1. TEMPERANCE
Harbor no passion where it is not called for in theatrics; feed no grudge formed in the sensitive matter of fiercely competing abilities.
2. SILENCE
Do not use your voice unless in the inquiry of a exercise instructions; hold your tongue when your instructor asks if your large chest is a sound excuse for its lack of shoulders-back uprightness.
3. ORDER
Allow no strand of hair to caress your cheek even in physical exertion; let not a stitch in the straps of your shoes run crooked.
4. RESOLUTION
Promise the scissoring of your two legs no less performance than a perfect 90 degrees with each battement; will against all humanness in each tormented second of your arabesque.
5. FRUGALITY
Push no breath except for what is necessary to hold, rise, and direct your living edifice; brandish no extremity except for what is demanded of you in the name of others’ delight.
6. INDUSTRY
Expend no hour without rest, conditioning, or practice of technique; sit out no class or pointe session except what is vital for healthy work.
7. SINCERITY
Fake no comprehension of steps that are not second-nature to you; feign no knowledge of your craft where it is not utterly helpful.
8. JUSTICE
Covet no role or position of your peers even where it is due; make no scruples about the due fee when you have broken the ultimate rule.
9. MODERATION
Support no lurching forward in the execution of a cabriole; let the pointed toes of your arched foot execute no more than a fragile peck upon the floor with each piqué.
10. CLEANLINESS
Tolerate no moisture or tattering in the maintenance of your much used leotard; make no exception to the daily powdering of your shoes.
11. TRANQUILITY
Show no disturbance in the aligned tower of your body, whether by accident or intimidation; let nothing but the zealous rise and fall of your chest as your move deter you from your spotting point.
12. CHASTITY
Make no fuss about the cost of quality Russian pointe shoes; show no remorse for the death of spent ones.
13. HUMILITY
Exhibit no pride in the strict accomplishment of your mind and body; accept no award, without matter of its hard earnings.
