Welcome, Calgary students and families!

We are located at the following address:

Alberta Ballet School
906, 12th Avenue S.W.
West Annex, 2nd Floor

The main building doors are locked at 5:00 pm, To gain access, please press the buzzer to the left of the
door. Upon exiting the elevators on the 2nd floor, proceed across the courtyard.

There is ample street parking available in the surrounding areas within the community, as well as in the Calgary Board of Education (CBE) building across the street. Please do not park in the Safeway lot as it is monitored, and you may be ticketed.

Teachers will meet students in the lobby and escort them to their studios.

Please note that only students and staff are permitted in the school past the lobby/reception area. Lobby space is limited during high traffic times. For the safety of the dancers, we ask that families leave ample space for staff to gather the students prior to class and during pick up so that we can ensure all dancers are safely reunited with their families at the end of class.

Alberta Ballet utilizes an email program called MailChimp to communicate important information about your dancer’s program. We ask that you do not unsubscribe from these emails as they contain important information, such as parent viewing dates, Year End Performance sign up, and health and safety information. We strive to ensure the information is relevant to your dancer’s program and the frequency of delivery is not excessive, therefore we ask that you take the time to read the information sent to you.

If you have any questions throughout the season, please feel free to contact our reception team in person, by phone or by email.

Phone: 403-245-2274

Email: schoolreception@albertaballet.com

Uniforms are unique to our programs and levels. It is very important that each student is fitted properly for both their shoes and their leotard to ensure they are comfortable and safe during training.

We partner with City Dancewear, a local dancewear provider, to carry all the uniform elements in addition to properly fitting each student at the start of the year. City Dancewear has two locations.

North Location: 106, 5403 Crowchild Trail NW

South Location: 16, 6624 Centre Street SE

At Alberta Ballet, we respect that the uniform requirements may not relate to every individual. As an open and inclusive organization, we welcome conversations with students/parents regarding individual comfort needs.

Female Identifying:
Pink Tank Leotard (Style Number 3545)
Pink Circle Skirt (Style Number 16207)
ABS Approved Skin Tone or Pink Tights (Style Number 316 or 319)
ABS Approved Pink Full Sole Leather or Canvas Ballet Slippers (Style Number SD48, S0205 or S0227)

Hair must be secured in a classical bun with elastics, bun pins, and a hair net matching the dancer’s hair colour.

Male Identifying:
White Fitted T-Shirt (Conrad)
Plain Black Fitted Shorts (Style Number 3537)
ABS Approved Thin White Socks (Style Number 167)
ABS Approved White Full Sole Leather (Style Number S0205)

Hair must be neat and away from the dancer’s face.

Ballet

Female Identifying:
Tank Leotard: Mondor 3546 in Paradise
ABS Approved Pink or Skin Tone Convertible Tights (Style Number 319)
ABS Approved Pink or Skin Tone Canvas Full Sole Canvas Ballet Slippers (Style Number SD48)

Hair must be secured in a classical bun with elastics, bun pins, and a hair net matching the dancer’s hair colour.

Male Identifying:
White Fitted T-Shirt (Conrad)
Plain Black Fitted Shorts (Style Number 3537)
ABS Approved Thin White Socks (Style Number 167)
ABS Approved White Full Sole Leather (Style Number S0205)

Hair must be neat and away from the dancer’s face.

Contemporary
*Only applicable to Childrens Ballet levels 3-6

Female Identifying:
Black Fitted Shorts (Style Number TB131 or 3536) Bare Feet

Hair must be secured in a classical bun with elastics, bun pins, and a hair net matching the dancer’s hair colour.

Male Identifying:
Black Fitted Shorts (Style Number 3537) Bare Feet

Hair must be neat and away from the dancer’s face.

Ballet:

Female Identifying:
Leotard: Mondor 13520 or 3505 in Ink Blue
ABS Approved Pink or Skin Tone Tights (Style Number 319)
ABS Approved Pink or Skin Tone Canvas Split Sole Ballet Slippers (Style Number SD16)

Hair must be secured in a classical bun with elastics, bun pins, and a hair net matching the dancer’s hair colour.

Male Identifying:
White Fitted T-Shirt (Conrad)
Black Footless Tights or Fitted Leggings (Hamada)
ABS Approved Thin White Socks (Style Number 167)
ABS Approved White Split Sole Canvas Ballet Slippers (Style Number SD16)

Hair must be neat and away from the dancer’s face.

