Children’s Division

These are classes designed to be age appropriate for the young budding dancer ages 3 – 7.  There are no prerequisites and students can join at any time.

Music & Movement – for age 3 (by Sep 1st)

Creative Movement 1 – for age 4 (by Sep 1st)

Creative Movement 2 – for age 5 (by Sep 1st)

Preparatory Ballet – for age 6 (by Sep 1st)

Ballet Fundamentals – for age 7 (by Sep 1st)

Student Division

As students progress, they start to attend more classes each week and build on what they have learned in previous classes.  If you are new to ballet and are 8 or older, please call the school to determine which class you should start in.  There is a prerequisite for Level 3 and above of the previous level or the  equivalent.  If you are new to our school, please call to arrange a placement class.

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Level 5

Level 6

Pre-Professional Division

Our Pre-Professional Division is for advanced students that have been studying ballet and are at an advanced level.  All students wanting to enter our school in this division must complete a placement class.

Pre-Pro 1

Pre-Pro 2

 

Jorge Laico, School Director

Karen Kamilos, Children’s Division Lead

Chelsea Blake, School Administrator

Jacqueline Romo, School Assistant

 

Drop Off/Pick Up

All students should enter and exit the building using the Sacramento Ballet door on the south side of the building from the parking lot. Please note that Sacramento Ballet is not a child-care provider. Our fees do not reflect supervision outside the studio classroom. Students must be picked up at the time their class ends. If you are unable to pick your child up in a timely fashion, kindly call the front desk to make them aware. Parents will be charged a fee of $5.00 per 15 minutes for any time the staff must wait beyond the allowed pick up time.

Sickness and Injuries

In the event of an illness please keep your child at home, enter the absence in the Parent Portal and notify the front desk as soon as possible. Injured students are asked to observe required classes and rehearsals while recovering from injury. If they’re under the care of a doctor, a doctor’s note/release letter is required.

Attendance

Students are expected to attend every class they are scheduled for. Consistent attendance is critical to progress. Please be punctual and ready for class. We recommend arriving at least 5-10 minutes early to ensure your student is ready and lined up for class with their ballet shoes on, dance bags stored away and water bottle in hand before class begins. Late arrivals disrupt class concentration and put the student at risk for injury. If your student is more than 15 minutes late they may be asked to warm up separately or observe class and take notes.

Please enter any absences your child may have through the Parent Portal.

Missing more than 10% of classes, will affect participation in performances and may require repeating the level the following year.

Make Up Classes

To schedule a make up class please log into the Parent Portal and select the class your dancer will be attending.

Dancers in the Children’s Division and Levels 1-4 should take a class in their same level on a different day/time, if possible. If not, dancers may take any class in a lower level with prior teacher approval. Dancers in Level 5 and above may take any class in a lower level.

Ballet Classroom Etiquette

Talking in class is not permitted. If a student has a question, they should raise their hand and wait to be called on. Only bottled water is allowed in the studio. Eating and drinking is allowed ONLY in the hallways. Students MUST clean up after themselves. Students should not touch or place anything on the pianos or electronic equipment. All personal electronics must be silenced and kept in a dance bag. Sacramento Ballet is not responsible for any missing valuables. Students are responsible for keeping their belongings secure. Children’s Division students should store their items in the black cubbies. Student and Pre-professional division students should store bags in the hallway next to their classroom.

Respect in and around CLARA

School of Sacramento Ballet is located in a public building. Please be mindful of others and your surroundings at all times. Please be quiet and respectful in the hallways and other public spaces while inside the CLARA building. We kindly request practicing extra safety precautions while driving and parking in the lot and around the facility.

It is the policy of School of Sacramento Ballet to maintain a positive and productive learning and working environment for all students, staff and dancers. As part of their training, students are expected to behave in a responsible and disciplined manner and to adhere to the rules and regulations in this document, both inside the Sacramento Ballet facility and outside in the greater community when representing School of Sacramento Ballet or the Company.

School of Sacramento Ballet strives to ensure that all rules are clear and reasonable, and students are expected to observe the established Code of Conduct. Sacramento Ballet reserves the right to suspend or dismiss any student whose conduct or attitude is found to be unsatisfactory.

School of Sacramento Ballet emphasizes discipline, focus, a positive attitude and proper classroom etiquette.

We will utilize a “Three Strikes Rule” regarding disciplinary action. A “Strike” is applied when a student does not fulfill the rules, procedures and standards of conduct as outlined in the Code of Conduct Agreement.

How the Three Strikes Rule works:
1st Strike –

Warning by Faculty or staff member; the student is reported to the School Director and School Administrator.

2nd Strike –

Disciplinary meeting with the School Director and School Administrator; phone call to parent or legal guardian.

3rd Strike –

Parent or Legal Guardian meeting with School Director and School Administrator.

When students enroll at School of Sacramento Ballet, it is expected that they stay for the full year, August through May.  It is approximately 36 weeks of classes.  We collect tuition in 9 equal payments on the 15th of the month beginning August 15th.

