To register for classes, use the ENROLL button above. Registration for the 2026 season is FREE until Friday, December 12, 2025.

Early registration is strongly recommended. There is NO penalty for dropping a class but we do not offer refunds.

Late registration will be accepted, but all families will be charged a $50 registration fee after the due date. No exceptions will be made. Any student who wishes to enroll after the semester has started will be subject to the $50 registration fee, a $50 late start fee and the full tuition for the month they are starting, regardless of start date. Even if your child is on a scholarship, full or partial, the above-stated fees must be paid after the stated deadlines in order to participate.

Adding Classes After Initial Deadline

Late sign up of any kind will be subject to the $50 registration fee if the change is made after the initial registration deadline. We always prefer your child request all the classes they think they may want to take and then scale back later if a school or other conflict is discovered, instead of the other way around.

On-Time Registration

On-time registration allows us to run our season efficiently, providing better service to our families. Late registration takes our focus away from our students and the work we are doing in class. It also makes it difficult for our gig-based artist community to plan and schedule their work lives for each upcoming season.

Parents and Students are invited to our orientation on Sunday, January 11, 2026 at our office in Cortex between 1:00p.m. and 3:00p.m. Specific instructions on location and parking will be shared with families after registering for the season.

Attendance at orientation for the 2026 season is highly recommended as we have adopted a new way of sharing rehearsal videos with our students, and a new registration, costume payment and ticketing platform for our parents. Students and parents can come any time between NOON and 3:00p.m. on orientation day, but we recommend planning for a 45 minute visit so you have enough time to stop by all our booths to learn how to best use these new tools.

All families are expected to understand the fee, performance and registration schedules outlined here. No exceptions will be made for families unaware of the policies or payment schedules regardless of the reason, unless they have asked for reasonable accommodations that have not yet been provided. Attendance at orientation is the best way to be organized for the season ahead.

Youth classes can be paid for in one of two ways, class cards or monthly tuition.

Class cards are recommended only if your child takes one class per week. The cost of class cards can be found in the table below. If you use class cards, we encourage you to switch to monthly tuition during performance months given the number of rehearsals during these months.

Class Cards

Advanced Reservation Drop In: $20

Drop In: $25

6 Class Card: $100

8 Class Card: $120

10 Class Card: $140

12 Class Card: $160

Monthly Tuition

Prices listed are prices per month. For example, if your child is taking two classes a week, you will pay $125 per month.

1 Class/week: $65

2 Classes/week: $125

3 Classes/week: $150

4 Classes/week: $165

Unlimited: $175

Family Monthly Tuition

If you have more than one child in our program, we consider the entire family as one relationship. To determine your family’s monthly tuition, we add the number of classes being taken each week for the entire family. We then apply the tuition fee for that number of classes plus a $25/month sibling fee. For example, if child A is taking one class and child B is taking two classes, you will pay $175/month (3 class/week fee of $150 + $25 sibling fee). If you have one child in the program taking three classes, you will pay $150/month.

Tuition Due Date

Tuition is due on the FIRST OF THE MONTH. A $25 late fee is required for all tuition payments paid on or after the 7th of the month. No exceptions will be made after the deadline of the 7th and all families are responsible for sending payment. To keep tuition rates low and accessible to more of our community, we do not use an automated payment system. This would require purchasing software which would lead to an increase in tuition. Instead, we ask that families create their own personal reminder to pay tuition by the first of every month. Calendar invites are also sent to all families to serve as a reminder. Late payments are disruptive and require additional administrative time to process. Therefore, unless you have previously arranged a later pay date and it is on the company calendar, late fees are firm.

No Tuition Pro-Rating

Monthly tuition fees are the same each month regardless of the number of rehearsals held in that month. In other words, we do not pro-rate tuition. Tuition is not pro-rated the first month of each season (August and January). Tuition during these months supports the many hours of preparation and organization required for hiring and training teaching artists, scheduling classes, and launching the new season. Similarly, tuition is not pro-rated the last month of each season (typically May and December). Tuition during these months supports the production of the student dance concert. To produce the show, our teachers work with students as much during this week as they do in a typical month and we need to fairly compensate them for their work.