Contemporary:

Female Identifying:
Black Fitted Shorts (Style Number TB131 or 3536) Bare Feet

Hair must be secured in a classical bun with elastics, bun pins, and a hair net matching the dancer’s hair colour.

Male Identifying:
Black Fitted Shorts (Style Number 3537) Bare Feet

Hair must be neat and away from the dancer’s face.

Adult dancers may choose to wear comfortable attire that allows for movement. Suggested attire may include yoga/athletic wear, bodysuit and tights, close-fitting shorts and tank or T-shirt. 

Proper ballet slippers and long hair tied away from the face is required for safety.

Please contact the front desk if your dancer is experiencing any symptoms of illness. Alberta Ballet’s primary concern is for the safety and wellbeing of our students. Please contact the front desk if the student has any medical concerns (physical or mental) or injury history to safeguard their health and safety.

Non-medical withdrawals from children and teen beginner full-year classes will be accepted until January 1 and will result in a withdrawal fee of 40% of total tuition.

Withdrawal requests due to medical reasons must be submitted in writing to Alberta Ballet School's admissions department and accompanied by a note from the student's physician. Students withdrawing for medical reasons are responsible for fees up to and including the month in which the written withdrawal request and accompanying doctor's note is received (minimum charge of 25% full tuition.) Until the doctor's note is received, all unpaid tuition is still owing regardless of attendance. Non-attendance, or communication without a doctor's note does not constitute approval to withdraw.

No withdrawals will be processed for children and teen experienced full-year classes except due to illness or injury.

Withdrawal requests due to medical reasons must be submitted in writing to Alberta Ballet School's admissions department and accompanied by a note from the student's physician. Students withdrawing for medical reasons are responsible for fees up to and including the month in which withdrawal request and accompanying doctor's note is received (minimum charge of 25% full tuition). Until the doctor's note is received, all unpaid tuition is still owing regardless of attendance. Non-attendance, or communication without a doctor's note does not constitute approval to withdraw.

Session 1 (September - January): Non-medical withdrawals from sessional classes will be accepted until November 1 and will result in a withdrawal fee of 40% of total tuition.

Withdrawal requests due to medical reasons must be submitted in writing to Alberta Ballet School's admissions department and accompanied by a note from the student's physician. Students withdrawing for medical reasons are responsible for fees up to and including the month in which withdrawal request and accompanying doctor's note is received (minimum charge of 25% full tuition). Until the doctor's note is received, all unpaid tuition is still owing regardless of attendance. Non-attendance, or communication without a doctor's note does not constitute approval to withdraw.

Session 2 (February - June): Non-medical withdrawals from sessional classes will be accepted until April1 and will result in a withdrawal fee of 40% of total tuition.

Withdrawal requests due to medical reasons must be submitted in writing to Alberta Ballet School's admissions department and accompanied by a note from the student's physician. Students withdrawing for medical reasons are responsible for fees up to and including the month in which withdrawal request and accompanying doctor's note is received (minimum charge of 25% full tuition). Until the doctor's note is received, all unpaid tuition is still owing regardless of attendance. Non-attendance, or communication without a doctor's note does not constitute approval to withdraw.

September 2023
September 4: School Closed - Labour Day
September 5: Classes Begin
September 16: Nutcracker Auditions
September 29-30: School Closed - Truth and Reconciliation Day

October 2023
October 6 - 9: School Closed - Thanksgiving Weekend
October 31: Halloween - Classes running as usual

November 2023
November 4 – 10: Family Viewing Week
November 11 - 13: School Closed - Remembrance Day

December 2023
December: TBD Holiday Demonstration (Children’s and Teen)
December 16: Last Day of Classes
Dec. 18 - Jan. 3: School Closed - Winter Break

January 2024
January 8: Classes Resume
January 27: Last Day of Sessional 1 Classes (Preschool, Children’s, Teen and Adult)
January 29: First Day of Sessional 2 Classes (Preschool, Children’s, Teen and Adult)

February 2024
February 16 - 19: School Closed - Family Day Weekend

March 2024
March 11 - 16: Family Viewing Week
March 25 - April 1: School Closed - Spring Break

April 2024
April 2: Classes Resume

May 2024
May 5: Year End Performance Dress Rehearsal
May 17-20: School Closed - Victoria Day Weekend
May 26: Preschool Program Year End Performance – Location Decidedly Jazz Danceworks

June 2024
June 7: Last Day of Classes - Preschool, Children’s, Teen and Adult
June 8: Year End Performance – Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium (Children’s, Teen)

Schedules for your child(ren) classes can be found on your family’s Activenet account here, Alberta Ballet ActiveNet Login.