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Dress Code Fall 2020

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
How to Sew Ribbons and Elastic on Pointe Shoes Printable Document

Options for Cold Days

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Top

Fitted, plain color (black or light pink).
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Studio apparel PRACTICE JACKET
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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):
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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). NO BLACK LEATHER BALLET SLIPPERS.
            Ballet slippers: A ½”elastic must be sown as shown in the images below (one way or the other):
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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.
  • Hair must be fastened back and secure

HIP-HOP


  • Comfortable clothes (no jeans).
  • Plain or patterned tops with no lettering.
  • Hip-hop shoes or dance sneakers.  NO STREET SHOES ALLOWED ON DANCE FLOOR.
  • Hair must be fastened back and secure

JAZZ


  • Black tank or camisole leotard.
  • Pink or tan ballet tights (optional).
  • Tan or beige color jazz shoes. NO BLACK JAZZ SHOES.
  • Hair up on a ballet bun. Click here for information about how to make a ballet bun.

MUSICAL THEATER


  • Comfortable clothes (no jeans).
  • Plain or patterned tops with no lettering.
  • Hair must be fastened back and secure
  • Ballet slippers or jazz shoes (color tan or beige). NO BLACK JAZZ SHOES.

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CONTEMPORARY DANCE


  • Comfortable clothes (no jeans).
  • Plain or patterned tops with no lettering
  • 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 
  • Plain or patterned tops with no lettering
  • Socks or ballet slippers.
  • Please, no bare foot.
  • No jeans.

ADULTS


  • Comfortable clothes for all classes (no jeans).
  • Plain or patterned tops with no lettering
  • Ballet slippers recommended for ballet and floor barre classes. NO BLACK LEATHER BALLET SLIPPERS.
  • Jazz classes: tan or beige color jazz shoes. NO BLACK JAZZ SHOES.
  • Hair pulled away from the face (pony tail or ballet bun).

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
How to Sew Ribbons and Elastic on Pointe Shoes Printable Document

please, contact us for more information:

2860 S. Philo Road, Suites H and I, Urbana, IL, 61802  AT THE PINES, next to the BOUFFANT SALON.

Hours

MON-FRI
4:30 to 8:30 PM 

Telephone

(217) 693-7285
​(217) 979-7721

Email

info@urbanafineartscenter.com
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