Getting Started

Everything you need to know to start your dance journey

Dress Code

The WHY

  • Maintaining team unity and enabling class photos
  • Teaching discipline and responsibility
  • Honoring the dance artform by “looking the part”

For your convenience, all equipment may be ordered & purchased at the studio at a reasonable cost.

Optional items: Legwarmers, wrap sweaters, elastics, knee pads. No crop tops allowed! Skirts permitted only during visiting weeks or pointe classes. T-shirts and dance socks prohibited.

All Students MUST have Hair pulled neatly and securely off the face! Buns are preferred; braids or ponytails acceptable. Short hair requires headbands, pins, or securing away from neck.

Ballet

  • Tiny Tots, Pre-Dance, Beginning, Elementary: Royal Blue leotard
  • Intermediate I & II: Sky Blue leotard
  • Intermediate III & IV: Light Pink leotard
  • Advanced: Black leotard
  • Pink tights
  • Pink ballet slippers
  • No crop tops or T-shirts
  • Skirts only permitted during visiting weeks or pointe classes

Jazz

  • Black leotard
  • Black shorts
  • Tan jazz shoes

Tap

  • Black leotard
  • Black shorts
  • Black tap shoes

Contemporary

  • Black leotard
  • Black shorts
  • Tan 1/2 soles

Hip Hop

  • Tight tank top (any solid color)
  • Black pants
  • Black hip hop shoes

Tumbling

  • Black Unibike or black leotard
  • Black shorts

Male Students

  • Navy shorts
  • White T-shirt
  • White socks
  • Black shoes

Adults

Athletic, stretchy clothing allowing full range of movement.

Ballet Leotard Color Guide

Royal Blue - Tiny Tots through Elementary

Tiny Tots–Elementary

Royal Blue

Sky Blue - Intermediate I & II

Intermediate I & II

Sky Blue

Light Pink - Intermediate III & IV

Intermediate III & IV

Light Pink

Black - Advanced

Advanced

Black

Important Dates

May 1stOnline Registration Opens
August 28th, 2:00-7:00pmOpen House Registration and dancewear fittings
September 14thClasses Begin
October 3rd, 2:00pmInformal Arts Concert
October 5th-8thBring a Friend Week
November 14th, 1:00 & 3:00pmStudio Dance Theatre's Auditions
December 5th, 2:00pm & 6:00pmImagine Worship presents "Stories Under the Star"
December 14th-17thChristmas Party week in all classes
December 18th-January 3rdChristmas break (no classes, studio closed)
February 6th, 2:00pmInformal Arts Concert
February 13, 2027Velocity, DAPC showcase concert
March 1stRollover Registration Fee collected
March 20, 2027Spring Studio Dance Theatre production
March 26th-April 4thSpring Break (no classes, studio closed)
June 7th-10thMini Recitals 2027