Studio Etiquette
Studio Etiquette Poster
Many breaches of studio etiquette — things that are generally not allowed during ballet class — are shown in the illustration above. Can you find them all?
  • Chatting, whispering, or giggling
  • Clothing that is torn, dirty, or in disrepair
  • Clothing, including leg warmers, that falls off
  • Big jewelry
  • Drinking (other than water)
  • Turning on a fan or opening a window without permission
  • Taking pictures without permission
  • Watching from the doorway
  • Sitting on or hanging from the barres
  • Draping clothes or bags on the barres
  • Talking on the phone
  • Texting
  • Eating
  • Touching or leaning on the piano
  • Chewing gum
  • Displays of affection
  • Bare feet (in ballet class)
  • Street shoes or street-clothes in ballet class
  • Choreographing your own steps
  • Entering class late
  • Leaving class early
  • Positioning yourself in front of the first person at the barre
  • Warm-up booties during center floor
  • Hand holding or locking elbows with a classmate
  • Listening to your iPod or MP3 player
  • Costumes
  • Pets
  • Seriously sexy leotards
  • Bad body odor or strong perfume
  • Long loose hair or long ponytails
  • Bare chests
  • Oversized luggage
  • Not helping to move the barres
  • Napping
  • Hats

Studio Etiquette

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For an expanded discussion of studio etiquette, download this excerpt from The Ballet Companion by Eliza Gaynor Minden.

Illustration by Andrea Selby.