This tier helps supplement needs-based and scholarship pricing for historically oppressed groups and individuals in financial hardship . There is no Payment Code at checkout.

I find it important to support historically oppressed groups so that they may gain equitable access to dance

I am employed or do not need work to meet my basic needs

I have expendable income

I have a job that allows me financial freedom

I own my own home or pay higher end rent

I regularly contribute to a savings account, retirement fund or stocks

I am part of a privileged class of society that has allowed me to gain generational wealth

I can afford to take an annual vacation without financial burden

I own or lease a car

This tier is the standard rate of dance classes in Seattle and similar cities. The Payment Code at checkout is Tier-2

I regularly pay the standard rate at other dance studios

I am comfortably able to meet my basic needs

I may have some debt but it does not prohibit me from meeting my basic needs

I am employed or do not need work to meet my basic needs

I am unemployed but am receiving unemployment or have substantial savings

I have expendable income to live comfortably in addition to supporting my basic needs

I have regular access to healthcare

I am able to buy some new items and thrift others

I can afford to take time off from work without extreme financial repercussion

This tier is reserved for people on a highly limited budget . The Payment Code at checkout is Tier-1

I am unable to pay the standard rate at other dance studios

I have debt that sometimes prohibits me from meeting my basic needs

I am unemployed or underemployed and my savings are reserved for my basic needs

I am temporarily on a strict budget due to a major life transition

I have very little expendable income

I am a student or working artist with no outside support

This tier is reserved for black, brown, indigenous and trans people in financial need . The payment code at checkout is DZSCHOLARSHIP

I am part of a historically oppressed group

I cannot afford dance or any other extra curricular activity without a scholarship

I have little or no expendable income

I have little or no access to savings

I rent lower-end properties or have unstable income

I qualify for government assistance including food stamps and health care

I am unemployed with little to no savings

I rarely buy new items because I am unable to afford them

I cannot afford a vacation or have the ability to take time off without financial burden

I am supporting more people than just myself