Summer Preparatory Ballet
DESCRIPTION
Open to elementary school aged male and female children ages 5 to 11 years old. Children must be willing to participate independently without a parent. This is an entry level class for beginners. It is also the correct course for children moving up from our preschool ballet classes, for children who are repeating our preparatory classes for skill building and proficiency, or for children who have previous experience in either our summer camps or at another dance studio, and are beginning their journey at Project Ballet.
QUALIFICATIONS
Students must be no younger than 5 years old and no older than 11 years old by the first day of the enrolled session.
SCHEDULE
Classes meet for 45 minutes, four days in a row, Monday-Thursday. Register by the week. Use the links below to register. There are three weeks to choose from. Students are encouraged to register for more than one week. We find that the more often that students practice and refine their skills at a young age, the more it sets them up for success in higher levels of training.
TUITION
Tuition is $50 for each four-day session. Tuition is non-refundable and non-transferable. Please see the bottom of this page for a special $20 discount code available to families who are BRAND NEW to Project Ballet.
DROP-OFF AND PICK-UP
Parents should bring their child into the Project Ballet lobby and wait for class to begin. Please plan to arrive about five minutes early to change into ballet shoes and take off your coat, etc. A minute or two before class is scheduled to start, our staff will take attendance and have the children line-up in the lobby to head into the classroom. Once the children have left with their teacher to begin class, parents are free to leave or you may wait in our lobby for the duration of the class. Please make sure to return promptly at the end of class. Your child's teacher will bring them back out to the lobby when class is over.
DRESS CODE
Female dancers are required to wear pink ballet slippers, pink ballet tights and a leotard of their choice. Pink tights must have feet. Leotards may be any color and style, however leotards may NOT have attached skirts, shorts, or tutus. Just a plain bathing-suit style leotard, please. Simple rhinestones or bows, etc. are permitted, and any style sleeves are permitted. Ballet slippers can be purchased at Standing Ovation Performance Apparel, at stores such as WalMart or Target, or online. Long hair should be pulled back off the face in a ballet bun, pony tail, or similar style.
Male dancers are required to wear a plain white undershirt style short-sleeve or long-sleeve t-shirt, black basketball shorts, white socks, and black or white ballet slippers. Please select a t-shirt size that is not too baggy or oversized, so that the teacher can easily see your child's movements. Ballet slippers can be purchased at Standing Ovation Performance Apparel, at stores such as WalMart or Target, or online. Long hair should be pulled back off the face in a ballet bun, pony tail, or similar style.
PARENT OBSERVATION
The last 15 minutes of Thursdays class will be a mini performance, open for observation by parents and siblings. Observation attendees will be able to video record and take photographs during class. We ask that you please limit observation to no more than 2 total attendees per student because seating is limited.