NANCY CHIPPENDALE'S DANCE STUDIOS
OCTOBER 2019 NEWSLETTER
Hello CHIPPS NATION,

We welcome you to the 41st year of dance excellence at Nancy Chippendale's Dance Studios and hope that your entire family is enjoying the first month of dance classes. We are thrilled to join the beautiful community of Newburyport and we are looking forward to a fantastic first year with all of you! Below you will find some important announcements and reminders for the month of October. Throughout the season, please reference our website NancyChippendales.com for information, news, important dates, etc. 

If you have any additional questions after reading through the items below, please do not hesitate to contact our administrative team via email at nbpt@nancychippendales.com.

Happy Dancing Always, 
Nancy Chippendale
BILLING POLICY
Every student enrolled at Nancy Chippendale's Dance Studios must have a credit card and corresponding Credit Card Authorization Form on file.

Monthly tuition for ALL students will be automatically charged to your credit card on file on the 1st of each month. If you haven't set up automatic credit card billing yet for the 2019-2020 season, please follow the steps below as soon as possible:

1) Store Your Credit Card on File
-Call Front Desk (978) 463 7827 - Hours are listed at bottom of email
OR
-Visit Front Desk

2) Submit your Credit Card Authorization Form
-Click the button below to fill out our electronic form

Returning students who would like to use the same credit card as last season do NOT need to store their card on file again, but DO need to submit a new Credit Card Authorization Form.

Do NOT email your credit card number.
RECREATIONAL PROGRAM
COSTUME PAYMENTS | DUE OCTOBER 15TH
For those who have Automatic Billing already set up, your credit card on file will be charged for all costume payments between October 15th - October 31st. If you do not have Automatic Billing set up by October 15th, you will need to pay for costumes manually at the front desk no later than October 15th in the form of cash, check, or credit card to avoid late fees.

Recreational Costume Payments are $65 per dance style and are non-refundable, therefore dance schedules must also be finalized by October 15th. Dancers who drop certain dance styles or withdraw from the program after October 15th will forfeit their Costume Payment AND any/all costumes. Please reference the 2019-2020 Dancer Handbook for additional information regarding Recreational Costume Payments and amounts. You received your 2019-2020 Dancer Handbook via email upon registration and it is available on our website or via the button below.
RECREATIONAL PROGRAM
SCHEDULE CHANGE DEADLINE - OCTOBER 15TH
The last day to add or drop classes for our Recreational Recital Program is Tuesday, October 15, 2019. After October 15th, all dancers will be measured for costumes and placed in choreography. Dancers will perform one (1) recital dance for each dance style they are enrolled in. If you would like to make a schedule change, please click the button below to Request A Schedule Change on or before October 15th. 
IT'S FRIEND CHIPP WEEK - OCTOBER 7TH - 12TH
It's FriendCHIPP Week at Nancy Chippendale's and we want to share all the fun we have in class with your dancer's friends. All of our students are invited to bring a friend to dance class October 7th -12th. Your dancer's friend does not need dance shoes to participate and is welcome to take part in all of your dancer's classes throughout the week.

Please send the link below to the parents of the child who will be attending with your dancer, as pre-registration is required. The parent of the child who will be attending class with your CHIPPS dancer needs to fill out the form, as there is a liability form that must be signed prior to taking class.
INFORMATION & CORRESPONDENCE
To best serve you and ensure that all of our students and their families receive the correct information in a timely fashion, we communicate via email and monthly e-newsletters, and we post all events and information on our website as well. The MY CHIPPS NATION page on our website provides a lot of helpful information for current students including:

1) Important Dates
2) News
3) Forms + Links
4) Report An Absence
5) Recital

Please utilize the MY CHIPPS NATION page as your primary source of information. If you have questions that cannot be answered via our website, please communicate with our front desk staff, email nbpt@nancychippendales.com or call 978 463 7827. If you need to speak with your child's teacher, please email nbpt@nancychippendales.com to set up an appointment.
REFERRAL PROGRAM
Do you love being a part of CHIPPS NATION? If so, we invite you to share your dance experience with your family and friends. Below is a link to our website where they can find program overviews, schedules, online registration, and more! Current students who refer a new student will receive a $50 referral credit. Terms and conditions apply.
IMPORTANT DATES
October 7-12, 2019 - Friend CHIPP Week
October 14, 2019 - Columbus Day - All classes held at their regularly scheduled times
October 15, 2019 - Last day to Change/Add/Drop Recital Program Classes
October 15-31, 2019 - Automatic Recital Costume Payments Processed
October 31, 2019 - Happy Halloween - No Afternoon / Evening Classes
November 1-7, 2019 - Recreational Program Visitors' Week
FRONT DESK HOURS:
Mondays: 3:15pm - 8:00pm
Tuesdays: 3:15pm - 7:30pm
Wednesdays: 9:30am - 11:30am
Thursdays: 3:15pm - 6:45pm
Fridays: 9:30am - 11:30am