  • Music & Movement 1 & 2 – $67/month
  • Creative Movement 1 & 2 – $92/month
  • Preparatory – $103/month
  • Ballet Fundamentals – $170/month
  • Level 1 – $190/month
  • Level 2 – $275/month
  • Level 3 – $380/month
  • Level 4 – $472/month
  • Level 5 – $492/month
  • Level 6 – $497/month
  • Pre-Professional 1 – $502/month
  • Pre-Professional 2 – $507/month
Student Registration for 2024-25 is open! 

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August 20: School Starts 

September 1: CLOSED Labor Day

September 7: Nutcracker Auditions

September 20: Ballet in the Park @ William Land Park Pavilion

October 13 – 18: Parent Observation Week

October 31: No Classes – Halloween Night

November 9: Nutcracker Tea 

November 26 – 30: CLOSED Thanksgiving Break

December 12-21: Nutcracker Performances

December 17, 2025 – January 4, 2026: CLOSED Winter Break 

January 5, 2026: Classes Resume

January 19: CLOSED Martin Luther King Day

January 25: NSIA Summer Intensive Audition

February 16: CLOSED Presidents Day

February 28: Summer Intensive Audition (Senior & Junior Intensive)

March 23 – 28: Parent Observation Week

March 30 – April 4: CLOSED Spring Break

April 6: Classes Resume

April 18: Boys Scholarship Audition

May 9: Children’s Division Recital

May 16:  Student & Pre-Professional Division Recital 

May 16: Last Day of School – All Students

June 8 – July 11: Senior Summer Intensive

July 13 – July 31: Junior Intensive 

Aug. 19, 2026 – Fall Session Starts – School Resume

Female dancers

Leotards

Each level is represented by a specific colored leotard.

Leotards may be purchased from Capezio Sacramento, school students regularly receive 10% off. They welcome phone-in orders, and offer free delivery to the studio as an option.

3839 H St, Sacramento, CA 95816 (916) 452-2255

Children’s Division (all classes)

Any soft pink leotard

Student Division

Style #SE1012C/W

Level 1 Royal Blue (ROY)

Level 2 Burgundy (BUR)

Level 3 Hunter (HUN)

Level 4 Scarlet (SCR)

Level 5 Aubergine (AUB)

Level 6 Teal (TEL)

Pre-Professional Division

Style #SE1012C/W

Pre-Professional 1 Navy (NAV)

Pre-Professional 2 Black (BLK)

Tights

Children’s Division—Pink/skin tone tights—Footed or Transitional

Student Division—Pink/skin tone tights—Transitional

Pre-Professional Division—Pink/skin tone tights—Transitional

Male dancers

Black shorts/leggings, white t-shirt and black ballet shoes.

Ballet Shoes

Female dancers should wear pink/skin tone ballet shoes with sewn elastic. Drawstrings must be tucked in. Either split or full sole is acceptable. Slipper style shoes are not suitable or allowed inside the studios.

Hair

Proper hair is an important part of ballet etiquette. Hair should be pulled away from the face and neck in a ballet bun. Short hair must be secured back away from the face.

Jewelry

No Jewelry except post earrings. No smart watches or Fitbits.

Warm-up Clothes

No warm-up clothes or cover-ups may be worn in class.

Please note:

All students must wear cover-ups and different shoes when arriving at the school. Ballet shoes should never be worn outside.

Pointe Shoes Level 4 & Up

All pointe shoes must have sewn elastics and ribbons. Any strings or torn material hanging off the tips must be removed. First instructions will be provided by the teacher in class. Level 4 students, do not purchase your pointe shoes until after you pass the Pointe Shoe Test and once the School Director instructs you to.

Ballet Skirts

Skirts may be optional for some pointe and variations classes at instructor’s discretion.

 

 

Things to do in the Parent Portal:

  • Sign up for classes
  • See schedule
  • Report Absences
  • Get Important updates

Click here for Parent Portal

Your login is the email you used to enroll in class.

If you do not remember your password, click on reset password and the system will send you an email with a link to reset your password.

Private Lessons at School of Sacramento Ballet

Students of School of Sacramento Ballet may request a private lesson with the faculty members of the academy.  All private lessons involving any students of School of Sacramento Ballet will first need to be approved by the School Director.  To ensure the quality and standards of the school, instructors teaching private lessons must be approved by the School Director.  Please follow the steps outlined here:

  • Students must first request the Front Desk for private lessons and inquire from an approved faculty member pool. The instructor will contact them.  Each instructor has their own pay scale for private lessons. Students will pay them directly.
  • Next the student needs to inquire at the Front Desk for studio availability, and coordinate with the instructor giving the private lesson.  
  • The Front Desk will book the studio for the private lesson according to studio availability. They will let the student know at the time of booking which studio they are booked in.
  • Students will pay the instructors their teaching fee directly at the time of the private lesson and the school for studio rental at $20/hr at the time of booking.

Please note:  Private lessons are only available when a school staff member is present at the studio or otherwise approved by the school.

Instructors may not move or augment this private lesson to another studio or encourage students to attend another school in which they are teaching.  This may result in dismissal of both student and instructor. 

Students and instructors may not use these private lessons to replace school classes.