Terms and Conditions

Fees, Terms & Conditions Policy

•All fees to be paid by the end of the 1st week of each term. Overdue Accounts will incur a $25 late fee per week unless prior arrangements have been made.

•No Refunds are given for lessons missed by students. Make up classes are available.

•Private lessons must be paid in cash to the teacher at the time of the lesson.

•Debt Recovery Policy - Debt recovery costs will be added to any outstanding fees that have to be recovered by our debt collection agency.

Student Withdrawal & Cancellation Policy

•Email notification is required if discontinuing as a courtesy to management and administration. 

•One term's notice is requested.

•Term fees or part thereof are non – refundable after week two of any term.  If a student withdraws after week two and has not paid their term fees they will still be liable for the terms fees.

Student Photography / Video / Recording Policies:

•Photographs / Videos / Audio-recording - Students may not photograph / video / record audio in classes or change-rooms without the teacher’s or student's permission.

•Where permission has been given to record a class / routine for rehearsal purposes, use of that recording has been authorised for that purpose only and under no circumstances must it be posted or allowed to be posted by others on social networking media of any kind. Images of students must not be posted by anyone on social media without that student's knowledge and permission.

•Choreography is owned by the teacher.  No choreography is allowed to be posted on any social media without permission from the teacher.  This includes solo and troupe choreography. 

•The recording and airing / sharing / posting / distribution of teachers' class routines is a serious breach of copyright / confidentiality issue and may result in offenders being asked to withdraw from AMDC and in some circumstances, legal action could be considered.

•Parents are only able to watch class during Parent Viewing / Open Week (the last week of Terms 1 and 2), parents have traditionally been allowed to photograph / video their child for their family archives. Naturally other students might be filmed in the process. For reasons of privacy, parents / guardians and some students may not be comfortable with this. Students or parents / guardians who do not wish their child to be photographed / videoed either intentionally or unintentionally have the right to withhold their permission. Therefore if any student, parent / guardian objects to photos / videos / recordings being taken of their class during Parent Viewing / Open Week, no cameras or recorders will be permitted to be used for that class.

•Parents who do not wish photography / videoing to occur in their child’s class, please advise prior to Open Week.

•AMDC Concert / Competition Photograph / Video / Audio recording of live performances is strictly not allowed for reasons of copyright.  This is a policy embraced by all theatres / venues as it is recognised that the choreography being performed is owned outright by its creator. Professional DVD / Digital / Photographs are authorised for purchase by the performer for private use only.

•Professional photography proofs are subject to copyright and will not be posted on AMDC website or social media platforms such as Facebook.

•No Photography / Video / Audio recording permitted at any time in studio dressing rooms, at theatres or performance venues.  Please use foyers or other external rooms / hallways to avoid accidentally capturing inappropriate or embarrassing images.