Dress Codes
Dancewear is required for all classes (except for hip hop). Dancers must wear comfortable form fitted dancewear to display proper body alignment and allow for easy movement and corrections. NO BAGGY T-SHIRTS, blue jeans, jewelry or STREET CLOTHES will be allowed of any kind in our dance rooms. Stud earrings may be worn but nothing hanging or hoops. Dress codes are put in place not only for the safety of our dancers, but for the discipline of the sport.
COMBO CLASS and BUSY BEE'S DANCE PROGRAM (Dancers age 6 and under)
Attire for our dancers 6 and under is more flexible and fun! We would like them in dance clothes and NO STREET CLOTHES. They can wear tutu's, leotards, tights, chiffon dance skirts, one piece tutu dresses, Solid colored leggings and sweats (NO printed leggings), and fitted dance tops. No loose fitting tee shirts. Hair must be in a bun or ponytail with no hair hanging in the face. Please use a bun cover or hair net to secure their bun.
BALLET SHOES: Pink is preferred for girls and black is preferred for boys but any color that they feel comfortable in will be the best choice.
TAP SHOES: Any tap shoe is great. The slip-on tap shoe is best. If you purchase the tie shoe then it’s great to replace the ties with elastic bands/buttons.
TUMBLING: barefoot or socks or their ballet shoes is fine.
JAZZ SHOES: You can use their ballet shoes or any slip on jazz shoe is fine.
LEVEL I/IA BALLET CLASSES
Dancers will wear pink tights, black leotard and pink Capezio or Bloch brand ballet shoes with all of the strings knotted and tucked under so they are neat. NO SKIRTS and NO TUTUS for the recreational students ages 7 and above. Hair must be put back in a slick bun with no wispy hairs and the use of a hair net is required. The boys will wear black tights or solid black sweatpants, a fitted white tee shirt and black canvas ballet shoes. We respect all children’s gender identity so please feel free to wear any of the above dress code that your dancer feels comfortable in.
PLEASE NOTE: YouTube puts out some great tutorials on buns. I recommend the “How to make the perfect ballet bun” by Bloch.
BALLET LEVEL II/III and all 90 MINUTE BALLET CLASSES
Dancers will wear black leotard, pink tights, and pink canvas ballet shoe is preferred. Please knot and secure all strings on the ballet shoes. All dancers must wear a white, pink or nude ballet alignment band. Dancers ages 11 and up will be allowed to wear a short black ballet skirt either a pull on or wrap around but it must be short. Suggestions: Mariia crown pull on skirt, Julie Dancewear mesh pull on skirt or Mariia women’s short high/low skirt are all great choices. The male dancers can wear a white fitted tee shirt, black tights, white socks and black canvas ballet shoes. No baggy sweats will be allowed in any of our 90-minute ballet classes. Alignment belt is also required. Dancers may choose to wear any of the above required dancewear regardless of gender.
TAP CLASSES
Any type of form-fitting appropriate dancewear such as jazz/athletic pants, sweats, leggings (Solid color only/no patterns) dance shorts, bra tops, cami tops, leotards and fitted tee shirts accepted. Please no street clothes or school wear please. Always secure your hair in a pony-tail or bun. Slip on tap shoes are always preferred. Please inspect your tap shoes before each class for loose screws or taps. Loose screws cause permanent damage to the dance floors. Please see the front desk for a tap shoe repair kit to tighten all the screws.
LYRICAL, CONTEMPORARY or MODERN CLASSES
Any type of form-fitting appropriate dancewear is always preferred. In this genre, a tight or loose-fitting tee-shirt can be worn. Loose fitted pants or tight pants, leggings, sweats, athletic dancewear, (solid color only/no patterns), dance shorts, bra tops, cami tops, and leotards are all acceptable. Hair must be secured back in a bun or ponytail. Lyrical half soles, bare feet and socks are all forms of footwear.
ACROBATICS
Hair must be in a bun for safety and ease of spotting your dancer. Tight fitted dancewear only for the safety of your dancer as well as the ease of spotting your dancer. Absolutely no jewelry will be allowed. Stud earrings are ok, but discouraged as well. Absolutely no loose-fitting tee shirts, street clothes or school wear will be allowed in the acrobatic classes. Bare feet or socks are good.
HIP-HOP
Sneakers must be worn for class. Comfortable dance clothes, preferably long pants.