Innovative Dance Dress Code
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. We also know that some shoe brands don’t work for every foot. These shoe style are the ones we prefer.
Princess Plie, Pre-Ballet through Ballet II:
- Bloch pink ballet shoes style #205
- Pink tights
- Black leotard
- Hair must be in a bun
Ballet levels III-VI:
- Bloch pink ballet shoes style #203
- Pink tights
- Black leotard
- Hair must be in a bun
Tap/Turn/Tumble, Tap/Jazz, Acro and Lyrical:
- Tights not required for class
- Jazz pants, dance shorts, capris all ok
- Leotards preferred but dance tops ok
- Please NO shirts, NO running shorts, street clothes or baggy clothing
- If it was not designed for dance class, it’s not dance clothes
- Hair must be tightly up and out of the face, ponytail preferred
Hip Hop & Hippity Hop:
- Clean sneakers can be used for class, black converse needed for recital
- Baggy clothes such as sweat pants, basketball shorts, and t-shirts
- Hair should be out of the face
- Knee pads required
- Absolutely NO jeans, please
Lyrical Shoes:
- Performing company ONLY – Pirouette II H061
- All other lyrical classes – TAN Bloch neoflex slip on jazz shoes SO495L
Jazz Shoes:
- Pre-school through third grade
Capezio #205 Black Daisy ballet shoes - Fourth grade and up
TAN Bloch neoflex slip on jazz shoes SO495L
Tap Shoes:
- Pre-school through third grade
Capezio black tap shoes #625, jr. tyette - Fourth grade and up
Bloch, SO361L respect (approx $89)
Bloch, SO327L Chloe and Maude (approx $98)
Bloch, SO313L Jason Samuels Smith (approx $190)
Acro:
- Bare feet, no shoes required.