Required Classroom Attire
Students must adhere to the dress code listed below at all times! Looking and feeling like a dancer is critical to the learning process! Students not dressed properly will not be allowed to dance, and will only be able to sit and observe their lesson! You cannot come in to dance class wearing the clothes you wore to school!!! Hair must be pulled back, neat and clean, and completely off of your face and must stay put for the entire class. Use barrettes, hair nets, bobby pins, lots of gel, and hair spray. In addition, for middle school and high school age dancers, we highly recommend refraining from wearing glasses in class if possible. Remember that your appearance goes a long way in defining you as a dancer!
Purchase dance shoes to dance in now-not to grow into! Ballet slippers and jazz shoes must fit snug, and sizes may be 1 to % sizes smaller than normal street shoes. Dance shoes that are too large make it very difficult for the student to work in and for the instructor to make certain the foot is used properly.
- Dance tights are designed and manufactured for dance class. They are meant to be worn without underwear! Please no nylon stockings, and absolutely no bare legs – you must have tights on, even if cut short!
- Dancers should not be wearing any type of jewelry at any time with the exception of small, stud style earrings. Shoes are for dance class only- Please do not wear them outside, as they track dirt and grease into the dance rooms. All warm-ups and loose clothing must be removed once class begins.
- Dancers will not be allowed to participate in class if they are not dressed properly (this includes clothing, hair, and shoes)
All dance shoes & dance attire may be purchased at Fancy Dancers, which is located at 23517 Nine Mack Drive, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080. Their phone # is (586) 775-4167.
Ballet
Women/Girls – Black or pink leotard and pink tights. No visible undergarments and no shorts over your leotards!
Youth Girls (age 3 to 12) – Pink Bloch Basic Ballet Shoe (Style #249)
Teen/Adult Girls (age 12 & up) – Pink Capezio Hanami Canvas or Leather Split Sole Shoe (Style #2037)
Hair MUST be slicked back in a bun!
Tap
Suntan, black, or pink tights. Any color leotard or other type of dance/exercise apparel.
Ages 3 to 12 = Bloch Tan “Merry Jane” Tap Shoes (Style #S0352)
Ages 12 & Up = Bloch Black Jazz/Tap Oxford (Style #S0301 )
Hair MUST be pulled back neatly off of face, either in a ponytail or a bun.
Jazz
Suntan, black, or pink tights. Any color leotard or other type of dance/exercise apparel.
Tan or Black Bloch “Pulse” Jazz Shoes (Style #470)
Pre Jazz 1 students (ages 4-6) may wear plain white, lace-up tennis shoes. Hair MUST be pulled back neatly off of face, either in a ponytail or a bun.
Lyrical
Suntan, black, or pink footless or stirrup tights. Any color leotard or dance apparel.
Minis/Juniors = Capezio Foot Undies (Style #H067) – come in all skin tones (you may choose)
Teens/Seniors = Nude Capezio Leather Pirouette II (Style #H062)
Hair MUST be pulled back neatly off of face, either in a ponytail or a bun.
Hip Hop
Must wear some type of dance or exercise apparel (ex: leotard with a tank top and sweatpants over it or leggings with a sports bra). No jeans allowed! Remember…if you wore it to school, you cannot wear it to dance! Tennis shoes that are NOT worn outside of the dance studio. They must be for dance class ONLY! Hair MUST be pulled back neatly off of face, either in a ponytail or bun.
Acrobatic Arts
Any color leotard, biketard, or unitard.
No shoes and no tights (unless they’re convertible tights that can be rolled up so they’re off your feet).
Hair MUST be pulled back neatly off of face, either in a ponytail or a bun.
Tiny Tots
Comfortable clothing of choice. Ballet shoes or sneakers
Hair pulled up and off of face (if long enough)