Dress Code

What Dancers Should Wear

Stage Door's dress code is required for all students. A clean, consistent look helps dancers stay focused and gives instructors a clear view of posture, alignment, and movement quality in class.

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Why It Matters

A neat and tidy appearance supports attentiveness and respect for students, teachers, and the art of dance.

Teachers need to see each dancer's body outline clearly in order to make proper corrections on posture, alignment, and technique.

Attire

Hair

Hair must be pulled up for all classes. Hair must be in a bun for ballet classes.

Ballet

All ballet students must wear a black leotard and pink tights for ballet. Ballet skirts are allowed.

All Other Classes

No T-shirts or baggy sweatpants or bottoms. All dancers must be in fitted leotards, sports bras, and bottoms.

Shoe Requirements

Class

Required Footwear

Preschool Combo

Tan tap shoes and pink ballet shoes.

Acro

Barefoot.

Tap

Bloch Sync Tap for company dancers in black. Black Lace Up Down Town Tap Bloch for all other classes.

Jazz, Pom, and Musical Theater

SO495L Bloch Neo Flex in tan or A2054a Eurotard The Axle Jazz Shoe, depending on skin tone.

Ballet

So Danca Bliss Canvas Ballet Shoe in pink. Senior dancers should wear the skin-tone version.

Hip Hop

Dedicated sneakers for hip hop only. No street shoes are allowed on the dance floors.

Contemporary and Lyrical

Half soles or lyrical turners in skin tone.

Next Step

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