Tuition Payment

We appreciate your payments using Venmo @Pack-Dance-STL and/or CashApp $PackDanceSTL. If Venmo asks for the last four digits of our phone number, please note the numbers they are requesting are 9164.

At this time, we do not accept cash or check payments, but special arrangements can be made on a need basis. Please contact our program director, Arica Nyamsi, directly at info@packdance.org for special circumstances.

Student Performance Ticket Prices Ticket prices for 2026 student productions will be $25/ticket plus a $2/ticket processing fee. Ticket prices increase during production week, so the earlier you secure your seat, the better deal you’ll get on your ticket price.

Expectations

Production Week is a very demanding week for our staff, families, volunteers and students. Please be prepared for early call times and late evenings. Students will be called to the theater at 4p.m. every day and will have end times as late as 8:30p.m. every evening. We try to offer catering as often as possible, but we ask that parents pack snacks and communicate any food allergies early and often. Traditional dance studios keep their students until 10:00p.m. or later for production weeks, but we aim to keep our program accessible for our families. In return, we ask that you respect the schedule for the integrity of the artwork and avoid asking for last minute concessions when possible. Your child leaving early impacts the other students’ performances who have planned for the big week. The more support we get from families, the earlier we will finish each evening. Every effort will be made to call/text families for early release when possible.

Supporting Our Students

The healthiest way to navigate production week is to plan ahead, making sure all students’ needs are met with costuming, food, water and homework. We use this busy week as a teaching tool to remind our students that there are times when big life events will require extra time and energy. We guide them through preparedness, so they are resilient and ready for the future.

How You Can Help

During production week, we always need parent volunteers. We ask that you email us your availability if you’d like to support our productions. Another way to support is through donations for catering which are collected the week prior to performances.

Costume Fees

For our informal spring student-choreographed concert, there is a one time flat costume fee of $50 per student due on Monday, March 16, 2026.

For our fall student dance concert, costume fees are $40 per class and are due by Monday, September 14, 2026.

We encourage families to pay over time for costume fees if needed. However, all costume fees must be paid by the published deadlines or a late fee of $5/class will be applied, increasing the total costume fee to $45/class or $55 depending on the semester.

Providing Equitable Fees To Our Families

We use several strategies to keep our costume fees significantly lower than traditional dance studios and make our program accessible for all families. These strategies include pulling costume pieces from the studio’s costume closet and from students’ own closets, as well as charging the same costume fee across all classes and pooling those funds to pay for new costuming, as needed. To meet new costuming needs, all classes pay a costume fee, regardless of whether or not the class ultimately performs. This policy helps us keep our costume fees as equitable as possible and significantly lower than costume fees at traditional dance studios. Never danced anywhere else? At a traditional studio, costume fees can range between $65 and $200/dance, sometimes even higher. Traditional dance studios also require performance fees for every class a student is enrolled in, which can range between $45 and $200/dance. As a school that strives to provide accessible and equitable dance opportunities, we ask that you respect the costume fee schedule and understand that all families are expected to contribute proportional to the number of classes they take. In addition, we ask that payments be made on time, so all students have costumes ahead of performance week.

