Guidelines

Dress Code

Dancers should all have a dance bag or duffel. In this duffel bring all your dance clothing, shoes, hair tie options. Even put a small box of band aides just in case. Label all your items with a permanent marker with your name or initials.

Fitted dance attire is important for the teacher to see the dancer’s posture and lines for proper technical training.

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Fitted Dance clothing is preferred. Leotards and leggings/bike shorts are great to get the dancers used to our preferred dance clothing. Although there are fun dance/skirt combos that the little ones may enjoy wearing. No color requirement. Ballet slippers or dance paws work equally well for this application.

Ballet

Black leotard, ballet pink tights, and split sole pink ballet slippers. Hair must be in a neat bun. Skirts are allowed.

Boys: White or black fitted T-shirt or tank top. – Black basketball shorts or dance pants, leggings - Black ballet slippers.

Note: if you have a class before or after your ballet class – wear your ballet attire with convertible tights, you can simply roll the footed part off your feet and layer shorts or other dance attire if you want and be ready to go without lengthy or inconvenient changing.

Modern, Lyrical, Contemporary, Jump/Turn, Technique & AcroDance

Leotard and leggings preferred or fitted athletic top, bike shorts, dance paws, cotton socks. Hair in a low pony tail or low bun.

Note: for many skills taught you may be rolling or sliding on the floor so covering your skin is important to reduce friction burns or sticking to the floor.

Jazz

Fitted Dance clothing, Leotard or fitted athletic top, leggings, bike shorts, split sole jazz shoes, hair tied back in low pony or low bun.

Hip Hop

Dress the part. Loose clothes preferred. Wear sneakers with support. Hair out of the face. No Booty shorts. (Bring sneakers for dance that are clean and not worn in the street, please.)

Any Other Classes

Leotard/fitted athletic top and leggings are preferred.