Dress Code
Littleton Youth Ballet
In the proud tradition of classical ballet and out of respect for the art form, we strive to have a clean, uniformed look for our students in all of our dance classes. Please help us achieve this goal by purchasing leotards, tights, and ballet shoes that match our dress code requirements and by preparing your child’s hair for class in the appropriate manner as listed.
Dancers should appear neat at all times.
Dance apparel with holes should be repaired immediately.
Student’s name should be on all dancewear, especially shoes.
Elastics must be sewn on all ballet shoes (some shoes come pre-sewn).
Drawstrings need to be tucked into shoes.
No safety pins allowed.
Split-soled ballet shoes are preferred for all students in Ballet II and higher. (leather or canvas).
Students of any age should always wear street clothing over their ballet attire when coming to and from their classes.
Ballet shoes must never be worn outdoors as this tracks dirt into the studio and is detrimental to the marley floors as well as dangerous for the students.
No jewelry allowed except small earrings and rings.
During the winter, a tight fitting dance sweater or leg warmers will be allowed until the student is warm.
We recommend purchasing dancewear at Penny-Robin Dancewear located at
2600 W. Main St. (the southwest corner of Main and Curtice) in downtown Littleton. Penny-Robin understands our dress code requirements and gives LDA students a discount on dancewear. We do not recommend the ABT spotlight ballet shoes sold at Payless Shoe Source because they are very stiff. Please make sure you are purchasing ballet shoes, not ballet "slippers" that are sold at Target and WalMart.
All students have one month to comply with dress code.
Ballet
Pre-Ballet with Tap
Light pink leotard (any simpler style, leotard can have simple adornments such as lace or rhinestones; it may have a plain short skirt attached but NO tutu)
Plain light pink footed tights
Pink ballet shoes with elastic strap
Black tap shoes
Hair may be worn in either a classical bun or a neat ponytail with the hair swept away from face. Students with very short hair should wear a headband.
Ballet I and Ballet II
Navy blue leotard (any style, NO skirts)
Light pink footed tights
Pink ballet shoes with elastic strap
Ballet III and IV
Burgundy leotard (any style, NO skirts)
Light pink footed tights
Pink ballet shoes with elastic strap
Pink pointe shoes with teacher approval ONLY
Ballet V, VI, and VII
Black leotard (any style, NO skirts)
Bras should not show (no colored sports bras)
Light pink footed tights
Pink ballet shoes
Pink pointe shoes
Colored leotards (Ballet VI and VII only) may be worn on Saturday if all classes are taken that week. If any class is missed a dancer must first make up the class before dancer may wear colored leotard.
Boys
White t-shirt
Black tights, bike pants or sweat pants
Short white socks
Black or white ballet shoes
Hair
(Primary, Pre-Professional, Adult, and Open Class Divisions)
Hair for ballet should be worn back in a classical bun with a hair net or bun cover and secured with bobby pins. NO pulling the hair through a pony tail holder or securing it only with a doubled over scrunchies to look like a bun. If a student has hair that is cut too short to pull into a ponytail she should use a headband to keep hair off face. For tap, jazz, modern, and hip hop a neat ponytail or bun is needed.
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Jazz
Leotard
Full-length black jazz pants
Flat jazz shoes are required for all students
T-shirts may be worn over leotard
Modern
Leotard
Footless tights
No shoes required but students may want socks
T-shirts and exercise pants may be worn over leotard
Hip Hop
T-shirt
Loose fitting exercise pants
Skate shoes with less tread rather than athletic shoes are recommended
No bare midriffs please
Tap
Leotard and tights
T-shirts & shorts may be worn over leotard & tights
Beginning ladies and all men: flat tap shoes
Intermediate ladies: tap shoes with a small heel
Advanced ladies may wear any kind of tap shoe but will need heels for performance
Adults
Clothing suitable for movement is essential. Leotard and tights are recommended but may be worn with dance skirts, yoga pants, etc. Appropriate dance shoes for class type should be worn.