Dress Code for Children/Pre-Professional and Adult Programs

Girls Ballet Attire

  • All levels must wear pink tights with feet, and pink ballet shoes.
  • All girls level Pre-Ballet through Ballet 5 wear Mirella Camisole Leotard #M201L or M207L (Adult) OR M201C or M207C (Child).
  • All girls Ballet 3 and up may wear optional short Georgette chiffon skirt – Mirella #S12.
  • Character class:
    • Character Shoes – Sansha brand – Adult “Prima” Leather Teaching Shoes – Style #TE2L in BLACK or Bloch brand – Ladies Accent Canvas
    • Character Shoe #S0326L / Skirt: Black 24″ knee length (Natalie brand #N8108) or similar style

Girls Dress Code Colors

  • Pre-Ballet & Kinder Ballet: Pale Pink leotard, no skirts
  • Ballet 1: White leotard, no skirts
  • Ballet 2: Buttercup leotard, no skirts
  • Ballet 3: Seafoam leotard, optional seafoam skirt
  • Ballet 4: Light blue leotard, optional light blue skirt
  • Ballet 5: Navy leotard, optional navy skirt
  • Ballet 6: Black leotard (dancer’s choice), optional short black skirt
  • Studio Company: Dancer’s choice of color and style leotard, optional dancer’s choice short skirt.

Boys Ballet Attire

  • All boys wear black tights, white t-shirts, white socks, and white ballet shoes.

Girls and Boys Jazz Attire

  • Ballet Shoes or optional Jazz Shoes – (Theatricals Child Jazz Boot – Style #T7802C – Color Tan or Bloch Child “Super Jazz” Slip-on Jazz Shoe – Style #S0401G – Color Tan or similar shoes in Tan.)
  • Ballet attire or optional Dance Shorts – (Capezio brand in Black – style #TB131C or similar.)

Presentation

  • Girl’s hair needs to be worn back, off the face and secured in a bun. Please let us know if you need a bun tutorial. We have easy to follow instructions with video we can email to you.
  • For boys with long hair styles, hair should be worn back, off the face and secured.
  • No jewelry.
  • Ballet sweaters in pink or dress code color (white or black for boys), pink legwarmers (black for boys), and City Ballet sweatshirts may be worn at the barre when necessary.
  • No T-shirts, shorts, or baggy outer garments.
  • Ballet shoes for both girls and boys can be canvas, leather, or faux leather. Bring dance shoes in a bag which may be kept with the student in the studio. Dance shoes should never be worn outside for the safety of our dance floors.

Adult Open Classes Attire

  • Ballet shoes and choice of dance apparel. We recommend non-baggy exercise/yoga/workout-wear or leotard and tights. Ballet shoes can be canvas, leather, or faux leather. Bring dance shoes in a bag which may be kept with you in the studio. Dance shoes should never be worn outside for the safety of our dance floors. Hair should be pulled back off face and tightly secured.
  • No Jewelry.