Placement, Attendance & Inclement Weather
Placement
Each student's class placement is made at the discretion of the department director, not by a student or parent's request or based on the student’s age. Students may work at the same level for one or more years. Entire classes do not advance to the next level as a unit. Students with poor attendance will not progress at the same rate as those who attend consistently or take additional technique classes. Students or their parents may request re-evaluations at any time during the school year. Students who do not complete semesters due to excessive absences, tardiness, illnesses, or injuries will require additional remedial classes for advancement to the next level for the next year to prevent injuries and to ensure that they master the technique taught at each level.
Attendance (Sick) Policy
If your dancer experiences any of the following symptoms, please keep your dancer home until 48 hours after the dancer is symptom-free:
• a fever of 100.4 or higher
• diarrhea/vomiting
• coughing/sneezing
• rash
• head lice
Inclement Weather
LSB does not always follow the Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) inclement weather closings because the weather may improve throughout the day, permitting LSB to open. If LCPS is closed, LSB will decide whether to open by noon on weekdays and 8 am on Saturdays. Please check our voicemail message, website, email notifications, and social media sites for the most up-to-date information about inclement weather closings. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and on Twitter at @lsofballet and TikTok at @loudounballet.
Many of our faculty live outside Loudoun County, requiring early morning and late evening classes to be canceled because the instructors cannot safely navigate the roads.
If we have to cancel numerous classes due to weather in one year, we will schedule additional ones to be used exclusively for make-up purposes.
Missed Class Make-Up Policy
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Dancers may make-up in a class of their level or lower.
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Dancers cannot make-up in a class higher than their level.
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Dancers must use a similar class for make-up.
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Dancers may not use the same class more than three weeks in a row for a make-up.
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Dancers that take an ineligible make-up class will be charged the drop-in rate for that class.
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Dancers may make-up missed classes in the first semester from September through January.
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Dancers may make-up missed classes in the second semester from January through June.
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Winter and Spring Break are not included in tuition and thus are not “missed classes”.
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Classes falling on the following holidays are eligible for make-up classes: Labor Day, Columbus Day, Thanksgiving break, MLK Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, and snow days.
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For additional information about making up missed classes, please click on the “More Information” link below.
Dress Code
Dance Apparel can be purchased at Barre & Pointe
Ballet Department Dress Code:
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Ballet II-VIII and Beg – Int. Ballet
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black leotard – camisole styles preferred; other black classical styles allowed
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pink ballet slippers – Capezio Juliet Ballet slippers with strap changed to single strap for levels II-VI
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classical ballet skirts permitted in levels VII-VIII
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“trash bag” shorts allowed for warm-up through plies only
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Ballet VII students must have pointe shoes approved
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Ballet IX-X
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any color leotard – camisole styles preferred; other classical styles allowed
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classical ballet skirts permitted
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“trash bag” shorts allowed for warm-up through plies only
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pink ballet slippers
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pointe shoes
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Mixed Ballet
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any color leotard – camisole styles preferred; other classical styles allowed
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classical ballet skirts permitted
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“trash bag” shorts allowed for warm-up through plies only
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pink ballet slippers
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Pre-Pointe
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black leotard – camisole styles preferred - other black classical styles allowed
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classical ballet skirts permitted
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Bloch “Tensus” demi pointe shoes
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no toe pads
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Male Dancers
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white fitted dance shirt
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black jazz pants or black ballet tights (based on teacher recommendation)
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white socks & black ballet slippers
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men’s dance brief or belt required for levels VIII-X
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Contemporary Department Dress Code:
Shoes
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Jazz and Contemporary
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girls – tan Neoflex or Capezio E series
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boys – black jazz shoe
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Tap I-III
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girls – tan Mary Jane Style tap shoe§ boys – black oxford tap shoe
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Tap IV-VII
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black oxford tap shoe
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Lyrical/Modern
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half-sole shoes
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Hip-Hop
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dance sneakers – No street shoes
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Broadway Jazz
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jazz shoes or
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character shoes – 1.5” heels for jazz levels VI-VII, and Bloch Split Flex for jazz levels VIII-X
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Attire
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All Classes
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classical leotards – any color, or dance crop tops
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jazz shorts/pants or “trash bag” shorts/pants
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tan tights must be worn if no dance shorts are worn with leotard
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no gymnastic style leotards
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no street clothes (tops or bottoms)
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hair pulled off face
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Rising Stars Department Dress Code:
Shoes
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Ballet
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girls – Bloch Belle or Capezio Juliet
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boys – black canvas or leather, any brand
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Jazz
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girls – Tan Bloch Neoflex
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boys – black leather, any brand
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Tap
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girls - Tan Mary Jane-style tap shoe
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boys - Black oxford tap shoe
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Tumbling
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jazz or ballet shoes
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Attire
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Baby Ballet
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pink leotard
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pink tights
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pink ballet slippers
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no skirts
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hair in a bun
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Creative Dance
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light blue leotard
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pink tights
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pink ballet slippers
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no skirts§ hair in a bun
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Pre-Ballet
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lavender leotard
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pink tights
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pink ballet slippers
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no skirts
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hair in a bun
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Ballet I
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black leotard
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pink tights
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pink ballet slippers
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no skirts
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hair in a bun
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Jazz, Tap & Tumbling
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any color leotard
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jazz shorts (optional)
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pink or tan tights
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no skirts
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hair pulled off face in a bun or ponytail
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Male Dancers
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white shirt
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black jazz pants
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black socks
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Combo Classes
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Please follow guidelines for applicable classes above.
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