TACOMA CITY BALLET

Dress Code/Hair:

• Each dancer must adhere to the Dress Code for his/her class level, which includes tights, shoes and leotard only. There are no skirts, shorts, warm-ups, sweaters, shrugs, etc. permitted in class.
• No underwear is to be worn under tights and leotard.
• Pre-ballet dancers are to wear their hair in a ponytail, or with as much hair pulled back as possible. Bangs are acceptable.
• Pre-Elementary level and up must have a neat bun with bangs pulled back.
• No hair or bun accessories allowed for any level.
• It is the custom and culture of classical ballet that no jewelry of any kind or nail polish be worn in class or rehearsal. Only assigned costume jewelry will be allowed in any performance.
• All dancers must wear clothing over their tights and leotard when entering or exiting the building. Ballet slippers must not be worn outside of the building.
• For Elementary 1, 2, 3, Apprentice and Company levels, if a dancer is not prepared for class with the appropriate hair and//or attire, they will be excused from class to complete their preparation. If they are unable to return with the appropriate hair/attire, they will be admitted to sit and watch the remainder of the class.

Food & Drink:

• There is no food or drink allowed on the Tacoma City Ballet premises. Bottled water is allowed in the dressing room only.

Photo Release:

• Throughout the year, in class and performances, photos/video footage may be taken of the dancers for promotional or archive purposes.

Attendance:

• Class attendance is fundamental to the growth and development of each dancer’s technique, therefore it is expected that dancers and parents commit to the dancer(s) attending all scheduled classes. 
• Excessive absences, whether excused or unexcused, will result in appropriate consequences including but not limited to exclusion from auditions and/or upcoming performance opportunities, repeating the same class level or a delay in moving to the next class level.
• PB- 6 classes for the whole year- Spring Demonstration. PE, E1, E2- 6 classes for the whole year. E3/Intermediate- 9 classes for the whole year. Apprentice/Company- determined by the Artistic Director.
• Classes missed due to weather cancellations may be made-up only if the dancer has no more than 1 excused absence and 0 unexcused absences that same month.
• Classes missed due to holiday observances may be made-up only by dancers who have class just once per week.
• Other absences must be reported on or before the day of the missed class to the Administrator to be determined as excused or unexcused. Unexcused absences may not be made-up. Only excused absences, determined by the Administrator, reported on the day of the missed class may be made up.
• Classes may be made-up only if the available make-up class is not full. 
• Classes must be made-up within 1 month of the excused absence.

Drop-off/Pick Up:

• Parents may wait with their dancer in the landing area until the instructor takes the class back into the studio.
• After the dancers have been escorted into class, the parents must leave the building, unless they receive permission from Miss Erin or Miss Leah to wait in either dressing room.
• For pick-up, parents may arrive in the building no earlier than 15 minutes prior to their dancer's class letting out.
• Dancers being dropped off may arrive no earlier that 15 minutes prior to their class start time. Dressing rooms will be unlocked 15 minutes before classes begin.