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2023-2024 Ekklesia School of Ballet Registration
Tuition for students at Ekklesia School of Ballet is an annual fee, which is paid in 4 or 8 installments. Students expecting to become proficient in the art should be dancing a minimum of 2 hours per week from age 7, and more hours beginning age 9. Please note that 1 class per week is more for personal development than for technical training. We allow students to take the amount of classes that are right for them.
Registration Fee (non-refundable, and required for all students except those in adult ballet and adult contemporary classes): $50.00 for the year
If annual tuition is paid before the start of classes on September 5th, 2023 there is a 5% discount. This only applies to dancers in the Children's Division and the Student's Division who are enrolled in the full amount of classes for their level.
Financial Aid is available to families that are not able to afford tuition. Email admin@ekklesiaballet.org to inquire about financial aid.
Adult Students (students 18+ taking Adult Ballet and/or Adult Contemporary class)
Register for the year (32 weeks): one payment of $592 for one class a week, or two payments of $592 for two classes a week (one payment upon registration and one payment on Jan 5)
Register for the semester (16 weeks): one payment of $296 for one class a week, or two payments of $296 for two classes a week (one upon registration and one on Oct 5)
5 Class Card (good for 5 classes): $100
Single Class Drop In Rate - $22.00
Children's Division (Creative Movement and Pre-Ballet)
Creative Movement (age 3-4) Age required on or before September 1st.
Wednesdays 5:30-6:15 / Sasha Biagiarelli
Tuition - One payment of $576 or 4 quarterly payments of $144.00 (quarterly payments made September 5 [or upon registration], Nov 5, Jan 5, and March 5)
32 weeks per class September - June (see calendar for holiday closing)
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Pre Ballet (age 5-6) Age required on or before September 1st
Thursdays 4:15-5:00 / Sasha Biagiarelli
Tuition - One payment of $576 per year or 4 quarterly payments of $144.00 (quarterly payments made September 5 [or upon registration], Nov 5, Jan 5, and March 5)
32 weeks per class September through June (see calendar for holiday closings)
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Student Division (Ballet 1 through Ballet 10)
Ballet 1 and up is the student division. Students are evaluated based on skill in this division, not age. Prior to enrollment students must take a free placement class in order to be placed in the appropriate level. Students may choose to take less classes than are offered in any given level. There are 32 weeks per season, and 16 weeks per semester. All Classes with an (*) are required for the student to perform in ESB’s annual Christmas Ballet, Ahavah - A Christmas Story, as well as the Ekklesia School of Ballet Spring Story Ballet.
Ballet 1 (min age 7) Age required on or before September 1st
Required for Ahavah and Spring ballet: 1 ballet class
Wednesday 4:15-5:15 / Elisa Schroth *
Saturday 9:30-10:30 / Tiffany Oltjenbruns
2 classes per week (single class option available)
Tuition - 4 quarterly payments of $292.00 (quarterly payments made September 5 [or upon registration], Nov 5, Jan 5, and March 5)
32 weeks per class September - June (see calendar for holiday closings)
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Ballet 2 (min age 8) Age required on or before September 1st
Required for Ahavah and Spring ballet: 2 ballet classes
Monday 4:15 -5:15 / Elisa Schroth*
Wednesday 4:15 - 5:15 / Tiffany Oltjenbruns *
Tuition - 4 quarterly payments of $292.00 (quarterly payments made September 5 [or upon registration], Nov 5, Jan 5, and March 5)
32 weeks per class September - June (see calendar for holiday closings)
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Ballet 3 (min age 9) Age required on or before September 1st
Required for Ahavah and Spring Ballet: 3 ballet classes
Tuesday 4:30 - 5:45 Ballet Technique / Elisa Schroth *
Thursday 4:30 - 5:45 Ballet Technique / Jacob Shoup *
Thursday 5:45 - 6:45 Beg. Jazz / Tiffany Oltjenbruns
Saturday 9:30 - 10:45 Ballet Technique / Jacob Shoup *
Tuition - 4 quarterly payments of $438.00 (quarterly payments made September 5 [or upon registration], Nov 5, Jan 5, and March 5)
Add Jazz - 4 quarterly payments of $146.00 (quarterly payments made September 5 [or upon registration], Nov 5, Jan 5, and March 5)
32 weeks per class September - June (see calendar for holiday closings)
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Ballet 4 (min age 10) Age required on or before September 1st
Required for Ahavah and Spring ballet: 4 ballet classes
Monday 4:15 - 5:45 Ballet Technique / Hope Blackburn*
Monday 6:00 - 6:45 Beginner Pointe / Hope Blackburn*
