Anaheim Ballet: Regulations

General Information / Dress Code / Attendance / Classroom Rules
Lost and Found / Tuition / Concerts [Recitals] / Placement and Advancement

General information

* Anaheim Ballet School is open Monday-Sunday
* Parents and visitors are welcome to observe classes from the viewing areas. Please do not disturb classes.
* Parents may not leave their children unattended.
* Students may not enter classroom without an instructor present.
* Students are not allowed upstairs without instructor present.
* Anaheim Ballet is not responsible for accidents or injuries.
* Private instruction/coaching is available.
* Participation in any of Anaheim Ballet’s performing groups is by audition or instructor/director invitation only.
* Class and rehearsal schedules are subject to change without notice.
* Conferences with instructors/directors must be scheduled in advance. Please do not attempt impromptu meetings between or during class times in order not to interrupt class schedules. They will gladly meet with you at an appointed time.
* Instructors must be notified in advance by the dancer or parent if any special conditions or prior injuries will affect their activity.
* No cameras or video equipment are allowed at Anaheim Ballet. Special photo and video opportunities are arranged during the year.
* Dancers and visitors must use pay phone.
* Anaheim Ballet reserves the right to refuse service to anyone.
* Students must complete and sign a registration card before beginning classes. Please up-date information, as needed.
* Second floor lounge is restricted to faculty and AB Company dancers only.
* Lobby areas are designed for visitors and dancers prior to entry into studios. No athletic activities are allowed.

Dress code

* Appropriate street wear must be worn to and from Anaheim Ballet School and Anaheim Ballet events.
* No jewelry may be worn.
* Dance shoes may not be worn on the street. Taps must be properly attached to tap shoes.
* Student concert [recital] costumes are selected to conform to the dress code. Please estimate their annual cost to be approximately two times the cost of standard classroom attire.
* Specialty classes will be informed of their dress code by the instructors
* Free style dressing is allowed during rehearsals at the discretion of the faculty and directors
* Adults [18 years and older] are allowed free style dressing but may use the following as a guide:

Ballet [children and teens]
Ladies	Gentlemen
* Black, pink, or white leotard * Pink tights * Pink ballet shoes * Pink pointe shoes * Hair secured in ballet style Optional: * Pink, black, gray or white ballet skirt * Form fitting dance sweaters in pink, black, gray or white * Form fitting, black, gray, or white leg warmers * Black over-tights-level VI only	* Black, gray or white solid T shirts * Black, gray or white tights * Black or white ballet shoes * Dance belt Optional: * Black bike shorts * White socks * Form fitting black, gray, or white sweatshirts * Form fitting black, gray, or white leg warmer

Jazz, Hip Hop, Tap [children and teens]
Ladies	Gentlemen
* Jazz style leotard or form fitting T shirts * Tights, jazz pants, or form fitting shorts * Black jazz shoes * Black tap shoes * Dance sneakers * Hair secured off face Optional: * Leg warmers	* Form fitting T shirts * Jazz pants or form fitting shorts * Black jazz shoes * Black tap shoes * Dance sneakers Optional: * Leg warmers
Shoes may be worn in different colors, but concert wear will include black shoes for conformity.
Hip Hop dress code is dictated by current trends: simple street wear is appropriate.

Attendance

* Regular attendance is of great importance. Physical skills require persistent repetition to ensure maximum results. Because dance training is an ongoing process that cannot be mastered with sporadic attendance, a drop- in approach is highly discouraged.
* Students arriving ten minutes after class begins may be refused admittance by the instructor or registrar. The initial warm up is crucial to the student’s physical development.
* In order to participate in the school’s concerts [recitals], students must have had regular class attendance for a minimum of three months prior to the performance.

Classroom Rules

* Discipline from within, instead of enforced by instructors, will remain with dancers beyond the classroom.
* Sitting down or leaning on barres is not permitted. Dancer’s muscles need to remain warmed up in order to operate at their optimum.
* Each dancer is expected to perform individually specific pre-class warm up exercises.
* Additional practice is encouraged during, before and after class, but proper respect must be shown to the instructor and fellow students in regard to available space and distraction of others.
* Students must notify instructor at the beginning of class if it is necessary to leave the classroom early.
* Gum chewing and talking are physical as well as mental distractions that are not tolerated.

Lost and Found

* Do not leave valuables in dressing rooms or lobbies. Anaheim Ballet is not responsible for lost or stolen items.
* Articles left at Anaheim Ballet will be placed in the lost and found and unclaimed items will be periodically donated to second hand stores.

Tuition

* Tuition is payable in advance.
* Discounted class packages apply only when purchased in advance. The single class rate will apply when paying for classes that have already been taken.
* There is a $15 annual registration fee every beginning of the calendar month. If registration fee is paid in October, November, or December of the year, the coverage enacted by that fee payment will continue on for the whole of the following year.
* NO REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES, NO EXCEPTIONS
* All classes must be taken within the,calendar month that the payment is made in.
* Make-ups must be taken within the calendar month.
* Returned checks are charged a $20 Fee.
* Anaheim Ballet will observe Spring holiday, Winter holiday, Thanksgiving holiday, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Independence Day for which no make-ups will be given.
* Private lessons must be canceled twenty-four hours in advance or the full fee will be charged.
* Costume/concert fees and full month’s tuition of the month of the concert [recital] are charged three months prior to the concert [recital].

Concerts [Recitals]

* Student must have had regular attendance for a minimum of four months
* Please estimate two times the cost of standard classroom attire for the cost of costumes for each dance form. Every effort is made to make costumes appropriate for future classroom use.
* All students are invited to participate at whatever their current level of accomplishment. Participation is not mandatory although it is encouraged because of the many positive effects on the student’s development.

Placement and Advancement

* A student is evaluated in their first class at Anaheim Ballet after an initial estimation is made by the informed registrar, director or instructor.
* Students are placed in a particular level based on age, strength, potential, prior training, etc.
* Class levels are ongoing in order to ensure that students may be promoted to the next level at any time of the year. Promotion is based upon several factors including age, emotional maturity, accomplishment, and potential.
* Class level requirements are defined in Anaheim Ballet’s Curriculum.
* Pointe work is offered to the students upon their teacher’s evaluation based on several factors: age, bone structure, strength, health, and regular attendance. To acquire the necessary strength to support the body on pointe, a minimum of two technique classes per week are required in addition to the pointe class.