What to Wear
Toddlers in Motion
- Clothes that are comfortable to move in
- Pink ballet shoes for girls and black ballet shoes for boys
Ballet, Tap & Jazz combo classes
- Leotard and tights OR dance shorts/leggings and fitted dance top or t-shirt
- Hair pulled up into neat ponytail or bun
- Pink ballet shoes & black tap shoes
Irish
- T-shirt or tank top, shorts/capris or leggings. (Please no jeans, denim leggings, or sweat pants).
- Hair pulled back and/or out of the face.
- Shoes:
- New beginners: ballet slippers, jazz slippers or socks, NO bare feet. For safety, your dancer will not be allowed to participate if they come with bare feet.
- Soft shoes (ghilles) may be purchased at Irish on Grand in St. Paul, or through Ballinvilla Products*. (note: Shoes will initially feel small, but they stretch to fit) See Liz or a senior dancer to check shoe fit!
- Boys may start in a jazz shoe, and eventually a reel shoe per teacher direction.
- Hard shoes will be purchased after a dancer’s first year or by Liz’s discretion. These may also be purchased at Irish on Grand, or through Ballinvilla Products but due to their cost, a used pair is appropriate for new hard shoe dancers, you can check the studio for stock. Please consult Liz for sizing questions!
Ballet Technique
- Black leotard & Pink tights
- Hair pulled up into a neat bun
- Pink ballet shoes
Lyrical/Jazz, Contemporary & Tap
- Leotard and tights OR dance shorts/leggings and fitted dance top or t-shirt
- Hair pulled up into neat ponytail or bun
- Jazz shoes or turners for lyrical/jazz and contemporary
- Tap shoes for tap class :)
Jazz/Hip Hop
- Dance shorts/leggings and fitted dance top or t-shirt
- Hair pulled up into neat ponytail
- Jazz shoes or tennis shoes
Musical Theatre
- Clothes that are comfortable to move in
- Hair pulled up into neat ponytail or bun
- Jazz shoes
Aerial Silks
- Leggings or pants & fitted top
- Hair pulled up into neat ponytail or bun
- Bare feet
Adults
- Clothes that are comfortable to move in!
Boys
- Ballet classes: black shorts or pants and white t-shirt, black ballet shoes
- All other classes: clothes that are comfortable to move in!
Competition Team members: please see Competition Team Handbook for dress code!