Tuition

Annual Registration fee (per student)

$30 ($50 for Boys’ Scholarship Program)

Trimester Tuition Fees (2023-2024):

Due September 11, December 1 and March 1

*Prices per trimester (3 months)

Creative Movement & Pre-Ballet

$225

Youth Division

Level 1: $295

Level 2: $325

Level 2X: $375

Level 3: $525

Levels 3X/4: $750

          Level 4X/5: $925

         Advanced: $925

Pre-Professional Program

Annual fee of $575

Adult

$18 per class
$150 for 10 classes
$225 for 16 classes

Tuition Policies

• Metropolitan registration fee: $30 per child, per year.
• Boys’ Scholarship Program registration fee: $50 per child, per year, payable to Metropolitan Ballet Company.
• Adult registration fee: $30 per year; fee is waived if adult student has children currently enrolled in the school.
• Tuition may be paid in full at registration or in three payments (trimesters) throughout the year.
• Trimester payments are due September 11 (first day of classes), December 1, and March 1.
• Tuition includes pointe, partnering, and modern dance classes for appropriate levels.
• A family discount is offered for those families with more than one child enrolled in the school. The student in the highest level pays full tuition; each additional child receives a 5% discount.
• There are no tuition refunds. A missed class may be made up on another day.
• Students who are meeting the minimum requirements for their level are permitted and encouraged to attend additional classes (at their level or below) free of charge. Please ask which additional classes would be most appropriate.
• A 10% late fee will be added to any payment more than 14 days overdue.
• Returned check fee: $50.00

Payment Options

Registration and Tuition payments may be submitted

• In the form of cash or check, payable to Metropolitan Ballet Academy or to Metropolitan Ballet Company if enrolling for the Boys’ Scholarship Program, or
• Online, at Metropolitan Ballet Academy’s Square Portal

Scholarships

A limited number of merit and need-based scholarships are available to intermediate and advanced students (Levels 2X and higher). Available awards are dependent upon total donations to Metropolitan’s scholarship fund in any given year. Requests for assistance should be made in writing in June at the time of annual registration. Scholarship applications are reviewed by the Metropolitan Ballet Company Board of Directors in August. Careful consideration will be given to all requests.

Private Lessons

$80 per hour

Audition Prep

Solos, Class Material, Etc. (Competitive, College Auditions, Applications)

• Choreography Fee (includes initial 2 rehearsal sessions): $350
• Rehearsal Sessions: $80 per hour

Video (Competitive, College Auditions, Applications)

• In-Studio Video Shoot: $80 per hour
• Video Editing: $150 flat fee