Dress Code

Age 3-4 & 5-6 year old Classes

  • Ballet or Ballet/Lyrical or Tap/Jazz or Ballet/Jazz- Pink, Tan or Black Dance Tights. Please be sure they are dance tights and not fashion tights. Leotards are mandatory. Any color Leotard is allowed. Dancers are allowed to wear Ballet skirts, tutus and dance shorts. Ballet shoes- Pink for girls/Black for boys. Tap Shoes- Tan for girls/Black for boys. Jazz shoes- Tan jazz shoes for girls/Black for boys. Lyrical- Bare feet or foot undeez

  • Hip Hop/Tap- Bottoms-Sweat pants, joggers, leggings and shorts are allowed. No jeans, please. Tops-Tee-shirts, Leotards, Tank tops are allowed. Please no baggy jackets. Any type of Sneaker/Tennis shoe is allowed in class as long as they are only used for dance. No street shoes on the dance floor please. Tap shoes- Tan Tap shoes for girls/Black tap shoes for boys

  • Tumble- Leotards or biketards are mandatory. Students may wear leggings or shorts or tights with their leotard. If tights are worn, they must be footless or convertible or stirrup so students have access to their bare feet.

  • For all classes, students with long hair should wear their hair pulled back into a ponytail or bun. Hair in the face can be a big distraction during class.

  • No jewelry with the exception of small stud-style earrings.

 


Ballet- Level 1, 2 & 3 Classes

  • Any color Leotard. Pink tights or tan tights to match darker skin tones. Tights should be footed or convertible. Ballet skirts and fitted dance shorts are allowed (no loose tennis/soccer style shorts allowed). No leggings or sweats or shirts. Short-length Ballet warm-up sweaters or fitted cardigans are allowed for warm-ups in winter.

  • Level 1- Pink leather or canvas Ballet shoes for girls. Brown & Caramel toned shoes may also be worn to match skin color- Black leather ballet shoes for boys.

  • Levels 2 & 3- Only Canvas Ballet shoes for girls. Classic Pink or Brown/ Caramel toned shoes may be worn to match skin color- Black leather ballet shoes for boys.

  • Hair pulled off of the face in a bun. A bun is the required style for Ballet as it permits for proper spotting in turns.

  • No jewelry with the exception of small stud-style earrings.


Jazz, Tap, Lyrical & Team Technique - Level 1, 2 & 3 Classes

  • Any color Leotard or Dance Sports Bra/tops or fitted tanks may be paired with leggings or mid-thigh bike shorts or soccer-style shorts. Brief-style or very short dance shorts are only allowed when worn with tights. Pink, tan, or black dance tights are allowed. No sweats. Tee shirts may only be worn for Tap. Dancewear should be fitted to allow a view of the spine & alignment for instructors.

  • Shoes:

  1. Jazz- Tan Jazz shoes for girls/Black Jazz shoes for boys

  2. Tap- Black lace-up shoes. (Not the single-tie style)

  3. Lyrical/Contemporary- Tan Half shoes for girls/Foot-undeez or Paws for boys/ No black half-shoes for boys!

  • Hair should be pulled off of the face in a ponytail or bun.


Tumble- Level 1, 2 & 3 Classes

  • Leotards or biketards required for all classes.

  • Leotards may be worn with dance/bike shorts or leggings. If tights are worn in Tumble they should be footless or convertible to expose bare feet.

  • Hair in low pony tail or secured off of face.


Hip Hop- Level 1, 2 & 3 Classes

  • Bottoms- sweats, joggers, leggings and shorts are allowed. No booty shorts. No jeans, please.

  • Tops- Leotards, tee-shirts and tank tops are allowed. No crop tops or dance bras without shirts worn on top. No baggy jackets.

  • Shoes- Any style sneaker or tennis shoe for class is allowed as long as they are for dance class only. Please do not wear street shoes on the dance floor.

  • Hair should be pulled off of the face in a ponytail, half-ponytail, bun, etc.

 


Boys

  • Ballet- Black leather or canvas ballet shoes.

  • Jazz- Black jazz shoes or jazz sneakers

  • Lyrical/Contemporary- Bare feet or flesh-tone "Foot- Undeez" or "Paws". No half shoes!

  • Tap- Black lace-up tap shoes

  • Hip-Hop- Any style sneaker may be worn for class as long as they are only used for Hip Hop class. No street shoes allowed on the dance floor.

  • Tee-shirt or Tank. Sweats, joggers or basketball-gym style shorts are allowed for Jazz, Lyrical, Tap & Hip Hop. Ballet Boys should wear a solid white or black tee with Black dance or sweat pants.