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Classroom Rules

"Discipline is a reliable force that generates a powerfully adhesive base to govern your life" *

RULES & EXPECTATIONS

  • Class will start at the scheduled time. If you are late, you are expected to wait until the exercise in progress has stopped, apologize to your teacher, and ask if you can join class or if you should observe that lesson, taking notes on what is being taught

  • Entering class late is a distraction to everyone else, impedes your progress, and invites injury as you have missed essential preliminary exercises 

  • Respect your teacher, your parents, and the entire staff at the CIFA Institute and Cabin John Ice Rink

    • Greet your teacher or anyone one of the staff first (before they greet you)

    • Be polite (Say "Please", "Thank you", and "May I?")

  • Respect each other

    • Help each other 

    • Be kind to one another 

    • Support each other 

    • Do not talk behind each other's backs

    • BULLYING WILL NOT BE TOLERATED 

  • Work hard in class and do your absolute best

  • No talking amongst each other in class!

  • Listen to your teacher closely 

  • Remember: "Everybody is different and every body is different!!!"

  • Be honest!

  • Come to class early and be prepared!

  • Wear proper ballet attire

  • Hair in a bun

  • Pointe shoes and soft ballet shoes neatly taken care of 

  • Have your homework done

  • Have your combinations for class and your dance parts memorized 

  • Let your teacher know about any injury or illness before class

  • Let your teacher know about any absence in advance

  • Ask questions related to the class during the class and all other questions - after class

  • Work on your corrections outside of class as well as during class

  • NO FOOD may be consumed by students in the classroom

  • NO GUM

  • Use the bathroom before class!

PROPER ATTIRE AND GROOMING

Each student should be properly dressed: 

  •  Girls: Black leotard, pink tights, pink ballet shoes. Hair should be pulled away from the face and worn NEATLY IN A BUN. (Small bows or ornaments are allowed.)

  • Boys: White tight dance t-shirt. Black shorts, leggings, or black tights. White socks and white ballet shoes. NEAT HAIR CUT

  • A student taking tap needs black tap shoes WITH A SECURE BUCKLE

  • No jewelry of any kind (stud earrings are acceptable)

  • Personal belongings should be kept in a dance bag and placed in the corner of the room

 

 

WHERE TO BUY DANCE SUPPLIES

REPEAT PERFORMANCE 

(301) 881-0800

5050-B Nicholson Lane

North Bethesda, MD 20852

 

 

CINNAMON TREE

(703) 435-3255

1108 Herndon Parkway

Herndon, VA 20170

 

HEATHER'S DANCEWEAR BOUTIQUE

(703) 331-5964

8759 Mathis Avenue

Manassas, VA 20121

 

 

THE DANCE SHOPPE

(703) 815-3205

14215-G Centerville Square

Centerville, VA 20121

 

 

ROBCYNS

(703) 379-7800

3660 King St.

Alexandria, VA 22302

 

 

* Elite Daily, 5 Lessons In Discipline From A Professional Ballerina That Will Change The Way You Lead Your Life, http://elitedaily.com/life/5-things-learned-discipline-professional-ballerina/

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