Shoes

We understand that you like to give your child growing room. Please don’t go up more than half a size bigger than needed. It is too difficult to dance in shoes that do not fit properly. We also know that some shoe brands don’t work for every foot. These shoe styles are the ones we prefer but are not required. There is a list of dancewear stores at the bottom of the page. If you order from Amazon, verify that you have the correct style number.

Ballet levels Princess Plie, Pre-Ballet, Ballet I & II:

  • Full sole pink ballet slippers; Bloch style # S0205G, Dansoft Leather Ballet Slipper

Ballet levels III-VI:

  • Split sole pink ballet slippers; Capezio style # 2038, Hanami Canvas Ballet Slipper

Lyrical & Contemporary:

  • Capezio style # H064, Hanami Pirouette

Jazz Shoes: Pre-school – 1st graders

  • Full sole black ballet slippers;
  • Bloch style # S0205G, Dansoft Leather Ballet Slipper
  • Capezio style # 205 Daisy Leather Ballet Slipper

Jazz Shoes: 2nd graders – adult

  • Bloch SO495L; Tan, Neoflex Slip On Jazz Shoes

Tap Shoes: Pre-school – 3rd graders

  • Black Patent Tap Shoes;
  • Bloch, Annie Tyette Tap Shoes
  • Capezio N625C Jr. Tyette
  • Capezio 356C Shuffle Tap Shoes

Tap Shoes: 4th graders – adult

  • Black, Lace-up Oxford Style Tap Shoes;
  • Bloch, style # SO321, Sync (approx. $75)
  • Bloch, style # SO327L, Chloe & Maud (approx. $95)
  • Bloch, style # SO361, Respect (approx. $100)
  • Bloch, style # SO313, Jason Samuels Smith (approx. $225)

Acrobatics & Aerial:

  • Bare feet, no shoes required

Hip Hop & Hippity Hop

  • For Class: Any CLEAN tennis shoes
  • For Recital: Black low or high top Converse
  • Knee pads required for class

 

Dress Code

Dance classes require specific attire for safety, corrections and proper movement. If it was not designed for dance class, it’s not dance clothes. Please NO school clothes, street clothes, running shorts, jeans or dresses.

Princess Plie & Pre-Ballet:

  • Black or Pink leotard, attach skirts okay
  • Pink Tights
  • Hair must be in a bun for pre-ballet

Ballet I-VI:

  • Black Leotard
  • Pink Tights
  • Hair must be in a bun

Ballet – Boys:

  • Black bike shorts or black leggings
  • White short sleeve t-shirt
  • Black or White Ballet Slippers

Tap-Turn-Tumble, Tap/Jazz, Acro, Aerial and Lyrical:

  • Top: Leotards or biketards, tight, dance tops
  • Bottoms: Jazz pants, dance shorts, tight leggings
  • Hair: Must be tightly up and out of face, ponytail or bun preferred

Boys:

  • Tops: t-shirts or tank tops
  • Bottoms: basketball shorts, sweat pants, no jeans

Hip Hop, Hippity Hop & Tumble:

  • Baggy clothes such as sweat pants, basketball shorts
  • T-shirts, sweatshirts
  • NO JEANS
  • Knee pads required
  • Hair should be out of face, NO HATS
  • Hippity Hop & Tumble: should wear a leotard or tight dance clothes under hip hop clothes for tumble

 

Optional Dance Wear Stores

 

Updated September 2026