Hair and dress codes may seem strict but they are based on ballet traditions for the best and safest training.

Ballet: Students must wear school colors for ballet (black leotard & pink tights). Hair must be pulled away from the face and pinned into a     bun. NO SIDE PARTS ALLOWED. If necessary      hair nets, gel, and hair spray should be used.    This applies to all ballet classes including    Creative Movement, Intro to Ballet & Pre-Ballet.

• Creative Movement/Intro to Ballet/            Pre-Ballet: short sleeved or tank black leotard (no decorations of any kind, no criss cross straps & no ballet skirts), theatrical pink tights, pink ballet shoes - double knot and tie (no bows). Pre-Ballet students should look for Bloch Dansoft split-sole ballet shoes.

• Vaganova Level Girls: Black camisole style leotard with a pinch front, low back cut (no decorations of any kind, no criss cross straps). Pink tights and pink ballet shoes (split sole canvas style, Russian Pointe or Grishko brands preferred, with ribbons, pink pointe shoes with ribbons if applicable). During parent watch classes and in studio productions, all Vaganova III & IV levels must wear a white uniform (leotard, skirt & white hair ribbon).

• Boys: black tights and athletic supporter/Dance Belt, white T-shirt, and black or white ballet shoes. (If white shoes are worn, white socks will also need to be part of the uniform.)

* All girl students will be required to purchase a ballet skirt to be used for open classes and for in-studio performances. See chart below.

Jazz/Broadway: Students must wear black leotard (no decorations of any kind, no criss cross straps, shorts or t-shirts) with black jazz pants (mandatory) (no shorts, capris, or t-shirts), black or tan* jazz shoes, black jazz slip-ons (no jazz boots or jazz tennis shoe); for girls, hair must be pulled into a ponytail or bun. Character shoes for broadway must have 1.5” heels.

Tap: Students must wear a black leotard (no decorations of any kind, no criss cross straps, shorts or t-shirts) with pink tights and black capris. The hair must be pulled into a ponytail or bun.

Shoes:
• Tap I: Tan* buckle or velcro “Bloch” brand “Tap-On” style
• Tap II: Tan* buckle “Bloch” brand “Tap-On” style
• Tap III: Tan* buckle “Bloch” brand “Tap-On” style (performance shoe to be determined)
• Tap IV: Either oxford or buckle tap shoe for class (performance shoe to
  be determined)

All Classes:No jewelry is to be worn during class, including watches. Only post earrings are allowed. Parents, please be considerate of your child and make sure they come to class with proper dance clothes, shoes, and hair done appropriately. Failure to be properly dressed will result in your child not being allowed into class. Students should not be arriving or leaving in their ballet clothes without being covered with street clothing. Dance shoes must not be worn outside of the school. Dirt and debris picked up on shoes can ruin the dance floor.

REMINDER: Additional shoes may be required for the performance.

Dance Clothing can be found at various websites:
dancedistributors.com, discountdancesupply.com,  curtaincallforclass.com and/or nydancestore.com

In House Productions: All students (girls) in Creative Movement, Intro to ballet, Pre-Ballet and all Vaganova levels will be required to purchase a skirt from Curtain Call for Class (www.curtaincallforclass.com). Must have skirt by November 1st to perform in the In House Production.

Items to include in your dance security kit: (These items are a must for students in Vaganova I through IV)

a) Hair Pins & Hair Nets  b) band-aids  c) hair spray  d) make-up  e) scissors
f) needle & thread  g) bio freeze  h) second skin  i) Single use ice pack