Post by meshaliuknits on Jul 23, 2014 17:13:37 GMT -5
I don't have an answer, but I'm laughing at the thought of getting BabyLiu's hair in anything approaching a bun. It's not long enough to pull back into a single pony. I really hope that's not a requirement at the place down the block.
Growing up I went to a very strict school where it had to be in a hair net bun and very smooth for class. I think you could do a braided bun, but that was the only variation.
The place I go to now is not that strict. They just want to make sure your hair is out of your face and secure.
Post by Black Lavender on Jul 23, 2014 17:21:02 GMT -5
No buns are required for the studio my girls go to...but the owner is black and has locks. The hair requirement is that it just needs to be away from the face so it doesn't distract the girls and they ask you not to use beads and barrettes because they can be uncomfortable if they do any kind of tumbling or work on the floor mats.
No buns are required for the studio my girls go to...but the owner is black and has locks. The hair requirement is that it just needs to be away from the face so it doesn't distract the girls and they ask you not to use beads and barrettes because they can be uncomfortable if they do any kind of tumbling or work on the floor mats.
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She was doing this. They wanted it smooth, no exceptions.
Post by PinkSquirrel on Jul 23, 2014 17:27:54 GMT -5
I know someone that works at a studio and I've browsed their site. I was amazed at how strict the dress code was, for ballet they do requires buns. Here's the bit in their dress code about hair.
Hair is to be pulled back and off of face (including bangs) for all classes; neat bun (please utilize hair net and hair pins and/or bobby pins) for all Ballet classes as well as Tiny Tot, Pre-Dance & Combo Classes. No underwear allowed under leotard for any class. No T-Shirts, Tank Tops, Sweatpants or street clothes allowed for ANY class or competition rehearsal (with the exception of Hip Hop). Absolutely no jewelry allowed other than stud earrings for any classes or rehearsals
No buns are required for the studio my girls go to...but the owner is black and has locks. The hair requirement is that it just needs to be away from the face so it doesn't distract the girls and they ask you not to use beads and barrettes because they can be uncomfortable if they do any kind of tumbling or work on the floor mats.
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She was doing this. They wanted it smooth, no exceptions.
I know someone that works at a studio and I've browsed their site. I was amazed at how strict the dress code was, for ballet they do requires buns. Here's the bit in their dress code about hair.
Hair is to be pulled back and off of face (including bangs) for all classes; neat bun (please utilize hair net and hair pins and/or bobby pins) for all Ballet classes as well as Tiny Tot, Pre-Dance & Combo Classes. No underwear allowed under leotard for any class. No T-Shirts, Tank Tops, Sweatpants or street clothes allowed for ANY class or competition rehearsal (with the exception of Hip Hop). Absolutely no jewelry allowed other than stud earrings for any classes or rehearsals
Dang. Imma have to make a mental note to check before I sign BabyLiu up.
Post by rootbeerfloat on Jul 23, 2014 17:38:14 GMT -5
It's technically a rule at DD's studio, but she balks at wearing a bun. I send her in a ponytail and assume if the teacher cares enough, she will address it. So far, we've only been reminded that buns are required at the recital (which DD heard and complied with).
Post by Dumbledork on Jul 23, 2014 17:45:26 GMT -5
My kid is only 4 and they've hinted that for "the littles" just about anything goes. They'd prefer the kids to be in pink tights, solid leotards, pink ballet shoes, tan tap shoes, hair up but I saw a bunch of kids in her class over of the year show up with no tights, huge Disney princess like tutus, hair down and all over and AFAIK, the teachers didn't say anything.
But I think they become a little more strict as the kids get older, depending on the class. The older contemporary class across the hall from my kid's ballet class always had hair down.
For recital, one of her classes required hair in a curled up-do and the other required hair half up.
My daughter is 3.5 and takes a ballet/tap combo class. Summer rules are different from the regular semester. They're more lax. For the regular semester, the only rule about hair is that it has to be pulled away from the face. My daughter has a pixie haircut so we would fail the smooth bun requirement.
My daughter is 3.5 and takes a ballet/tap combo class. Summer rules are different from the regular semester. They're more lax. For the regular semester, the only rule about hair is that it has to be pulled away from the face. My daughter has a pixie haircut so we would fail the smooth bun requirement.
