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
- Beginning Teen Ballet
- Adult Ballet
- Character Ballet
- Jazz
- Tap
- Modern
- Hip Hop
In addition we offer special programs including:
Teen and Adult classes: Our adult classes consist of adult students who received a dance education as a youth and wish to continue learning and performing, and adult students that are new to dance and want to learn dance in an environment of their peers. Many of our adult dancers participate in Conejo Civic Ballet Company performances but some just participate for the physical and cultural benefits.
Teenagers who want to start training ballet are often placed in the teen class. Some teens just want an exposure to ballet training and the teen class is all they need. Others want to catch up to their age group in the core ballet program and the teen class provides them with an opportunity to learn the fundamentals in a class of their peers.
Pre-ballet: These classes are an early start in the dance education of children. Our ballet dance classes usually begin at age 3-4 and are taught by professional dance instructors, not student dancers.
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) |
| Level 1B | Lt.Blue |
| Level 1A | Lavender |
| Level 2B | Rose |
| Level 2A | Royal Blue |
| Level 3B | Red |
| Level 3A | White |
| Level 4B | Burgundy |
| Level 4A | Navy Blue |
| Level 5 | Chocolate |
| Level 6 | Black |
| Advanced | Choice of solid color leotard. |
| All Levels | Pink Tights and Pink Ballet Shoes |
| All Pointe Classes | Black camisole with wrap skirt |
- Boys wear black tights or shorts, white T-shirts, white socks and ballet shoes.
- 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, Tap, Modern & Hip Hop
Students wear appropriate dance wear, any color or style.
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.