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2024-25 Dance Season Dress Code

Dance uniforms and footwear are required for level 1+ (ages 4+) classes after the first month of enrollment. LSDM dancewear is available at the Toronto Dancewear Boutique, across the street from our studio at 1448 Gerrard St. E. The cost of the uniform (excluding footwear) is included in the monthly tuition for all level 1+ (ages 4+) classes. The Toronto Dancewear Boutique will send you a code for your dancer's uniform once you have enrolled them in a level 1+ (ages 4+) class. Please note that the cost of the uniform cannot be refunded after it has been worn. If you decide to withdraw from a class before the end of the school year, any remaining amount owing for the uniform will be due if the uniform has been worn.

A Note for Preschool-Aged Dancers

Going to dance class for young children can be as much about the outfit as it is about moving to music. For this reason, there is no mandatory uniform for our Creative Movement, Mighty Movers, or Tiny Tappers classes.

Preschool children should wear comfortable, form-fitting clothing or dancewear that allows them to move freely. Leggings or shorts with a form-fitting tank top or t-shirt are acceptable and appropriate. Dancers may also wear a bodysuit (with or without tights). 

Elaborate costume pieces and oversized tutus/capes should be saved for designated “dress-up” days.

Creative Movement students may choose between bare feet and ballet slippers for class, but please NO SOCKS. Mighty Movers may choose between clean indoor running shoes and bare feet. And Tiny Tappers will require tap shoes. 

What not to wear

Accelerated Ballet

Uniform

Footwear

Pink ballet slippers

Acro

Uniform

Footwear

Bare feet

Adult Ballet

Form-fitting dance or yoga wear | Ballet slippers

Adult Tap

Form-fitting dance or yoga wear | Tap shoes

Ballet 1-2

Uniform

Ballet 1, Ballet 1/2 & Ballet 2

Footwear

Pink ballet slippers

Ballet 3-4

Uniform

Ballet 3 & Ballet 4

Footwear

Pink ballet slippers

Ballet 5+

Uniform

Ballet 5, Ballet 6 & Ballet 6/7

Footwear

Pink ballet slippers

Breaking

Comfortable form-fitting clothes | Clean indoor running shoes

Competitive Classes

For competitive dancers in back-to-back classes, please have your dancer wear the required uniform for their first class of the day, so they will only need to change their footwear between classes. For weekend classes, dancers are welcome to wear any colour leotard.

Required footwear for competitive classes:

  • Jazz and Musical Theatre: 
    • Bloch ‘Spark’ 
    • Black
    • Style number BLOCH S0497
  • Hip Hop: 
    • All-white sneakers
    • Pastry Pop Tart if available 
  • Ballet: 
    • For PT Senior & FT Inter Teams 
      • Capezio ‘Hanami’ Canvas in Light Pink 
      • Style number CAPEZIO 2037
    • For all other teams 
      • Bloch ‘Dansoft II’ Leather in pink 
      • Style number BLOCH S0258
  • Tap: 
    • Capezio ‘Cadence’ 
      • Black 
      • Style number CAPEZIO CG19
    • Capezio ‘Roxy’ recommended for older tap soloists
      • Black
      • Style number CAPEZIO 960
  • Lyrical, Contemporary, Open: 
    • Capezio ‘Lifeknit Footundeez’ 
    • Four colours available
    • Select closest colour match to skin tone
    • Style number CAPEZIO H067
  • Acro: 
    • barefoot 

** all of these are the standard unless otherwise EXPLICITLY noted and pre-approved by the Director (i.e. for dances where a different colour of footwear may be required)

Contemporary

Uniform

Contemporary 1 & Contemporary 2

Footwear

Bare feet or Capezio LifeKnit FootUndeez

Creative Movement

These are recommendations. There are no uniform requirements for Creative Movement classes.

  • Option #1: Dance dress | Footed dance tights in ballet pink | Full-sole leather ballet slippers in pink
  • Option #2: White fitted T-shirt | Black dance shorts or pants | Leather ballet slippers in black

Hip Hop

Uniform

Footwear

Clean indoor running shoes

Jazz 1-2

Uniform

Jazz 1 & Jazz 2

Footwear

Black jazz shoes

Jazz 3+

Uniform

Jazz 3 & Jazz 4

Footwear

Black jazz shoes

Mighty Movers

Comfortable form-fitting clothing | Clean indoor running shoes or bare feet

Musical Theatre

Uniform

Musical Theatre – All Levels

Footwear

Black jazz shoes

Pre-Competitive Jazz

Uniform

Pre-Competitive Jazz

Footwear

Black jazz shoes

Pointe

Uniform

Footwear

Pointe shoes

Senior Lyrical/Jazz Combo

Uniform

Sr. Lyrical/Jazz Combo

Footwear

Black jazz shoes

Tap 1-2

Uniform

Tap 1 & Tap 2

Footwear

Black tap shoes

Tap 3+

Uniform

Tap 3 & Tap 4

Footwear

Black tap shoes

Tiny Tappers

These are recommendations. There are no uniform requirements for Tiny Tappers classes, aside from tap shoes.

  • Option #1: Dance dress | Footed tights in light tan | Black tap shoes (required)
  • Option #2: White fitted T-shirt | Black dance shorts or pants | Black tap shoes (required)

Tween/Teen Ballet

Uniform

Teen Ballet & Tween/Teen Ballet

Footwear

Pink ballet slippers

What NOT to Wear