Sugarplums FAQs
We hope the answers listed below are helpful and provide you with some of the necessary information required in your decision to send your child to Sugarplums!
With dance, improvisation, song and music, children are engaged from the moment the class commences right through to the end of the lesson.
Our classes promote all the benefits of regular exercise and skill training:
- Increased endurance
- Assists focus and learning
- Healthier bones, muscles and joints
- Better sleep patterns
- Improved strength
Parents are able to observe our Sugarplums classes from the foyer. No parents are allowed in the main studio or the studio upstairs to watch the classes except during the Parents and Bubs classes.
For security and privacy no videos or photography allowed whilst the children are in class.
Parents of infant children are encouraged to bring them into the Parents and Bubs (2-3 years) classes in a baby sling, baby carrier or pram.
Girls’ skirts must no longer than knee length. Also, please be aware that costumes with tutus prevent girls from seeing their feet, making many exercises more difficult which can cause frustration for the child.
Sugarplums students wear either canvas or leather ballet shoes (school aged students must wear leather ballet shoes).
It’s important that your child wears correct ballet shoes during class as unsuitable footwear (including Jiffies, bare feet or socks) could lead to injuries.
Ballet shoes must only be worn inside and NEVER on the street at any time and please make sure that your “noodles” are tucked in.
Ballet shoes and leotards can be purchased from dancewear shops such My Dancewear in Earlwood or Bloch in the CBD
Hair
All Sugarplums students’ hair must be pulled back from the face during class in a pony-tail, pig-tails, a plait or a bun and a headband used if hair is likely to get in the student’s eyes.