Welcome to MJ Performing Arts Academy!
Fall Session: August 21st – December 16th
Closed: September 4th (Labor Day), October 31st (Halloween), November 22nd – 25th (Fall Break)
If you are receiving this email, you or your child has been enrolled in a Fall Session class, OR has been added to our waitlist. You will need to login to your family Jackrabbit account to update any billing or contact information. If you registered online for this class; you have already completed the physical fitness waiver. If you enrolled via phone or in person; you will need to login and complete the updated fitness waiver ASAP.
Jackrabbit:
A link to the Customer portal is at the bottom of this email.
***Your Login ID is your Email Address (to which we sent this email).***
You can request a new password by clicking the “I don’t know my password” link. If you have any trouble logging in or need assistance, don’t hesitate to call the studio at (314) 968-3903 or email us at mjperformingarts@gmail.com. We will gladly guide you through it. This online system will continue to help keep class prices low, allow for efficient hassle free billing, and save some trees in the long run. Sorry, we do not accept checks or cash.
Tuition Payments:
Tuition payments will be split into 5 automatic payments. Transactions will be charged to the credit card we have on file: August 21st, September 4th, October 2nd, October 30th, December 4th. Your August 21st payment will be for 2 weeks of class. The September 4th, October 2nd, and October 30th charges are for the typical 4 weeks. December 4th payments will be for 2 weeks of class instead of 4 weeks. Tuition will be prorated to reflect that. For current families, please make sure you have an updated card on file with us. For new members, please register your card by August 21st. There is a one time annual registration fee of $30.00. A $5.00 late fee will be charged to your account for declined credit cards. Please keep your card up to date in our system. There is a 5% tuition discount for multiple family members or for multiple classes.
Sick Policy:
If your student or anyone in your family has been exposed to COVID-19 or is sick in any way please, please, please do NOT bring your student to class. Our community’s health is reliant on us all being honest, careful, and compassionate so that we don’t spread germs unnecessarily.
Drop off/Pick up:
Please arrive to drop off your student at least 5 minutes before the scheduled start time for your student’s class. This will allow time to change shoes, put away bags, use the restroom, etc. Due to the large volume of students arriving and leaving simultaneously, we cannot be responsible for individual dancers after their class is over.
COVID-19 Policies:
Beginning March 28th, 2022 masks will be optional for students and families. Should the number of COVID-19 cases rise in the area, we will reinstate our mask requirements. Please continue to stay home if you have been exposed to COVID-19 or if you are experiencing any symptoms of illness or allergies.
Classroom readiness:
Please have your dancers ready to go at drop off! This means they are dressed with the appropriate shoes ready in their bag, with their hair is pulled back. Masks are optional. Teachers and Front Desk Staff are available to assist students in putting their shoes on, using the restroom, and entering classrooms.
What to Wear to Class:
Adult Classes – Any tight fitting athletic attire. Pink ballet shoes are required for specific class and are available for purchase at the front desk. Barefeet for aerial. Hair must be pulled back.
Aerial Silks Dance – Any tight fitting athletic attire. Leotards are recommended and tight pants or capris are recommended. Barefeet. Hair must be pulled back.
Ballet – Leotard, tights, pink ballet shoes. Hair must be pulled back in bun or ponytail. Pink ballet shoes are required and are available for purchase at the front desk.
Ballroom – Any tight fitting athletic attire. Tight pants or capris are recommended. Pink ballet shoes or nude jazz shoes are required and are available for purchase at the front desk. Hair must be pulled back.
Cheer – Any tight fitting athletic attire with white cheer sneakers. Arms and legs must be exposed for safe spotting. Hair pulled back. White cheer sneakers are required and are available for purchase at the front desk.
Contemporary/Modern – Leotard, shorts/capris, convertible tights optional. Hair pulled back. Barefeet.
Dance Team Prep – Leotard, tights, dance shorts, nude jazz shoes. Hair pulled back. Nude jazz shoes are required and are available for purchase at the front desk.
Hip Hop –Shorts/capris, tank tops/t shirts, barefeet. Please no jeans or hats. Hair pulled back tight.
Jazz – Leotard, tights, dance shorts, nude jazz shoes. Hair pulled back. Nude jazz shoes are required and are available for purchase at the front desk.
Ninja – Shorts, tank/t-shirt. Arms and ankles must be exposed for safe spotting. No jeans. Barefeet.
Preschool Creative – Leotard, tights, pink ballet shoes. Hair must be pulled back in bun or ponytail. Pink ballet shoes are required and are available for purchase at the front desk.
Preschool Gymnastics –Gymnastics leotard, gymnastics shorts optional, barefeet. Hair pulled back tight.
Preschool Hip Hop – Shorts/capris, tank tops/t shirts, barefeet. Please no jeans or hats. Hair pulled back tight.
Special Needs Music & Movement – Non-restrictive comfortable clothing. No jeans. Hair pulled back. Barefeet.
Tap – Leotard, dance shorts, tights, black tap shoes. Hair pulled back. Black tap shoes are required and are available for purchase at the front desk.
Tap/Ballet – Leotard, dance shorts, tights, pink ballet shoes, and black tap shoes. Hair pulled back. Pink ballet shoes and black tap shoes are required and are available to purchase at the front desk.
Technique/Tech – Leotard, dance shorts optional. Black acro, pink ballet or nude jazz shoes. Hair pulled back.
Tots on the Move – Leotard with shorts/leggings, or tank/t-shirt with shorts/leggings. Barefeet.
Tumbling – Gymnastics leotard, gymnastics shorts, barefeet. Hair pulled back tight.
Yoga – Any tight fitting athletic attire. Tight pants or capris are recommended. Barefeet. Hair must be pulled back. Personal yoga mat is optional.
Shoes:
No outside shoes will be allowed in the classrooms. Please bring your shoes for class with you and wait to put them on until you are inside the studio. Please do not walk across the parking lot in your dance shoes. We’ve installed professional quality dance floors in all the classrooms. The dirt and debris brought in from outside shoes will damage the integrity of the floors which could lead to safety issues for our dancers.
Hip Hop, Ballet, Cheer, Jazz and Tap shoes (which are required for specific class) are available for purchase at the front desk. We will be sizing shoes for those that do not yet have them the first two weeks of class. Please come early to your first class so we can size your student without disrupting their class time.
Weather Cancellations:
You will be notified via text and/or email if classes are cancelled.
Make-up Policy:
If classes are cancelled by MJPAA, a make-up date will be scheduled for the class. As a rule, we cannot refund or prorate classes due to an individual dancer’s absences.
Cancellation Policy:
To drop out of a class and avoid future tuition payments, we must have a written request to drop from a class via email prior to tuition dates. We cannot refund tuition.
We are so excited to welcome everybody back to our studio home! We can’t wait to see the new smiling faces in class alongside our returning dance families. Don’t forget to check out the studio website and “like” us on Facebook/Instagram/Twitter for exciting, action photos and studio updates.