Ballet Ouvert Studio

NEWS

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!

PICTURE DAY
Picture Day will take place on Saturday, February 11. We will be taking headshots of all the students on this day to be used in future show programs. The schedule was notified earlier in an email and it is also posted in the lobby.

PRESIDENT'S DAY
In observance of President's Day, the studio will be closed Monday, February 20th. We will reopen Tuesday, February 21.

TASTE OF MIAMI LAKES
Tell friends and family to come to this family event, which takes place on Saturday, February 25. We will have a booth and some of our kids will be performing.

DANCING FOR THE CAUSE
We are working diligent to prepare for our first annual fundraiser "Dancing for the Cause" which will take place on March 24, 2012 in the Miami Lakes Middle School located at 6425 Miami Lakeway North, Miami Lakes. All proceedings will be donated to Relay for Life. Tickets will go on sale next week.Please tell everyone you know about this entertaining way to help others and sale as many tickets as you can! Every donation counts.

WE HAVE EXPANDED!
Studio 2 is now open. We have added 1000 sq. feet of new dance space with special wood floors. The space has a modern and stylish atmosphere and already promises to be a fun and exciting place for our dancers.

We still have "Dancing for the Cause" t-shirts available at the studio. If anyone is interested in helping the Ballet Ouvert Team raise money for Relay for Life please come by the office and purchase a t-shirt. They are only $10.00 and were specially designed for the studio.

BALLET OUVERT IS OPEN FOR REGISTRATION AND CLASSES. Please pick up a registration form at the studios' front desk.

• When do classes begin and end?
• Our school year runs from September 1st through June 30 of the following year.
  
  
• What types of dance lessons other than ballet do you offer students?
• With a commitment to Classical Ballet, the studio offers several levels of Ballet, Technique and Pointe classes. We also offer several levels of Jazz, Contemporary, Hip Hop and a special Jumps & Turns class to broaden our dancer’s skills and prepare them to follow a dancing career path if they choose to.
  
  
• At what age do you begin to offer classes?
• Beginner level (Pre-Ballet) starts as early as 3 years old.
  
  
• How many classes must my child take a week?
• For ballet classes it depends on the students age and level. Pre-Ballet and Ballet L1 (ages 3 - 5) have classes once a week. Other levels of ballet require classes twice a week and three times a week when the student is on Pointe. Jazz, Contemporary and Hip Hop meeet once a week.
  
  
• Do you have performance opportunities?
• As a tradition, Ballet Ouvert presents performances throughout the year in which all the students participate in order to expose them to the stage.
  
  
• What are the Adult Classes?
• This class offers adults of all ages who have never taken Ballet classes an opportunity to learn basic ballet skills and for those willing to continue their Ballet training, it provides the skills necessary to incorporate into a higher level class. Ages range from 15 & up.
  
  
• At what age should my child begin Pointe Class?
• The most widely accepted view amoung U.S. teachers is to wait until the child is 11, at which time the growth spaces in the feet have almost closed. Also, it is an age when most girls have reached a level of technique and physical strength allowing them to do pointe without injury to their knees or lower back.
  
  
• Is there a right shoe or left shoe?
• No. Like ballet slippers, pointe shoes have no right or left. You should be able to wear them on either foot changing them when you feel they should be changed. Dancers, who have been wearing them for quite some time tell us that when they have worn the shoes once or twice it conforms to the shape of their foot. Changing them after that is uncomfortable.
  
  
• After I've tied my ribbons I still have ends so long I can't tuck them in neatly. Should I cut them off?
• Manufacturers supply a lot of ribbon. Once you have tied your ribbons several times and are sure of length needed, cut off some of the excess ends. You don't want to have to tuck in a whole wad of ribbon.
  
  
• Where is the correct place to tie the ribbon knot? I've heard different stories
• The knot should be made on the inside of your ankle. Notice you have a little hollow there. That's where you tie the laces. Then tuck the ends in neatly under the ribbons. Never place a knot on the back, over the Achilles tendon. The knot should be invisible so you can't put it on the outside or front of the ankle either.
  
  
• Is it O.K. to buy shoes with room for growth?
• No it is not. Ballet and Pointe Shoes must fit exactly. If the foot can move around in the shoe there is danger of injury.
  
  
• When is the right time to buy new Ballet Pointe Shoes?
• When you outgrow them or when the Box, Shank or Platform become so soft you cannot stand in the shoes properly.
  
  
• What are the best toe pads to use wool, jell, animal skin or just plain toe covers?
• The choice is really up to you. As wearing pointe shoes are very personal and feet, toes are different to each dancer, the choice really will be up to you.
  

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