Preschool
Ballet/Tap Combo
Attire Requirements:
- Girls: Tights, leotard and dance skirt or fitted dance shorts (optional)
- Boys: Black dance tights and fitted athletic top
Shoe Requirements:
- Girls: Pink leather or canvas ballet shoes (please be sure they are not bedroom slippers) AND black patent leather buckle tap shoes
- Boys: Black leather or canvas ballet shoes AND black patent leather buckle or tie tap shoes
Hair Requirements:
- Girls: Hair must be in a ballet bun prior to entering dance class (if hair is too short for ballet bun, it needs to be secured out of the face)
- Boys: Hair must be secured out of face
Hip Hop
Attire Requirements:
- Everyday street clothes are acceptable as long as the dancer is able to freely move in them (no jean material)
Shoe Requirements:
- Tennis Shoes (solely used for dance class)
Hair Requirements:
- Hair must be secured out of the face
Elementary/Pre-Company
Ballet
Attire Requirements:
- Girls: Tights (pink or black), leotard and dance skirt or fitted dance shorts (optional)
- Boys: Black dance tights and fitted athletic top
Shoe Requirements:
- Girls: Pink leather or canvas ballet shoes
- Boys: Black leather or canvas ballet shoes
Hair Requirements:
- Girls: Hair must be in a ballet bun prior to entering dance class (if hair is too short for ballet bun, it needs to be secured out of the face)
- Boys: Hair must be secured out of face
Jazz
Attire Requirements:
- Girls: Tights (pink, tan/nude or black), leotard and dance skirt or fitted dance shorts (optional)
- Boys: Formfitting athletic pants or shorts and fitted athletic top
Shoe Requirements:
- Tan leather slip-on jazz boots
Hair Requirements:
- Girls: Hair must be secured out of face in a bun, ponytail or tight braid/s prior to entering dance class (if hair is too short for bun, ponytail or tight braid/s, it needs to be secured out of the face)
- Boys: Hair must be secured out of face
Tap
Attire Requirements:
- Girls: Tights (pink, tan/nude or black), leotard and dance skirt or fitted dance shorts (optional)
- Boys: Formfitting athletic pants or shorts and fitted athletic top
Shoe Requirements:
- Black split-sole, lace up tap shoes
Hair Requirements:
- Girls: Hair must be secured out of face in a bun, ponytail or tight braid/s prior to entering dance class (if hair is too short for bun, ponytail or tight braid/s, it needs to be secured out of the face)
- Boys: Hair must be secured out of face
Lyrical/Contemporary
Attire Requirements:
- Girls: Leotard or dance top and fitted dance shorts or leggings, convertible tights (optional)
- Boys: Formfitting athletic pants or shorts and fitted athletic top
Shoe Requirements:
- Girls: Tan leather or canvas half sole lyrical shoes or barefoot
- Boys: Barefoot
Hair Requirements:
- Girls: Hair must be secured out of face in a bun, ponytail or tight braid/s prior to entering dance class (if hair is too short for bun, ponytail or tight braid/s, it needs to be secured out of the face)
- Boys: Hair must be secured out of face
Hip Hop
Attire Requirements:
- Everyday street clothes are acceptable as long as the dancer is able to freely move in them (no jean material)
Shoe Requirements:
- Tennis Shoes (solely used for dance class)
Hair Requirements:
- Hair must be secured out of the face
Junior/Senior Company
Ballet and Pre-pointe/Pointe
Attire Requirements:
- Girls: Tights (pink or black), leotard and dance skirt (optional)
- Boys: Black dance tights and fitted athletic top
Shoe Requirements:
- Girls: Pink leather or canvas split-sole ballet shoes (for ballet/pre-pointe) and pointe shoes (once accepted en pointe by director)
- Boys: Black leather or canvas ballet shoes
Hair Requirements:
- Girls: Hair must be in a ballet bun prior to entering dance class (if hair is too short for ballet bun, it needs to be secured out of the face)
- Boys: Hair must be secured out of face
Jazz
Attire Requirements:
- Girls: Leotard or dance top and fitted dance shorts or leggings, tights (optional)
- Boys: Formfitting athletic pants or shorts and fitted athletic top
Shoe Requirements:
- Tan leather slip-on jazz boots
Hair Requirements:
- Girls: Hair must be secured out of face in a bun, ponytail or tight braid/s prior to entering dance class (if hair is too short for bun, ponytail or tight braid/s, it needs to be secured out of the face)
- Boys: Hair must be secured out of face
Tap
Attire Requirements:
- Girls: Leotard or dance top, fitted dance shorts or leggings, and tights or socks
- Boys: Formfitting athletic pants or shorts and fitted athletic top
Shoe Requirements:
- Black split-sole, lace up tap shoes
Hair Requirements:
- Girls: Hair must be secured out of face in a bun, ponytail or tight braid/s prior to entering dance class (if hair is too short for bun, ponytail or tight braid/s, it needs to be secured out of the face)
- Boys: Hair must be secured out of face
Lyrical/Contemporary/Composition
Attire Requirements:
- Girls: Leotard or dance top and fitted dance shorts or leggings, convertible tights (optional)
- Boys: Formfitting athletic pants or shorts and fitted athletic top
Shoe Requirements:
- Girls: Tan leather or canvas half sole lyrical shoes or barefoot
- Boys: Barefoot
Hair Requirements:
- Girls: Hair must be secured out of face in a bun, ponytail or tight braid/s prior to entering dance class (if hair is too short for bun, ponytail or tight braid/s, it needs to be secured out of the face)
- Boys: Hair must be secured out of face
Hip Hop
Attire Requirements:
- Everyday street clothes are acceptable as long as the dancer is able to freely move in them (no jean material)
Shoe Requirements:
- Tennis Shoes (solely used for dance class)
Hair Requirements:
- Hair must be secured out of the face
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For more information contact us at (803) 278-3841 or via email at info@tiptoesandtaps.net.