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
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
Middle School & High School by placement
Required Classes for Company Trainees and Junior Company members:
3 Junior Company/Trainee classes per week.
Body Conditioning – Monday class
Mixed Rep and Jazz/Lyrical are optional classes but once a commitment is made to attend, attendance is mandatory.
Required Classes for Company Apprentice members:
3 Senior Company/Apprentice classes per week
Body Conditioning – Thursday class
Mixed Rep and Jazz/Lyrical are optional classes but once a commitment is made to attend, attendance is mandatory.
Required attire:
Ballet pink slippers and tights, burgundy leotard
NO – shorts, pants, bras, or over-shirts
Hair must be in a BUN
Senior Company
Middle School & High School by placement
Required Classes for Senior Company members:
3 Senior Company/Apprentice classes per week
Body Conditioning – Thursday class
Mixed Rep and Jazz/Lyrical are optional classes but once a commitment is made to attend, attendance is mandatory.
Required attire:
Appropriate ballet attire of choice
Hair must be in a BUN
Mixed Rep
All forms of Jazz, from lyrical to hiphop
Middle School & High School by placement
Required attire:
Jazz/yoga type pants
Hair pulled back
Jazz/Lyrical
Faster, lively jazz to slower ballet based lyrical
Middle School & High School by placement
Required attire:
Jazz/yoga type pants
Hair pulled back
HipHop
HipHop for: grades 3-5
Required attire: loose fitting pants and t shirt,
Indoor only sneakers or skate shoes
Hair must be pulled back
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.
The Sun Valley Ballet School PO Box 274 Ketchum, Idaho 83340 208 . 806 . 1441
