DRESS CODE

2010 Summer Course tuition can be found on each Summer Course page. 

Students of any age should always wear street clothing over their dance attire when coming to and from their classes. Ballet slippers must never be worn outdoors as this tracks dirt into the studio and is detrimental to the marley floors, as well as dangerous for the students. All dress code requirements are mandatory in every level of the school.

Proper attire may be purchased at 25% off the retail price by calling tutu.com at 704.542.2433 or by visiting their website. In the proud tradition of classical ballet and out of respect for the art form, we strive to have a clean, uniformed look for our students in all of our dance classes. Please help us achieve this goal by purchasing leotards, tights and ballet shoes that match our dress code requirements and by fixing your child’s hair for class in the appropriate manner as listed. 

Click the division for corresponding dress code:
Early Dance Division (ages 3–6)
Children's Division (ages 7–10)
Intermediate Division (ages 11–18)
Pre-Professional Division (ages 13–18)
Teen/Adult Division

Early Dance Division (ages 3-6)

Girl’s Hair
Pulled away from the face and neatly secured in a bun, ponytail or headband. Beginning Ballet students are required to wear a bun to class. Short hair must be slicked back and secured in a small ponytail or headband.

Children’s Division (ages 7-10)

Girl’s Hair – Click here to learn how to make a ballet bun

All Ballet 1, Ballet 2, Ballet 3, Ballet 4 and Pre-Professional Division female students are required to wear a high bun on the crown of the head for class. No bangs, loose ends, ponytails or ornamentation is allowed. Please use a hair net to keep fly away ends in place. This is in keeping with the tradition of classical ballet academies around the world.

Modern Class Attire
Solid colored leotard, footless black tights, bare feet. Boys same as above, bare feet.

Jazz & Musical Theater Class Attire
Solid colored leotard, black jazz pants, black jazz shoes. Boys shirt same as ballet class attire.

Intermediate (ages 11-18)

Girl’s Hair – Click here to learn how to make a ballet bun

All Ballet 1, Ballet 2, Ballet 3, Ballet 4 and Pre-Professional Division female students are required to wear a high bun on the crown of the head for class. No bangs, loose ends, ponytails or ornamentation is allowed. Please use a hair net to keep fly away ends in place. This is in keeping with the tradition of classical ballet academies around the world.

Modern Class Attire
Solid colored leotard, footless black tights, or unitard, bare feet. Boys shirt same as ballet class attire. bare feet and Danskin 1098 footless tights.

Jazz & Musical Theatre Class Attire
Solid colored leotard, black jazz pants, black jazz shoes. Boys shirt same as ballet class attire.

Pre-Professional Division (ages 14-18)

Practice Tutus
All female dancers in the Pre-Professional Division of the School are required to purchase a black practice tutu to be used in pas de deux and variations classes and in rehearsals as needed. These tutus should be purchased through tutu.com. A tutu bag for storage should be purchased as well. All tutus will be stored in the Company’s wardrobe department with the dancers name listed on the tutu storage bag.

Women’s Hair
Slicked back into a tightly secured bun with no loose ends. Short hair must be slicked back and held in place with a headband or tiny ponytail.

Modern Class Attire
Solid colored leotard, footless black tights, or unitard, bare feet. Boys same as above, bare feet.

Jazz Class Attire
Solid colored leotard, black jazz pants, black jazz shoes, no sweatpants. Boys shirt same as ballet class attire.

Teen/Adult Division:

There is no official dress code for Teen/Adult classes. We encourage you to wear comfortable clothes that allow freedom of movement. If you are just trying out a class, feel free to come barefoot.

Shoe Requirements
Ballet – ballet shoes 
Tap – tap shoes 
Modern – no shoes required
Jazz – jazz shoes, dance sneakers or ballet shoes can be worn