Adagio Ballet Closing (Arlington)

[Anonymous]

Ugh. That’s sad - were they still holding any type of classes?

My girls are enrolled at 2 other studios who have been having weekly live zoom classes. One even has open classes on Facebook. They are having a virtual recital at one and saving their performance for the fall at the other. Both have told us they are planning to keep up the live streaming classes in the fall if necessary.

I do feel bad for activities like swimming, we’ve been paying tuition but clearly we can’t zoom those lessons.

[Anonymous]

Yes...lots of mobile classes

[Anonymous]

My girls go to adagio - it’s closing in both locations. There was an enormous drop off from in person to the zoom classes - like i would say the level one of girls is at probably had 90 students across that level across tons of classes and only 9 join the live zoom so I assume the other 80 asked for refunds or credits? I know they have competitive girls that are older but I think the younger kids created crazy revenue for them because there were like 9 classrooms packed and full every 45 minutes all day Saturday along with during the week after school. I’m sure they decided none of us would be intentionally paying for live zoom dance for our younger kids in the fall. I give them credit - they stayed open longer than any place (March 13) - they immediately uploaded classes - and then finally switched to zoom. They fought a good fight in a crappy economy and situation.

[Anonymous]

Well said. I wonder which program is next.

[Anonymous]

I wonder why they offered refunds on Spring classes. The Washington School of Ballet switched to Zoom/recorded classes and kept our tuition (contract signed). We had been at Adagio for many years, and I believe they also had contracts, or pre-payment annual discounts.

I think the addition of the McLean location stretched them too far.

[Anonymous]

No refunds for Spring. The camps will not be refunded either..
As PP said, crappy, that’s all.

One thing I’d say is that I hope that this is not a smooth move on their part to shutdown to avoid paying rents and credits to parents to conserve cash just to reopen whenever it’s convenient and profitable again. That would not sit well.
If they returned the moneys and shutdown that’s just different.

[Anonymous]

They had so many little dancer classes! Their recitals were packed with little dancers. I have no idea how they could fold.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No refunds for Spring. The camps will not be refunded either..
As PP said, crappy, that’s all.

One thing I’d say is that I hope that this is not a smooth move on their part to shutdown to avoid paying rents and credits to parents to conserve cash just to reopen whenever it’s convenient and profitable again. That would not sit well.
If they returned the moneys and shutdown that’s just different.

Then how did they go under if they still had Spring tuition and most likely lots of summer campers locked in?


Sketchy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No refunds for Spring. The camps will not be refunded either..
As PP said, crappy, that’s all.

One thing I’d say is that I hope that this is not a smooth move on their part to shutdown to avoid paying rents and credits to parents to conserve cash just to reopen whenever it’s convenient and profitable again. That would not sit well.
If they returned the moneys and shutdown that’s just different.

Then how did they go under if they still had Spring tuition and most likely lots of summer campers locked in?


Sketchy.

And non refundable recital fees paid by students.

[Anonymous]

I agree with PP, it could a move to avoid the worse to save money and just to open up again?? Because considering the revenues, no refunds and a relatively short time of being closed, it’s quite alarming.

[Anonymous]

Some of the parents at Adagio when we were there were really obnoxious. I bet many demanded refunds even though they signed contracts.

[Anonymous]

Just because someone demands a refund does not mean that the business is obligated to give them a refund. If the customer is under a contract the request can be ignored.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just because someone demands a refund does not mean that the business is obligated to give them a refund. If the customer is under a contract the request can be ignored.

Yes, but maybe Adagio tried to accommodate the pushy parents.

[Anonymous]

I know that when something is in your registration policy it should be honored but I agree there are so many people who have no shame-as if their life deepened on it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know that when something is in your registration policy it should be honored but I agree there are so many people who have no shame-as if their life deepened on it.

This. I can totally see some of those parents raising a stink about the Zoom classes and demanding refunds. Like their dance teachers didn’t need to be paid.