Center Policies and Information

Class Observation

Parents are asked to remain in the Green Room or in the downstairs entrance hallway while class is in session. Please refrain from standing at the top of the stairwell in the studio area even for the last few minutes of class. Periodically, parents may be invited to visit a class. If you would like to arrange a visit, please contact the instructor of that particular class.

Holiday Schedule & Inclement Weather

Generally, MCA follows the holiday schedule of Harrison County Schools unless instructed otherwise. When school is canceled or there is an early dismissal due to inclement weather in Harrison County, there will be no class at MCA that day. This does not include regularly scheduled early releases or Faculty Senates – this is only in case of weather cancellations.

Dropping off & Picking Up Students

Parents must bring students to class on time. If a student is late to class the instructor will decide if the student can participate for the remainder of the class. This policy ensures the respect of the instructor and the safety of the student. Without proper time to warm up muscles from the beginning of class there is a greater risk of injury. Please refrain from bringing younger children more than ten minutes before the start time of their class. After a class is over students must remain inside the building until a parent arrives. Under no circumstances are they to wait outside the building.

Make-up Classes

There will be no pro-rating of classes or deductions unless an error has been made by MCA. If a student misses a class for any reason, it is the responsibility of that student to make-up that absence in another class of a comparable level. We will not refund or apply tuition to future classes for multiple absences. Tuition payments are based on the registration schedule, not attendance and must be paid accordingly.

Tuition and Payment Schedule

Tuition at MCA is billed and is to be paid in six-week sessions. Due to scheduling there are some classes that may encounter more or less than six classes per session. On such occasions payment is not adjusted as the tuition is billed for approximately 35 weeks of classes. Due to scheduling students usually have more than 35 classes. The registration fee (listed below) and tuition for the first six weeks is to be paid at registration. Payment for the remaining six week sessions is to be made on or before the first class of each new session. A fee of $10 will be assessed for payments that are more than 10 days late. There will also be a $10 fee for any returned checks.

Registration Fees (per family): $25

Tuition for Dance Classes Only

First weekly class is $7.50 per hour plus tax

Multiple weekly classes are $7.00 per hour plus tax

Payments (tax included) are billed in 6 weeks sessions as follows:

1 hour per week………….$47.70
1 1/4 hour per week.........$59.63
1 1/2 hour per week.........$71.55
1 3/4 hour per week.........$83.48
2 hours per week.............$89.04
2 1/4 hours per week......$100.17
2 1/2 hours per week......$111.30
3 hours per week............$133.56
3 1/2 hours per week.......$155.82
4 hours per week.............$178.08
4 1/2 hours per week........$200.34
5 hours per week..............$222.60
5 1/2 hours per wee...........$244.86
Maximun Indivdual Rate.......$267.12
Maximum Family Rate.......$311.64

Private instruction is also available.

**For each new student referred to Momentum, you will receive a one time $10. credit

MCA Faculty

Stacey Fernandez	Artistic Director, Creative Movement, Ballet/Tap, Ballet, Pointe, Modern, Jazz
Emory Oldaker	Tap, Hip Hop

Stacey Fernandez, Artisitc Director

Stacey Fernandez, originally from Bridgeport, WV, is a 2010 graduate of Radford University with a Bachelors of Science degree in dance education. At Radford, Fernandez graduated summa cum-laude and gained teaching experience in numerous public and private school settings including The Spence School in NYC. In WV, she has received training from Momentum Center for the Arts and Morgantown Dance Studio as well as numerous workshops and intensives at American College Dance Festival, Pittsburgh Ballet Theater, Point Park University, WV Governor's School for the Arts, and the West Virginia Dance Festival. She was an apprentice for the Kitchen Sink Dance Company, under the direction of Michael McGowan, and has spent the past three years dancing and touring with d a n a h b e l l a DanceWorks, a modern company based in Southwest Virginia.

Emory Oldaker

Emory was employed by the Department of Justice for 11 years where he had the opportunity to travel the world to include trips to London and Africa. Emory also had the opportunity to assist in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. In February 2008, Emory finally decided it was time to go out on his own and to make a career change when he resigned from the Department of Justice to work full-time as a dance and fitness instructor.

His passion for dance and 20 years of dance and tumbling experience has lead him to establish unique dance and fitness opportunities for children and adults in North Central, WV.

Emory started dancing and tumbling at the age of 11. As a young teenager, he studied locally, but also studied with world-renowned choreographers throughout the Unites States. At the age of 15, Emory became one of the original Miss West Virginia Pageant dancers and after 18 years, he still continues to volunteer his time to the Miss West Virginia Scholarship Organization. He is also a certified judge for the Miss America Organization.

He has brought home numerous national competition titles and awards and at the age of 16, Emory was invited to compete in Hollywood, CA on the international television show, STAR Search. He was also offered, at the age of 17, to begin a professional dance career in Nashville, TN and Fiesta, TX. Today, Emory continues to foster his dance and fitness education through workshops and is also a certified Zumba instructor!

Center Policies

Momentum Center for the Arts has a professional faculty that collectively has many years of performing, choreographing and teaching experience. The faculty has developed the following policies in an effort to maintain a professional, caring and safe environment allowing students to focus on their dance education.

Dress Code

Ballet/Pointe:
Girls: Black leotard, pink tights, pink ballet slippers, hair worn in a bun ( ballet skirts are optional but may only be worn with express permission of the instructor of a particular class)
Boys: White form fitting T-shirt or leotard, black tights or black sweat pants, black or white ballet slippers

Pre-school/Creative Movement:
Pink, light blue, or black leotard, pink tights, pink ballet slippers
Boys: refer to ballet

Jazz/Tap/Modern:
Leotard and tights or unitards, hair neatly secured back from face, refer to class instructor for appropriate footwear

***It is imperative that students strictly adhere to this dress code. A student may be asked to leave a particular class if the dress code is not followed.

Attendance Policy
If more than 6 sessions of a class are missed per semester, the student may not be able to perform the number in the recital at the discretion of the teacher and the artistic director.

Costumes
During recital years, a $50 Costume Deposit will be charged to each student on the invoice for the third six-week session of classes. This deposit must be paid before a costume will be ordered for the student. Please make every attempt to have the Costume Deposit paid by the end December so that costumes can be ordered in January. If the total for costume(s) is more than $50, the remaining charges will be on the invoice for the fifth six-week session. If the total for costume(s) is less than $50, a credit will be given on the invoice for the fifth six-week session.