Who We Are
Our Roots
Here at Coastal Arts Academy, we know that sometimes all it takes to change the world is creativity and imagination. We are determined to make an impact on our students & community through our love of the arts. The core of our efforts is to bring our team’s fresh ideas and passion for the arts to the range of activities all under the same roof. Through all of our endeavours as an Arts academy, we hope to display top-level instruction in a fun family filled atmosphere, where all children can flourish .
2025/2026 Calendar
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September 1st - Tuition due
September 8th - First day of classes
September 30th - Truth and Reconciliation Day - studio closed
October 1st - Tuition due
October 13th - Thanksgiving closed.
October 24th - Pro D Day - studio closed
November 1st - Tuition due
November 11th - Remembrance Day closed.
November 21st - Christmas Show - mixed nuts ( a nutcracker remix)
December 1st - Tuition due
December 22nd - January 4th - Winter break closed
January 1st - Tuition due
January 5th - First day back from winter break
February 1st - Tuition due
February 16th - Family Day - studio closed
February 17th - Pro D Day - studio closed
March 1st - Tuition due
March 23rd - April 6th Spring Break - studio closed
April 1st - Tuition due
April 3rd - Good Friday - studio closed
April 6th - Easter Monday - studio closed
April 7th - First day back
May 1st - Tuition due
May 18th - Victoria Day - studio closed
June 1st - Tuition due
June 20th - Monster inc show
June 24th - Last day
Upcoming Shows
Monday
3:30-4:00 - ACRO 1 PINE ASP 2:30-5:30
4:00-4:45 - ACRO 2 SPRUCE 4:45-5:45 - ACRO 3 OAK/CEDAR 5:45-6:45 - BALLET TECH OAK/CEDAR
6:45-7:30- POINTE TECHOAK/CEDAR
7:30-8:15- BALLET CEDAR CHOREO
8:15-9:00 - CONTEMP BALLET
Tuesday
3:30-4:00 - JAZZ 1 PINE ASP 2:30- 5:30
4:15-5:00 - JAZZ 2 SPRUCE 3:30-4:00 TAP 2 SPRUCE
5:00-6:00 - HIP HOP OAK 4 4:00-5:00 OAK/CEDAR TAP 4
6:00-7:00- BALLET 4 OAK 5:00-5:30 PINE TAP
7:00-8:00- POINTE CHOREO 5:30-6:15 FIR TAP
8:00-9:00 - PT 1 OAK TEAM
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Wednesday
3:30-4:00 - HIP HOP 1 PINE ASP 2:30-5:30
4:00-4:45 - HIP HOP 2 SPRUCE
4:45-5:45 - HIP HOP 3 FIR
5:45-6:45 - JR LYRICAL
6:45-7:45- HIP HOP 5 CEDAR
7:45-8:45 - JAZZ 4 CEDAR
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Thursday
3:30-4:00 - BALLET PINE ASP 2:30-5:30
4:00-4:45 - BALLET 2 SPRUCE
4:45-5:45 - BALET 3 FIR
5:45-6:45- JAZZ 3 FIR
6:45-7:45- CONTEMP 1 OAK 7:45-8:45 - JAZZ 1 OAK
Friday
3:45 - 4:45 - LYRICAL OAK ASP 2:30-5:30
4:45- 6:00 - MAIN CHARACTERS 6:00-7:00 - CONTEMP 2 CEDAR 7:00-8:00 - LYRICAL 2 CEDAR
8:99-9:00 - PT2
SUNDAY
9:30-10:00 creative movement
Schedule 2025/2026
Class Rates:
Tuition is based on an annual fee for our 10 month season. Upon registration you are holding a spot and committing to pay the monthly amount for the full season. Performance team classes include choreography fees for competition extra fees may apply for guest choreographers. Additional fees include; registration fee, costume fees and competition entry fees.
