We strive to teach our dancers the value of a solid dance education, as well as dance etiquette skills that will be useful throughout life. The studio also also provides the opportunity to teach a variety of other important life-lessons, including self-confidence, improvisation, perseverance, respect, consideration, discipline, appreciation, and the importance of giving one’s heartfelt effort (to name a few). We value all of our wonderful dance families and students - thank you for helping us to reach our goals in a positive way.
Funding Options:
AT RMAD, we want every child to have the opportunity to enjoy dance! We encourage families to review the variety of funding available, pending criteria eligibility. Options and details in the links below:
Reece Fillion Scholarships. Contact RMAD for details.
Jumpstart. Click here for details.
KidSport. Click here for details.
Payment Plan Options:
You may choose to pay your invoice in full or split it into payments. Your full payment or first payment must be made before the first week of dance to be considered registered and secure your dancer’s spot in the season.
If you choose to pay your fees via instalments:
Monthly: split your total into equal monthly payments starting September 1st and ending December 1st.
Twice Monthly: split your total into equal payments twice monthly, on the 1st and 15th of each month, starting September 1st and ending December 15th.
IMPORTANT:
Your account balance must be paid in full by December 31, 2024, or it will be considered in arrears.
If payments are missed and no other arrangement has been made with Dana or Miss Alison, then the credit card on file will be processed resulting in a fee of 3.4% + $0.15.
If 2 payments are missed and no arrangement has been made with Dana or Miss Alison, then the dancer will not be allowed to participate until the payments are made and the account is brought up to good standing.
If you do not have a credit card at registration time, then post-dated cheques are required before the first week of dance.
Payments Types
The following methods of payment are accepted:
E-transfer: We are strongly encouraging parents to pay with e-transfers to rmadbyalison@gmail.com to avoid any transaction fees (always enter the student’s name in the note section).
PayPal: Also strongly encouraged. Click here to make a payment.
Credit card (additional 2.6% + $0.10 fee for each transaction in person, additional 3.4% + $0.15 fee for each transaction completed virtually,)
Debit Visa (additional 0.75% + $0.07 fee for each transaction in person).
Post-dated cheques made out to RMAD that must be provided at registration.
NSF cheques will be subject a charge of $50.00. An additional 5% monthly late fee on the remaining balance of that month will be added for any NSF cheques or late payments until fees are brought to balance.
Delinquent Accounts
Accounts that are 2 payments or more in arrears will result in dance services being withheld. Dancer(s) will not be permitted back to class until the account is brought up to date. This can also impact costume orders/release, regardless of costume balance being paid in full.
Volunteer Fee
At registration, each family will pay one Volunteer Fee. The fee is paid directly to the RMAD Fundraising Committee, thus it will not appear on your RMAD invoice. Submit your payment via e-transfer to to rmadfundraising@gmail.com - enter your dancer(s)’s names and “volunteer fee” in the note section.
Fee amount:
If all dancers are registered in technique-only classes, the family will pay one $50 fee.
If any dancers are part of the Comp Team, then the family will pay one $100 fee instead.
This fee is collected to help cover costs incurred when extra work is needed and there are not enough volunteers. Volunteering is also a great way to grow your connections with fellow dance families while raising funds and/or lending a helping hand!
The Volunteer Fee is non-refundable if you withdraw your registration at any time.
This fee can be earned back.
Fundraising
All families (recreational and competitive) can participate in fundraising to help offset cost of costumes (for recitals and/or comp) and competition registration fees. There will be many fundraisers throughout the year. Dancers and their families are encouraged to participate in as many as possible!
The more families that volunteer and participate in extra fundraising efforts = more savings for all families. There may be separate fundraising for recreational families and competition families and we encourage all families to support each other so we can all help reduce extra costs.
As a studio, we can help reduce costs greatly!
If there is a Raffle Ticket fundraiser, the fee is paid directly to the RMAD Fundraising Committee, thus it will not appear on your RMAD invoice. Raffle tickets cannot be picked up until the fee is paid. Full details will be shared once the Fundraising Committee has organized the fundraising events for the season.
Credits or Refunds
Class prices listed are per season. Our seasons runs between September and April, breaking at holidays and school closures. You can view our Season Calendar for the most current important dates. If you have questions about changing classes, credits or refunds, please email info@rhythmmotiondance.com.
Technique/Recreational classes fees:
Students may choose to transfer classes within 30 days of the start of the season.
Students may withdraw from classes within 30 days of the start of the season (a pro-rated refund on class fees will be given).
Competition class and registration fees:
Once acceptance of the Competition Team invite is submitted and payments started, there will be no refunds on comp classes or other comp-related fees. Full competition fees and any ordered costumes will be the responsibility of the families, as they are non-refundable by the competitions/suppliers.
Travel costs and accommodations for each competition are the responsibility of the parent.
The following fees are non-refundable at any time:
Volunteer Commitment fee
Recital/showcase tickets
Other classes like summer classes and dance camps.
Costume fees
Competition team fees or registration fees
Video or photo fees
As of January 1st of the current season there will be NO REFUNDS on any fees/costs.
Please see the “Snow Days | Inclement Weather | Cancellations | Closures” section on our Policies Page for details on those items.
Competition Team
In addition to the above policies, the competition team have a few more policies in place. To learn more, click here: