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