• All students must follow the dress code!

Ballet/Pointe dress code for women and girls:

  • Ballet I - black or light pink leotard pink ballet shoes.
  • Ballet II - black or light blue (sky blue) leotard pink ballet shoes (with ribbons).
  • Ballet III - black or hunter green leotard pink ballet shoes (with ribbons).
  • Ballet IV - black or navy blue leotard pink ballet shoes (with ribbons).
  • Pre-Professional - black or maroon leotard (no skirts or warmers allowed), pink ballet shoes (with  ribbons).
  • Junior Company - royal blue leotard (no skirts or warmers allowed), pink ballet shoes (with ribons).
  • All ballet/pointe classes - warmers and ballet skirts of any color are acceptable, but tights (without back seams) and pink ballet shoes are required. Tights are optional when it is hot. Strings for shoes should be double-knotted and cut to 2-3" in length, then tucked inside. Hair must be in a bun!
  • Ballet dress code for men and boys:
    • All classes - plain black bike shorts, plain white short-sleeve T-shirt, white socks (optional), black or white ballet shoes. Strings for shoes should be double-knotted and cut to 2-3" in length, then tucked inside.
  • General dress code for men and boys:
    • All classes - plain black bike shorts or gym shorts (no baggy, oversized, or knee-length shorts are allowed); plain T-shirt (tucked in)..
    • Tiny Tots- shorts and T-shirt; socks or ballet shoes (black preferred)..
  • General dress code for women and girls:
    • Jazz - any color leotard or tights, black jazz shoes, hair must be tied back out of the face (bun or ponytail preferred).
    • Flexibility & Strengthening - any comfortable clothing: leotard preferred, but sweats and T-shirt okay, hair any style; ballet shoes (pink preferred) or socks.
    • Tiny Tots - any color of leotard, tights, skirts, or shorts and T-shirt; socks or ballet shoes (pink preferred).
  • No jewelry of any kind is to be worn for Partnering Class. No T-shirts or cover-ups are allowed. Ballet skirts for females possibly.

      Pointe Classes

      It is the sole discretion of the Academy Director as to when students are allowed to take pointe classes on pointe. This is for the safety of the student. It is recommended that students attend pointe classes in ballet shoes, in addition to regular ballet technique classes, for those whose goal it is to dance on pointe in order to obtain increased strength. Pointe shoes must be approved by the Academy Director. It is mandatory for all pointe students to attend Prep I and Prep II workshops. These are school-type workshops, not dancing. They are only offered once or twice a year. Refresher courses for those who have already attended will be required if necessary in the opinion of the Academy Director.


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