NOTE: Students can always wear their old bodysuit or shoes until they outgrow them, regardless of colour or style.

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BALLET – R.A.D. syllabus

FIT OF BALLET SLIPPERS -The studio director prefers that all ballet slippers
fit well, to provide proper support and so that use of the foot can be clearly seen.
A new pair would need to be purchased during the year if your child’s feet grow
more than half a size. Only very young children may have more growing room, per
Lorraine Blake.

MUSICAL MOVEMENT

Bodysuit – True Pink Mondor short-sleeve (NO cap-sleeve)
Legs – pink socks
Skirt – pink Mondor 16207 RAD non-wrap style ONLY
Shoes – pink full-sole leather ballet slippers (NO split-sole)

PRE-PRIMARY & PRIMARY

Bodysuit – True Pink Mondor short-sleeve (NO cap-sleeve)
Legs – pink socks
Skirt – pink Mondor 16207 RAD non-wrap style. (Students may wear their skirt
from last year in class until outgrown, but must purchase 16207 when buying new
skirt)
Shoes – pink full-sole leather ballet slippers (NO split-sole)

GRADE 1 & 2

Note: Most students Grade 1 & Up will be doing an exam, and everyone Grade 1 & Up
needs the character skirt and character shoes all year for class.

Bodysuit – pale blue tank style (preferably Capezio style CC201C)
Legs – pink socks OR ballet pink tights
Skirt – black character skirt with ribbons (parents at the studio make their
own according to instructions, or a dressmaker is available at a cost)
Shoes:
• pink full-sole leather ballet slippers (NO split-sole)
•
black low heel canvas character shoes (NO Cuban heel)

GRADE 3, 4, 5

Bodysuit – royal blue spaghetti-strap Capezio CC100 (NO tank style)
Legs – pink convertible tights
Skirt – black character skirt with ribbons (parents at the studio make their
own according to instructions, or a dressmaker is available at a cost)
Shoes:
• pink leather or canvas full-sole ballet slippers (NO split-sole)
• Grade 3 – black canvas low or Cuban heel character shoes (parent’s
choice of height)
• Grade 4 & Up – black canvas Cuban heel character shoes (NO low heel)

GRADE 6 & 7

Bodysuit – any colour simple style bodysuit (NO fancy straps)
Legs – pink convertible tights
Skirt – available through the studio ONLY
Shoes – pink canvas split-sole ballet shoes. (“Clean canvas split-soles to be
purchased close to exam time (Nov/Dec) or at least kept clean until that time!”)

OPEN BALLET

Bodysuit – any colour brand or style
Legs – pink convertible tights
Skirt – NO skirts
Shoes – pink canvas or leather full-sole or split-sole ballet shoes or soft pointe
shoes
Pointe Shoes – should be purchased at teacher’s request. Students may purchase
whichever brand fits best; teacher prefers wide elastic and ribbons that match
shade of shoes as closely as possible.

MODERN – I.S.T.D. syllabus

PRIMARY MODERN – ages 5 – 6

Bodysuit – True Pink Mondor short-sleeve (NO cap-sleeve)
Legs – any length fitted black shorts
Feet – barefoot only

JUNIORS GRADES 1 & 2

Bodysuit – pale blue tank style (prefer Capezio CC201)
Legs – ballet pink convertible tights
Feet – barefoot only

GRADES 3 & UP

Bodysuit – royal blue spaghetti-strap Capezio CC100 (NO tank style)
Legs – black convertible tights
Feet – barefoot only

TAP – I.S.T.D. syllabus

PRIMARY & GRADE 1

Bodysuit – pale blue tank (prefer Capezio CC201)
Legs – capri length black jazz pants, any style waist but preferably with no writing
on them (NO full-length pants permitted, so that footwork may be seen by teacher)
Socks – black socks
Shoes – Capezio 3800 Mary Jane (or another brand’s equivalent but must have
Capezio Teletone taps added and replace ties with elastics)
Note: NO tap shoes with beginner taps permitted regardless of age of child. NO
patent Capezio 625’s, even 2010 version with the real taps. NO jazz tap style. NO
split-sole shoes.

GRADE 2 & UP

Bodysuit – royal blue spaghetti-strap Capezio CC100 (NO tank style)
Legs – capri length black jazz pants, any style waist but preferably with no writing
on them (NO full-length pants permitted, so that footwork may be seen by teacher)
Socks – black socks
Shoes – black Capezio CG100 Hoofmaster jazz tap (or another brand’s equivalent
but must have Capezio Teletone taps added). Prefer NO Capezio CG17 Fluid
as lighter weight makes it not as loud. Grade 2’s may wear Capezio 3800 until
outgrown, but Grade 3 and up MUST wear jazz tap style. NO split-sole shoes.

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This Dress Code was last updated in June 2010

Studio Location: Brentwood College in Mill Bay

Contact: 701-0203; www.stepsaheadbc.com

Owner/Director: Lorraine Blake

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