Shoes Requirements, Dress Code and More

Shoe fittings will be available at the studio the following dates and times! Let us help you get the year started off right!

Wednesday, September 4th - 3:30-5:30 p.m.*We will stay late if people still need help.

Thursday, September 5th - 3:30-5:30 p.m.*We will stay late if people still need help.

Friday, September 6th - 3:30-4:30 p.m. *We will stay late if people still need help.

**We will not have any more shoe fittings until January, so make sure to stop up!

***Please note we use sample shoes at our shoe fitting. We will get the shoes ordered at the end of each night, if they are not here in time for your dancers first class, go ahead and send them barefoot until they arrive. We usually get our shoes very quickly!

Required Shoes - The highlighted groups will be available at the shoe fitting:

Tots Class & Preschool Dance and Tumbling (Girls) - pink leather ballet shoes

Tots Class & Preschool Dance and Tumbling (Boys) - black leather ballet or jazz shoes

Mini Ballet/Tap (5 & 6 year olds) - black tap shoes and pink leather ballet shoes
Jr Ballet Jazz and Tap - pink leather ballet shoes and black tap shoes **tan jazz shoes can be used for practice as well, but are not required and will NOT be used for recital.

All Tumbling Classes and Acrobatics - (mini, jr, level 1, 2 & 3/4/elite) - bare feet - no shoes needed

Hip Hop Mini, Jr, Level 1 & 2 - black canvas sneakers - these are only available throughout the studio!

Hiphop 3/4/elite - any type of white sneaker to be found on your own - must be new and never to be worn outside.

Jazz 1, 2 and 3 & 4 - tan jazz shoes

Contemporary 1, 2, 3, 4/elite - tan turners/pirouette shoes - shoes/sizes for levels 1, 2 & 3 will be available at the shoes fitting.

Tap 1 & 2 - black tap shoes

Tap 3/4 & Elite Tap - use your current black tap shoes for practice, but do not buy anything yet - we will be switching to tan heeled tap shoes for the Nutcracker and will send out more info/an additional shoe fitting when we have the shoes available!

Pointe (all levels) - pink satin pointe shoes - please make sure to wait for teacher approval to purchase your dancers first pair of pointe shoes. All pointe shoes must be professionally fitted. More details to come.

Ballet Technique (all levels) - pink leather ballet shoes - shoes/sizes for levels 1, 2 & 3 will be available at the shoes fitting.

Weekly Dress Code

- We are huge believers in "look good, feel good, do good". Please make sure your dancer is put together and feeling their best, so we can help them improve every class!

-A leotard and tights are worn for all ballet technique classes & pointe classes. Dance skirts can be worn but are not required.

- A leotard is worn for tots class, preschool class, mini ballet/tap class and jr ballet, jazz and tap class. Colors do not matter for practice. Leggings, shorts, skirts and or tights are all acceptable to add to the leotard, but are not required. We understand that our youngest dancers do not always cooperate when getting ready for dance. We would rather you send them in any type of athletic wear if they are having a bad day. :) Pick your battles and send them happy!

-Tight athletic tank tops/crop tops, leggings/athletic shorts can be worn for level 1, 2, 3, 4 and elite jazz, contemporary, tap, tumbling and acrobatics. Nothing baggy!

- Hip Hop is an exception to the "Nothing baggy" rule. Joggers, t-shirts, sweatshirts, baggy shorts are all acceptable.

-For tumbling classes bare feet are a must, if your dancer is wearing tights please make sure that they can transition into bare feet.

-You can get most of your dance wear online at dancewearsolutions.com, discountdance.com, amazon.com and many other sources.

-Hair must be pulled back off of the face for all classes! No pieces hanging in the face that will distract your dancer. All dancers must keep extra ponytails in their dance bag or locker.

Tumbling & Ballet Technique Recital Dress Code (to be purchased on your own, as we do not provide a costume/fee for these classes). These items are not needed until recital, so no rush!

Mini & Jr Tumbling - Please wear your own leotard (any color/style) and light suntan convertible tights (tights will be available to purchase as recital gets closer).

Tumbling 1, 2 & 3/4/Elite - Please wear your own black leotard with black athletic leggings or black athletic shorts.

All Ballet Technique Classes - Please wear your own black leotard along with ballet pink tights (tights will be available to purchase as recital gets closer).

Tips for the parents:

- Make sure all of your dancers items are labeled with their name. Especially shoes and water bottles.

- Make sure your dancer has a dance bag to contain all of their items (dance bags must also have their name).

- Extra ponytail holders are a must for dance bags and lockers.

- It is ok to not be perfect! If you forget a leotard, don't have the right shoes right away or are running late because your new schedule is crazy - we understand! Us teachers have been teaching dance a long time or have kids of our own. It is ok, please send your dancer anyways! :)