Curriculum
Classes
Ballet Arts offers dance classes from pre-school level to professional and adult level in many different dance forms. Our core programs are ballet. It is the most structured dance form and provides a basis for other dance forms. Our ballet classes are graded according to age and ability and each ballet level fulfills its own syllabus. For those entering our core ballet program with prior training, we require the new student to attend a class where they will be evaluated. The evaluation class is free and is designed to make the transition to a new school as easy as possible for the student.
Class offerings include:
- Pre-Ballet
- Classical Ballet
- Pointe Technique
- Teen/Adult Ballet
- Character Ballet
- Jazz
- Tap
- Hip Hop
- Contemporary Dance
Dress Code
Core Ballet
All girls must wear light pink tights and pink ballet slippers or pointe shoes. Leotard colors are listed below. Dress code is strictly enforced. After two violations a student will be asked to leave the classroom.
| Level | Color |
| Pre-Ballet Ballet/Tap Combo |
Pink (skirts encouraged) |
| Beginning Ballet Ballet/Tap Combo |
Light Blue |
| Level 1 | Lavendar |
| Level 2 | Royal Blue |
| Level 3 | Rose |
| Level 4 | Burgundy |
| Level 5 | Navy Blue |
| Advanced | Choice of solid color leotard. Must have one black camisole. |
| All Levels | Pink Tights and Pink Ballet Shoes |
| Character Ballet | Black character skirt, black character shoes. |
- Men wear black ballet shoes, black tights or leggings and a white or black form-fitting T-shirt
- All warmup attire must be appropriate dancewear not streetwear
- Adults may wear any color leotard and tights. Pink ballet shoes are required.
- Hair must be securely pinned away from the face and neck. Long hair must be put into a bun and short hair confined with a hair band.
Jazz
Black jazz pants or black shorts, a leotard (any color), and black jazz shoes.
Contemporary Dance
Students are required to wear a leotard of any color, black or pink footless tights. This class is performed in bare feet, however, foot mittens or dance paws are acceptable.
Tap
Black jazz pants or leggings, a leotard (any color) or form fitting tee shirt, and tap shoes.
Studio Rules
Students are expected to conform to the rules and to maintain the standards of their class level, which include good attendance and a positive, courteous attitude in class. Undisciplined, disruptive or discourteous behavior will not be tolerated and the student will be expelled from class.
All classes begin promptly. Students are expected to be dressed and ready to start class on time. Latecomers not only disturb the class, but subject themselves to injury due to insufficient warm-up. Students who are more than ten minutes late may be refused entry.
We recommend that all clothing and shoes be clearly labeled. The studio is not responsible for lost items. If you do lose an item, check the lost and found container in the student's dressing room.