Ballet, ballet and more ballet

There are a number of books which exist to help you with your questions about the ballet world, and the dance world in general. For example, The Book of Ballet is one such great book if you are an older reader, while My First Ballet Book is great for the very young and it comes in hard cover edition, to make sure that it remains in good condition. For the advanced, there is The Ballet Companion, by Eliza Gaynor Minden. There are of course many more, and although nothing van replace a dance class with your teacher, they make useful

An important element that you will find is that grooming is always essential in dance. If you look smart, and have good quality dancewear, you will be less sloppy in your work.  Discipline in grooming is an important part of dance, and will gain you good marks in an exam and make your performance what it should be.

At The Ballet Shop we offer a number of items which are important for your grooming in class, such as ribbons (which should always be clean), bun nets, hairbands and bun holders.

Merry Christmas

We'd like to wish our readers a very Merry Christmas and happy new year. We have some lovely items on sale on our ebay store (look up balletshop), including some velvet leotards on a heavily discounted price! Spoil yourself this season!

Opening hours back to twice a week

Hello everyone!

We've been very busy with the start of the new scholastic year, and have only now begun to calm down a little.

Since most people have already purchased their uniforms for the scholastic year, we are now going to revert to opening on Mondays and Thursdays, 5 - 7 p.m. or by appointment. Naturally our website is always available, and you can always give us a ring and set an appointment.

We also have a branch at Mandy's Dance Academy, in Marsascala, so if you live in those parts of Malta, please call her. Her contact details are available in the Yellow Pages.

We have added a host of new items at The Ballet Shop's website, so take a look and see if anything tickles your fancy. Christmas is soon coming, and you might want to order something special for yourself or for your dancing friends!!

Happy shopping!

Back to School

I know this is a little late in coming. The scholastic year has started again, and with it, the mad rush to get your kids organised for their dance class, be it ballet, jazz, tap or any other discipline.

It is always exciting to see little children in their new outfits, especially when they are first starting off. The new leotard and skirt, new ballet shoes... It is important that the children remain well groomed throughout the year, and not only during the first lessons. A large portion of the marks in a dance exam or assessment goes to grooming, and grooming and discipline are an important part of dance. Also, if the child is well-groomed and looks smart, she is more likely to put an effort into her dancing.

If you have not yet got your child's dancewear, take a look at our ebay store, or at our online ballet shop. We have a vast range of sizes of full sole children's ballet shoes - these are perhaps the most important item to be monitored. An ill fitting shoe could mean damage to your child's feet - which is even worse than bad grooming!

We also have some ballroom shoes on sale at the moment. We do not have all the sizes but will be willing to try to help if we can procure your size.

Happy shopping and good luck to everyone for the new scholastic year.

Some ebay items ...

Hello again! It's been quite some time since I've written any posts, but of course it's been busy enough with summer, and most people will be out at the beach, rather than shopping online ... so I let them be!!

I have taken the time to place some new listings in my ebay shop. Besides a number of keyrings, I have some tights. Of course, we do have other possible items to be listed - all you have to do is send me a message on ebay, or even write an email to theballetshop@onvol.net and we will try to help you. Naturally, the fastest way to find what you need is to visit our new ballet shop site, which is packed with our stocks that increase regularly.

We also give shipping discounts, and in some cases, shipping is free. So go on, grab your bargains now !

Website temporarily under maintenance

In our efforts to bring you a better service and a better selection of products, while making your ballet shop experience worthwhile, our website is temporarily down while we work on creating a new one. This site will be more user friendly and will bring our special offers to the fore - so you do not have to look for them.

If, meanwhile, you require any dancewear, you can use our ebay shop or send an email to: theballetshop@onvol.net

New discounts at The Ballet Shop

I have decided to place the velvet leotards and certain other items in a new category at The Ballet Shop - the Discount Corner. This is because I think that the velvet leotards are more suitable for colder climates than Malta. Shipping to Malta is free, but don't lose heart if you live abroad. Generally speaking, European countries are charged postage EUR 3.50 per order, while orders from countries further away attract a charge of EUR 6.00 per order.

Click on the images to view the discounts - the leotards are approximately at half price! The discount corner also contains other discounted items, such as spare rubber soles for your jazz shoes, which come in black.

If you make bulk orders, we are willing to give bulk discounts. For us, bulk orders mean that you have at least 5 of the same item, and a minimum order of EUR 200. We are of course willing to make other discounts - just send us an email on theballetshop@onvol.net to enquire about the available discounts.