Why do we have a Dress Code?
At Joy of Dance, we prioritize a dress code to foster a sense of belonging and identity among our students and within the community.
Dressing appropriately for class is essential for discipline and safety, allowing instructors to observe and correct movements effectively. Each dance style has its own dress code tailored to enhance performance. Instructors have the flexibility to adjust the dress code as needed throughout the year.
The Dress Code
We are not just a studio, we are a community who shares the love for movement
- Hair neatly up in a ponytail, out of dancer’s face
- No jewelry should be worn to class except stud earrings in pierced ears.
- Ballet shoes should have a stretch binding, eliminating the need for the drawstring. If a drawstring is used, please pull it out of the shoe. This helps to avoid dancers tripping on elastics and teachers spending time on tying them.
- Dancers ages 10 and up must bring a water bottle with them to class.
Benefits of the Dress Code
Encourages discipline
Increases a sense of belonging and school pride
Promotes an accepting and positive environment
Dance Wear
You can order your dance wear needs with us here
You can also find all items you need at the two local dance stores listed below:
- Twinkle Toes: 80 Lafayette Rd, Hampton Falls, NH 03844
- Brixham Dancewear: 5 Punkintown Rd, South Berwick, ME 02908
- Toe Tap N’Tights: 5 Kelly Road, Salem, NH 03079
Shoes can also be found here:
Please ensure all parts of your child’s dancewear are clearly labeled – individual shoes, socks, underpants… You’ll be amazed at the amount of lost property we find!
Style-specific dress code requirements are as follows:
- Male for Ballet/Tap/Jazz- Black pants or shorts with a white, grey, or black t-shirt and black ballet/black tap/black jazz shoes.
- Male for Hip Hop- Comfortable clothes, and black sneakers with white soles (clean shoes only please!)
- Dance With Me: Any color leotard, pink tights, pink canvas ballet shoes with a stretch binding, or with drawstrings cut off. These young dancers may also wear leggings and tank tops if that is more comfortable for them.
- Tiny Stars: Any color leotard, pink tights, pink canvas ballet shoes with a stretch binding, or with drawstrings cut off, and black tap shoes with velcro
- Shooting Stars Ballet/Jazz 1-3: Any color leotard, pink tights, pink canvas ballet shoes with a stretch binding, or with drawstrings cut off, and tan slip-on jazz shoes (no ties).
- Shooting Stars Tap/Pop-Hop 1-3: Any color leotard, pink or tan tights, black tap shoes with velcro, and black sneakers with white soles (clean shoes only please!). Dancers have the option of wearing leggings for this class if they wish.
- Acro: Leotard, leggings or capris. No shoes or socks.
Classes for 2nd grade & older
- Ballet: Any color leotard, pink or tan tights, pink canvas split soled ballet shoes. Black shorts (no leggings) or a ballet skirt may be worn over the leotard and tights. No shirts are to be worn over leotards for ballet class in order to aid with corrections. Dancers may wish to wear a ballet sweater and/or leg warmers in the wintertime. Hair must be in a bun for all Workshop ballet levels. This includes hairpins and and a hairnet.
- Pointe: Same requirements as ballet, but dancers MUST wear convertible/footed tights with Pointe shoes to assist with proper technique.
- Jazz, Performance Teams, & Musical Theatre: Any color leotard, pink or tan tights, and tan jazz shoes. A form-fitting top, black shorts, or leggings may be worn over the leotard and tights. Sometimes character shoes are required for Musical Theatre or Team.
- Contemporary Modern & Lyrical: Any color leotard, tights, foot paws, or barefoot. Shirts, shorts, or leggings may be worn over the leotard and tights.
- Tap: Comfortable clothes, black lace-up tap shoes. At this level, the lace-up taps shoes, rather than the single tie used in low levels of tap, are required for more stability in class. While a leotard is not required, tops should extend full length past the hips. This is to help extend the dancer’s line, make the class more uniform and aid the teacher when making corrections.
- Acro: Leotard, leggings or capris. No shoes or socks.
- Hip Hop and Hip Hop Troupe: Comfortable clothes, and black sneakers with white soles (clean shoes only please!). While a leotard is not required, tops should extend full length past the hips. This is to help extend the dancer’s line, make the class more uniform and aid the teacher when making corrections.
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