Steps Dance School

Ballet Etiquette

• The barre is for support when performing ballet steps and combinations and should not be used for slouching or hanging on.

• The barre prepares us for working out in center (center work). Center work prepares us for the stage. Keep this in mind when you come to class, barre work is thought to be boring and tedious but it does have a significant purpose. Think about it like this: If there were a tower of 3 building blocks, barre work would be the bottom block, Center work would be the middle block, and the stage/performing would be the top block. What happens if you were to remove the bottom block?

• Be on time for class wearing proper attire and with hair neatly pulled back into a bun.

• Please do not speak unless addressed by the teacher. Do not talk back to the teachers or other students.

• Show respect towards your instructor, other students and all facility members inside and outside of class.

• Curtsying/Bowing and applauding after class is a traditional way of ending class and thanking your instructor for their instruction.

• Ballet is more elegant than the other styles of dance. Ballet dancers are respected because of their dedication, discipline, perfection, self-control, and grace.