What to Wear to Class
Please refer to your class specific clothing and footwear guidelines for dancewear requirements. The dress code must be followed and will be strictly enforced.
Warm-up wear must be removed after the first 15 minutes of class.
Skirts, T-shirts, shorts, sweatpants, etc, make it difficult for the instructor to see how a dancer's muscles are working and whether their body placement of correct. Loose hair is distracting and gets in the way of proper turns and jumps. Watches, necklaces, or dangling earrings must be removed for class, Jewelery of any kind is best left at home.
Students not dressed in proper dance attire mat be asked to sit out for the class.
"Body Expressions Dancewear" located next to "The Studio" carries all required dancewear as well as many other optional items.
Dance is physically demanding. Your body needs energy yo participate in class. If you are at the studio for long periods of time, or come straight from another activity please bring a nutritious snack.
If you have an injury, please tell your instructor. If you are unwell and not up to participate in class, you are encourages to observe, You can learn a lot by watching!
uit (any color)
Dance Skirt (optional) NO TUTUS
Ages 5-6 Tap & Jazz
Black Patent-leather Tap Shoes (NO punch-out taps)
Pink Leather Ballet Slippers
Tights (pink/white/black/suntan)
Bodysuit (any color) or fitted dance top
Dance pants - jazz pants or Capri dance pants
(tights must be worn with capris or shorts)
Ages 7-10 Tap & Jazz
Black Patent-leather Tap Shoes
(9-10 adv Bloch Oxford Recommended)
Black Split Sloe Jazz Shoes
Tights (beige/black/pink/suntan)
Bodysuit (any color) or fitted dance top
Dance pants - jazz pants or Capri dance pants
(tights must be worn with capris or shorts)
Ages 11-18 Tap, Jazz & Lyrical
Black Oxford Tap Shoes
Black Jazz Shoes
Tights (pink/white/black/suntan)
Lyrical Sandals
Bodysuit (any color) or fitted dance top
Dance pants - jazz pants or Capri dance pants
(tights must be worn with capris or shorts)
Ages 7 + Hip Hop
Track Pants/Jogging Pants (NO JEANS)
T-shirt/Tank Top
Hip Hop Sneakers or INDOOR runners (No skateboard shoes)
Ages 11+ Modern & Lyrical
Bare Feet/Foot Thong/Lyrcial Sandals
Tights (Any color)
Bodysuit/Tank Top/Fitted Dancce Top
Dance Shorts
Dance Pants - jazz pants/carpis pants
(tights must be worn with capris or shorts)
Patent Leather Tap Shoes
Punch out taps are not acceptable. This rule will be strictly enforced. (Unfortunately the use of punch out taps is damaging our floors.) A “punch out” tap is a thin “cut out” of metal in the shape of a tap.
Look for a molded metal tap that looks thicker at the tip of the toe with smooth edges
Pink Leather Ballet Shoes
Avoid ballet shoes with a plastic or cardboard insole. This causes students to be incapable of pointing their feet properly and also causes profuse sweating in the shoe.
The ballet shoes worn at “The Studio” are light pink/beige. Avoid rose, bright pink and peach colours as they should all match on the stage at the year-end recital.