• Enrollment is first-come, first-served based on the postmark or online registration date. Please note: Camp is earlier in August this year, thus all the registration dates correspond earlier.
• Fees increase after June 9, again after July 7, and again after July 28. (Late Fees: Postmarked or registered online after June 9: $25 / July 7: $50 / July 28: $75.) Late fees are waived for those coming to camp for the first time.

Camp Attendance Options - There are 4 options for camp attendance: First Weekend, First 5 days, Last 6 days, Full 11 days

*See Community Meeting

Wait Listing - Wait listing is not automatic; circle YES on the registration form if you would like to be put on a wait list for your preferred attendance choices.

Balance - Full payment is due by August 1. Full payment is expected regardless of work study or scholarship arrangements. Full payment means you can by-pass registration and go straight to the Community Service table where you can pick up your Orientation Booklet and sign up for the best Community Service slots.

Deposits and Refunds

• A $100 deposit is required for adults 26 and over, $75 for adults 18-25, and $50 for each child. You MUST include the deposit with the application. Registration forms sent without a deposit will not be processed until a check is sent. The check postmark will be the date used to place you in the system.
• If your first choice is not available your deposit will be applied to your second or third choice.
• If you need to cancel your registration, contact the Registrar (email registrar@dne.org or call 646-522-5869 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. EST.) before July 7, and 50% of your deposit will be cheerfully refunded. Deposits will not be refunded after July 7.

Work Exchange/Scholarship - Work study is available at $11.60/hour. You must send in your registration form and pay your full camp fee prior to camp. Your workstudy will reduce your registration fee. The resulting credit will be given to you before you leave camp, or a check will be mailed to you. Partial scholarships are also available. A written request can be submitted with your registration, or sent by July 11 to the Scholarship Committee, c/o Samantha Armer, 240 Mountain Rest Road, New Paltz NY 12561. Apply early, positions fill up quickly and we only have a limited number. For more information on work exchange / scholarship contact workexchange@dne.org

Registration Changes - If you change your registration, your fee will be calculated using the fee schedule in effect on the date of the change - not the date of your original postmark.

Substitutions - One person may not be substituted for another on the registration form, even if they are members of the same family.

1. Equalize the dollar amount for each person. Each person would pay $66 per day.
2. Equalize the % of income for each person. Each person would pay 1/4 of 1% of their income.
3. Equalize the number of hours each person works to pay for camp. Each person would pay 5 hours of his/her earnings.

Adjustments - Nobody knows your life like you do. The choices we all make around earning money, contributing to a better world, and fulfilling our responsibilities while dancing through life are a maze. Adjust your daily rate upward based on assets (owning property, having a trust fund or inherited wealth, a retirement plan, etc.) or downward based on responsibilities (healthcare, tuition, dependents, unusual losses, etc.)

Consider what DNE means to you and others. Pay the amount you feel is appropriate. Please do not choose a fee below $49 ($43 for young adults) or less than what you earn in one hour, whichever is greater.

What do we mean by "what you earn in one hour?" - In calculating your hourly earning, include time you spend in preparation, accounting, phone work, etc. For example, if you earn $40 per hour to teach a class and you take an hour preparation time for each hour of paid work, your hourly rate is actually $20.

Take the adjusted number and place it on the line for Daily Fee, where you will multiply it by the number of days you will attend camp.

DNE Future Fund - The adult fees include a $1/day charge for the DNE Future Fund, intended to help us build a reserve for the future. If you object you may reduce your daily fee by $1.

If you cannot afford $49 per day ($43 for young adults), you will need to apply for Work Exchange / Scholarship. Please see that section.

DNE Membership - Only recognized "DNE Members" can steer the direction of DNE through the formal consensus process. DNE Members demonstrate their commitment to the organization through significant donations of time and money each year.

Time: DNE Members take on significant volunteer positions of 15 or more hours each year.
Money: DNE Members contribute an extra $15 or more dollars to DNE each year.

The above metrics are averages. If you have contributed more than your share of time or money as a DNE Member in recent years, take a break, and we will still consider you a Member!