Summerschool Den Haag

For All Dancers
▼ BASIC CLOTHING – GIRLS/WOMEN
● Leotard of choice, as long as it aligns with the school’s respectful and peaceful environment (no fluorescent colors or busy prints).
● Pink leg tights with feet (Optional convertible)
● Pink ballet shoes with elastic over the instep.
● Hair pulled back from the face and secured firmly with hair pins and a hair net in a bun. Bun help
● No vissible undergarments should be worn under leotards and tights.
● A short ballet skirt is optional. Choose black or a soft color of your preference. Just keep it no longer than mid-thigh.
▼ BASIC CLOTHING – BOYS/MEN
BOYS
● Fitted short sleeve ballet-shirt of choice no fluorescent colors or busy prints
● Black ballet legging (dancebelt is mandatory from age 11).
● White balletshoes with elastic over the instep.
● Long hair must be pinned up or tied back with a band, and kept out of the face.
▼ GENERAL & SAFETY
GENERAL
Clothes and shoes are clean and frays and holes must be mended.
Dancers may not wear loose-fitting clothing, pants, or ankle warmers, it must be possible to see the function of the muscles and the placement of the body.
WATER BOTTLES
No large water bottles (one liter or more) in the studio. Just bring a small bottle that’s easy to store. Only water is allowed in the studio – no lemonade, sports drinks, or other beverages, to protect the floor.
SAFETY
Large earrings, loose jewelry, long (false) nails or pointed nails are not suitable for ballet for safety reasons.
▼ WORKSHOPS & REPERTOIRE
CLASSICAL REPERTOIRE
Pink leg tights and leotard of your own choice however no fluorescent colors or busy prints. For classical repertoire it is a good idea to bring a ballet skirt of your own choice or a rehearsal tutu.
MODERN/CHOREOGRAPHY
Footless black tights or leggings and leotard or tight shirt.
▼ EQUIPMENT / ACCESSORIES BALLET ONLINE
BARRE
When joining online ballet you’ll need something to use as a barre, a chair, table or door at the height of your elbow. Or check this great and cheap mobile barre at Bol.com or Costway . Find a luxury barre by Harlequin. Or search with Google
STABLE CHAIR
For certain exercises you’ll need a stable chair that you can sit on.
BALLETSHOES
If you have a slipery floor at home, balletshoes are not mandatory. You might try Foot Undies for dancers or if your floor is slippery dance bare feet or make your balletshoes wet.
NECESSARY for PERSONAL FEEDBACK
Use a simple clip on wide angle lens, available from 10 euro at Bol.com. The lens will give your ipad/laptop a wider angle of view making it easy to be visible from head to toe during online class.
WIFI NOT WORKING PROPERLY
Try a WiFi repeater or extender, this is used to extend the coverage area of your WiFi network. You can find them at Media Markt
