
Classical Ballet of WNY
CLASSROOM ATTIRE
*All girls must wear PINK FOOTED tights
and pink leather or canvas ballet slippers.
LEOTARD COLORS:
Creative Movement: Any color leotard, skirt optional
Pre-Ballet: Any color leotard, skirt optional
Ballet 1A:Light Pink tank or camisole leotard
Ballet 1B: Light Pink tank or camisole leotard
Ballet 2: Light blue tank or camisole leotard
Ballet 3: Lavender tank or camisole leotard
Ballet 4: Red tank or camisole leotard
Ballet 5: Burgundy tank or camisole leotard
Ballet 6: Navy blue tank or camisole leotard
Ballet 7: Royal Blue tank or camisole leotard
Ballet 8: Purple tank or camisole leotard
Advanced: Purple tank or camisole leotard
Beginning Ballet: Black tank or camisole leotard
Boys: Black tights, black or white ballet shoes, white t-shirt
Modern: Any color leotard, black or pink footless tights
Jazz/Tap: Any color leotard, black or pink tights
* Our faculty highly recommends ballet slipper brands such as
Capezio, Danskin, Bloch, or Sansha, which can be purchased
at Bailey Slipper Shop in Clarence.
* Ballet shoes must have elastics, and drawstrings should be
tied and/or tucked in.
* LEOTARDS FOR BALLET 1A AND HIGHER SHOULD
NOT HAVE ATTACHED SKIRTS
* Skirts MAY be worn for Pointe classes.
CLASSROOM RULES*
Girls' hair MUST be pulled away from the face, and if long
enough, MUST be secured in a bun.
* NO GUM in the classroom, rehearsal, or on stage.
* No food or drink, except water, in the studios.
* Students arriving late must wait at the door and receive
permission from the teacher to enter the studio.
* Disruptiveness in the classroom WILL NOT be tolerated.
* To lessen distractions in the classroom, parents may only
watch class during Observation Weeks, which will be held
held in November and March.
BALLET LEVELS
Pre-Ballet:4 year olds
Ballet 1A:5 year olds
Ballet 1B:6-8 year olds
Ballet 2:7-9 year olds
Ballet 3:8-10 year olds
Ballet 4:9-11 year olds
Ballet 5:10-12 year olds
Ballet 6:10-13 year olds
Ballet 7:11-16 year olds
Ballet 8:12-18 year olds
Beginning Ballet:
Pirouette Class
Advanced Ballet9-14 year olds with no dance experienceCreative Movement: 3 year olds
LEVELS ARE DETERMINED BY THE FACULTY ONLY
Studentsmaystayin the same level for more than one year,
if determined necessary by the faculty
Pointe Levels
Beginning Pointe: No pointe experience
Pointe 1: One to two years of pointe experience
Int. Pointe: Three or more years of pointe experience
Adv. Pointe: Four or more years of pointe experience
Modern Levels Tap/Jazz Levels
Modern 1 Tap 1
Modern 2 Tap/Jazz 1
Intermediate Modern Tap/Jazz 2
Advanced Modern Tap/Jazz 3
Levels Intermediate Tap/Jazz
Advanced Jazz/Lyrical
Acro
Acro16-8 year olds
Acro2 9-12 year olds