Dress Code for Dance Classes | Colorado Conservatory of Dance

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Young Dancers Program

Young Dancer’s Program

Class	Top	Bottom	Tights	Shoes	Hair
All Classes in this program	CC400C Pink (girls) / SE1061B White Shirt (boys)	N/a	Pink or fleshtone tights (girls) / SE1082B (Black) Tights (boys)	Canvas or leather shoes that match the color of the tights	Long hair: bun at eyebrow height Short hair: slicked away from face, firmly secured
Intro to Jazz			Jazz: Black slip-on split sole jazz shoes
Intro to tap			Tap: Black lace-up tap shoes, with black laces

Elementary

Primary & Childrens

Class	Gender Identity	Top	Bottom	Tights	Shoes	Hair
Ballet	Female Identifying	Capezio Leotard #SE1012 Light Blue	None	Pink tights or Flesh-tone tights	Canvas or leather shoes that match the color of the tights	Long hair: bun at eyebrow height Short hair: slicked away from face, firmly secured
Ballet	Male Identifying	Capezio Top SE1061, White	Capezio SE1082 Studio Collection Transition Tight – Mens black	n/a	Black ballet shoes	Long hair: pony tail at eyebrow height Short hair: slicked away from face, firmly secured
Multi Dance Form	Female Identifying	Capezio Leotard #1012 Light Blue	Capezio TB118 Adult Mid-Rise Stretch Jazz Pant		Jazz: Black slip-on split sole jazz shoes Tap: Black lace-up tap shoes, with black laces and mid-calf black socks for performance	Dancers may wear their hair in a ponytail if they have enough time between classes to change their hair style. Tardiness will not be permitted because of a hair change.
Nutcracker rehearsals	Any gender	ballet dress code				Long hair: Ballet bun with twists on the side (Students will receive training before the 1st rehearsal) Short hair: slicked away from face, firmly secured”

Intermediate & Accelerate

Class	Gender Identity	Top	Bottom	Tights	Shoes	Hair
Ballet	Female Identifying	Capezio Leotard #SE1012 Royal Blue	None	Pink tights or Flesh-tone tights	Canvas or leather shoes that match the color of the tights	Long hair: bun at eyebrow height Short hair: slicked away from face, firmly secured
Ballet	Male Identifying	Capezio Top SE1061, Black	Capezio SE1082 Studio Collection Transition Tight – Mens black	n/a	Black ballet shoes	Long hair: pony tail at eyebrow height Short hair: slicked away from face, firmly secured
Ballet	Any gender	Body Wrapper B409 Tank top, Black	Capezio TB204 black Leggings	n/a	Black ballet shoes	Long hair: pony tail at eyebrow height Short hair: slicked away from face, firmly secured
Jazz, Tap	Female Identifying	Capezio Leotard #1012 Royal Blue	Capezio TB118 Adult Mid-Rise Stretch Jazz Pant		Jazz: Black slip-on split sole jazz shoes Tap: Black lace-up tap shoes, with black laces and mid-calf black socks for performance	Dancers may wear their hair in a ponytail if they have enough time between classes to change their hair style. Tardiness will not be permitted because of a hair change.
Jazz, Tap	Male Identifying	Capezio Top SE1061, Black	Capezio TB118 Adult Mid-Rise Stretch Jazz Pant	n/a	Jazz: Black slip-on split sole jazz shoes Tap: Black lace-up tap shoes, with black laces and mid-calf black socks for performance	Dancers may wear their hair in a ponytail if they have enough time between classes to change their hair style. Tardiness will not be permitted because of a hair change.
Jazz, Tap	Any gender	Body Wrapper B409 Tank top, Black	Capezio TB118 Adult Mid-Rise Stretch Jazz Pant	n/a	Jazz: Black slip-on split sole jazz shoes Tap: Black lace-up tap shoes, with black laces and mid-calf black socks for performance	Dancers may wear their hair in a ponytail if they have enough time between classes to change their hair style. Tardiness will not be permitted because of a hair change.
Modern/Contemporary	Female Identifying	Capezio Leotard #1012 Royal Blue	Capezio TB204 black Leggings	n/a	barefeet	Dancers may wear their hair in a ponytail if they have enough time between classes to change their hair style. Tardiness will not be permitted because of a hair change.
	Male Identifying	Capezio Top SE1061, Black	Capezio TB204 black Leggings	n/a	barefeet	same as ballet
	Any gender	Body Wrapper B409 Tank top, Black	Capezio TB204 black Leggings	n/a	barefeet	Dancers may wear their hair in a ponytail if they have enough time between classes to change their hair style. Tardiness will not be permitted because of a hair change.
Hip Hop	Any gender	Form fitting, solid color top of your choice	Solid color sweatpants or any above dresscode bottoms		Clean sneakers (never worn outside)	Dancers may wear their hair in a ponytail if they have enough time between classes to change their hair style. Tardiness will not be permitted because of a hair change.
Nutcracker rehearsals	Any gender	ballet dress code				Long hair: Ballet bun with twists on the side (Students will receive training before the 1st rehearsal) Short hair: slicked away from face, firmly secured”

