The NY Dancers Studio
DRESS CODE
The NY Dancers Studio is dedicated to providing the highest quality and most professional training available. Establishing a more structured classroom environment will help us to give our dancers the best instruction possible.
In order to better facilitate this goal, The NY Dancers Studio requires a mandatory dress code for all classes . The dress code will be strictly enforced in every class. Please help us in our efforts by encouraging your children to adhere to the dress code.
The dress code has been developed for several reasons
-First and foremost, proper attire helps set the tone for discipline and dedication among dancers. Even when dancing for fun, we are teaching students that it is important to commit to things, be part of a team, and be serious about anything they belong to.
-Teachers must be able to see lines on dancers, meaning they need to know things like when a leg is bent, arm is straight, or hips aligned to the front in order to provide the best instruction.
-Attire can often be a distraction among young dancers. Having a dress code prevents these distractions.
As always, our goal is to give our dancers the most comprehensive and professional dance instruction possible. We feel very strongly that dress code assists us in that goal.
The dress code for each level & class type is as follows:
Creative Combo and Ballet/Tap
Required:
-A leotard in any color with or without an attached skirt. -Footed tights (These classes may require skin colored tights for the recital if tap is chosen for the recital piece) -Pink ballet slippers
-Black buckle tap shoes (no ribbon tie shoes permitted. If your child still has ribbon tie shoes that fit, they will be allowed until they grow out of them or unless tap shoes are need for the recital)
Optional:
Wrap ballet sweater
Jazz & Broadway Jazz
(All levels except Teen & Invited Jazz)
Required:
-Leotard in any color and style
-Skin color tights-footed or transition -Black jazz shoes-slip on or tie
Optional:
-Booty shorts in any color
-Leg warmers
Ballet (All levels)
Required:
-Black leotard in any style
-Pink tights-footed or transition
-Pink ballet slippers-canvas or leather
Optional:
-Ballet wrap sweater
-Leg Warmers
Tap (All levels except Teen)
Required:
-Leotard in any color and style
-Skin color tights-footed or transition
-Black tap shoes-buckle or lace up (not ribbons)
Optional:
-Booty shorts in any color
-Leg Warmers
Teen Jazz
Required:
-Leotard in any color and style
-Skin color tights-footed or transition
-Black Character Shoes (1.5” heel or higher)
Optional:
-Booty shorts in any color
-Leg Warmers
Teen Tap
Required:
-Leotard in any color and style
-Skin color tights-footed or transition
-Heeled black tap shoes (1.5” heel or higher)
Optional:
-Booty shorts in any color
-Leg warmers
Invited Jazz & DTC II
Required:
-Leotard in any color and style
-Skin color tights-footed or transition
-Black AND Tan Character Shoes (2” heel or higher) -Black AND Tan Heeled Tap Shoes (1.5” heel or higher)
Optional:
-Booty shorts in any color
-Leg Warmers
Contemporary-Modern-Acro (All Levels)
Required:
-Leotard in any color and style
-Skin color tights- footless or transition
Optional:
-Booty Shorts in any color
-Leg warmers
Hip Hop (All Levels)
Required:
-Black Hip Hop or Jazz Sneakers
-Slim-fitting t-shirt or tank top or leotard in any color -Booty shorts, Cotton (Soffe style) shorts or leggings