Academie de Ballet History
Académie de Ballet & Dance Center was founded in 1989 by Arnora and David Hummel and is still owned by the Hummel family today. The school has expanded from a small, one-room studio to a spacious 4 room facility in Chesapeake, Virginia. The Executive Director is Melissa Moore. Masterworks is our resident performing arts ballet company. We hope that your dance experience with Académie de Ballet will be positive – physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually!
Académie de Ballet School
Students receive training in ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, hip-hop, and acrobatics. Students are placed into a level (for up to two years) according to their abilities, and promoted individually, as seen fit by the instructor. Ballet students who have achieved Level 2/3 or higher are encouraged to take two classes per week.
Masterworks – Académie de Ballet’s Company
Masterworks is a performing arts company whose vision is to both restore all types of performing arts to their original respect for God, and to boldly and without shame dramatize God’s love and His call to righteousness to audiences of all ages. Masterworks is primarily made up of our advanced Académie students and others who audition for entrance to the Company. Original works such as Storyland Christmas, The Christmas Gift, Hadassah (the story of Esther), Lily and the Gypsies (a girl saved from the occult), and The Eternal Covenant (God’s promises to Israel) are performed locally and televised abroad.
Académie de Ballet School Dress Code & Rules
Tattoos & body piercings (except single pierced ears on females) must be covered at all ADB/Masterworks performances.
Ballet: Females
Hair must be secured in a bun or pulled back from face and off the neck. No skirts or jewelry allowed.
Levels Stars through 3/4 must wear black leotards, pink or skin tone tights, and pink or skin tone ballet shoes. (NO SKIRTS IN STARS)
Levels 4 -6 may wear dark, solid colored leotards, pink or skin tone tights and pink or skin tone shoes. Leotards must be modest, no low necklines or plunging backs. Tights not allowed on outside of leotard.
Ballet: Males
White T-shirt, black shorts, black tights and white or black ballet shoes.
Jazz, Lyrical, & Contemporary:
Leotards must be worn-with tights, biker shorts or fitted Capri pants may be worn over leotard and tights. Hair in ponytail or bun. No street clothes are to be worn in class. No bare legs or exposed midriffs will be allowed in class.
Tap and Hip hop:
leotard, fitted tank top or tshirt, capris or full pants.
Acrobatics:
Any color leotard with #1-long bike shorts and tights or #2-leggings. Acrobatics shoes (see instructor for color requirement)