Dress Code

Ballet

See Leotard & Dance Shirt Colors box for details by ballet level.

Leotard is worn with either skin-tone tights and matching skin-tone ballet shoes OR light pink tights and matching light pink ballet shoes. No attached skirts or visible undergarments. Convertible tights needed for Ballet 3 and above. Camisole leotards are not permitted in levels below Ballet 2 or Cecchetti 2.. Halter leotards are not permitted below Academy levels. Simple ballet skirts are permitted in Ballet 3, Ballet 4, Ballet 5, and Academy. Skirts should be a solid color and either match the leotard color or be in black, white, or light pink.

Dress code color dance shirt (OR white dance shirt for Tippy Toes-Ballet 1) is worn with black shorts or tights and white socks with black ballet shoes.

Older dancers might feel more comfortable having more support than just the leotard or dance shirt, so we recommend ‘underlings’ with clear or skin-tone straps are specifically designed for dance. For male bodies, starting around puberty, dancers dancers should wear a dance belt under their tights.

Modern

Black leotard or dance shirt and black footless tights or leggings. Bare feet.

Academy Modern

Fitted dance shirt or leotard (any color) and fitted leggings or pants – shorts/bare legs are not permitted, and pants cannot pool around the ankles/feet. Shirts cannot fall off the shoulder or ride up when doing floor work/inversions.

Socks are permitted at teacher’s discretion.

Jazz

Solid color leotard or dance shirt, black leggings or black footless tights with skin-tone jazz shoes.

Tap

Solid color leotard, dance shirt, or t-shirt with black leggings, tights, or dance pants with socks and black tap shoes.

Hip-Hop

Solid color top or leotard, dark stretchy athletic/dance pants or leggings, clean light-sole sneakers. No street shoes permitted.

Everybody Dance

Please have legs covered by wearing tights, leggings, sweatpants, or something similar, with a leotard, t-shirt, or tunic.

Adults

Adults do not have a formal dress code – just wear clothes you’re comfortable moving in like activewear, leggings & shirts, etc. Style-specific footwear is recommended (ballet shoes for ballet, jazz shoes for jazz, clean light-soled sneakers for indoor use only for hip-hop, etc.).

Hair

For all classes, hair should be styled neatly off of the face and neck so that it is secure and stays in place while dancing. Suggested styles include buns, puffs, cornrows, French twists, etc., and should be pulled back into a bun for Student & Academy Division Ballet and Cecchetti if long enough. If you have any questions about how to style your hair for dance, please contact the office for more information and resources.

NO JEWELRY except small stud earrings.