Last Day to Register for Free
Monday, December 15, 2025

Register for $50 Through
Sunday, January 11, 2026

Parent and Student Orientation
Sunday, January 11, 2026

Semester Begins
Monday, January 12, 2026

Note: Registration on or after January 12 is $100

IRL at The Marcelle
Friday, May 8 - Sunday, May 10

Student Dance Concert
Saturday, May 16, 2026

Fall Semester Begins
Monday, August 17, 2026

Costume Fees Due
Monday, September 14, 2026

Fall Fête
Saturday, October 10, 2026

No Classes
Saturday, October 31, 2026

Last Day of Classes
Sunday, November 15, 2026

Tech Week at The Grandel
November 16 - 22, 2026

Monday, November 16
4:00p.m. - 8:30p.m. Teens Called

Tuesday, November 17
4:00p.m. - 8:30p.m. Students age 7 and older called

Wednesday, November 18
4:00p.m. - 8:30p.m. Students age 7 and older called

Thursday, November 19
4:00p.m. - 8:30p.m. Students age 7 and older called

Friday, November 20
4:00p.m. - 8:30p.m. Students age 7 and older called

Student Dance Concert
Saturday, November 21, 2026

The Grandel Theater
3610 Grandel Square
St. Louis, MO 63103

Concert Time TDB

Click here for tickets

Scroll down to see schedule for ages 3 - 6. We also offer classes for babies/toddlers and their caregivers which are listed and booked through our drop-in adult classes. You can reserve a spot in Babywearing (for babies still being worn in a carrier) or Co-Choreographers (for active babies and toddlers) by clicking here and then select the button at the top of the page that says Sign Up.

Scroll down to see our schedule for youth ages 7 - 9. Our next session begins Monday, January 12, 2026.

Scroll down to see our schedule for youth ages 10 - 12. Our next session begins Monday, January 12, 2026.

Scroll down to see our schedule for youth ages 13 -19. Our next session begins Monday, January 12, 2026.

The adaptive dance program offers a universally accessible dance class for children with disabilities. Taught by occupational therapy students and trained adaptive dance instructors, this class offers the opportunity for children of any ability to engage in dance. The goal is to provide an enjoyable, inclusive and safe dance environment.

Caregiver and Me Adaptive Dance for ages 7 and younger is offered on Saturdays 8:00a.m. - 9:00a.m. and Adaptive Dance for ages 7 and older is offered on Saturdays 11:00a.m. - 12:00p.m. January 17, 2026 - April 4, 2026.

Contact grace@packdance.org and arica@packdance.org to get signed up!

Pricing can be found under Tuition & Pricing above. We recommend using a class card to pay for Adaptive Dance classes.Click here for more information or to enroll.

Planning a dance-themed birthday party? Pack Dance can help! Our talented team of over 30 artists can teach almost any style of dance you can think of! Tik Tok fads? Social dance styles? Hip Hop? Princess parties? We've got all the moves. Pricing for parties range based on the location (our place or yours?), the age of the children, anticipated attendance and if you want costumes included in the package. To get a quote, visit our Parties page by clicking here and fill out the request form.

One-on-one lessons are a great idea for students who start dance later and want a little extra support, or for career-minded students looking to grow their skills faster. Private lessons start at $85/hour or a package of six lessons for $450. Book your lesson and see more pricing options on our Private Lessons page by clicking here.

• All students are expected to practice good hygiene

• Students must be on time (10 - 15 minutes prior to class start time) to properly warm up for injury prevention 

• Students must wear appropriate dance attire such as leggings, sweat pants, tank tops, t-shirts or sweatshirts. Clothing must permit full range-of-motion. Students who arrive in jeans, school uniforms or restrictive clothing will have to observe class for the day

• Street shoes must be removed and placed in the designated area upon arrival to the studio

• Hair must be secured and away from the face before class begins

• All students must bring a water bottle to class

• No food or drinks are allowed on the studio floor, or outside the designated area at any time. Students taking consecutive classes may not eat large meals between classes. Small snacks are permitted in the designated area, time permitting.

• No jewelry or gum is permitted in dance class

• No sitting down or leaning in class

• No touching the studio mirrors at any time

• Participation is expected from all students in classroom activities and discussions

• Weekly attendance is required to perform in the student dance concert and to improve dance technique 

• Students must always work to their greatest potential in class

• Students are expected to notify Arica by email at arica@packdance.org when they will be absent or tardy 

• Belittling or bullying any other student or guest at the studio will not be tolerated. Any unkind behavior may result in the immediate removal of the student from the program. If a warning is offered, it will be a one-time gesture as this is a zero tolerance policy. Tuition, costume payments or other fees will not be reimbursed for families of students removed on the basis of behavior. Additionally, scholarship students will forfeit their opportunity to be considered for future awards and any remaining scholarship allowance for the current semester will be reallocated.