every effort will be made to avoid a cancellation. A cancellation will reschedule the class to the following week, thereby prolonging the term one extra week. If a cancellation is called, it will be called not sooner than 4:00 PM on the day of the event. Notification of the cancellation will be indicated on our "no answer" telephone message. Additionally, we will notify students via phone and/or email. Cancellation will be called only if the following conditions apply:
For those registering as a couple, payment for classes is requested on the 1st day of a dance term, by cash or cheque. Make cheques payable to "Michel Dubé". If payment is preferred by Visa or MasterCard, it is by phone only, a minimum or 48 hours in advance of the commencement of a dance term (we have no mobile card reading device). Credit card payments are processed at our home office, and credit card receipts will be provided on the 1st day of a dance term or via email. If payment is preferred by E-transfer, it is requested a minimum of 48 hours in advance of the commencement of a dance term. Communicate the answer to the "Security Question" via email.
For those registering as a single, full payment is requested in advance of the commencement of a dance term by Visa, MasterCard, or E-transfers. Advance payment is requested to "hold your spot" in a particular class. There are limited spots for singles in each class, and it's on a first come, first served basis. Your spot is only secure after payment for the entire term is received. Registering and early payment is highly recommended.
As a single participant, you will be dancing with one of the following:
Payment for "Drop in" fees is by cash only. We reserve the right to refuse "Drop in" participants if the gender balance of the class is compromised. Payment for private lessons is by cash or cheque only. For late registrants, payment is to be made not later than their first day of class, of a scheduled 6 or 9 week dance term.
If a refund is requested, the following shall apply:
For those registered as a couple, we offer the option to attend other similar classes during the week. For example, if you are registered (& paid) for a Ballroom dance term, you may attend any of the other scheduled Ballroom classes during the week (during that dance term), at no additional cost. This will allow for extra time to keep up with the class, or will allow for make-up time if absenteeism is due to illness, work commitments, or vacations.
For those registered as a single, the option described above applies only if you can arrange to have a dance partner attend the make-up class with you, or if you get the instructors' approval in advance of the make-up class.
We work hard to achieve a gender balance for all of our classes. For those participants who do not have a partner, we arrange to have dance partners for them: i.e. other single participants, "Dance Volunteers", or the Instructors. The male or female "Dance Volunteers" do this on their own time (for free), and use their own gas money getting to and from the Studio. They often commute in from the outskirts of HRM, and a one hour class can eat up a total of 2 hours of their time. We don't want to have them waste their time getting to the Studio, only to find out that the single participant they're going to partner, did not show. It is imperative therefore, that we get at least 24 hours notice if the single participant cannot make it to a particular class.