I think the no exception only applies if they have hair long enough to out in a bun. I would hope they wouldn't be so strict about having a bun period, but who knows, since they're acting so ridiculous about my friend's daughter's hair.
I know someone that works at a studio and I've browsed their site. I was amazed at how strict the dress code was, for ballet they do requires buns. Here's the bit in their dress code about hair.
Hair is to be pulled back and off of face (including bangs) for all classes; neat bun (please utilize hair net and hair pins and/or bobby pins) for all Ballet classes as well as Tiny Tot, Pre-Dance & Combo Classes. No underwear allowed under leotard for any class. No T-Shirts, Tank Tops, Sweatpants or street clothes allowed for ANY class or competition rehearsal (with the exception of Hip Hop). Absolutely no jewelry allowed other than stud earrings for any classes or rehearsals
Dang. Imma have to make a mental note to check before I sign BabyLiu up.
Just check out a couple studios first and find one that suites your style.
The owner of ours is younger, in her late 30s I think, but she seems very cool and more laid back about things. The studio is still awesome though. They have people from SYTYCD coming in all the time to teach a class or boot camp and they just kicked ass at a national competition in NY.
I kinda love our studio. I'm glad we found an awesome one.
Dang. Imma have to make a mental note to check before I sign BabyLiu up.
Just check out a couple studios first and find one that suites your style.
The owner of ours is younger, in her late 30s I think, but she seems very cool and more laid back about things. The studio is still awesome though. They have people from SYTYCD coming in all the time to teach a class or boot camp and they just kicked ass at a national competition in NY.
I kinda love our studio. I'm glad we found an awesome one.
Since I will be dragging two kiddos around on foot, my options are limited. It's either the stuido down the street or the Chinese dance place in the other direction. The kid herself would actually be happy with going to a zumba class as long as she gets to dance and see other kids.
I don't remember all these rules when I took ballet!
My daughter is 3.5 and takes a ballet/tap combo class. Summer rules are different from the regular semester. They're more lax. For the regular semester, the only rule about hair is that it has to be pulled away from the face. My daughter has a pixie haircut so we would fail the smooth bun requirement.
I think the no exception only applies if they have hair long enough to out in a bun. I would hope they wouldn't be so strict about having a bun period, but who knows, since they're acting so ridiculous about my friend's daughter's hair.
what does her hair look like? Is a bun even possible?
Most studios require a bun for ballet though but will make exceptions. I'd probably dip out of a school that was very strict on principle because I assume they would be the kind that would fat shame a kid who gets pudgy around 4th grade.
Scarlett's dance studio "requires" ballet buns for class as well as having a strict dress code (plain black leotards, ballet pink tights and shoes, and tan tap shoes, no bows) but they are more lax with the younger kids on hair and if your hair isn't long enough for a bun it's no big deal. I didn't do real ballet buns for class; just for the recital and dress rehearsal. No one ever said anything to us (several parents did the same thing) for class.
I think the no exception only applies if they have hair long enough to out in a bun. I would hope they wouldn't be so strict about having a bun period, but who knows, since they're acting so ridiculous about my friend's daughter's hair.
what does her hair look like? Is a bun even possible?
Generally, it's natural. I think she may have braids with hair right now.
When it's natural she has it in twists. She does or it back in a bun with the twists. She makes sure she has a smooth bun for recitals.
For practice they are insisting it be smooth, and my friend told them that's just not possible for a little girl with nautral hair (at least her little grl)
Most studios require a bun for ballet though but will make exceptions. I'd probably dip out of a school that was very strict on principle because I assume they would be the kind that would fat shame a kid who gets pudgy around 4th grade.
I know this is purely anecdotal, but the strict school that I went to as a child and teen was actually the teacher that approached me with concern when I lost weight. I was a little heavier and lost some around 14, so it wasn't even like I was too thin. It's one of those good memories where you realize as a teen that adults are really looking out for you somtimes. The more relaxed school, when I got older, is where body shaming was an issue.
Generally, it's natural. I think she may have braids with hair right now.
