We are making a change to the way we charge for dance classes. From 1st January 2025 we will be introducing a new payment model that charges for classes based on the amount of time you spend in dance classes each week, as opposed to the current system which charges based on the number of weekly classes you attend. We think the new system will be easier to understand, and fairer to our dancers. For most dancers, the amount you are charged each month won’t change, though the new price structure might mean an increase or decrease in price for some people. Please see our new price guide below:

New Price Guide (Effective 01.01.2025)
Class Time (Weekly):	Monthly Price:
Up to 30 mins	£21.00
Up to 45 mins	£25.50
Up to 1 hour	£33.00
Up to 2 hours	£48.50
Up to 3 hours	£60.00
Unlimited	£65.00

For clarity, the number of hours you spend in dance classes is determined by the classes you are enrolled in. Dancers who would like to have the flexibility of attending a different class each week would need to be enrolled in each of those classes, even if the length of time is the same. This could affect your subscription bracket.

If you would like to change the classes you are enrolled in before the new prices come into effect, please contact Adrian at info@downland-dance.co.uk by 15th December 2024. We’ll send all of our dancers a reminder about the changes 2 weeks before that deadline.

We will also be increasing our subscription term to 11 months, which means fees will now be collected from September – July. This works out as a 10% increase in fees, though we’re doing our best to keep classes affordable by spreading the increase out over an extra month. We try to increase fees as minimally as possible, though it is sadly necessary in this case to help us to meet our rising costs and ensure a stable future for the school. If you would struggle to meet the new class fees, please get in touch, as bursary funding may be available.

In line with the change to subscription brackets, we have also revised our PAYG rates to more accurately reflect the amount of time spent in classes. From 1st January 2025 our new PAYG rates will be:

New PAYG Rates (Effective 01.01.2025)
Length of Class:	Price:
30 Minutes (Tiny Tippy Toes and Pointework only)	£6.50
Up to 1 hour	£12.00
Up to 1.5 hours	£16.50

Finally, we are clarifying our terms around pausing and cancelling subscriptions. From 01.11.2024, the subscription term is considered to be from the 1st – last day of each month, regardless of which date your payment is taken. Opting to pause or cancel a subscription will mean that your subscription stays active until the end of the month that you gave notice in. For example, if you gave notice to cancel your subscription in January, your subscription would stay active until 31st January, enabling you to continue coming to classes until that date. Your January payment would be due, and would go through regardless of which day in the month you gave notice, or of which date your payment is taken.

We understand there are quite a few changes coming into effect, which is why we’re giving you plenty of notice to become accustomed. As a school, we push to offer the best possible dance training, and we try to do that with the most fair and easy to understand system around dance class fees; without charging through the roof or expecting unreasonable lump sum payments.

Thank you so much for your understanding and support of Downland Dance.