Dress Code

Dress Code

For All Classes

No jewelry except for pierced ear studs
No watches
Never wear dance shoes outside. Change into dance shoes once you get inside the studio.
If wearing a sports/workout bra, it needs to match leotard color or be skin colored.
For dancers wearing tights and a leotard: A dancer's tights are their underwear - NO visible underwear should be showing under tights/leotard.
*Boys dress code for all dance genres: scroll to the bottom of the page

Doll Baby Ballet and Tiny Toes Ballet

Solid black, light pink, or light purple leotard
Ballet skirts are optional: they can be black, light pink, or light purple and attached or unattached to the leotard. A thin, soft tulle tutu is ok, but no big tutus in class. Tutus are costumes and are for performances.
Pink footed or convertible dance tights
Pink ballet shoes in canvas or leather, split sole or full sole
Hair in a bun

Level A and B Ballet

Solid black leotard
Pink footed or convertible dance tights, with or without a seam down the back
Pink split sole ballet shoes in canvas or leather (preferably canvas)
Ballet skirts are optional: They MUST BE the classic, short, wrap around ballet skirt in solid black or EPDA Purple. If you are choosing to wear a purple wrap around ballet skirt, all the skirts need to be the same shade of purple to maintain professionalism in the ballet classroom. Matching purple skirts are purchased from InMotion Apparel located inside EPDA's Lobby.
Any color warm-ups, including leg warmers, are optional at the beginning of class.
Hair in a bun

Level C Ballet, Level D Ballet, Pre-Pointe and Pointe

Solid black leotard
Pink convertible mesh tights with a seam down the back
Split sole canvas ballet shoes
Pointe shoes upon teacher's approval for those en pointe
Ballet skirts are optional: They MUST BE the classic, short, wrap around ballet skirt in solid black or EPDA Purple. If you are choosing to wear a purple wrap around ballet skirt, all the skirts need to be the same shade of purple to maintain professionalism in the ballet classroom. Matching purple skirts are purchased from InMotion Apparel located inside EPDA's Lobby.
Warm-ups, including leg warmers, are optional at the beginning of class
Hair in a bun

Doll Baby and Tiny Toes Acro Dance

Any color dance leotard, biketard, or gymnastics leotard (for girls)
Any leggings, bike shorts, dance shorts, tights, or any fitted workout pants (girls)
Dancers also taking ballet can wear the same thing they wear for ballet class, but tights need to be convertible tights so they can be rolled up off the foot, so feet are bare.
Hair in a bun, braid, or ponytail

Level A Jazz and Levels B, C, and D Jazz/Lyrical

Any solid-colored leotard without lettering
Solid black dance shorts with tights OR solid black leggings capri or full length with or without tights, or just tights with a leotard.
Dance tights- pink, black, or tan *must be convertible tights for dancing bare foot for levels B, C, and D.
Black split sole jazz shoes without laces
Nude dance paws/foot undeez for levels B, C, and D (for Lyrical dance)
Any color warm-ups, including leg warmers, are optional at the beginning of class.
Hair in a bun, braid, or ponytail

Level A, B, C, and D Hip Hop

Any comfortable shirt, T-shirt, or tank top *No buttons, glitter, strings, etc. that will swing or fall off while dancing
Comfortable pants or capris. Pants can be leggings, cargo, or workout pants. All pants must be fitted to the ankle and not touching the floor or hanging down over the feet. No Jeans.
Solid black or black with some white high-top sneakers with black laces. *These are regular shoes that can be purchased anywhere as long as they meet the description. We ask that even though they are regular shoes, that they be set aside as "dance shoes" and never worn outside.
Hair in a ponytail, braid, or bun.

Pom

Any solid-colored leotard without lettering
Solid black dance shorts with tights OR solid black leggings capri or full length with or without tights, or just tights with a leotard.
Dance tights- pink, black, or tan
Black split sole jazz shoes without laces
Any color warm-ups, including leg warmers, are optional at the beginning of class.
Hair in a bun, braid, or ponytail
*Tiny Toes Pom dancers can wear the same thing they wear in ballet. They can wear a ballet skirt if it is attached to their leotard. Levels A, B, C, and D pom, no ballet skirts.

Ballet Folklorico (girls)

Any solid-colored leotard without lettering
Solid black dance shorts with tights OR solid black leggings capri or full length with or without tights, or just tights with a leotard.
Dance tights- pink, black, or tan
Shoes: Black Character Shoes with a 1.5 inch heel
A traditional Ballet Folklorico practice skirt will be used in every class. Steps and choreography involve the skirt. Please visit the office after classes have started for information on purchasing a practice skirt.
Hair in a bun, braid, or ponytail

Stretch and Strength

Anything comfortable that Pilates, yoga, and stretching can be done in.
Bare feet (if wearing tights, they need to be convertible)
Socks, a small towel, and/or yoga mat: optional
Any color warm-ups, including leg warmers, are optional at the beginning of class
Hair in a bun, braid, or ponytail
Tummy needs to be covered- no half shirts
If wearing short shorts, tights need to be worn underneath

Boys

Hip hop: Same as girls
Jazz/Lyrical: Any solid-colored fitted T-shirt without lettering, black workout pants, and black jazz shoes
Ballet: White fitted T-shirt, black fitted work out pants or black men’s tights, and black ballet shoes
Ballet Folklorico: Comfortable T-shirt, workout pants or dress pants, and cowboy boots
Acro Dance: Any comfortable T-shirt, workout pants, or workout shorts with bare feet

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