General Information

Dress Code

Students are expected to be neatly dressed following the dress code of their particular class. Girls hair must be worn in a bun. Dress code includes pink tights and pink ballet shoes (except where otherwise stated). Ballet shoes that we recommend are Bloch, Capezio, Sansha and Freed brands.

Boys attire is black tights, dance belt, black ballet shoes and a plain white T-shirt which is to be tucked in.

Determining Placement Level

Age range provides a general guide for initial placement. A Toledo Ballet instructor will evaluate a child during their first class and place them accordingly. Students are expected to spend at least one year in a level before moving to the next level. Students may begin ballet at any age. It is not necessary to begin in the pre-ballet program to take regular levels of ballet classes. Evaluation by an instructor will be necessary for any students who begin at 10 years of age or older or if a child is transferring from another school.

Students are only allowed to begin Pointe after having four consecutive years of ballet training. Teachers will evaluate students to make sure they have the proper strength and technique before allowing them to start on Pointe.

Parents of children ages 3 & 4 are recommended to try a trial class if this is your child’s first experience in a ballet or dance class. This allows the child to see if they have an interest before committing them to a semester registration. During the trial class your child may either watch or participate so that you and the instructor can determine their readiness for class. The cost of the trial classes is not refundable but may be applied toward tuition.

We highly recommend parents do not watch class as this is very distracting to the child. We will have a watch week for parent observation.