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Dress Code

All registered students must come prepared for dance classes by adhering to our Dress Code. Our Dress Code is in place to keep dancers safe in class, feeling confident, and so teachers can help provide corrections for alignment and technique. 

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Trial Class students and students taking classes at one of our Preschool Partner locations should come to classes in breathable, tight-fitting clothing that they can move in.  

Pre-Dance
(ages 1.5 - 3 years)

Creative Movement

  • Clothing: Comfortable, breathable clothing that allows for freedom of movement. Examples include leotards, dance shorts, or leggings paired with a fitted top. Avoid restrictive clothing, dresses/skirts, or anything with bulky decorations.

  • Footwear: Ballet shoes or bare feet are both acceptable. 

Ballet/Tap Combo

  • Clothing: Leotards, tights, and either ballet skirts or shorts/leggings. 

  • Footwear: Pink ballet shoes and black tap shoes are required. 

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Hip-Hop

  • Clothing: Leotards, or a tight fitted shirt and shorts/leggings. Clothing should not be too loose and no dresses/skirts. 

  • Footwear: Black hip-hop shoes or clean sneakers (that are not worn outside of the studio). 

Dance Foundations
(ages 3 years & up)

Ballet

  • Clothing: Leotards, tights, with optional ballet skirts or dance shorts/leggings (girls). Tight-fitted t-shirt and black athletic shorts or pants (boys). 

  • Footwear: Pink split-sole ballet shoes (girls) or black ballet shoes (boys). 

Pointe/Pre-Pointe

  • Clothing: Same as Ballet class (above)

  • Footwear: Pointe shoes that have been properly fitted and seen by VDC staff prior to use in class. Contact VDC for more details about pointe shoe requirements. 

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Contemporary, Jazz, & Lyrical

  • Clothing: Leotards, skin-tone tights, with dance shorts/leggings or tight-fitted t-shirt and dance shorts/leggings. 

  • Footwear: Tan jazz shoes. 

Modern

  • Clothing: Leotards, skin-tone tights, with dance shorts/leggings or tight-fitted t-shirt and dance shorts/leggings.

  • Footwear: Hip-Hop shoes or clean sneakers (Hip-Hop), bare feet (Modern), and black lace-up tap shoes (Tap). 

All Classes

Hair

​Hair should be neatly secured away from the face for all students to ensure visibility and safety.

Jewelery

Please avoid wearing jewelry to prevent distractions and potential injury. Small stud earrings are acceptable.

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