TADA- Texas Academy Of Dance Arts

We invite our new students to take a whole week of classes free, to try an array of different styles and levels to determine which one is the best fit.  The instructors will recommend levels based on the new student's abilities, so they can be appropriately challenged to the best of their ability, while also feeling comfortable and motivated.

TADA's owner, Kristan Ballard, better known as "Miss Kristan" has been teaching and choreographing for over 20 years.  She was the director of a local dance studio in The Woodlands for 13 years, and has repeatedly won top recognition at national competitions for her choreography. Miss Kristan grew up training under several industry notables, including Ray Leeper (of NUVO) and Tina D'Amato, and she attended the University of Hawaii on a dance scholarship.  She has performed at major venues such as the Jazz World Congress in D.C., has danced professionally for several years for Legends in Hawaii and Le Masque in NYC, and has choreographed and taught for several local performing arts troupes, drill teams, high schools, as well as SHSU.  She also had the opportunity to choreograph and perform for country singer Clay Walker's concerts. In addition to Miss Kristan's love of art in dance, she also loves art in words, which is why she not only holds degrees in Dance and Education from University of Hawaii and SHSU, but also a Ph.D in literature from The University of Houston. She opened TADA in 2014 with her husband Sam Ballard.

All information on classes and tuition can be accessed online, but it is also available below:

FALL-SPRING TUITION:  8/29/16 – 6/3/17

• 1 Class/week TADA Tinies:  $700/year, or $70 installment/month for 10 months

• 1 Class/week:  $750/year, or $75 installment/month for 10 months 

• 2 Classes/week:  $1150/year, or $115 installment/month for 10 months

• 3 Classes/week:  $1450/year, or $145 installment/month for 10 months

• 4 Classes/week:  $1650/year, or $165 installment/month for 10 month

• 5 Classes/week:  $1850/year, or $185 installment/month for 10 months

• 6 Classes/week:  $2050/year, or $205 installment/month for 10 months

• 7 Classes/week:  $2250/year, or $225 installment/month for 10 months

• 8 Classes/week:  $2450/year, or $245 installment/month for 10 months

• Unlimited/week:  $2800/year, or $280 installment/month for 10 months 

Registration & Recital Costs, and Discounts:

• Due at registration:  Registration fee, FIRST & LAST month’s tuition installment, bank draft & CC info.  Check or cash acceptable.

• Registration Fees:  $50 first student, and $25 each additional; $100 maximum family 

• Recital Costume Fees:  $60 Age 6 & under, and $70 Age 7 & up, due Nov 1st 

• Recital Fee per family:  $60 due Feb 1st.  Includes two free tickets per family.  *RECITAL WEEKEND IS JUNE 3rd – 4th. Classes with an * are participating 

• 10% additional student tuition discount for immediate family members living in the home (applies to lowest tuition amount)

• 5% discount for paying a single non-refundable full-year 10 month tuition payment by check 

• Free boys classes:  Some boys classes are free, however they still require registration and registration fee.

• Adult Classes:  Registration & registration fee required; optional $100 class card for 7 classes available. 

FINANCIAL POLICIES:  *Parents PLEASE familiarize yourself with these policies; you also must agree that you understand these terms upon registration.    

Bank draft is required for payment; in the event that your bank draft is rejected, payment will be processed via the credit card on file with a 4% convenience fee.  Cash and/or checks are also acceptable.  All payments are non-refundable and non-transferrable.  Tuition is divided into 10 equal installments over one school year, September through June, due on the 1st of each month based on a min of 32 active weeks classes will be in session due to holidays, breaks, inclement weather, and other interruptions.  Tuition does not vary or pro-rate even in the event of absences, holidays, days in the month, etc. and TADA follows the CISD calendar for closures with the exception of some Mondays.  Your last payment due will be in May 2017 for this session.  Missed classes can be made up with office permission within 2 weeks of the missed class; there are no refunds for missed classes.  Dropping a class must be done in writing 30 days in advance, otherwise tuition will be charged on the 1st of that month. Class changes after registration will incur a change fee of $20.  Payments made AFTER the 3rd will incur a late fee of $15, and a $35 fee will be applied to all returned checks.  Students will be dropped from a class or recital costume withheld for accounts unpaid more than 21 days after due date.  Parents will be charged a late pick-up fee of $1/minute if they do not pick up their child within 5 minutes after class. TADA reserves the right to cancel or change the time of a class due to enrollment of less than 5 students.