Tuesday 4:30 - 5:45 Ballet Technique / Elisa Schroth *
Thursday 4:30-5:45 Ballet Technique / Jacob Shoup *
Thursday 5:45 - 6:45 Beg. Jazz / Tiffany Oltjenbruns
Tuition - 4 quarterly payments of $582.00 (quarterly payments made September 5 [or upon registration], Nov 5, Jan 5, and March 5)
Add Jazz - 4 quarterly payments of $146.00 (quarterly payments made September 5 [or upon registration], Nov 5, Jan 5, and March 5)
32 weeks per class September - June (see calendar for holiday closings)
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Ballet 5A (min age 11) Age required on or before September 1st
Required for Ahavah and Spring Ballet: 3 ballet, pre-pointe, jazz, and conditioning
Tuition - 8 payments of $372 (payments due on the 5th of the month September [or upon registration] through April)
Add Hip Hop - 8 payments of $62.00 (payments due on the 5th of the month September [or upon registration] through April)
32 weeks per class September - June (see calendar for holiday closings)
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Ballet 5B (min age 11) Age required on or before September 1st
Required for Ahavah and Spring Ballet: 4 ballet, pre-pointe, jazz, and conditioning
Tuition - 8 payments of $434 (payments due on the 5th of the month September [or upon registration] through April)
Add Hip Hop - 8 payments of $62.00 (payments due on the 5th of the month September [or upon registration] through April)
32 weeks per class September - June (see calendar for holiday closings)
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Ballet 6 (min age 12) Age required on or before September 1st
Required for Ahavah and Spring Ballet: 4 ballet, 2 pointe, jazz, conditioning
Tuition - 8 payments of $558.00 (payments due on the 5th of the month September [or upon registration] through April)
Add Hip Hop - 8 payments of $62.00 (payments due on the 5th of the month September [or upon registration] through April)
32 weeks per class September - June (see calendar for holiday closings)
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Fall Ballet 7 (min age 13) Age required on or before September 1st
Required for Ahavah and Spring Ballet: 4 ballet, 1 pointe, modern, variations, contemporary, conditioning
Monday 4:00-4:30 Conditioning / Amy Staskelunas *
Monday 4:30 - 6:00 Ballet Technique / Sasha Biagiarelli *
Monday 6:00 - 7:00 Contemporary / Elisa Schroth*
Tuesday 4:00 - 5:00 Hip Hop / Casey Slaughter (Spring Semester only)
Tuesday 5:00 - 6:30 Ballet Technique / Jacob Shoup*
Tuesday 6:30 - 7:15 Int/Adv Pointe / Elisa Schroth*
Thursday 4:00 - 5:30 Ballet Technique / Hope Blackburn*
Thursday 5:45 - 6:45 Variations/Pas de Deux / Hope Blackburn and Jacob Shoup *
Thursday 6:45 - 7:45 Modern / Jacob Shoup *
Saturday 10:15 - 10:45 Devotional Dance
Saturday 11:00 - 12:30 Ballet Technique / Elisa Schroth *
Tuition - 8 payments of $558.00 (payments due on the 5th of the month September [or upon registration] through April)
Add Hip Hop (Spring Semester Only) - 8 payments of $62.00 (payments due on the 5th of the month September [or upon registration] through April)
32 weeks per class September - June (see calendar for holiday closings)
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Ballet 8 (min age 14) Age required on or before September 1st
Required for Ahavah and Spring Ballet: 4 ballet, 1 pointe, variations, contemporary pointe, contemporary, conditioning, modern
Monday 4:00-4:30 Conditioning / Amy Staskelunas *
Monday 4:30 - 6:00 Ballet Technique with Pointe / Sasha Biagiarelli *
Monday 6:00 - 7:00 Contemporary / Elisa Schroth *
Monday 7:00 - 7:45 Contemporary Pointe / Elisa Schroth *
Tuesday 4:00 - 5:00 Hip Hop / Casey Slaughter (Spring Semester Only)
Tuesday 5:00 - 6:30 Ballet Technique / Jacob Shoup *
Tuesday 6:30 - 7:15 Pointe / Elisa Schroth *
Thursday 4:00 - 5:30 Ballet Technique / Hope Blackburn *
Thursday 5:45 - 6:45 Variations/Pas De Deux / Hope Blackburn and Jacob Shoup *
Thursday 6:45 - 7:45 Modern / Jacob Shoup *
Saturday 10:15 - 10:45 Devotional Dance
Saturday 11:00 - 12:30 Ballet Technique / Elisa Schroth *
Tuition - 8 payments of $620.00 (payments due on the 5th of the month September [or upon registration] through April)
Add Hip Hop (Spring Semester Only) - 8 payments of $62.00 (payments due on the 5th of the month September [or upon registration] through April)
32 weeks per class September - June (see calendar for holiday closings)
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Fall Ballet 9 (min age 15) Age required on or before September 1st
Required for Ahavah and Spring Ballet: 4 ballet, 1 pointe, variations, contemporary pointe, contemporary, conditioning, modern
Monday 4:00-4:30 Conditioning / Amy Staskelunas *
Monday 4:30 - 6:00 Ballet Technique with Pointe / Sasha Biagiarelli *
Monday 6:00 - 7:00 Contemporary / Elisa Schroth *
Monday 7:00 - 7:45 Contemporary Pointe / Elisa Schroth *
