About our Dress Code

Duet - Caregiver & Tot: All recommended items below are available to order here

• Dancewear (e.g. leotard, tights) or clothes the dancer can easily move in (e.g. leggings, shorts, t-shirts). 
• Bare feet or ballet shoes. No socks as they are too slippery. If the ballet shoes have drawstrings, drawstrings need to be double-knotted and cut off at the knot for safety. 
• Caregivers can wear bare feet or socks. For orthopedic issues, clean sneakers or dance shoes are welcome. 

Pre Ballet & Pre Ballet/Tap: All recommended items below are available to order here

• Dancewear (e.g. leotard, tights) or clothes the dancer can easily move in.
• Dance skirts or tutus are ok if they are attached to the leotard. Please no tie skirts or pull-on skirts/tutus; they come off during class distracting the dancer.
• Ballet shoes -  drawstrings need to be double-knotted and cut off at the knot for safety. 
• For Pre Ballet & Tap class, you will need to bring BOTH ballet and tap shoes. Tap shoes should have elastic or velcro closures. All ties need to be removed for safety. 
• Long hair should be secured back out of the dancer’s face (e.g. ponytail, braids, or bun).

Pre Hip-hop: 

• Athletic clothing the dancer can easily move in.
• Light-soled athletic shoes that are worn only in the studio. Dirty soles will damage the specialized Marley dance floor. 

Ballet, Ballet/Tap: All recommended items below are available to order here

• Attire Option 1: Leotard (any color) and tights (pink or skin tone) worn under the leotard.
• Attire Option 2: Full-length leggings (black) or "boys/men" footed dance tights (opaque black) worn over a leotard (any color) or with a tucked-in t-shirt (any color). 
• Sheer ballet skirts (typically made with chiffon or stretch mesh and no longer than mid-thigh) are allowed. Skirts must be attached to the leotard for dancers ages 5-6. Pull-on and wrap-around/tie skirts are allowed for dancers 7 years and older. No tutus.
• Leather or canvas ballet shoes (color should match the color of your tights/leggings). Split sole is recommended for Level 1 and up. Drawstrings need to be double-knotted and cut off at the knot for safety.
• Ballet & Tap combo classes: In addition to Ballet shoes, please bring Tap shoes (Black) with elastic or velcro closure. All ties need to be removed for safety. 
• Undergarments: No undergarments are worn with your tights and leotard (similar to wearing a bathing suit). However, a "dance belt" should be worn to support male anatomy. More on dance belts here. 
• No warmups, sweats, or legwarmers.

Jazz, Jazz/Tap, Musical Theater, Tap, Contemporary: All recommended items below are available to order here

• Attire Option 1: Leotard (any color) and tights (skin tone) worn under the leotard with bike shorts (black) or skirt (any color, no longer than mid-thigh) worn over the leotard
• Attire Option 2:   Leotard (any color) or well-fitting athletic shirt with athletic shorts (black),   leggings (black), or jazz/dance pants (black).
• Jazz & Musical Theater Classes: Slip-on Jazz shoes (black) 
• Tap Classes: Oxford-style tap shoes (black) with socks (black) if not wearing tights
• Jazz & Tap combo class: Bring both Jazz shoes (black) and tap shoes (black) with socks (black) if not wearing tights. Tap shoes should be Oxford-style or have elastic/velcro closure with the ties removed for safety.
• Contemporary Classes: Bare feet, socks, or half-sole dance shoe
• Undergarments: No undergarments are worn if wearing a leotard (similar to wearing a bathing suit). However, a "dance belt" should be worn to support male anatomy. More on dance belts here. 
• No warmups or legwarmers.

Cheer: All recommended items below are available to order here

• Athletic shirt/tank top with bike shorts or athletic shorts.
• Light-soled cheer or athletic shoes that are worn only in the studio. No black soles or dirty soles that are worn outside, this damage the Marley dance floor. 

Hip-hop: 

• Athletic clothing the dancer can easily move in. No jeans.
• Light-soled athletic shoes that are worn only in the studio. No black soles or dirty soles that are worn outside as these damage the Marley dance floor. 

Dancers can wear athletic clothing or dancewear you can easily move in and class-specific footwear (see below). We recommend visiting Dancewear Center, just down the street from us, if you'd like to get fitted for dance shoes. 

Footwear: All recommended items below are available to order here

• Ballet: Ballet shoes
• Tap: Oxford-style tap shoes
• Jazz/Jazz Funk/Musical Theater: Jazz Shoes
• Contemporary: Socks, ballet shoes, bare feet, or half-ballet shoes
• Hip-hop, Cheer, K-pop: Light-soled athletic shoes that are worn only in the studio. No black soles or dirty soles that are worn outside as these damage the Marley dance floor.
• Salsa: Jazz shoes, ballroom shoes, dance sneakers, or light-soled athletic shoes that are worn only in the studio. No dirty soles that are worn outside or skinny heels/stilettos as these damage the Marley dance floor.