TCFA tuition is paid monthly,and it is due by the 10th of each month. There is an annual registration fee of $30 for new students, and $25 for returning students. In addition, TCFA offers a $5 discount on monthly tuition and registration fee for each additional family member that joins the TCFA program.
After the 10th, a late fee of $10 will be charged. There is a 1.5% penalty on any unresolved balance.
TCFA also offers a main stage production each year in May. All dancers are encouraged to participate, although it is not a requirement. Dance is a performing art, and concluding the season with a spring concert is all part of the performing experience. The recital fees are as follows:
Music Discovery/Creative Movement $62
Ballet/Tap $72
Ballet A-D, Premiere $82
Fees are due by January 31, but may be paid early or in installments. Additional students within a family may receive $5 off recital fee. This would be parents and siblings living at the same address. The discount does not extend to cousins, etc.
The recital fee covers the following: costume rental for all classes (student provides tights, shoes, and flesh leotard), sitting fees for portraits, 2 complimentary tickets (only for the first student in family-only 2 tickets are distributed per household/family), and music royalties.
The 2011-2012 Season recital is on May 18 & 19, 2012 at the Clayton Performing Arts Center at Pellissippi College, Hardin Valley Campus. Dancers will receive their exact rehearsal day and time, as well performance day and time in March. Rehearsals will begin on Saturday, May 12. Rehearsals begin on Saturday May 12 and continue through Thursday May 17. Dancers typically rehearse 1-2 times. However, if a dancer is in numerous classes or an advanced class, there may be more rehearsal time involved.
This season's recital will be, Cinderella and Other Fantastic Journeys. Cinderella will be performed to the classical composition by Prokofiev, and dancers will learn about the original ballet, its composer, choreography, and structure.