Classes ** all ages are as of September 1   Creative Movement Creative Movement - ages 3+ (must be 3 by September 1) an introduction to dance for the very young required attire: ballet slippers, no required outfit hair must be in a bun or pulled back HipHop HipHop for:  ages 8+ required attire: loose fitting pants and t shirt, indoor only sneakers or skate shoes hair must be pulled back

2009/ 2010 Enrollment Form Waiver Form Financial Assistance Form

Ballet

Ballet Beginnings – ages 4+   •  Ballet Kinder – kindergarten
required attire: ballet pink slippers and tights, ballet pink leotard
hair must be in a bun

Ballet 1 – 1st grade  •  Ballet 2 – 2nd grade or by placement
required attire: ballet pink slippers and tights, navy blue leotard
hair must be in a bun

Ballet 3 – 3rd grade or by placement  •  Ballet 4 – 4th grade or by placement
required attire: ballet pink slippers and tights, hunter green leotard
hair must be in a bun

Ballet 5 – by placement
required attire: ballet pink slippers and tights, purple leotard
NO shorts, pants or overshirt
hair must be in a bun

Junior Company

Ages 11+  by placement
Required Classes for Junior Company members:
    Company Trainee: Monday - Trainee class / Tuesday - Body Cond &JrCo class / Friday - Trainee pointe
    Junior Company: Monday - JrCo class / Tuesday - Body Cond & JrCo class / Thursday - JrCo pointe
    Company Apprentice: 2 SrCo class / Thursday - Body Cond & JrCo pointe
required attire: ballet pink slippers and tights, burgundy leotard
NO shorts, pants or overshirts
hair must be in a bun

Senior Company

Ages 14+  by placement
Required Classes for Senior Company members::
    Average of 3 of the 4 SrCo classes pre week
    Thursday - Body Conditioning
appropriate ballet attire of choice
hair must be in a bun

Performance Responsibilities

Dancers, like any athlete, need a “goal”; something to work toward and a venue  to showcase their skills.  We strongly support this theory and therefore we, at The Sun Valley Ballet School make it a priority to give our dancers as many performances as possible each season.  Performances are the “goal” for dancers.  It’s like a ski race for skiers or a soccer game for soccer players.  We strive to make the performances a wonderfully rich and rewarding experience for everyone involved.  This can be achieved only if everyone takes seriously the responsibilities that are expected of all dancers and parents.  A few of these responsibilities are:

• Attending all mandatory rehearsals.  Mark your calendars well ahead of  time and prioritize these very important rehearsals.
• Observing and taking seriously all call times for rehearsals and performances
• Observing and taking seriously all theatre etiquette

 

Rehearsal Responsibilities

Rehearsals are very important to the success of any performance but also they are very important for the fulfilling experience we hope all the dancers have.  Being comfortable and well prepared on stage is the key to fully enjoying the performance experience.  Many times parents let their children skip rehearsals because of outside activities that conflict.  We ask all parents to review the rehearsal schedules as they are posted well ahead of time and mark your calendars.  We want all the children to be well prepared for their dances and this can only be accomplished by attending the very important rehearsals leading up to the performance.
Miss Sherry, as the Artistic Director, needs all the dancers to attend the Saturday rehearsals before each performance as this is the time she puts all the dances together and makes adjustments.  Also this is the first time for most of the dancers to get a feel for the entire full-length ballet.