REGISTRATION
How do I register?
Classes begin September 13, 2010.
Registrations will be accepted for the 2010-2011 dance season beginning July 20.
- Register by mail: Download a copy of the registration form and mail to SPCB with a check for the annual enrollment fee ($55 individual; $60 family) and tuition.
- Register by phone: Please call 651-690-1588.
There is no refund on the enrollment fee.
Both the registration form and tuition must be received in order to be admitted to a class. Incomplete registrations will be placed on a waiting list.
What level am I in?
Check with the Director if you are uncertain about which classes or programs to register for or if you have questions about class placement.
Call 651-690-1588
Where are classes held?
All classes are held at 1680 Grand Avenue in St. Paul 55105. Free on-street parking.
TUITION POLICIES
How much is tuition?
Tuition is listed on each program page under SCHOOL and CLASSES on this website.
- Tuition is nonrefundable and nontransferable. No refunds will be given once the class registered for has begun. If a class or level change is requested once registration is received, a fee of $20 will be charged.
- Credit for tuition or extensions on class cards are given only in cases of injury or serious illness where medical documentation is provided.
- A $25 fee will be assessed on all returned checks.
- Holidays, school breaks, and classes canceled due to inclement weather are included in tuition.
- Make-up classes, when available, must be granted by the Director and taken within 30 days within the same discipline.
- Tuition includes all performance and costume fees.
What are performance and costume fees?
These fees contribute to the cost of theater, costumes, production staff and rehearsals.
STUDIO RULES
What are the studio rules?
- All students are expected to arrive on time. Students in the Pre-professional program are expected to attend every class in the level that they are assigned.
Students will be asked to observe class if they arrive 15 minutes or later. This is to prevent injury. - Excused absences will be considered only in the cases of medical or serious personal reasons.
- Eating and chewing gum are not allowed in the studio during class time. You may keep a bottle of water with you at the barre.
- If you have a cell phone, ensure it is turned off prior to beginning class.
- Valuables including electronic and digital devices should not be left unattended in the dressing rooms.
- Parents may wait for their children in the lobby area.
- Our facility is a smoke-free environment.
- Do not park in Grand Avenue Hardware, Wet Paint, or Ramsey Junior High's parking lots during business hours.
- Saint Paul City Ballet reserves the right to suspend or dismiss any student whose attitude or attendance is found to be unsatisfactory or who engages in disruptive or disorderly behavior, who uses inappropriate language, or who uses illegal drugs or alcohol on the premises or at off-site performance/rehearsal spaces. In such a situation the Director of the School will be immediately contacted and the student placed under supervision until his/her parent/guardian has arrived (an adult will be escorted off the premises). The student/adult will be readmitted to the class/performance only after approval of the Executive Director. NOTE: If unsafe or negative behavior occurs from a minor during a performance, the parent/guardian (or the Executive Director in their absence) must remain to supervise the student during the performance.
Saint Paul City Ballet School does not discriminate in admissions, employment or student enrollment on the basis of race, creed, sex or national origin.
May I watch class?
Prior arrangements must be made with the Director of the School to observe classes. Call 651-690-1588.
REHEARSALS
When are rehearsals?
Students involved in performances should check the Google® calendar. NOTE: The rehearsal calendar may be updated as much as daily during the week before a performance. CHECK OFTEN.
VOLUNTEERS
How can I volunteer?
Parent volunteers please contact the studio at 651-690-1588 and ask for one of our volunteer coordinators to contact you.
Give Back and Get Back!
Each family and/or dancer who volunteers 4 hours for the year will receive a $20 credit toward tuition. Credit will be given in December for 1st semester volunteering OR in May for 2nd semester volunteering.
1st semester Sep 14-Nov 30 volunteer opportunities:
Saint Croix Vineyard fundraiser (Sep-Oct, 2010)
Masquerade Ball (Oct 15, 2010)
2nd semester Dec 1-Apr 30 volunteer opportunities:
The Enchanted Toy Shop production (Dec 2010)
Spring Gala production (Mar-Apr 2011)
Event volunteers please contact Sonia Hupalo at the studio 651-690-1588.
Vineyard volunteers please contact Ken Amdahl at 612-791-1955.