Dance Dress Code

Proper dress for dance is extremely important as teachers need to be able to see a dancer's body in order to give corrections.  T-shirts, shorts and sweats are not acceptable for class attire but should be worn to and from the studio as cover-ups.  Any dancers not properly dressed for class may be asked to sit out and observe.   Dancewear may be puchased in our store at Aspire Academy of Expressive Arts.  Long hair should be worn off the neck, preferably in a bun and short hair should be pulled back from the face.

Required Dance Attire by Class:

Tumbling ages 2-5

Please wear close fitting shirt and shorts or pants that do not sit below the ankle.  Bare feet are appropriate.

Fairy Tale Ballet ages 3-4 and 5-6

Girls are required to wear a pink leotard (no bows please) with pink tights and ballet slippers.  NO SKIRTS please!

Primary Ballet

Girls are required to wear a light blue leotard with pink tights.  Girls may wear a corresponding blue skirt with their leotard.  Boys are required to wear a white shirt and black shorts or stretch pants and black ballet slippers. Girls  must wear pink ballet slippers.

Primary Tap

Girls are required to wear light blue leotards and light toast tights with a black skort.  Boys may wear a blue shirt and black pants & black tap shoes.

Ballet 1 (Carol's class) and BALLET BASICS

Girls are required to wear a lavender leotard, lavender skirt, pink tights and pink ballet slippers. Boys are required to wear a white shirt and black shorts or stretch pants.  Students must wear ballet slippers.

Advanced Ballet 1

Female students are required to wear black leotard, pink tights, pink ballet slippers and black ballet skirts.  Boys are required to wear a white shirt and black shorts or stretch pants and black ballet slippers.

Ballet 3

Students may wear any color  leotard with a skirt and tights of your choice and  pink ballet slippers.  Male students are required to wear a white shirt and black shorts or stretch pants.

Teen/Adult Ballet/Tap

Students are required to wear any color leotard and corresponding skirt or stretch pants. Ballet slippers are required.  Boys and men may wear a light colored t-shirt and black shorts or pants.  For tap, black  tap shoes are required.

Cheerdance

Cheerdancers may wear any style and color of leotard.  We recommend the "Women's Stretch Tech Nylon Essentials" for students.  Please wear black shorts or black stretch pants.  Student need to wear a supportive dance shoe such as a black jazz or hip hop sneaker. Ballet slippers are not acceptable. 

Hip Hop

Girls are required to wear comfortable, clean baggy pants or stretch pants and a t-shirt or leotard.  No belly shirts or low cut shirts will be allowed.  Boys may wear cargo pants or sweatpants and a clean t-shirt.  Black Jazz sneakers or regular sneakers are acceptable--No bare feet and no street shoes.

Primary Jazz

Girls are required to wear a light blue leotard with black jazz pants and jazz shoes.  Boys should wear a light t-shirt with black jazz pants and black jazz shoes.

Jazz 1

Girls are required to wear a black leotard with black jazz shorts (with black tights underneath) or black jazz capris (which we carry at Aspire) and jazz shoes.  Boys should wear a light t-shirt with black jazz pants and jazz shoes.

 Jazz 2

Students are to wear any color with tights and black shorts or black capri pants (carried at Aspire) and black Jazz shoes.

Jazz 3

We recommend the "Women's Stretch Tech Nylon Essentials" for students.  Please wear any color with black jazz pants and jazz shoes.  Boys and men should wear a light shirt with black jazz pants and jazz shoes.

 We do not require that you purchase dancewear at Aspire.