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2026-27 Dance Season Dress Code

Dance uniforms and footwear are required for all ages 4+ classes after the first month of enrollment. Our uniforms and footwear are available at the Toronto Dancewear Boutique, located across the street from our school at 1448 Gerrard St. E. Please find below the required dancewear for each class.

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 Dance With Me, Creative Movement, Mighty Movers, Sparkle Steps or Tiny Tumblers 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.

Footwear

  • Creative Movement – Bare feet or ballet slippers (please NO SOCKS)
  • Dance With Me – Bare feet or clean indoor running shoes
  • Mighty Movers – Bare feet or clean indoor running shoes
  • Sparkle Steps – Black tap shoes
  • Tiny Tumblers – Bare feet
What not to wear

Hairstyles

  • All dancers with short hair (chin length or above) may wear their hair tidily combed and are encouraged to use a hairband to keep hair off their face and neck.
  • All dancers with hair longer than chin length, regardless of gender, should adhere to the following guidelines.
    • For Ballet, hair must be off both face and neck. All female-identified students ages 7+, are expected to wear a ballet bun if they have hair chin-length or longer (or comparable style such as pinned-up-braids, or a French twist) to all ballet classes. Younger recreational ballet dancers may wear a bun as well, or a ponytail/pigtails. Older male-identified ballet dancers with long hair should wear a slick low ponytail.
    • For Acro and Conditioning classes, hair must be off the face and allow for the use of the top of the head. For this reason, we do not recommend high ponytails or pigtails for acro. Instead, we encourage dancers to wear low ponytails, pigtails, buns, or braids for acro.
    • For all other dance styles, hair must be off the face; we suggest a ponytail.
    • For students with consecutive classes who do not have time to change hairstyles, a low, flat bun will accommodate all hair requirements, including Acro and Ballet.

Acro Foundations & Development

Uniform

Emerald Green Uniform

Footwear

Bare feet

Acro Fundamentals, Progression, Expansion & Extension

Uniform

Royal Blue Uniform

Footwear

Bare feet

Adult Classes

Adult Ballet

Form-fitting dance or yoga wear | Ballet slippers

Adult Tap

Form-fitting dance or yoga wear | Tap shoes

Adult Jazz & Contemporary/Lyrical

Form-fitting dance or yoga wear | Clean indoor running shoes

Ballet Foundations

Uniform

Mint Green Ballet Uniform

Footwear

Pink or black ballet shoes

Ballet Development & Progression

Uniform

Lilac Ballet Uniform

Footwear

Pink or black ballet shoes

Ballet Expansion, Extension, Fundamentals & Teen

Uniform

Forest Green Ballet Uniform

Footwear

Pink or black split-sole ballet shoes

Competitive Classes

Competitive Uniform

Contemporary

Uniform

Royal Blue Uniform

Footwear

FootUndeez or turning shoes

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 Foundations, Development, Progression, Expansion & Extension

Uniform

Azure Blue Uniform

Footwear

Clean indoor running shoes

Jazz Foundations & Development

Uniform

Emerald Green Uniform

Footwear

Black jazz shoes

Jazz Progression, Expansion & Extension

Uniform

Royal Blue Uniform

Footwear

Black jazz shoes

K-Pop Crew & Mini Stars

Uniform

Azure Blue Uniform

Footwear

Clean indoor running shoes

Lyrical/Jazz Fundamentals

Uniform

Royal Blue Uniform

Footwear

Tan jazz shoes

Mighty Movers

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

Musical Theatre Foundations & Development

Uniform

Emerald Green Uniform

Footwear

Black jazz shoes

Musical Theatre Progression, Expansion & Extension

Uniform

Royal Blue Uniform

Footwear

Black jazz shoes

Pre-Competitive Classes

Uniform

Pre-Competitive Uniform

Footwear

  • Acro: Bare feet
  • Ballet: Pink ballet shoes
  • Jazz: Black jazz shoes
  • Tap: Black tap shoes

Pointe Fundamentals

Uniform

Forest Green Ballet Uniform

 

Senior Lyrical/Jazz Combo

Uniform

Royal Blue Uniform

Footwear

Black jazz shoes

Sparkle Steps

These are recommendations. There are no uniform requirements for Sparkle Steps 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)

Tap Foundations & Development

Uniform

Emerald Green Uniform

Footwear

Black tap shoes

Tap Fundamentals, Progression, Expansion & Extension

Uniform

Royal Blue Uniform

Footwear

Black tap shoes

Tiny Tumblers

Comfortable, form-fitting tank top or T-shirt, shorts, and bare feet.

What NOT to Wear