Tuesday 4:00 - 5:00 Hip Hop / Casey Slaughter (Spring Semester Only)
Tuesday 5:00 - 6:30 Ballet Technique / Jacob Shoup *
Tuesday 6:30 - 7:15 Pointe / Elisa Schroth *
Thursday 4:00 - 5:30 Ballet Technique / Hope Blackburn *
Thursday 5:45 - 6:45 Variations/Pas De Deux / Hope Blackburn and Jacob Shoup *
Thursday 6:45 - 7:45 Modern / Jacob Shoup *
Saturday 10:15 - 10:45 Devotional Dance
Saturday 11:00 - 12:30 Ballet Technique / Elisa Schroth *
Tuition - 8 payments of $620.00 (payments due on the 5th of the month September [or upon registration] through April)
Add Hip Hop (Spring Semester Only) - 8 payments of $62.00 (payments due on the 5th of the month September [or upon registration] through April)
32 weeks per class September - June (see calendar for holiday closings)
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Fall Ballet 10 (min age 16) Age required on or before September 1st
Required for Ahavah and Spring Ballet: 4 ballet, 1 pointe, variations, contemporary pointe, contemporary, conditioning, modern
Monday 4:00 - 4:30 Conditioning / Amy Staskelunas *
Monday 4:30 - 6:00 Ballet Technique with Pointe / Sasha Biagiarelli *
Monday 6:00 - 7:00 Contemporary / Elisa Schroth *
Monday 7:00 - 7:45 Contemporary Pointe / Elisa Schroth *
Tuesday 4:00 - 5:00 Hip Hop / Casey Slaughter (Spring Semester Only)
Tuesday 5:00 - 6:30 Ballet Technique / Jacob Shoup *
Tuesday 6:30 - 7:15 Pointe / Elisa Schroth *
Thursday 4:00 - 5:30 Ballet Technique / Hope Blackburn*
Thursday 5:45 - 6:45 Variations/Pas De Deux / Hope Blackburn and Jacob Shoup*
Thursday 6:45 - 7:45 Modern / Jacob Shoup *
Saturday 10:15 - 10:45 Devotional Dance
Saturday 11:00 - 12:30 Ballet Technique / Elisa Schroth*
Tuition - 8 payments of $620.00 (payments due on the 5th of the month September [or upon registration] through April)
Add Hip Hop (Spring Semester Only) - 8 payments of $62.00 (payments due on the 5th of the month September [or upon registration] through April)
32 weeks per class September - June (see calendar for holiday closings)
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Recreational Rates
Students are welcome to take as few or as many classes as they would like. The following tuition rates apply for students ages 18 and under that are not enrolled in their full level of classes.
$16.00 per 30 min class
$18 per 45 min class
$20 per 1 hour class
$22 per 1.5 hour class
2022-2023 Season Tuition Rates & Policies
ECB accepts credit card, cash or check made payable to Ekklesia Contemporary Ballet.Tuition Policies
All new and returning students will be charges a $50 annual Registration Fee for the academic year, regardless of when registration occurs. This fee is not refundable.
Tuition for students is due on the FIFTH of the month September through April. Upon registration, the Registration Fee, first tuition installment, and Ahavah Performance fee (if applicable) must be paid.
Tuition for Summer Programs must be paid, in full, by the first day of the program.
All families must have a credit card on file with ESB in their Dance Studio Pro Parent Portal in order to complete the registration process and to participate in classes.
All students must have a credit card on file. If you prefer, you may continue to pay by cash or check (made payable to Ekklesia Contemporary Ballet). If tuition is not paid on time by cash or check we will run the card on file.
Credit cards on file will NOT be charged UNLESS you select the automatic payment option.
LATE PAYMENTS: If you choose to pay by check or cash and we have not received your tuition payment on time, YOUR CREDIT CARD ON FILE WILL BE CHARGED the amount of the balance due.
A fee of $25 will be assessed if the credit card on file is declined. In addition, there will be a $25 charge for returned checks.
10% sibling discount applies to families with multiple children. The discount is applied to the lower program charge.
REFUND POLICY:
No refunds will be given to students who choose to drop a class before the end of a semester (Semester 1: September - January; Semester 2: February - June). Refunds will only be given for documented extended illness from a licensed medical provider, class cancellation, or a move out of Connecticut. Families must notify the school, in writing, if a student is withdrawing for any of the aforementioned reasons prior to the end of a term.
Tuition is due on a quarterly basis for Ballet 1 through Ballet 4 (four installments). Tuition is due on a 8 payment basis for Ballet 5A through Ballet 10. Families must notify the school, in writing, if a student is withdrawing from the program for any reason. Please contact the school to discuss these matters as refund decisions will be made based upon individual circumstances.
Financial assistance and scholarships are available. Please contact the office for the required application and paperwork.