Yesterday, the artistic director of SB’s ballet school sent the following email to all the families:
Learning the art of classical ballet begins with the discipline of presentation as we step into the classroom to train. I would like to stress the importance of uniformity. We would like our young emerging artists to distinguish themselves with their dancing not their clothing. With this in mind listed below are the uniforms for this year. These are the only leotards which will be allowed in the classroom except for rehearsals, during which time the dress code will be relaxed. Additionally, no canvas shoes will be allowed. They get baggy, dirty and do not enhance the look of any foot! Only leather ballet shoes, please!
Bravo! I highly applaud the emphasis on the dress code. While sloppy clothing and hair might not necessarily equal a sloppy studio or sloppy teaching style, having strict requirements for appearance points to the rigorous nature of this particular school. Nothing drives me crazier than to see the little girls in Ballerina Girl’s school with their unkempt and un-bunned hair, tears in tights and untucked strings on ballet shoes. Partly because of this, and because of other factors, BG is moving to her brother’s ballet school in the fall. This will be her 3rd ballet studio in as many years! :-( Hopefully, if she wants to stick with it, it she’ll stay here for awhile.
