Don’t wear dance shoes outside and put names in dance shoes. If you have gently used dance shoes that your dancer has outgrown, please donate them back to our dance exchange bin – proceeds go to scholarship fund.
Pre-Ballet Boys/Ballet Boys: Black or white tights, dance belt, black or white soft ballet slippers OR (for young boys or beginners) shorts with elastic waist, T-shirt, socks, ballet slippers.
Pre-Ballet 3, 4, and K girls:leotard (any color or style), pink tights, pink soft ballet slippers, hair pulled back.
Pre-Ballet 1st girls: pink leotard (any style), pink skirt (any style), pink soft ballet slippers, hair in bun.
Beginner 1 Ballet girls: lavender leotard (any style), pink soft ballet slippers, hair in bun.
Beginner 2/3 & Beginner 4
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th Ballet girls: royal leotard (any style), pink soft split-sole ballet slippers, hair in bun.
Beginner 4 Ballet girls: burgundy leotard (any style), pink soft split-sole ballet slippers, hair in bun.
Intermediate 1 Ballet girls: navy leotard (any style), pink soft split-sole ballet slippers, hair in bun - skirt optional for pointe.
Intermediate 2/3 Ballet girls: black leotard (any style), pink soft split-sole ballet slippers, hair in bun - skirt optional for pointe.
Advanced Ballet and Teen/Adult Ballet ladies: leotard (any color or style), tights, soft split-sole ballet slippers, hair in bun.
Jazz
Hair pulled back. Any color or style of leotard, tights, bike-a-tard, unitard, leggings, jazz pants; must be flexible and show body lines. NO jeans, jeans shorts, school clothes, sweat pants. No big t-shirt cover-ups. Jazz shoes, black, inexpensive ones OK for beginner kids; 2nd year and up and teens/adults should have split-soled, better oxfords.
Hip-Hop
Clothing you can dance in, dance sneakers and knee pads for 2nd-7th graders, clean sneakers/athletic shoes for 8th grade and up (CANNOT BE STREET SHOES CURRENTLY BEING WORN OUTSIDE.)
Tap
Just like Jazz except black Tap shoes. Inexpensive patent leather OK for pre-jazz/tap - NO Velcro closures. 2nd grade and up and teens/adults should have better-brand (Fuzi, Capezio, Bloch, etc.) oxford-style shoes. Techno-taps are good.
Contemporary
Dancewear and bare feet.
FREE Boys Dance, Musically Me, and Downs' at Dance
Dancewear and bare feet.
Where to Purchase Dance Attire
- Fuzi Dance Etc.
- 4704 Pacific Ave. S.E.#A, Lacey (786-0226)
- Dance Collection
- 1500 S. 336th, Federal Way (1-800-828-4030) OR 4854 South Adams Street, Tacoma (253) 471-4225
- Stage Right Dancewear
- 3660 Pacific Ave SE, Olympia, (438-9546)
- Applause Dancewear
- 6715 Martin Way E., Olympia, (456-6111)
- Discount Dance Supply
- www.discountdance.com – enter studio code TPZ28785
You can Target or Payless for shoes sometimes; various department stores for leotards. (Please don't buy "toy" ballet shoes with stretch nylon uppers.)