Studio Etiquette
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
- ×Inappropriate 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 own electronic device
- ×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
Illustration by Andrea Selby.