Pretty costumes...

Below are a few photos of some of our beautiful costumes for our upcoming ballet performances to be held in Spokane in June...


This classical tutu will be worn by our level 7 soloist, but in a shade of pink...



This tutu will be worn by our level 5Bs, 6s and 7s, but in a romantic style, and in both pink and periwinkle...




This periwinkle dress will be worn by our little dancers in Ballet I...


This beautiful costume will be worn in pink by our Ballet 3s and 4s...


This pretty pink dress will be worn by some of our Ballet 2 and 3s...



The eggplant and pink costume will be worn by some of our little ones in our Creative Dance Tap class...


...and this darling coral costume will be also worn by our little tap dancers...:)

It's costume time again...

It's that time of year when our costume orders have all been sent in,

and we anxiously await their arrival in the spring... Here are a few photos of the beautiful costumes our dancers will wear this year in our Spokane performances. Above is the beautiful platter tutu that will be worn by our level 7 pointe students. All of our ballet costumes this year are designed in shimmery coral-peach shades, with accents of soft ivory or very pale yellow...

Above: This dress will be worn in coral by our level 6/7 dancers.

Above: This pretty costume will be worn by our Ballet I students...They can't wait!

Above: The coral shade has been selected for our level 2s and 3s!

Above: The back of our level I costume...so pretty! The tutu is made of a fine ivory tulle with a very delicate "lettuce edge" which makes for a pretty finish to the tulle.

As far as our jazz, tap, and hip hop costumes go, they are always cute, but age appropriate, as well as flattering, and our choices follow these rules...

No bare bellies, "no way too low cut" tops, no ripped pants, no bustiers, no pleather, no Las Vegas showgirl style costumes, no short shorts that could double as "undies"...in a nutshell, no making a 9 year old look like she is 21! As you can see from the photos, jazz or hip hop costumes can be appropriate and still totally cool!

Above: Miss Janine's favorite...a turquoise and chocolate camo number that

will be worn by both Miss Kaiti's and Miss Laura's pre-teen and teen classes...so funky!

Above: Both Miss Janine and Miss Kaiti have selected the above costume (with the long pants on the right) for their tap classes...so cute!

Above: One of Miss Kaiti's tap classes will wear the above number in turquoise and black!

Miss Janine's Tuesday hip hoppers will dance in this pink and black camo number

(with cargo pants on the right)...so fun!

We can't wait to see our dancers when they try on these cute costumes next spring!

Alberta Ballet Nutcracker in Spokane...

As promised, here are a few photos from our afternoon at the ballet...Scroll down to see our original post about Alberta Ballet's new Nutcracker and how well we enjoyed attending this year! Also, some backstage/rehearsal photos coming soon!

Miss Janine and Inland Northwest Ballet dancers enjoying the Nutcracker...

Jemima and Shannon congratulate Malinda and Ciara on a terrific performance...

Miss Janine and dancers gather by the
Spokane Opera House Christmas Tree
before the Nutcracker Ballet begins...

I love my cousins! Miss Kaiti Bri's students pose for a photo during intermission...:)

Web site changes and Nutcracker tickets!

Nutcracker tickets orders are being sent in tomorrow...so you only have one more day to get your order in. If you wish to sit with our group to watch our students dance, as well as get discounted ticket prices, please turn in your order by Friday, Nov. 21st. After Fri., you can order your own ticket at the regular ticket rate through the Spokane Symphony ticket office. Moving. on...

Have you checked out our web site lately? We have added new pages, with more photos, links to some terrific ballet companies, dancers, and informative web sites, a fun ballet quiz for students, and much more! We also added a "Latest News" page, to let you know what is going on in the studio right now...Check us out at... http://www.inlandnwballet.com/