Student Dress Code
Hair Tips
- Ballet students need to have their hair in a bun for ballet class
- Must have hair nets around buns for security and tidiness
- No messy buns for ballet please
- Do not be stingy with bobby/hair pins! Use lots of them!!
- Thicker ponytail holders without metal are best
- Use snap clips for hair too short for ponytail or bun
- Use hairspray and bobby pins for lose hair
- Hair accessories must be secured. Teachers may ask students to remove distracting accessories.
- Keep extra hair supplies in dance bag at all times
- Teach your dancer how to fix their own hair
Ballet
Girls:
- Pink tights
- Correctly colored leotard (see below), no sheer panels
- Pink ballet shoes
- Hair in a bun with hairpins and hairnet. Bangs should be pinned out of face. (See Hair Tips above)
- Must have permission to wear pointe shoes, skirts, or booty shorts.
Leotard Color:
Pre-dance…………Pink
Level 1……............Lavender
Level 2……….........Light Blue/Copen
Level 3………..........Purple/Grape
Level 4...................Purple/Grape
Level 5…….............Burgundy/Wine
Level 6…….............Black
Level 7...……….......Black
Teen Level………….Black
Boys:
- Pre-Dance-Level 3 - White form fitting t-shirt, black dance shorts, white socks, black ballet shoes
- Intermediate Level and up - White form fitting t-shirt, black dance tights, dance belt, black ballet shoes
Jazz
Girls:
- Leotard or form fitting top (no half or crop tops)
- Jazz pants, capri pants, dance leggings or dance tights under booty shorts – no gym shorts
- Hair must be pulled back out of the face (See Hair Tips below)
- Tan jazz shoes
- Must have permission to wear jazz sneakers or pedinis.
- No baggy pants in class.
Boys: Form fitting top, jazz pants that hug the knees, jazz shoes
Tap
Girls:
- Choice of: Leotard, Tank Top, or T-shirt (no uncovered half-tops or jog bras)
- Jazz pants, capri pants, dance leggings, or dance tights under shorts - pants must be form fitting on knees and anklles
- PD - Level 1 wear Black tap shoes
- Levels 2-8 wear Black Lace-up, full sole, oxford tap shoes – no patent leather shoes
- Must have permission to wear built up tap shoes
- Hair should be out of face (See Hair Tips below)
Boys: Form fitting top, jazz pants that hug the knees, tap shoes
Hip-Hop
- Choice of: Leotard, Tank Top, or T-shirt with a form fitted camisole or a fitted tank underneath (no uncovered half-tops or jog bras)
- Hip-Hop pants, Sweatpants, Capri pants, dance leggings, or dance tights covered by shorts
- Tennis shoes, dance sneakers, or jazz shoes
- Must have permission to wear combat boots.
- NO street shoes.
- Hair should be pulled out of face
Modern
-Choice of: Leotard, Tank Top, or T-shirt with a form fitted camisole or fitted tank underneath (no uncovered half-tops or jog bras)
- Leggings, Jazz pants, Capri pants, or dance tights covered by shorts
- Hair must be pulled back out of the face (See Hair Tips below)
- Nude foot paws or barefoot
Musical Theater
- Choice of: Leotard, Tank Top, or T-shirt with a form fitted camisole or a fitted tank underneath (no uncovered half-tops or jog bras)
- Jazz pants, Capri pants, dance leggings, or dance tights covered by shorts
- Jazz shoes
- Must have permission to wear jazz sneakers or pedinis.
- Hair should be pulled out of face