Frequently Asked Questions

OSMD is a year round school. This means that we don’t have set sessions where our year begins & ends. You can begin your journey with us at various times of the year and can discontinue when you’d like. We are membership based! We also don’t have summers off. If you need a break for summer you are welcome to take one! However, our teachers are here year round and always encourage kids to continue their studies through summer!

Our families pay their tuition on the 1st of each month. This payment will cover your lessons for the entire month. You are paying in advance, not for the month prior. You are reserving a spot in a classroom or on a teachers schedule so you do need to pay for that up-front, not as you go. 

–What if the 1st doesn’t work? No worries! We are happy to set up a payment plan that works for your family!

We offer trial classes for recreational dance classes! Reach out to us on the Contact Us page so we can get you to the best class and so our front desk is expecting you! 

We can’t do free trials for music lessons because they are private lessons.We can set up a one month paid trail so they can try out lessons for 5 weeks and see what they think! Visit our Contact Us page to get more information!

Our membership fee is $45/year/student and helps keep our school in tip-top shape! This is $60/year/family if you have multiple students at OSMD. Your monthly tuition covers lessons and staffing, but the membership fee keeps OSMD looking & functioning its best!

Open enrollment for dance is between July-January. You are welcome to sign up at any time during enrollment season. The other months of the year are recital season. Recital season is when classes are learning their routines for recital and we would hate for your dancer to join classes and feel they are behind on learning a dance. Join us in Summer, Fall, or Early Winter!

We have cameras in the classrooms that are live on the TV in the lobby! You’re welcome to watch the entire class from there! We don’t have viewing windows in our dance hallway for parents to hang out back there, and it is very distracting to our young dancers who end up watching you and not their teacher.

We do! OSMD has 3 levels of competitive dance and has auditions every year in May/June! Make sure to reach out if you’re interested so we can get your dancer in the right classes to be prepared for auditions!

No way! We have recreational dance and competitive dance. Our recreational program is for everyone beginner-advanced and 2+ years old. Recreational Classes have weekly class, and perform in both of our recitals each year.

We have 2 recitals/year! Everyone participates in our recitals from 2 years old to adult! We have a Fall Recital in October and our formal dance recital in June!

–How much do they cost?

Our Fall Recital is a $50 performance fee. This is charged per person, not per dance class. The Formal Recital in the spring includes costume fees and that is $210 charged in February. If you need payment plans those can definitely be worked out, don’t fret!

Our classes are capped at 12 people, sometimes less. Small class sizes are important to us at OSMD. We never want a dancer to feel unseen in a class of 20+ dancers. Our teachers aim to get each child feedback every week in class and make sure they feel seen at OSMD. 

Ballet: Leotard (any color), sheer skirt above the knees (optional), convertible tights, ballet shoes
**fellas: form fitting top and bottoms, no loose clothing as we can’t see posture or muscle activation, ballet shoes

Jazz/Lyrical/Contemporary: Leotard (any color), sheer skirt above the knees (optional) or spandex shorts, convertible tights, pirouette shoes (skin tone)
**fellas: form fitting top and bottoms (or jazz pants), no loose clothing as we can’t see posture or muscle activation, pirouette shoes

Acro: Leotard (any color), spandex shorts (optional, no skirts though), convertible or footless tights, no shoes
**fellas: form fitting top and bottoms (or jazz pants), no loose clothing as we can’t see posture or muscle activation, pirouette shoes

Hip Hop: athletic wear, no jeans or skirts, sneakers that are worn indoors only (we can’t have dirt from outside on the dance floor)

You can visit our studio online store HERE. Or we love sending people to Bobby’s Dancewear in town. Located on 132nd and Center. Trying on shoes and items in person is always best!

We don’t- Learning in a group environment can be a scary idea, but it’s really the best way to learn dance! This way the focus isn’t always on you and you get to do some learning from your peers too! Don’t stress, group class is lots of fun! If you are interested in performing solos you must be a member of our competition team.

We are a year round school so our music students can enroll at ANY TIME! 

All of our music classes are private lessons. Private lessons are a weekly time with your specific teacher. They would have a lesson anywhere from 30-60 minutes long and would be given some things to practice at home that week. When they come back the following week their teacher will check on their progress and teach them more!

Just your instrument! (except piano, drum, and voice students!) They will need to bring their books weekly but their instructor will tell them what book they need at/after the students first lesson. 

We do! There is a December mid-year recital and a May recital! They are optional to participate, but we heavily encourage kids to be brave and get the full performing arts experience. 

We ask parents at every recital to cheer and clap no matter what happens! Be brave! You got this!

Our youngest music students are 3 years old! 

We work with your needs and schedule to set a lesson time! We offer classes Mon-Sat both day and evening times. 

Our teachers will record a video lesson they can work on from home! We only schedule make-up lessons during the summer and holiday season. Out of respect for your teacher’s time we can not move your lesson from one week to the next.