Required dance wear and dance shoes must be worn to all classes. Failure to wear the required dance wear to class may result in students being asked not to participate. Repeated failure to wear the required dance wear may result in termination of dance lessons. Students are not permitted to wear jeans, shorts of any kind, school uniforms, etc. Long hair must be tied off the dancer’s face. For more detailed dance wear requirements, please refer to the Body Expressions dress code located below.

Hair

Girls’ hair should be worn off the face either in a secure bun for all ballet classes or a pulled back out of the dancers face for all other classes. Boys’ hair should be neatly combed for all classes.

Ballet & Pointe

All female ballet students must wear a solid black leotard in any style, Capezio ballet pink tights, and pink canvas or leather ballet shoes. Pointe students may wear short black skirts. Male students may wear long black basketball shorts or black jazz pants with a white or black t-shirt or UnderArmour sports shirt and black or white ballet shoes.

Performing Arts

Any style or color leotard, pink, tan or black tights, dancer boy shorts, Capri or long jazz pants or dance leggings, pink ballet shoes for ages 2-7, black jazz shoes for ages 8 and up, black or tan tap shoes for all ages. Hair must be worn out of the dancers face either in a ponytail or with the sides pulled up. Absolutely no jeans, shorts of any kind, school uniforms, baggy shirts or jackets.

Hip-Hop

Long, baggy pants or Capri length pants with a camisole, tank top or long sleeve shirt are appropriate. Tennis shoes are recommended for these classes. Ball caps, beanies, bandanna, arm bands, etc. are acceptable. Hip-Hop is about an attitude when you dance, so anything that makes you feel good and play the part of a hip-hop dancer is great. Hair should be worn out of the dancers face either in a ponytail or with the sides pulled up. Absolutely no jeans or school uniforms.

Contemporary, Acro/Conditioning & PBT/Technique

Any style or color leotard, pink, tan or black tights, dancer boy shorts, Capri or long jazz pants or dancer leggings are appropriate. Dancers may wear Capezio foot undeez, jazz shoes, or bare feet for class. Hair must be worn out of the dancers face either in a ponytail or the sides pulled up. Absolutely no jeans, shorts of any kind, school uniforms, baggy shirts or jackets.