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 ballet tights (footed or convertible). Toddlers are not required to wear tights.
  • Pink Ballet slippers (split sole preferred). Students age 18 months to 3 are not required to wear shoes in class.
            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

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  • White t-shirt or body wrapper dance t-shirt.
  • Black shorts.
  • White socks.
  • Black (not leather) or white 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.

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

ADULTS

  • Comfortable clothes for all classes, including Modern Dance Workshops
  • Ballet slippers recomended 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
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Specialized in boys dance attire:
https://boysdancetoo.com