All girls are required to wear a leotard or unitard and footed tights to class. Bare legs are not appropriate for dance class. Leotards with attached skirts, tutus and straps are discouraged as young students tend to play with these items.

Students may not wear bracelets, necklaces, big or dangling earrings or any other jewelry during class. Leave your jewelry at home. We are not responsible for students’ belongings left unattended during or after class.

Girls may not wear shirts during class. Dance students may not wear shorts, jeans, sweats or other long pants during class.

During cold weather, the instructor may allow students to wear a close-fitting shirt or sweater.

Separate skirts and tutus may not be worn during class by students age 8 & under. Older students may wear a simple wrap skirt over their leotard for ballet.

Body-suits with a snap-crotch should not be worn.

Costumes are NOT acceptable as class dancewear.

All students must have the proper dance shoes by the second month. Dance shoes must never be worn outside and street shoes should never be worn on the dance floor!!

Please write your child's name inside their shoes, and periodically check the fit of their shoes.

Unlike regular shoes, a correct fit for ballet and jazz shoes means that they fit "like a glove". However, since young dancers are still growing everyday, this would not be practical. You may wish to purchase your shoes with a little room to grow, but there should not be too much excess space at the toe or heel. Often, parents think it is time to purchase new shoes just as the toe is reaching the boundaries of the shoes - in fact, they are just beginning to fit correctly. Only when the shoe is so tight that the toes can not lay flat and square on the floor will you need to purchase a new pair. The soft leather will stretch and mold to the shape of the foot as the child wears them.

While you may also wish to purchase tap shoes with some growing room, be sure not to go too big. If students’ feet slide out of their shoes while walking, they will find tap dancing a near impossible feat as they will not have the strength to manipulate the shoes and risk slipping out completely while dancing.

If you are buying dance shoes with a small amount of growing room, please include a pair of socks in your child’s dance bag that they can wear with the shoes until they have grown into the shoes.

Hair must be worn up and off the face. Long hair must be secured so that it will not hit anyone while moving or turning. Hair must be fixed before class begins. Students should NOT have to touch their hair during class. Please keep clips or barrettes in her dance bag to secure long bangs and whispies. Please use only soft ponytail holders and/or flat clips so that she many participate in tumbling activities.

Students will need to leave their belongings (coats, backpacks, street shoes & clothes, etc.) in the waiting area. Student cell phones must be turned on silent and left in the lobby. The only items your dancer will need to take into the studio area are their dance bag and shoes. Make sure you take ALL of your belongings with you when you leave the building.

Students who have forgotten their proper dance attire will be given something to wear from the extra dance clothing box. If you use an item from this box, either take it off before you leave or sign out the items you use, wash the clothing and bring it back the next week. If you have dance clothes that your child has outgrown, please consider making a donation to our extra box.