dress code

Proper dance attire helps dancers move freely, practice safely, and build confidence in class. Please ensure your dancer follows the dress code for their class.

Pre-Ballet

Girl’s Attire: Pink or flesh tone tights, any color leotard, optional skirt/tutu
Shoes: Pink ballet slippers (shoes without ties preferred!)
Hair: Tightly secured away from the face
Boy’s Attire: Fitted clothing comfortable for movement, black ballet slippers

Jazz & Tap Combo

Girl’s Attire: Optional tights, any color leotard, optional skirt/tutu or dance shorts
Shoes: Black Mary Jane style tap shoes (velcro or elastic closure/no tie preferred), Tiny Tots will be barefoot for Jazz, Preschool classes will need flesh-tone jazz shoes
Hair: Tightly secured away from the face
Boy’s Attire: Fitted clothing comfortable for movement, black oxford style tap shoes

Ballet

Girl’s Attire: Pink or flesh-tone tights, any color leotard
Optional: Ballet skirt or spandex shorts
Shoes: Pink ballet shoes (no tie preferred)
Hair: Tightly secured in a bun
Boy’s Attire: Fitted tee, black dance tights/leggings/shorts, black ballet slippers

Hip Hop and Hop & Tumble

Attire: Loose-fitting clothing comfortable for movement
Shoes: Sneakers required (please use dance-only sneakers that are not worn outside to protect our dance floors!)

All Other Styles (Tap, Jazz, Lyrical, Contemporary, Pom, Drill Prep, Acro, LTT, Musical Theater)

Attire: Form-fitting dancewear of choice. Examples include leotards, leggings, dance shorts, and tank tops.

  • Tights are optional. If worn for Acro, they must be convertible.

  • Modest crop tops with high-waisted bottoms are permitted in the studio, but a tee shirt or cover-up must be worn in and out of the dance room.

  • Sweaters or other warm-ups may be worn for the first 10 minutes of class time only

Hair: Tightly secured away from the face

Shoe Requirements:

  • Tap: Level 1: Black Mary Jane Style tap shoes, Level 2 and up: Black oxford-style tap shoes

  • Jazz, Pom, Leaps/Turns/Tech: K-5th: Flesh-tone jazz shoes, 5th grade and up: Flesh tone jazz shoes, dance socks or barefoot

  • Lyrical: Flesh-tone half soles/turners or barefoot

  • Contemporary: Flesh-tone dance socks (Blochsox, Apolla Shocks) or barefoot

  • Acro: Barefoot