PROGRAM TUITION
1 classes $650.00/season or $65.00/month
2 classes $1250.00/season or $125.00/month
3 classes $1800.00/season or $180.00/month
4 classes $2300.00/season or $230.00/month
5 classes $2750.00/season or $275.00/month
6 classes $3150.00/season or $315.00/month
7 classes $3500.00/season or $350.00/month
8 classes $3800.00/season or $380.00/month
9+ classes $4050.00/season or $405.00/month
+GST
Registration fee is $35.00
Show DVD fee is $15.00 per show/per family
Tuition Policies:
- Accounts that are 30 days overdue will result in your dancer sitting out until account balance is paid up to date.
- No reduction in tuition for missed classes.
- Tuition is nonrefundable.
- There are no discounts or refunds for classes that fall on a holiday, or classes your child misses due to illness
- All cash and cheque payments must be in handed in to front end staff in a enveloped labelled with students name and payment details
- We accept funding from Jumpstart, Kidsport and homeschool funding (no refunds)
- Auto-pay is required at time of registration through our portal. Auto-pay will process payments after 10 days of not receiving payment. Auto-pay does not charge your credit card on file if we have received payment via cash, cheque or etransfer prior to 10 days after payment due date
Private Fees:
- 30 MIN private – $ 40.00
- 45 MIN private – $ 50.00
- 60 MIN private – $ 60.00
(Plus applicable GST)
Christmas Show Fees:
- $60.00 costume deposit fee per performance class
- Costume deposit fee due September 16th, 2024
- $15.00 video fee per family
June Show Fees:
- $60.00 deposit fee per performance class (payment must be made by January 1st or a $15.00 late fee will be attached)
- Costume deposit (estimate $60.00-$120.00 per performance class) due January 1st, 2025
- $25.00 prop fee per musical theatre and modern stage class
- $15.00 video fee per family
Class Withdrawal Policies
- If a dancer withdraws from the studio, tuition will still be charged for the entirety of the season (exceptions will be made for medical reasons with a doctor’s note.)
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Attendance Policies:
- All dancers are expected to have outstanding attendance. Commitment is important for development and is extremely important as we near show time
- Children under 10 are not to be dropped off prior to class, and are to be picked up promptly after class. We do not always have staff available to supervise students in the lobby, as well as our lobby can become quite crowded
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Class Cancelation Policies:
- Coastal Arts follows District 71 for all snow day closures. Classes canceled due to snow days will be rescheduled if time permits.
- There are no make-up classes for holidays, breaks, or weather cancellations
- The studio may be required to close due to unforeseen/extraordinary circumstances outside our control and switch to blended or full online classes. As tuition covers classes in studio, blended and online instruction, there will be no refunds, discounts or credits for a full schedule of class offered either in studio, blended or online.
- There will be no refunds, discounts, or credits in the case that a studio event or show is not able to occur
Dress code
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Ballet
Any leotard, pink ballet tights, ballet pink shoes(girls) black ballet shoes boys , hair up and off the face & in a bun , dance shorts and skirts allowed. leg warmers and warm-ups okay.
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Pine level - Pink leotard
Spruce level - Purple leotard
Fir level - Blue leotard
Oak level - Black leotard
Cedar level - Black leotard
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JAZZ & TAP
Any leotard with leggings or dance shorts over top. Oak & Cedar level can wear a fitted crop top
(example: lululemon or other exercise brands)
hair up off face in a pony, braid or bun
black jazz shoes for jazz and black tap shoes for tap
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CONTEMP & LYRICAL
Any leotard with leggings or dance shorts over top. Oak & Cedar level can wear a fitted crop top
(example: lululemon or other exercise brands)
hair up off face in a pony, braid or bun
half sole shoes
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HIP HOP
Any sweat pants , leggings , shorts allowed and t-shirt . hair up out of face and
Black clean indoor runners
Contact Coastal Arts Academy
Get in touch with Coastal Arts Academy to learn more about our work and how you can get involved.
2790 Cliffe Ave. Courtenay BC Canada