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Dancers should wear their hair controlled for class so that the instructor can see the line the neck and head have in relation to the body. Long hair should be tied back and in a bun or wrapped braid, short hair held back with a ribbon or band, so that it will not interfere with learning jumps or turns. No pony tails or hanging hair, please.
NO JEWELRY with the exception of small pierced earrings and rings. Watches are never worn for class.
Tights: All levels, early childhood through advanced ballet must have ballet pink tights with seams, and pink ballet shoes.(Leather or canvas shoes.) Boys may have black or white shoes and tights.
Leotard colors:
Early childhood and pre-ballet: light pink
Level I-Ib: white
Level II-IIb: light blue
Level III-IIIb: navy blue
Level IV and up: black
Leotards must be 100% nylon or cotton blend. No shiny lycra-spandex, please, and be scoop necked or pinched "V" neck with short or long sleeves. Please, no lacy or "puffy" sleeves, and no attached skirts.
WRAP SWEATERS IN PINK OR BLACK AND PINK LEG WARMERS ARE THE ONLY "EXTRAS" ALLOWED. NO SHORTS, SKIRTS, SWEAT PANTS OR BAGGY TEE_SHIRTS, OR SWEATERS, PLEASE.
Students over age 10 are expected to have bathed, used deoderant and have fresh ballet clothes for every class. This is required.
Should infrequent attendence be a factor in a student performing less than satisfactorily by the reecital date, the student may, at the discretion of the instructor and production director, be withdrawn from the recital.
A dancer with an injury or who is not well enough to participate should observe class, as much can be learned by watching.
No credit is given for classes missed. Fees are not refundable.
Students are expected to arrive at the studio in time to dress and be ready to start at the time the class is scheduled to begin.
Students are expected to attend the entire class. Early dismissals are discouraged.
a. Please do not enter and/or leave the studio once the class is in progress. This distracts the students.
b. Please save conversation for before and after class. No talking whatsoever during class.
c. Siblings who cannot sit quietly for the entire session must wait in the hall with a caretaker. No children under 6 years please!!!
d. NO STREET SHOES ON THE STUDIO FLOOR.
e. No children may be left unattended to observe.
f. Parents are asked to refrain from the temptation to coach from the sidelines. Please do not attempt to correct or discipline your child from the sidelines!
g. In the interest of the learning experience, an instructor may ask an observer to leave or clear the studio of all observers if it is felt their presence is a distraction.
h. Please, no gum, food or beverages in the studio.
i. Please do not sit where barres are being used. This is a distraction. Sit in areas where barres are not in use.
j. TURN OFF cell phones and pagers. If you should forget, and yours goes off, please turn it off. Please do not answer it, or answer while leaving the room. This is a major distraction for the class.
Holidays observed by the Nancy Whyte School of Ballet are Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter. There are no classes during holiday closures for Christmas, Spring Break and mid-Winter Break. (These will run in tandem with the Bellingham Public School closures.)
CLASSES ARE HELD ON ALL OTHER HOLIDAYS OTHER THAN THOSE LISTED ABOVE.
In the event that public schools are closed for a weather emergency, ballet classes will be cancelled for that day. The closure will run in tandem with Bellingham Public Schools closures. Parents are asked to use their own judgment in bad driving conditions. Safety is the first priority. On weekends, if there is a heavy snowfall, please call the studio. Emergency closures will be on the voice mail by 9am.
No monetary credit is given for the closures listed above. The full monthly tuition is charged for September through June.
2. Please note that as tuition is on a monthly bass, there is no extra charge in monthes in which there are five or more class days. No monetary credit is given for missed lessons, holiday closures or weather closures.
3. No credit is given for lessons missed. Fees are not refundable.
4. Please note there is no weekly rate or per lesson rate for children's classes. Monthly tuition is not pro-rated.
5. Children's classes are registered on a full school year's basis beginning the date Fall classes begin and continuing into June. STUDENTS LEAVING CLASSES AFTER THE FIRST 8 WEEKS OF THE YEAR WILL BE CHARGED FOR A FULL YEAR. Students entering the school or joining after the eight week period are commited for the entire year. The full monthly tuition is charged for September through June.
6. Whenever possible please pay by check. Checks should be made payable to "Nancy Whyte".
7. A fee of $25.00 will be assessed for all NSF or otherwise "bad" checks.
8. To ensure proper credit, please write the child's name on the check.
9. All present and past due tuition must be paid by the recital date. Failure to comply with this policy may result in the student not being allowed on stage the night of the recital.
The price of the needed recital costume ($60) will be added to the January tuition. All costume money must be received by February 1st.
Recital participants must attend the dress rehearsals prior to the performance. Students not attending these rehearsals may be withdrawn from the performance.
All tuition and other monies outstanding MUST BE PAID BY CURTAIN TIME on the recital date. Failure to comply may result in the student not being allowed to perform.
Should a student be performing less than satisfactorily by the recital day, and it is considered by the instructor and/or director to be due to poor attendence, the student may be withdrawn from the production.
Please note that no video or flash photography is permitted.
Students MUST attend all rehearsals scheduled for their part and ALL stage dress rehearsals and run-thru rehearsals. Children missing more than two rehearsals may be withdrawn from the production. Children missing run-thru rehearsals for any reason other than severe illness may be dropped from the production.
Rehearsals are scheduled outside of class at times studios are available for them.
Some costumes are provided by the Mount Baker Ballet Association. Replacement fee, should a costume be lost or damaged is $100 per costume.
All financial policies in regards to costs and all business decisions are set forth by the board of directors of the Mount Baker Ballet Association, the support organization for the Mt. Baker Ballet.
All artistic decisions are made by Nancy Whyte, artistic director of the Mt. Baker Ballet.
Please note that flash photography and videotaping are not permitted at any performance.
Parents are asked to refrain from asking their children to wait on the sidewalk for pick-up after ballet. Children OVER TEN may wait at the bottom of the stairs INSIDE the door if the parent requests.
Parents are asked, in dropping off children for classes, and in picking them up, to do so on the STUDIO side of the street. PLEASE DO NOT EXPECT STUDENTS TO CROSS THE STREET UNAIDED. Parents are asked to wait to be certain their child is safely in the doorway and up the stairs before driving away.
Please be certain children hold the handrail on the stairway. Please do not allow young children to run about near the top of the stairway, play on the stairway, or to hang over the stairwell.
Children are not to play boisterous games in the dressing room.
Children are to touch only their own possessions.
In signing the registration form, the parent gives permission for the Nancy Whyte School of Ballet to use photos of their child for promotional purposes.
In signing the registration form, the parent agrees to adhere to the rules and policies set forth in this document.
The Nancy Whyte School of Ballet is not responsible for lost or stolen items. "Found" items will be placed in the cubbies of the children's dressing room.
No gum, food or beverages allowed in the studio.
No street shoes on the studio floor.
No running, yelling or boisterous behavior in the hall, lavatory or dressing rooms please.
Questions? Call 734-9141. Thank you!
NOTE: The Official Rules and Policies of the Nancy Whyte School of Ballet have always been available to students and their families in their original, large brochure format at the Nancy Whyte School of Ballet. The web site presentation of these rules and policies are included solely as a courtesy to our internet visitors.
1412 Cornwall Avenue, Downtown Bellingham, Washington USA 98227
360-734-9141
This page was created: 05-18-05, Last update: 12-15-07