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Little Leapers: 

Girls - Black or pink leotard with matching black or pink ballet skirt. Pink tights & pink leather ballet shoes. Hair must be secured neatly in a ballet bun, no ponytails. No recital costumes.

Boys - Black athletic shorts or Under-Armour style pants, solid colored shirt, black ballet shoes.

 

Tutus & Tuxes: 

Girls - Black or pink leotard with matching black or pink ballet skirt. Pink tights & pink leather ballet shoes. Hair must be secured neatly in a ballet bun, no ponytails. No recital costumes.

Boys - Black athletic shorts or Under-Armour style pants, solid colored shirt, black ballet shoes.

 

Combo Kids Pre-Ballet/Tap:

Girls - Black or pink leotard with black or pink ballet skirt.  Pink tights, pink leather ballet shoes & black Mary Jane style tap shoes. NO RIBBONS OR BOWS on tap shoes. Hair must be secured neatly in a ballet bun, no ponytails. No recital costumes.

Boys - Black athletic shorts or Under-Armour style pants, solid colored shirt, black ballet shoes & black lace up oxford style tap shoes (no slip on or split-soled style shoes).

 

Jr. Ballet: 

Girls - Black or pink leotard with matching pink or black ballet skirt, pink tights, pink leather ballet shoes. Hair must be secured neatly in a ballet bun, no ponytails. No leotards with attached skirts please or recital costumes. No two-piece outfits please.

Boys - Black athletic shorts or Under-Armour style pants, solid colored shirt, black ballet shoes.

 

Jr. Jazz: 

Girls - Leotard, tights, leggings, or dance shorts with tan slip-on style jazz shoe with no laces. Hair must be secured off face in a ballet bun. If shorts are NOT a longer length bike short, tights must be worn. No two-piece outfits please

Boys - t-shirt, shorts or sweatpants and black slip-on style jazz shoes.

Jr. Tap: 

Girls - Leotard, tights, leggings, dance shorts. Hair must be secured off face in a ballet bun or ponytail. If shorts are NOT a longer length bike short, tights must be worn. Black Capezio Fluid tap shoes. No patent level Mary Jane style, slip on tap shoes or split-soled tap shoes. No two-piece outfits please

Boys - t-shirt, shorts, or sweatpants. Black Capezio Fluid tap shoes. No patent level Mary Jane style, slip on tap shoes or split-soled tap shoes.

Jr. Acro:

Girls - Leotard, foot less or convertible tights only. May wear leggings or dance shorts. Bare feet only. Hair must be secured in a low style ballet bun that is at the neck. No ponytails. If shorts are NOT a longer length bike short, tights must be worn. No two-piece outfits please.

Boys – T-shirt, shorts no longer than the top of the knee or sweatpants. Bare feet only.

 

Ballet all levels: Black leotard, black skirt, pink tights, pink ballet shoes. Hair must be secured neatly in a ballet bun. No ponytails. No leotards with attached skirts, dance shorts or recital costumes.  No extra cover-ups (t-shirts, tank tops, jackets, or leggings). Black ballet skirts may be worn. No two-piece outfits please.

 

Jazz all levels: Leotard, tights, leggings, or dance shorts with tan slip-on style jazz shoe with no laces.  Hair must be secured off face in a ballet bun. If shorts are NOT a longer length bike short, tights must be worn. No two-piece outfits please.

 

Tap all levels: Leotard, tights, leggings, or dance shorts. Black Capezio Cadence or Capezio Fluid tap shoes. No patent level Mary Jane style or slip-on tap shoes please. Hair must be secured off face in a ballet bun or ponytail.  If shorts are NOT a longer length bike short, tights must be worn. No two-piece outfits please.

 

Acro all levels: Leotard, foot less or convertible tights only. May wear leggings or dance shorts. Bare feet only. Hair must be secured in a low style ballet bun that is at the neck. No ponytails.  If shorts are NOT a longer length bike short, tights must be worn. No two-piece outfits please.

 

Contemporary: Leotard, tights, leggings or dance shorts, Capezio Pirouette II shoe. Hair must be secured off face in a ballet bun with no hair in the face. No ponytails. If shorts are NOT a longer length bike short, tights must be worn. No two-piece outfits please.

 

Gentleman in leveled classes: Ballet: black athletic shorts or Under-Armour style pants, solid colored shirt, black ballet shoes.

Acro: t-shirt, shorts no longer than the top of the knee or sweatpants 

Tap: t-shirt, shorts, or sweatpants. Black Capezio Cadence or Capezio Fluid tap shoes. No patent level Mary Jane style or slip-on tap shoes please.

Jazz: t-shirt, shorts or sweatpants and black slip-on style jazz shoes.

Contemporary: t-shirt, shorts, or sweatpants. Bare feet or jazz shoes.

 

Company Classes: Leotard, tights, leggings, or dance shorts with Bloch Super Jazz shoes in tan.  Hair must be secured off face in a ballet bun.  If shorts are NOT a longer length bike short, tights must be worn. No two-piece outfits please.

***please note, the pink satin “slippers” found at Walmart and Target are NOT ballet shoes. Please do not purchase these for class wear. Please do not wear dance shoes outside, save them for the dance floor.  All classes, no matter the genre require leotards to be worn in class.  If wearing shorts, dancers must wear tights. Please, no jewelry in class.  

Below are suggestions for purchasing dancewear:

www.allaboutdance.com        www.discountdance.com  

Medford Dance Arts - 9 Hawthorne St. Medford, OR 97504-7113 (541) 772-1362                   

The Dancer’s Closet - 576 Olive Street Eugene, OR 97401 (541) 868-1708

The Dance Store - 1127 Broadway St NE #145, Salem, OR 97301 (503) 339 - 7650

The Leotard - 2432 N.E. MLK Portland, Oregon 97212 (503) 284 9244

Dance Togs - 3835 SW Hall Blvd, Beaverton, OR 97005 (503) 644 – 7545

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