Dance Attire

Students of the Brandon School of Dance are expected to dress tidily and appropriately for all dance classes. Please note: All required dance apparel is available at Pirouette Dance and Active Wear located at 121 – 10th Street, Brandon. A limited selection of gently used attire is also available for purchase at the studio.

Ballet Uniform

New pupils may not wish to buy all the uniform at the start, but after a term should do so.  Ballet shoes are a necessity from the beginning.

Girls:

• Pre-primary and Primary levels – pink pull up wrap skirt
• levels under Intermediate Foundation   – style 40095
  levels Intermediate Foundation and Intermediate – style SL-02
  levels Advanced Foundation, Advanced 1, Advanced 2, Solo Seal – Capezio Style MC802W Black
• Black or Brown Character skirt as approved by the instructor.
• Ballet pink tights
• Canvas or leather ballet slippers
• Hair to be swept back in a tidy bun.

Boys:

• White tight fitting shirt or leotard for exams and classes
• fitted black t-shirt for classes
• Black or grey tights as required for performance and exams
• black comfortable fitted dance/yoga/sport pants as approved by the teacher
• White or Black canvas ballet slippers (black for class, white as needed for performance or exams – teacher will advise)

Tots on Tippy Toes (female/male)

• Ballet Pink Tights/Black sweat type pants
• pink/black Ballet Slippers
• Pink long sleeve body suit/white t-shirt

Pre-Ballet and Primary Ballet (female/male)

• Ballet Pink Tights/Black sweat type pants
• pink/black Ballet Slippers
• Pink tank body suit/white t-shirt

Parent and Me

• Kids: Comfortable clothing eg. t-shirts, leggins, boys sweats, clean indoor running shoes
• Girls may also wear a body suit and tights with feet in them.
• Pink ballet slippers may also be worn but are not required
• Adults: comfortable clothing and indoor running shoes

Storybook, First Steps 1 & 2

Girls:

• pink ballet slippers
• Long sleeve pink bodysuit
• ballet pink tights
• beige capezio tyette tap shoes (please buy shoes slightly bigger as feet grow fast: extra socks can be worn
• a little ballet skirt may also be worn
• hair must be tied back back in a neat bun

Boys:

• white t-shirt
• black shorts
• black ballet slippers
• boys black tap shoes

Little Stars

Girls:

• Black tank bodysuit
• ballet pink tights
• pink ballet slippers
• beige capezio tyette tap shoes (please buy shoes slightly bigger as feet grow fast: extra socks can be worn
• a little ballet skirt may also be worn
• hair must be tied back back in a neat bun

Boys:

• white t-shirt
• black shorts
• black ballet slippers
• boys black tap shoes

Acro

• sweetheart neckline black bodysuit (available at Pirouette)
• black shorts
• bare feet: tights are optional but need to be footless
• Boys: white/black t-shirt and black shorts

Flamenco

• Heeled flamenco or character shoes
• Girls – Black Flamenco skirt – Bal Tog s (Style BT 9100)
• Boys – Black pants

Jazz /Lyrical/Modern/Contemporary

Girls:

• JUNIORS: Black tank Bodysuit, INTERMEDIATE & SENIORS: black spaghetti style bodysuitLeotards, black or beige tights and black jazz shorts
• JAZZ JUNIORS:  beige tights,  JAZZ INTERMEDIATE & SENIORS: beige convertible tights and black tights
• JAZZ: Beige slip on split sole jazz shoes
• LYRICAL JAZZ, MODERN & CONTEMPORARY: beige footless tights
• LYRICAL JAZZ, MODERN & CONTEMPORARY SHOES: beige lyrical half shoe
• Hair tied back in a neat bun

Boys:

• Black t-shirt
• Black shorts or fitted yoga/sport style pants
• Black socks
• JAZZ: Black jazz shoes
• LYRICAL JAZZ, MODERN & CONTEMPORARY: beige lyrical half shoe

Tap

Girls:

• JUNIORS: black tank bodysuit INTERMEDIATE & SENIORS: black spaghetti style bodysuit
• beige tights
• black dance shorts
• Tap – Ages 3 – 6/7 (Grade 1/2)  Capezio beige tyette tap shoes
• second year of Grade 2 to Grade 5: beige cuban heeled tap shoes (Bloch
• Grade 6 – 9: black oxford tap shoes: style and brand to be determined by the teacher
• Hair in a ponytail or bun, bangs off face

Boys:

• Tight fitting white or black T-shirt
• Black shorts or fitted dance/yoga/sport style pants
• boys black tap oxfords
• Grade 6 – 9: style and brand to be determined by the teacher

Hip Hop

• Loose fitting or comfortable clothing to move in
• non-scuffing sneakers or other suitable footwear

Ballroom

Low-heeled, leather-soled shoes are best, but anything you are comfortable walking in will work. Casual, comfortable clothes will do.

Please note: All required dance apparel is available at Pirouette Dance and Active Wear located at 121 – 10th Street, Brandon. A limited selection of gently used attire is also available for purchase at the studio.