Dance Arts Center Dress Code

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For optimum performance, proper dancewear, shoes and hairstyle are necessary at all times. Students will not be permitted to attend class wearing street shoes or clothes. Due to the hazard it presents to students while dancing, no jewelry is allowed in class (except small earrings). Thank you for your cooperation.

Hair

Classical ballet dancers should have their hair secured in a ballet bun at all times. Bobby pins, hair bun covers, hair nets and scrunchies work well to create an attractive and secure ballet bun. Dancers of all other forms should have their hair away from the face in either a ballet bun or a secure pony tail. Male dancers for any class should have their hair neatly trimmed and groomed.

Attire

Classical Ballet:

Ballet I and II wear a black leotard (any style) with pink convertible tights with small holes on soles of feet.

Ballet III and IV wear a solid color leotard (any style) with convertible black or pink tights. A ballet skirt or warm-up knit dance shorts may sometimes be worn at the discretion of the instructor.

Boy dancers of all ages should wear non-baggy black dance pants and a form-fitting white shirt.

Jazz, Hip Hop & Tap:

Girls wear any solid-color leotard or unitard, solid-color non-baggy dance pants or solid-color footless tights.

Boys of all ages wear non-baggy black dance pants and a form-fitting shirt in any solid color.

Modern, Choreography and Acrobatics:

Girls wear any solid-color leotard or footless unitard, solid-color dance pants, convertible or footless tights.

Boys wear any solid-color snug-fitting t-shirt and solid-color dance pants.

Teen-Adult Jazz, Hip Hop & Tap/Teen Hip Hop, and MTV Style:

Girls wear any solid color leotard or snug t-shirt, dance pants, sweat pants or tights (no jeans or street-wear pants).

Boys wear any snug t-shirt and dance pants.

Flamenco:

Girl dancers wear any color or style leotard and a solid-color flamenco skirt (Star-Styled brand preferred.)

Boy dancers  wear non-baggy black dance pants and any snug-fitting solid-color t-shirt.

Introduction to Dance, Combo I and Combo II:

Girls wear a light pink or baby blue leotard (any style) and pink footed or convertible tights. A ballet skirt is optional.

Boys wear non-baggy black dance pants and a snug-fitting white t-shirt.

Kids Latin Dance:

Any solid color leotard and a skirt that you can move in, can be mid-thigh to knee length. Wear dance tights, dance pants or cotton/lycra leggings under the skirt.

Men: Recommend comfortable pants and non-baggy shirt.

Adult Latin Dance and Adult Pilates:

Any comfotable attire that is not too baggy, please no restricting street-wear. Pilates- please bring your own pilates mat and a pair of 2 or 3 pound hand held weights.

Shoes

Classical Ballet:

Girls wear pink leather split-sole ballet shoes. Ballet III and IV may wear canvas if you prefer those.

Boys wear black or white leather or canvas split-sole ballet shoes.

Jazz and Hip Hop:

Girls wear black slip-on boots without laces (no jazz sneakers.)

Boys wear black lace-up split-sole jazz shoes.

MTV:

Girls wear black jazz sneakers.

Boys wear black jazz sneakers.

Tap:

Girls ages 7-adult wear a black tap flex oxford (spit sole please.)

Boys wear a black jazz and tap oxford (spit sole please.)

Flamenco:

Girls ages 7-12 wear black flamenco shoes or character shoes with a 1 to 1 1/2 inch heel.

Girls ages 13-adult need black flamenco shoes or black character shoes with a 1 1/2 to 2 inch heel.

Boys of all ages need flamenco boots.

Introduction to Dance, Combination I and II:

Girls wear pink full or split-sole leather ballet shoes and black tap shoes, please purchase those that we sell. Intro to Dance: no tap shoes, only ballet shoes.

Boys wear black or white leather ballet shoes and black "student tap oxford."

Latin Dance:

Girls/Ladies: Black Character shoes, smallest size heel, Capezio brand name recommended.

Men: See Ms. Porter for shoe information.

Acrobatics, Choreography, Modern Dance and Pilates:

No shoes required. Depending on costume choice, acrobatics may need to purchase shoes midway through the year.

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