Ballet and Pointe
WHAT ARE BALLET AND POINTE?
Our ballet classes focus on proper body alignment, strength, and technique, making it an essential for any dancer. It emphasizes grace, fluid movement, and discipline, helping students develop the foundational skills needed for all other styles of dance, including jazz, contemporary, and more.
Pointe is part of ballet involving a technique that concerns pointe work, in which a dancer supports all body weight on the tips of fully extended feet when wearing pointe shoes.
At Backstage, our classical programs incorporate training in the Cecchetti, Vaganova, and Balanchine methods.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR POINTE?
Dancers wishing to enroll in pre-pointe or pointe must meet the program criteria, which includes teacher approval BEFORE registering for class. Criteria to dance en pointe is outlined HERE.
• Class level’s specific uniform leotard (check color by ballet level HERE)
• Pink tights
• Pink leather/canvas ballet shoes, pointe shoes upon approval
• Bun – hair cleanly secured away from face and neck
• White fitted t-shirt
• Black form-fitting bottoms (shorts, leggings, etc.) – must be able to see body lines
• Black leather/canvas ballet shoes
• Hair cleanly secured away from face and neck