Advanced

Class	Gender Identity	Top	Bottom	Tights	Shoes	Hair
Ballet, Pointe	Female Identifying	Capezio Leotard #SE1012 Albergine	None	Pink tights or Flesh-tone tights	Canvas or leather shoes that match the color of the tights	Long hair: bun at eyebrow height Short hair: slicked away from face, firmly secured
Ballet, Men’s	Male Identifying	Capezio Top SE1061, Black	Capezio SE1082 Studio Collection Transition Tight – Mens black	n/a	Black ballet shoes	Long hair: pony tail at eyebrow height Short hair: slicked away from face, firmly secured
Ballet, Pointe, Men’s, etc.	Any gender	Body Wrapper B409 Tank top, Black	Capezio TB204 black Leggings	n/a	Black ballet shoes	Long hair: pony tail at eyebrow height Short hair: slicked away from face, firmly secured
Jazz, Tap	Female Identifying	Capezio Leotard #1012 Albergine	Capezio TB118 Adult Mid-Rise Stretch Jazz Pant		Jazz: Black slip-on split sole jazz shoes Tap: Black lace-up tap shoes, with black laces and mid-calf black socks for performance	Dancers may wear their hair in a ponytail if they have enough time between classes to change their hair style. Tardiness will not be permitted because of a hair change.
Jazz, Tap	Male Identifying	Capezio Top SE1061, Black	Capezio TB118 Adult Mid-Rise Stretch Jazz Pant	n/a	Jazz: Black slip-on split sole jazz shoes Tap: Black lace-up tap shoes, with black laces and mid-calf black socks for performance	Dancers may wear their hair in a ponytail if they have enough time between classes to change their hair style. Tardiness will not be permitted because of a hair change.
Jazz, Tap	Any gender	Body Wrapper B409 Tank top, Black	Capezio TB118 Adult Mid-Rise Stretch Jazz Pant	n/a	Jazz: Black slip-on split sole jazz shoes Tap: Black lace-up tap shoes, with black laces and mid-calf black socks for performance	Dancers may wear their hair in a ponytail if they have enough time between classes to change their hair style. Tardiness will not be permitted because of a hair change.
Modern/Contemporary	Female Identifying	Capezio Leotard #1012 Albergine	Capezio TB204 black Leggings	n/a	barefeet	same as ballet
	Male Identifying	Capezio Top SE1061, Black	Capezio TB204 black Leggings	n/a	barefeet	Dancers may wear their hair in a ponytail if they have enough time between classes to change their hair style. Tardiness will not be permitted because of a hair change.
	Any gender	Body Wrapper B409 Tank top, Black	Capezio TB204 black Leggings	n/a	barefeet	Dancers may wear their hair in a ponytail if they have enough time between classes to change their hair style. Tardiness will not be permitted because of a hair change.
Hip Hop	Any gender	Form fitting, solid color top of your choice	Solid color sweatpants or any above dresscode bottoms		Clean sneakers (never worn outside)	Dancers may wear their hair in a ponytail if they have enough time between classes to change their hair style. Tardiness will not be permitted because of a hair change.
Nutcracker rehearsals	Any gender	ballet dress code				Long hair: Ballet bun with twists on the side (Students will receive training before the 1st rehearsal) Short hair: slicked away from face, firmly secured”
All other classes (composition, pedagogy, etc)	Any gender	Any of the above dress code items				Dancers may wear their hair in a ponytail if they have enough time between classes to change their hair style. Tardiness will not be permitted because of a hair change.
Free Dress Saturdays	Female Identifying	Leotard of choice	none	Pink tights or Flesh-tone tights	Canvas or leather shoes that match the color of the tights	Long hair: bun at eyebrow height Short hair: slicked away from face, firmly secured
Free Dress Saturdays	Male Identifying	Solid color Ballet Tee of your choice	Form fitting, solid color ballet tights of your choice		Black ballet shoes	Long hair: pony tail at eyebrow height Short hair: slicked away from face, firmly secured
Free Dress Saturdays	Any gender	Form fitting, solid color top of your choice	Form fitting, solid color bottoms of your choice		Canvas or leather shoes that match the color of the tights	Long hair: pony tail at eyebrow height Short hair: slicked away from face, firmly secured

Pre-Professional

Class	Gender Identity	Top	Bottom	Tights	Shoes
Ballet, Pointe, Variations, Pas de Deux	Female Identifying	Capezio Leotard, Black	none, ballet skirt of your choice optional for variations class	Pink tights or Flesh-tone tights	Canvas or leather shoes that match the color of the tights
Ballet, Mens, Variations, Pas de Deux	Male Identifying	Capezio Top SE1061, Black	Capezio SE1082 Studio Collection Transition Tight – Mens black		Black Ballet Shoes

Dance Expressions

There is no formal dress code for Dance With Me, but we have provided recommendations for students attending this class:

Dance or exercise apparel
Ballet shoes and/or jazz shoes depending on the class
Hair pulled back from face

Adult

Adult Classes

There is no formal dress code for the Adult Division, but we have provided recommendations for adults attending class:

Dance or exercise apparel
Ballet shoes for ballet, jazz shoes for jazz, tap shoes for tap.
Hair pulled back from face