When it's natural she has it in twists. She does or it back in a bun with the twists. She makes sure she has a smooth bun for recitals.
For practice they are insisting it be smooth, and my friend told them that's just not possible for a little girl with nautral hair (at least her little grl)
This is some bullshit. This child has to go through chemical treatments to fit the dress code? Absolute nonsense.
My friend has had her hair pressed (non-chemically straightened), but it's not something she wants to do regularly (both time as money), so she's not opposed to it for recitals, but class is just not happening.
I know someone that works at a studio and I've browsed their site. I was amazed at how strict the dress code was, for ballet they do requires buns. Here's the bit in their dress code about hair.
Hair is to be pulled back and off of face (including bangs) for all classes; neat bun (please utilize hair net and hair pins and/or bobby pins) for all Ballet classes as well as Tiny Tot, Pre-Dance & Combo Classes. No underwear allowed under leotard for any class. No T-Shirts, Tank Tops, Sweatpants or street clothes allowed for ANY class or competition rehearsal (with the exception of Hip Hop). Absolutely no jewelry allowed other than stud earrings for any classes or rehearsals
damn, that is strict. No underwear under leo's? (wilted)
It varies per studio. I've seen some studios where you couldn't even have any wisps of hair showing from outside your bun, and some that only require it to be up off the face. At our studio a "neat bun" is required only for ballet class, otherwise it just needs to be up, off the face and not distracting.
[quote source="/post/6928013/thread" timestamp="1406154474"damn, that is strict. No underwear under leo's? (wilted)
It varies per studio. I've seen some studios where you couldn't even have any wisps of hair showing from outside your bun, and some that only require it to be up off the face. At our studio a "neat bun" is required only for ballet class, otherwise it just needs to be up, off the face and not distracting.
Underwear under leotards is weird, uncomfortable, and distracting. lol
My kid is 4.5. In the 3-4 class they don't care at all about hair during class. Most kids wear it up but some wear it down. For the recital we were asked to do a high pony tail but I found there was a fairly broad range of what people actually did. They didn't really care.
In the order classes I think hair has to be up for class but not in a bun.
[quote source="/post/6928013/thread" timestamp="1406154474"damn, that is strict. No underwear under leo's? (wilted)
It varies per studio. I've seen some studios where you couldn't even have any wisps of hair showing from outside your bun, and some that only require it to be up off the face. At our studio a "neat bun" is required only for ballet class, otherwise it just needs to be up, off the face and not distracting.
Underwear under leotards is weird, uncomfortable, and distracting. lol
I've never worn one myself but I've never thought of putting Abby in a leo without her underwear. I could see how it might cause an atomic wedgie more often than not. LOL
I know someone that works at a studio and I've browsed their site. I was amazed at how strict the dress code was, for ballet they do requires buns. Here's the bit in their dress code about hair.
Hair is to be pulled back and off of face (including bangs) for all classes; neat bun (please utilize hair net and hair pins and/or bobby pins) for all Ballet classes as well as Tiny Tot, Pre-Dance & Combo Classes. No underwear allowed under leotard for any class. No T-Shirts, Tank Tops, Sweatpants or street clothes allowed for ANY class or competition rehearsal (with the exception of Hip Hop). Absolutely no jewelry allowed other than stud earrings for any classes or rehearsals
These were basically the requirements for the ballet academy I attended for most of my ballet years. We had to either use nets, a fabric/knit bun cover, or what I liked to call bun cages, which were at least kinda pretty if they had rhinestones on them: . We couldn't have any loose hairs, so hair clips and a shit ton of hairspray was utilized to keep my frizzy baby hairs at bay.
Only pink tights, only black leotards (sleeveless or cap sleeve only), and wrap skirt thing for warm-ups only:
No jewelry whatsoever. only pink ballet shoes with the ties tucked in.
Underwear under leotards is weird, uncomfortable, and distracting. lol
I've never worn one myself but I've never thought of putting Abby in a leo without her underwear. I could see how it might cause an atomic wedgie more often than not. LOL
It just bunches up under there and around there. They don't make thongs or high cut undies for babies so instead, you just get a thick bulge at the hips that can be seen from space.