Tuition Overview

• Semester – 5% discount (If you choose to pay semester tuition in full, you may pay by check or cash.)
• Monthly installments are due on the 1st of each month.
• Automatic monthly payments may be set up with your checking account. Your account will automatically be charged on the 1st of every month.
• A late fee of $25 will be charged for payments received after the 5th of the month.
• A fee of $25 will be charged for declined payments.
• Instructors cannot accept tuition payments.
• Family accounts must be current and have a $0.00 balance before the student can participate in performances or receive costumes.

Tuition Discounts

• 10% for each additional family member enrolled
• 10% military discount

Discounts not available for Summer Intensive, Summer Camps, Workshops, and Master Classes. Discounts are not available for performance fees, company fees, or registration fees.

Non-Refundable Fees

• Annual Registration Fee: $50 per family. Registration Fee is waived for summer programming.
• Academy Showcase Fee: $130 per student. Showcase fee is due January 8, 2025 and includes your dancer’s costume.
• All tuition payments are non-refundable. This also includes tuition payments for summer kids camp, summer intensive, summer classes, adult ballet class cards and master class fees.

As a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, we do not issue refunds. Thank you for your support!

Financial Aid

Financial aid may be available for those who qualify. Please direct financial aid inquiries to Marie Sanchez, Business Manager, at marie@balletconservatory.org or by calling (210) 820-3400.

The deadline to submit a completed application for financial aid for the 2024-2025 Academic year is Monday, July 22, 2024. Financial Aid is not available for summer programming, workshops, performance fees, company fees, or registration fees.

Uniforms

Movin’ Easy is the preferred dancewear retailer of The Ballet Conservatory of South Texas. Click here to view the class uniform list. You may also download an order form. BCSTX does not sell uniform items, however, we often receive uniform items that our students have outgrown. If you need assistance with borrowing a uniform, please do not hesitate to speak with our staff.

Hair

Click here to learn how to make the perfect bun for class. Having hair properly secured is essential at The Ballet Conservatory of South Texas. If your dancer’s hair is too short to be pulled into a bun, please secure as best as possible with hair ties, clips or headbands to ensure hair is out of the face when in class.

Overview of School Policies

For your child’s safety…

• Please escort students ages 7 and under in and out of the building, instead of dropping them off in the parking lot or street.
• When arriving, students should quietly prepare for class and assemble quietly outside the classrooms until invited in by their instructor.
• Students in Ballet III and up, however, may quietly enter the classrooms early for warm up.
• Please arrange for prompt pick-up after class. We cannot be responsible for watching children after their class time.
• Dancers are not permitted to wait outside or leave the premises until their parent or guardian collects them.
• Ballet shoes cannot be worn outside of the building: It reduces the life of the shoes and can bring hazardous materials into the studio that can damage the dance floor and/or cause injuries for students and company dancers.
• All dancers must be wear a “cover-up” over their uniform when entering and leaving the building.
• The lobby in Studio C is restricted to parents and guests, and entry doors to Studio C will remain locked during class for the safety of students.

For the full list School Policies, see the Student Handbook.