Dress Code

Ballet

Girls:

Hair: Ballet bun

  • 3-5 yrs: Pink Bodysuit (any style), tutu or skirt (optional), Pink Ballet Tights, Pink Leather Ballet Shoes.
  • Primary and Grade 1 Ballet: Pink Bodysuit (any style), skirts allowed, Pink Ballet Tights, Pink Leather Ballet Shoes.
  • Gr II Ballet – Gr V : Navy Blue Bodysuit, Pink Ballet Tights, Pink ballet shoes (Ballet shoes can be either: full sole or split sole leather OR split sole canvas), Character Shoes (Grade 2 & 3: Low Heel, Grade 4 & 5: cuban heel) & Character Skirt.
    • Character skirts are often custom made to fit the dancer. Please allow several weeks for this. Dance Essentials in Kelowna can make them for you.
  • Intermediate Foundation, Intermediate, Advanced 1, Advanced 2  – Black Bodysuit, Pink Ballet Tights, Canvas Ballet shoes.
  • ** Dancers begin pointe in Intermediate Foundation with teacher permission. Dancers should not get fitted for pointe shoes until their ballet teacher has given approval.

Boys:

  • White fitted t-shirt, black leggings or shorts, thin black socks and black ballet slippers (leather or canvas – can be full sole or split sole).

Jazz

Girls: Hair in pony tail or bun

  • Bodysuit – any colour
  • Shorts or leggings
  • Tights (optional)
  • Tan jazz shoes – slip-on preferred (Bloch or Capezio preferred)

Boys:

  • Black shorts
  • Tank top or t-shirt (preferably in a solid colour, not baggy)
  • Black jazz shoe – slip-on preferred

Tap

Girls: Hair in pony tail or bun

Footwear:

  • Kinder Tap – Grade 1 Tap: – Black patent leather or Mary Jane (Bloch Annie or Capezio Mary Jane/Shuffle tap)
  • Grade 2: Black Mary Jane Style, Black patent leather (Annie style) or a black full sole, lace-up oxford style tap shoe. .
  • Grade 3 and up – Black Full-sole lace-up tap shoe (no split-sole)
  • Advanced Dancers – Black Full-sole lace up tap shoe (Bloch Audeo, Bloch Chloe and Maud, Bloch Jason Samuels, So Danca TA800)

Bloch, So Danca, Capezio are acceptable brands

Clothing:

  • Bodysuit – any colour
  • Shorts or leggings
  • Tights (optional)

Boys:

  • Black shorts or stretchy dance pants
  • Solid colour tank top or t-shirt
  • Black lace-up tap shoe (full sole preferred (Bloch Audeo Bloch Jazz Tap, Bloch Jason Samuels, So Danca TA48, So Danca TA800/700, split sole is acceptable)

Contemporary

Girls:

Hair: Bun or pony tail

  • Body suit
  • Shorts or leggings
  • Tights (optional)
  • Bare feet
  • Please ask your teacher before purchasing Foot Undeez or half soles

Boys:

  • Black shorts or stretchy pants
  • Solid colour tank top or t-shirt
  • Bare feet
  • Please ask your teacher before purchasing Foot Undeez

Acro

Girls:

  • Hair: pulled back and out of face (bun or pony)
  • Bodysuit or tight tank top/t-shirt
  • Shorts or leggings
  • Bare feet

Boys:

  • Solid colour tshirt or tank top
  • Shorts or stretchy dance pants
  • Bare feet

Hip Hop

Girls and Boys:

  • T- shirt or tank tops
  • Shorts, sweat pants or leggings
  • NO jeans
  • CLEAN indoor running shoes
  • Hair pulled back, if longer