Wedding Terms and Conditions of Service

Responsibilities of  Us, The First Dance Company

• To provide a teacher to create a routine/teach basic steps and skills to suit your ability and requirements.

• We reserve the right to supply an alternate teacher and/or re-arrange the lessons should the original teacher become unavailable.

• In the event that unforeseen circumstances prevent our teacher attending a lesson, the fees paid will be returned to you.

• We are not responsible for any damage to the property of you (or owner of the lesson venue) or for any physical or mental harm or injury to you during the lessons.

Responsibilities of the Teacher

• To have valid Public Liability Insurance

• To choreograph an appropriate dance/teach appropriate steps and skills for you.

• To consult you on your requirements during the initial dance lesson.

• To assess the needs and abilities of you and conduct the lesson in a manner appropriate to this.

• To create and rehearse the dance routine/steps with you over the agreed period of lessons.

• To agree to and abide by the First Dance Company Teacher Code of Conduct.

• To not be responsible for any damage to the property of you (or owner of lesson space) or for any physical or mental harm or injury to you during the lessons.

Responsibilities of You, the Clients

• To take dance lessons from the teacher

• To treat the teacher with dignity and respect. Any behaviour considered insulting or abusive will result in the cancellation of all remaining lessons with no refund.

• To inform us of any medical conditions or injuries prior to the first lesson, and prior to subsequent lessons if any of these change.

• To provide a clear, suitable space for the lessons to take place in.

• To contact us to arrange any additional dance lessons not agreed in the initial booking.

• To not hold us or the teacher responsible for any damage to your property (or that of owner of the lesson space) or for any personal physical or mental harm or injury to yourselves during the lessons.

Payment

• A 50% deposit is due prior to the first lesson as per the invoice issued by us.  Lessons are not confirmed until this payment has been made.

• Failure to pay within the period specified shall result in the non-occurrence of lessons.

Cancellation and Rescheduling

• We reserve the right to cancel lessons under the following conditions:

1 - If the teacher becomes unavailable due to extreme circumstances that we have no control over.  In this circumstance we will first endeavour to either find a replacement teacher or re-schedule the lesson. If this is not possible, the lesson will be cancelled and we will refund you for the cancelled lesson.

2 - If the teacher has been subject to abusive or unacceptable behaviour from you.

• You can cancel or reschedule lessons with a minimum of 48 hours notice.
  - Cancelled classes will receive a refund, minus a 10% admin fee.
  - Rescheduled lessons will not be subject to any additional charges.

• You can cancel or reschedule lessons with less than 48 hours notice.
  - Lessons cancelled will not receive a refund
  - Lessons rescheduled will be subject to a £20 admin fee.

• In the circumstance of you cancelling or re-scheduling we cannot guarantee that any new dates will be successfully arranged.

• We will not refund you if you decide that you are not happy with either the tuition or the choreography after all lessons have been completed. This is because you should alert us to any issues as detailed in ‘Complaints’ section, as soon as the problem arises during the course of lessons.

Complaints

In the event that you are unhappy with the service provided by us or your teacher, you must raise the issue with us immediately to explain the situation. Any complaint will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis. Depending on individual circumstances, we may arrange for a replacement teacher.  In extreme circumstances, we will offer a refund for the lesson and any subsequent lessons. If a replacement teacher can be arranged, we reserve the right to reschedule the lessons.

Termination

• We reserve the right to terminate this Agreement at any time by giving 24 hours notice.

• We reserve the right to terminate this Agreement immediately should you be in breach of contract.

• You may terminate this Agreement by giving 48 hours notice. This will be subject to the terms and fees details in the ‘Cancellation and Rescheduling’ section.

Indemnity

You agree that we and our teachers will not be liable to you for any claim or demand, including reasonable solicitor’s fees, due to or arising from the lessons you had with us.

Entire Agreement and Applicable Law

This Agreement sets out all of the Terms and Conditions between us and you.

This contract shall be governed in accordance with the laws of England and English Courts and shall have jurisdiction in relation to the Agreement. We reserve the right to alter these Terms and Conditions from time to time without giving notice to you.