Dress Code
Appropriate clothing is required for all classes1
 
All Classes

  1. Outdoor shoes may never be worn in the studios
  2. Dance shoes should not be worn outside
Pre-Ballet

  1. Leotards and tights
    Females: black leotard and pink ballet tights are preferred
    Males: black tights or leggings and white shirt
  1. Ballet slippers
    Properly fitted with elastic straps sewn on correctly
  1. Hair up and out of faces with braids, buns, ponytails, barrettes or
    headbands

    Prohibited:
    Tutus, skirts or attached skirts, tiaras




Pre-Ballet attire is fine, but, bare feet and shorts over a leotard or shorts or
leggings with a snug t-shirt is also fine.  Hair up and out of face.
Ballet

  1. Leotards and tights
    Females: black leotard and ballet pink tights are preferred
    Males: black tights, dance belt and white shirt
  1. Ballet slippers
    Properly fitted with elastic straps sewn on correctly.
    Pink slippers are preferred for girls/women, and whole sole, not
    "split sole" are preferred for beginning levels. (The whole sole gives
    the foot a better work out.)
  1. Long hair up in a bun and off the neck
  2. Tight knit warm ups are permitted

    Prohibited:
    Skirts, T-shirts, baggy pants and sweat pants
Jazz & Dance Team

  1. Leotards and tights, unitards or knee hugging jazz pants
  2. Long hair must be up in a braid, bun or pony tail
  3. Knee pads are permitted for floor work
  4. Ballet slippers or jazz oxfords, not dance sneakers, are required for level
    Beginning II and higher

    Prohibited:
    Loose pants, sweats and T-shirts
Modern/Contemporary

  1. Bare feet
  2. Long hair should be up in a braid, bun, or ponytail
  3. Females: leotards and tights or unitard, black preferred.
    Males: fitted T-shirt with bike shorts, dance belt, leggings and leotards, jazz
    pants or unitard
Hip Hop, Earth Rhythms, Tap, Dance for Musical Theatre

  1. Clothing that is neither restrictive nor too loose
  2. Dance wear, sweats, T-shirts, jazz pants, bike shorts and fitted tops
  3. Hair should be up in a braid, bun, or ponytail

    Prohibited:
    Skirts with the exception of Earth Rhythms when requested by the teacher
Breakdance

Clothing that is not restrictive, but not too loose. Bring a jacket, elbow pads, knee
pads, beanie (not absolutely necessary because the class is very basic, but they
help prevent those minor injuries) and shoes, indoor dance sneakers.
Bellydance
Clothes suitable for exercise, including a loose skirt or pants with a tank top,  
leotard, or tee shirt. Clothing that reveals the body line allows for easier correction
of posture and technique. A coin belt or hip sash is recommended, but no props
are required for the Level I class.
2720 Del Rio Place
Davis, CA 95618
(530) 756-3949
Creative Movement