2024 TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Updated and effective 6 February 2024.

Parent/Guardian: the person(s) over the age of 18 years who is/are responsible for the student who is under 18 years of age.

The parent/guardian is nominated on the enrolment form.

Student: the individual participating in the dance class.

Invoice payee: the person(s) financially responsible for making payment to Tutu Dance Company for fees, and any other costs that arise throughout the dance year (for example, including but not limited to, uniforms, costumes, examination and competition fees etc).

Tutu Dance Company: The business providing the goods and services to which enrolled students are participating in.

By submitting an enrolment for any class, and attending lessons at Tutu Dance Company, you hereby adhere to the following Terms and Conditions;

1. Enrolment at the beginning of each calendar year is via a ticketing system. In 2024 we have chosen Humanitix. Booking fees are donated to charity.

2. Enrolment into a class is for the calendar year. Your enrolment automatically rolls over to the following term until the year has finished. If you wish to discontinue class the following term, you must let us know before the current term finishes, i.e. before the school holidays in between terms.

3. Students will be manually invoiced at the beginning of term 2, 3 and 4, and accounts must be paid by the stated due date. A 20% late fee will be applied to overdue accounts.

4. If fees are not paid by week 5 of term, the participant’s enrolment will be terminated.

5. Parents, guardians and invoice payees reserve the right to request a payment extension or a payment plan before the invoice due date. Acceptance of a request for extension or payment plan is at Tutu Dance Company’s discretion.

6. Our 2024 fees include; tuition, as well as expenses incurred by processing and establishing a student’s record in our system, including administrative, licensing, and public liability insurances. This means there is no additional Enrolment Fee.

7. NO HOLDS. Enrolment will only be complete by submitting the enrolment form (Humanitix ticketing platform) and making payment.

8. No refunds will be given for classes missed. This includes sickness, injury or holiday. Please contact us if absent for extenuating circumstances.

9. Classes cancelled by Tutu Dance Company will either be refunded, credited or a make-up class will be scheduled as compensation.

10. If at the time of submitting your enrolment form a class is full, you will be contacted to discuss other options or alternatively be placed on a waitlist for when a spot becomes available.

11. Tutu Dance Company has a strict no bullying policy. If a student breeches this no bullying policy, the student’s enrolment will be terminated immediately.

12. Tutu Dance Company has a strict no bullying policy with parents, guardians, emergency contacts and invoice payees connected to the student participating in class. Bullying includes any written or verbal threat, derogatory remark, harassment, or defamatory statement towards any of Tutu Dance Company teaching staff or other persons involved in Tutu Dance Company. If a parent, guardian, emergency contact or invoice payee is in breech of this no bullying policy, the related student’s enrolment will be terminated immediately.

13. Due to a severe nut allergy of one of our teachers and potentially any student, nuts are forbidden and must not be brought anywhere near any of the venues. Students and parents are responsible for any medication needed if an individual has a known allergy and/or reaction.

14. Tutu Dance Company is unable to provide refunds to families who enrol in our dance classes, that do not meet the requirements of, or whose circumstances are not aligned with, these Terms and Conditions.