Dress Codes

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Here is what to wear to each of the classes at Dance Etc. For those classes requiring a bun for hairstyle, we have also included directions for your convenience.

As a convenience to our customers, we carry a selection of name-brand, high quality, competitively priced leotards, shoes and tights.

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Tumbling

• Parent Tot Tumbling - Comfortable clothing, bare feet. Hair must be  pulled back, no jewelry. Parents, please do not bring any children that are not enrolled in the class.
• Tumblebears, Intro to Tumbling, Fundamentals, Walkovers, Backhandsprings, Tuck and Advanced Tumbling - Girls: leotard and shorts, hair pulled back, bare feet. Guys: T-shirt, shorts or pants, bare feet. No jewelry please.
• Cheerleading - T-shirt, black pants or shorts, CLEAN athletic shoes.

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Kids Dance

• Tots in Tutus, Ballet Bears and Kinder-Ballet- Black or solid pastel pink leotard (any sleeve length), pastel pink FOOTLESS tights, pastel pink ballet shoes (not house slippers), optional ballet skirt (above the knee). No jewelry, no T-shirts. Hair should be pulled back in a bun.
• KinderBallet + Tap Combo, BTJ  - Black or solid pastel pink leotard (any sleeve length), pastel pink footless tights, pastel pink ballet shoes (not house slippers), optional ballet skirt (above the knee). For tap, black tap shoes with elastic “buttons” instead of ribbon ties (one pink for right foot, one black or white for left foot—available in the boutique). No jewelry, no T-shirts. Hair should be pulled back in a bun.
• Hip-Hop Tumbling Combo - Black pants or shorts, T-shirt, clean athletic shoes or other dance shoes. Hair must be pulled back. Bare feet for tumbling

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School-Age Dance

• Lyrical - Black leotard, pink tights, pink ballet shoes, optional skirt, hair in a bun.
• Jazz, Leaps & Turns — Black leotard, black shorts or pants. Black jazz shoes are preferred. Hair must be in a bun in order to learn proper technique for turning.
• Tap — Solid or black leotard, optional tight-fitting solid colored camisole, black shorts or pants, tap shoes.
• Musical Theater — Dance attire or comfortable clothing, soft-soled dance shoes.
• Stretch and Conditioning — Leotard, or tight fitting camisole or shirt, shorts, optional tights. Students will need to bring clean athletic shoes and soft dance shoes, and should also be prepared to be barefoot.
• Hip-Hop/Breakdancing - Black pants or shorts, T-shirt, CLEAN athletic shoes. Optional bandana or cap.

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Adult Classes

• Ballet — Leotard or any workout clothing (no street clothes), ballet shoes or socks.
  
• Belly Dancing — Ballet shoes or bare feet, coin belt. (Available in our boutique)
• Body Barre — Wear any comfortable clothing and socks (preferably grip-bottom). Some people prefer to wear shoes.
• Hip-Hop — Wear any comfortable clothing and CLEAN athletic shoes.
• Tap — Comfortable clothing and tap shoes.
• TRX — Wear any workout clothing and athletic shoes. Bare feet is not recommended.