Hair and Attire
In order to be a dancer, it helps to feel like a dancer! Proper attire, shoes, and hair is a must for good training, so the dancer has freedom of movement and the teacher can see the dancers‘ positions and movement in order to give necessary corrections.
Hair is to be pulled up off the neck in a ponytail, braid, or bun. If hair is too short, it must be pulled back on the sides with bobby pins or clips. If hair is longer than waist-length when up in a ponytail or braid, it must be put all the way up into a bun.
Dance attire for different dance styles
Tap/Jazz Ballet Combo
Any style or color leotard. Skirts allowed if above the knee. Hair pulled up off the face in secure ponytail. Ballet & Tap shoes are required. No bare feet or socks with no shoes. No Crocs.
Ballet
Black leotard (no skirt), pink tights, pink ballet shoes (or darker shade for dancers of color), hair up in a bun. NO EXCEPTIONS! Ballet students not in hair “dress code” after first warning will incur $5 Bun Fee if the front desk has to do their hair for admittance to class.
Adult Ballet
Your choice of appropriate, well-fitting dance attire. Ballet shoes required. Hair pulled up off the face.
Jazz
Any style of well-fitting leotard or dance attire. No play clothes, no school clothes, no jeans, no sweats. Jazz shoes are required. No Crocs.
Contemporary
Any style of well-fitting leotard or dance attire. No play clothes, no school clothes, no jeans, no sweats. Feet will be bare.
Tap
Any style of well-fitting activewear. No play clothes, no school clothes, no jeans, no sweats. No pants that drag on the floor, feet must be visible. Tap shoes are required.
Hip Hop
Any style of well-fitting activewear. No play clothes, no school clothes, no jeans, no sweats. No skirts, no boots, no flip flops, no elevated shoes of any sort. No Crocs. Clean INDOOR sneakers required. Pant bottoms must be below the knee.
Acro:
Any style of well-fitting leotard, unitard, or dance top and leggings. No clothing may be worn to obstruct the view of the body (i.e. baggy shirts/ pants).