Frequently Asked Questions
FAQ at SNAP
It depends how many classes you take per week. Currently, one class per week costs $21 for dance, and $35/30 minutes for a private voice lesson. Please check the About Us page for a full break-down.
Academy Track is for students who are more serious about dance, wish to advance through the program quicker, and wish to take higher levels of dance. Academy Track starts at Intermediate Ballet 1 and Jazz 3. All Academy students MUST take 2 ballet/week to continue in an Academy class. WE DO NOT MAKE EXCEPTIONS TO THIS RULE. This is due to the athletic nature of the dance classes. Students with poor attendance will not be permitted to continue in Academy classes. Academy students receive progress reports in December and June, to track their progress.
We automatically pre-register everyone for the Winter session. You must tell us by December 15th if you need to make a change.
You must sign a waiver prior to taking a class, but you can absolutely try a class for free. There may or may not be availability in the class you try, though.
Our dance company is designed for kids who love to dance and wish to perform, compete, make lifelong dance friends, and participate in leadership and character- building activities. Each level has minimum class requirements, weekend rehearsals, and many more performance opportunities. Auditions are usually held in early June, the Wednesday after the recital. If interested in auditioning, please consider that ballet is an essential part of our program, and your child must be taking ballet prior to auditioning.
We, at SNAP, take pointe work very seriously. The dancer must be taking at least 2 ballet classes/week to be invited into pre-pointe. Pre-pointe is a strengthening class, and the dancer usually spends 6-18 months in it, depending on their strength. The staff must all agree that the dancer is ready to be tested for pointe. At that time, either staff or an arts-related Physical Therapist will put the dancers through a series of strength tests. If the dancer passes, a medical doctor must sign off that the dancer is healthy and poses no risk of harm to herself by beginning pointe. Usually dancers begin the pre-pointe process between ages 11-13.
Every studio in the northern hemisphere is ordering recital costumes at the same time for May-June shows. It sometimes takes 4-5 months for us to receive costumes, so we ensure that we have them by placing our order over Winter Break.
Unfortunately, no, you will own a dance recital costume. The costume companies never issue refunds.
Once you have taken a spot, it is likely that someone else has been shut out of that class. Once you have dropped the class, we may not be able to fill that spot.