CULTURE/COMMUNITY GUIDELINES:

Academy Offerings

When stepping on premise at OPA, you agree to support us towards our vision and mission and help cultivate a healthy and productive culture. Joining On Pointe Academy means agreeing to our community guidelines. Dancers, Families/Supporters, and Staff at OPA aim to:

  • Practice RESPECT for authority, others, ourselves, and the spaces we enter.
  • Leave people and places BETTER than we found them.
  • Practice personal OWNERSHIP and a GROWTH MINDSET.
  • Be good NEIGHBORS and teammates and practice good sportsmanship.
  • ENCOURAGE one another and build each other up.

We aim to make ballet accessible to a wide range of ages and stages from adult open classes to youth programming and pre-professional tracks.

  • Pre-Professional Program (by audition): For students who consider ballet their primary extracurricular pursuit.
  •  Enrichment Program (by placement): For students who consider ballet a supplementary extracurricular pursuit.
  •  Open Adult Classes: We believe ballet is for all ages and stages and are thrilled to offer open adult ballet classes. Check the schedule for our beginner, intermediate, and advanced offerings. We also welcome professional dancers to contact the studio for specialized class rates and offerings.

Academy Dress Code

Every stage of a dancer’s development is uniquely valuable and beautiful. Our dress code colors are based on gemstones to remind each dancer of their inherent value and beauty. These colors also serve as meaningful milestones marking and celebrating each dancer’s unique place in their developmental journey.

LADIES:

School Year Pre-Professional Program Dress Code:

                Lower School: AMETHYST (Purple leotards)

                Intermediate School: SAPPHIRE (Blue leotards)

                Upper School: EMERALD (Green leotards)

Enrichment Program Dress Code: PEARLS (Black leotards)

Open Adult Classes: DIAMONDS (Free dress: Ballet attire or athletic wear welcome)

General Guidelines:

  • Leotard is to be worn with convertible ballet tights and proper shoes.
  • Hair is to be secured neatly in a bun.
  • Jewelry: Not permitted, except for small stud earrings. Dangling earrings and hoops are strictly prohibited for safety reasons. Necklaces, bracelets, watches, and Fitbits are not allowed. Please leave these items at home.
  • Proper dress code is required to participate in class. Students who forget attire may be asked to sit and observe class.
  • Please label all items with child’s name.
  • No skirts or shorts unless specified for level, class, or repertoire.
  • Do not buy shoes from Target, Academy, or Walmart, as they are often the wrong color, uncomfortable, and poorly fitting.