Important:

ANY dance attire (except tennis shoes for hip hop) should be purchased at a store specialized in dance attire. Dance items available at regular retail stores are not suitable for our dance classes or performances.
​If  ballet tights are required, please purchase ballet tights with NO SEAMS, brand Capezio Transition or Capezio Footed.

Dance attire available at:

Austin’s Sportswear: 12 E Main St., Champaign, IL 61820 (217) 359-2231 http://www.austinssportswear.com/
or at the following websites:
www.discountdance.com
www.capezio.com
www.blochworld.com

Options for Cold Days

Top

Fitted, plain color (black or light pink).

Top

Studio apparel PRACTICE JACKET
Click here to place order

Leg Warmers

Fitted, plain color (black or light pink)

BALLET

Girls

​Hair: Secured in a ballet bun, away from the face. Click here for information about how to make a ballet bun.
  • Black tank or camisole leotard (pink or black for 3 to 6 years old).  No skirt or other attachments.
  • Pale pink or skin color ballet tights (footed or convertible).
  • Pink or skin color ballet slippers (canvas split sole preferred).
            Ballet slippers: A ½”elastic must be sown as shown in the images below (one way or the other):

Pointe

Pointe shoes, according to teacher's guidance and requirement.  Any student beginning pointe work must have a introductory class with the ballet teacher.  Introductory classes are held at the beginning of each semester or during a 30 minutes private lesson.
Click here for information about how to sew ribbons ad elastic on pointe shoes. (Source: Gaynor Minden)

Boys

  • White t-shirt or body wrapper dance t-shirt.
  • Black shorts.
  • White socks.
  • Black or white canvas ballet slippers (split sole preferred).
            Ballet slippers: A ½”elastic must be sown as shown in the images below (one way or the other):

TAP

  • Comfortable clothes (no jeans).
  • Plain or patterned tops with no lettering.
  • Tap shoes: Tie Oxford tap shoe brands Capezio or Bloch, not split sole.

HIP-HOP

  • Comfortable clothes.
  • Plain or patterned tops with no lettering.
  • Hip-hop shoes or dance sneakers.  NO STREET SHOES ALLOWED ON DANCE FLOOR.

JAZZ

MUSICAL THEATER

  • Comfortable clothes
  • Hair pulled away from the face.
  • Ballet slippers or jazz shoes (color tan or beige). NO BLACK JAZZ SHOES.

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CONTEMPORARY DANCE

  • Comfortable clothes.
  • Hair pulled away from the face (pony tail or ballet bun).
  • Ballet slippers.
  • No footed tights, as teacher might require bare feet for some of the class.​

FLOOR BARRE AND STRETCH

Regular ballet uniform or:
  • Comfortable clothes.
  • Socks or ballet slippers.
  • Please, no bare foot.
  • No jeans.

ADULTS

  • Comfortable clothes for all classes.
  • Ballet slippers recommended for ballet and floor barre classes.
  • Jazz classes: tan or beige color jazz shoes. NO BLACK JAZZ SHOES.

Dance attire available at:

Austin’s Sportswear: 12 E Main St., Champaign, IL 61820 (217) 359-2231 http://www.austinssportswear.com/
or at the following websites:
www.discountdance.com
www.capezio.com
www.blochworld.com