Trilogy Facts

Trilogy School of Performing Arts is a school of dance/voice/drama in the Lake Zurich Community. At Trilogy every student is important and special, everybody will be helped to understand and reach their potential… we strive to develop great performers, but also well-balanced and self-confident boys and girls to ensure them a brilliant future in anything they will choose to do in life. Our promise to you is that nobody will ever receive preferential treatment; our staff is trained in their field of expertise (dance/voice/drama) and also in the Fundamentals of Trilogy in terms of fair and professional behavior. Should you have any questions or concerns regarding your child or yourself, please do not hesitate to contact the School Director, Anna Berman, at the school, via e-mail at anna@trilogydance.com or via phone at 847-456-7880. Registration We are very proud to offer our students and their family a brand new concept of registration on-line. You will be able to view our schedule posted on the Web site at www.trilogydance.com, and register for all the classes you wish, either on-line or by printing the registration form and sending it via fax to 847-726-0491. We realize that you might need assistance with this process, and we invite you to call Anna Berman at 847-456-7880 (for information on classes, times, levels, instructors, etc.) or Walter Berman at 847-456-6885 (for technical issues). IMPORTANT: All classes have a limit in a range of 10 to 20 students (unless otherwise noted); all registrations are taken on a first-come-first-serve basis; therefore, once a class reaches a limit, you will be offered an alternative and/or placed on a waiting list. Registration fee $25.00 ** ** Registration fee is a one time fee applied to each new student. ** This section does not apply to returning students. ** This section does not apply to summer sessions, specialty classes, adult classes, and workshops. Included in the registration fee all dancers will receive the following*: * [1] Trilogy nylon bag Dance fees Fall 2008 Session (September 2, 2008 - May 30, 2009) 30 minutes class (35 classes) $332.50 45 minutes class (35 classes) $420.00 60 minutes class (35 classes) $490.00 75 minutes class (35 classes) $560.00 90 minutes class (35 classes) $612.50 Discounts (Multiple Classes) Fall 2008 Session - discount rates 3 classes = 6% discount on total tuition 4 classes = 9% discount on total tuition 5+ classes = 12% discount on total tuition Carte Blanche – Student Fall 2008 Session: $300.00 / month ** (maximum of 8 class hours). A discount of 40% will be applied torward each class above maximum Carte Blanche Student limit. Carte Blanche – Family Fall 2008 Session: $550.00 / month ** (maximum of 17 class hours). A discount of 45% will be applied torward each class above maximum Carte Blanche Family limit. NOTE: When comparing costs, please keep in mind that number of actual classes, in a session, will vary from school to school. NOTES: ** Our Ballroom classes, Adult Hip Hop classes, Pom Connection classes, and Workshops offered with guest teachers are not included in the Carte Blanche or Punch-Card offers. ** Since all registrations are on a first-come-first-serve basis, we invite you to register as soon as possible, to avoid being put on a waiting list, and to be able to attend the placement/audition day for free. ** Cart Blanche Students should attend classes where they are registered. Trilogy Refund Policy There is no refund for dance classes paid in advanced. For accounts with credit card on-file, we require a 30 day notice to stop automatic payment schedule. Please send cancelation requests attention Anna Berman to anna@trilogydance.com with subject "Trilogy Payment Plan Cancel Request" or stop by our office during our regular dance schedule hours. You can also submit your cancellation request in writing to: Trilogy School Of Performing Arts Attention: Payment Plan Cancellation 490 E. IL Route 22 Lake Zurich, IL 60047 Trilogy Dance Sessions Fall 2008 Session: September 2, 2008 to May 30, 2009 (see list of holidays on [calendar] ). Summer 2008 Session: June16, 2008 to July 11, 2008 (see list of holidays on [calendar] ). DONE Fall 2007 Session: September 4, 2007 to June 6, 2008 (see list of holidays on calendar). DONE Summer 2007 Session: June 11, 2007 to August 16, 2007 (see list of holidays on calendar). DONE Spring 2007 Session: January 29, 2007 to June 8, 2007 (see list of holidays on calendar). Voice Fees and Sessions To be announced. Please call 847-456-7880 or send us an e-mail at anna@trilogydance.com for further details. Drama Fees and Sessions To be announced. Please call 847-456-7880 or send us an e-mail at anna@trilogydance.com for further details. Payment plans By check or credit card in full before class start. Should you agree for a payment plan via credit card on file, we are able to offer a monthly payment plan (9 payments Fall 2008 session). The school is proud to offer dance technique and performance lessons taught by professionals in the field, most of whom still dance at professional level. In addition to extremely well trained staff, the school is a state of the art facility, just built keeping in mind the needs of our community. Therefore we cannot allow our students to come to class if they have an outstanding balance. Studio rental fee Please note that all instructors are free to charge their personal fee for private lessons. Trilogy will charge a studio rental. Use of studio for private lessons is only available for current students and is subject to space availability. Reservation in advance is required. Contact Anna Berman at 847-456-7880 or via e-mail: anna@TrilogyDance.com for rates information. Attire All dancers are expected to come to class prepared to dance, wearing black tights/black leotard (black pants for boys), hair neatly pulled back, dance shoes, and wearing their essentials in their bags. The dance instructors reserve the right to ask a student to leave class if they are not properly dressed to dance. The attire specific for voice and drama lesson will be communicated by the instructors at the beginning of the session. Recital Even though the recital is an important moment of any dancer's life, we do understand the need to keep it simple and to make sure every family can continue their regular routines during that time. Therefore Trilogy School of Performing Arts is proud to offer a one-time recital night (scheduled at the moment for June 8th). For the same reason, and to make sure every family can afford financially to be part of the Recital, the costumes will be kept as simple as possible, starting with the black basis offered at registration and adding an accent piece according to the specific dance and choreography. Where are the boys? Many families have asked about dance classes geared towards boys specifically. While we will keep this need in mind, and will be happy at some point to offer a boy-only class, we do feel that a truly performing experience would not be complete without boys and girls dancing together. Our instructors are professionally trained and used to work with girls and boys, our music will be selected making sure it is adequate for both genders and the black attire will eliminate any other issues that might arise from having boys and girls in the same dance class. Compagnia At Trilogy all dancers are considered performers and no special treatment is given to the members of company: Everybody will take the same base classes in terms of ballet/jazz/barre work, and those who choose to be member of our “Compagnia” will audition and become member of this groups, with additional team rehearsal time. The competition season will probably run from March to May. A schedule of competitions will be available soon. Trilogy Fun Time (TFT) From time to time Trilogy School of Performing Arts will organize special bonding activities open to all students of the school. We will announce these activities on the Web Site and on the Bulletin Board inside the school. Trilogy Manager Trilogy School of Performing Arts is proud to offer Trilogy Manager, a brand new software program which will manage all your school needs: dance classes, registration, internal e-mail, school communications, and so on. This program is work in progress, therefore we invite you to check it out, use all its features when available, and let us know if something does not work correctly (please e-mail Walter Berman at Walterb@trilogydance.com with questions, comments and/or concerns regarding Trilogy Manager.)