About MMPAC

Overview  |  Employment  |  MMPAC Store  |  Policies  |  Snow Policy  |  Faculty

Overview

Mid-Maryland Performing Arts Center is a 5000 square foot facility with 3 spacious studios. The professional training facility features state of the art flooring, a large lobby/waiting area with restrooms, locker rooms, a homework area, vending machines and ample parking. The 2004-2005 season marks MMPAC’s 16th year in business.

MMPAC has expanded - we now offer classes at our New Market Studio. Call the front desk for class offerings and times.

Feel free to browse around this site. You will find useful information about upcoming events, directions to the studio, uniform lists and class descriptions. If you have comments or questions about our dance studio or class offerings call our resourceful and courteous staff at 301-694-5105.

Thanks for visiting and we look forward to serving you. It is our mission to encourage and support a life long participation in the arts. Our strength is in our staff. We boast instructors with worldwide experience - from Broadway to Italy.

Mid-Maryland Performing Arts Center
5901 Enterprise Court
Frederick, MD 21703
Phone: 301-694-5105
Fax: 301-694-0599
E-Mail: info@mmpac.com

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Employment

MMPAC is always interested in acquiring talented instructors in any or all of the following styles:

• Ballet

• Jazz

• Modern

• Tap

• Hip-Hop

• Ethnic - Afro, Irish Step, Belly Dancing...

Positions are also available for the Front Office Staff. Please contact Kimberly Price by phone - 301-694-5105 or via email.

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MMPAC Store

MMPAC has a variety of merchandise available for sale. Please check at the Front Desk during regular business hours.

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MMPAC Policies

Uniforms
All students should be prepared for class with the appropriate uniform and proper shoes. All hair shoulder-length or longer must be up and away from the face. Warm-ups may be worn with teacher permission only. Students may not participate unless they have the appropriate dance shoes. NO STREET SHOES IN THE STUDIOS!

Attendance

• Absences - Students who miss more than 3 classes per subject, between January and May, may be unable to perform in the recital.
   
• Tardiness - No one will be admitted to class if they are more than 10 minutes late.
   
• Make-Up Classes – Students who cannot attend a regularly scheduled class may take a make-up class if available with the same age group in any form of dance. There will be no refunds or credits for absences.

General
NO GUM in the building. All food and drink must be kept outside or in the lobby area only. Please notify us of any spills IMMEDIATELY. Help us maintain a clean lobby. Only students are permitted in the studios. Cubbies are located in the lobby and dressing room. Always respect others, help keep our studio clean. Please do not be late picking your child up, particularly after the last class of the evening. Late “pick-up” charges will assess at $1 a minute. The staff will be forced to take your child to their home for pick-up after being 15 minutes late.

Siblings
Please keep siblings of dancers with you and quiet at all times so they do not distract the classrooms.
Observation -- Classes are closed to the public – only students permitted in the classrooms. Parents may observe class on scheduled observation days (1st week of each month) through observation windows beginning in October. There will be two open class observations – one in November and one in March. Check your calendar.

Teacher Conferences
If you need to speak with a teacher, please drop them a note at the front desk. They will be happy to address any concerns that you may have. Avoid delaying them between classes.

Tuition
Tuition is due the 1st day of each month. You will not receive a bill. If payment is not received by the 5th of the month, a $10.00 late charge will be applied. There is a $25.00 fee for any returned check. We now accept VISA/MASTERCARD for your convenience, and an after-office hour’s payment box is located next to the front door. You may also elect to have your credit card automatically debited each month. See the front desk for details.

Terms & Conditions
MMPAC reserves the right to change days and/or times of classes. In the event that less than 3 students report to class, at the discretion of the instructor, class may be shortened 10 to 15 minutes. In the event a student drops a class, no partial refunds for the month will be made. Paid in full students, or paid ahead, will be prorated, minus a 10% bookkeeping fee. All students are required to fill out a medical release form.

Performance Information
All registered students are invited to participate in our annual performance in May. It is not mandatory. Costumes must be ordered and paid in full in December in order to participate. You may pay a costume deposit in October and the balance is due by December 4th. Information packets on the annual performance will be available in March.

Snow Policy
Call the studio answering machine (301-694-5105). Announcements will be made by 2:00 pm as to class cancellations. You may also check our website, www.mmpac.com. Students can make up missed days in any other appropriate level class during that particular month.

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Faculty

MMPAC Faculty - 2007/2008 Season

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