What to Know/Wear ; First Lesson

If your about to have your first ballet lesson, you may be a little nervous.
That's an understatement, you may be freaking out, or you could be calm.

What to wear:

• If you have a dress code, follow to that or...
• Wear a leotard in the colour of black or pink or a common ballet colour
• Wear your hair all pulled back in a neat, acceptable bun
• See your studio and ask about what shoes to buy, you may need to buy canvas or leather, split sole or full sole. If you have no particular shoe you have to buy, buy a leather full sole as it's great for beginners and strengthens the foot and arch. Canvas and split sole are for more advanced dancers.
• If accepted or your feeling a bit insecure, you might want to wear a ballet skirt

What to know:

1st position:
Both hands in front (en avant ; on-uh-vont) and heels both together facing horiziontally.
2nd position: Both arms stretched out, elbows facing up (if you can) and feet shoulder width apart.
3rd position:
Left arm up (en haut; on-oh) and right arm out, left leg crossed over in front. The left heel against the right foot's arch.
4th position:
Arms the same except the right arm has come in front (en avant) and the feet are the same except move the front foot forward a bit.
5th position:
Both arms up (en haut) and heel to toe.

PERGSET
P - Plie ; to bend ; plee-ay
E - Etendre ; to stretch ; also said as tendu ; eh-ton-drew ; ton-dew
R - Releve ; to rise ; rell-eh-vay
G - Glissade ; to glide ; glee-sahd
S - Saute ; to jump ; sore-tay
E - Elance ; to dart ; eh-lan-say (with an english accent on the lan)
T - Tourne ; to turn ; tore-nay
 Also, before I go, remember always get your shoes fitted at a dance store.