Dress Code 2016/7

NOTE FOR ALL STUDENTS:

Students may wear their old bodysuit, skirt or shoes until outgrown, regardless of colour or style. When purchasing items, please follow uniform guidelines.

          HAIR FOR ALL STUDENTS:

  • Ballet – must be in a bun with hairnet and pins (any headbands worn should match bodysuit colour please, NO knitted bunwarmers permitted)
  • Modern & Tap – up off the face

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 children younger than 6 years old may have more growing room, per Lorraine Blake.

GIRLS

MUSICAL MOVEMENT (ages 3 – 4), PRE-PRIMARY (ages 5 – 6) & PRIMARY (ages 6 – 7)

  • Bodysuit – True Pink Mondor 1635 short-sleeve Body Suit
  • Legs – ballet pink socks
  • Skirt – pink Bloch BU601C faux-wrap skirt
  • Shoes – pink full-sole leather ballet slippers (see note regarding fit; NO split-sole)

CHARACTER SKIRTS & SHOES:

Everyone from Grade 2 & Up needs the character skirt and character shoes all year for class, and most students Grade 1 & Up will be doing an exam, presentation or award.

GRADE 1, 2 & 3

  • Bodysuit – MONDOR – 3535 – Short Sleeve Marine (Paradise) Blue Body Suit
  • Legs – ballet 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 (see note regarding fit; NO split-sole)
  • black low heel canvas character shoes (Cuban heel acceptable at Gr. 3 level)
  • Grade 3 – pink leather full-sole ballet slippers (NO split-sole; see note regarding fit) AND black canvas character shoes (low or Cuban heel, parent’s choice of heel height)

GRADE 4 & 5

  • Bodysuit – MONDOR – Matrix 03505 (wide strap) Marine (Paradise) Blue tank bodysuit
  • Legs – ballet 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:
  • Grades 4 & 5 – pink leather full-sole ballet slippers (NO split-sole; see note regarding fit) AND black canvas Cuban heel character shoes (NO low heel)

GRADE 6, 7, 8

  • Bodysuit – AinslieWear ‘Periwinkle’,  AW101P
  • Legs – ballet pink convertible tights
  • Skirts – both the chiffon and character skirt available through the studio
  • Shoes – pink canvas split-sole ballet slippers (“clean canvas split-soles to be purchased close to exam time or at least kept clean until that time!”)
  • INTERMEDIATE FOUNDATION, INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED
    • Bodysuit – any brand black spaghetti-strap style (for exams – pinch front fine but NO criss-cross or ‘busy’ straps, extremely low back, lace, mesh, velvet, etc. May wear these styles for class only)
    • Legs – ballet pink convertible tights
    • Skirt – NO skirts permitted
    • Shoes – Inter Fdn – full-sole leather ballet slippers (NO split-sole)
    • Shoes – Inter and up – soft pointe shoes with ribbons
    • Pointe Shoes – pointe shoes should be purchased at teacher’s request. Student’s choice of ribbon, elastic & padding.

    OPEN BALLET

    • Bodysuit – any colour brand or style
    • Legs – ballet pink convertible tights
    • Skirt – any colour sheer ballet skirt optional but not required
    • Shoes – pink canvas or leather full-sole or split-sole ballet slippers OR old pointe converted to soft blocks
    • Pointe Shoes – should be purchased at teacher’s request. Student’s choice of ribbon, elastic & padding.

    BOYS

    • Top – fitted white t-shirt or tank top
    • Legs – black or navy fitted shorts or footless tights
    • Shoes – black or white ballet shoes:
    • Pre-Primary – Grade 5 & Intermediate Foundation – leather full-sole only
    • Grade 6 & 7, Open Ballet, Intermediate & Up – canvas split-sole

    MODERN – I.S.T.D. syllabus

    PRIMARY MODERN (ages 5 – 6)

    • Bodysuit – True Pink Mondor 1635 short-sleeve
    • Legs – any length fitted black shorts
    • Feet – bare feet (NO Footundeez permitted)

    JUNIORS GRADES 1, 2 & 3

    • Bodysuit – MONDOR – 3535 – Marine (Paradise) Blue short-sleeve bodysuit
    • Legs – black footless tights – not leggings
    • Feet – bare feet (NO Footundeez permitted)

    GRADES 4 (& 3 Modern if you are in Gr 4 Ballet)

    • Bodysuit – MONDOR – Matrix 03505 (wide strap) Marine (Paradise) Blue tank bodysuit
    • Legs – black convertible tights (black shorts permitted for class but not for exams)
    • Feet – bare feet (Neutral Footundeez permitted for Grade 5)

    GRADE 5 & UP

    • Bodysuit – any style, colour, or brand
    • Legs – black convertible tights (black shorts permitted for class but not for exams)
    • Feet – bare feet (any colour Footundeez acceptable for Grades 5 & Up only)

    BOYS MODERN

    • Top – white fitted t -shirt
    • Legs – black fitted shorts or footless tights
    • Feet – bare feet (any colour Footundeez acceptable for Grades 5 & Up only)

     

    TAP – I.S.T.D. syllabus

    FOR ALL LEVELS – NO split-sole tap shoes

    GIRLS – tap students are age 6 & up

    PRIMARY, GRADE 1 & GRADE 2

    • Bodysuit – MONDOR –  3535 Marine (Paradise) Blue SHORT SLEEVE Bodysuit
    • Legs – Black Leggings
    • Socks – black socks, or none (such as Mondor 167 style)
    • Shoes:
    • Primary – prefer Capezio Mary Jane 3800, but may wear Capezio N625 beginner shoe (however no competitor’s versions of this beginner shoe please; students may perform in mixed style shoes)
    • Grade 1 – Capezio Mary Jane 3800 ONLY
    • Grade 2 – Capezio Mary Jane 3800 ONLY (NO jazz tap style permitted)

    GRADES 3 & 4

    • Bodysuit – MONDOR – Matrix 03505 (wide strap) Marine Blue tank bodysuit
    • Legs – Black leggings
    • Socks – black socks, or none (such as Mondor 167 style)
    • Shoes –
    • Grade 3 – prefer Bloch 301, Capezio CG19 , or Capezio CG09 jazz taps, but may wear Capezio CG17 jazz tap (Capezio Mary Jane 3800 may be worn until outgrown only)
    • Grade 4 & Up – Bloch 301, Bloch 313 ‘Jason Samuels Smith’, Capezio CG19, Capezio TP360 ‘Tap Pro’ or Capezio CG09 jazz taps (No Capezio CG17 or Capezio 3800 permitted)

    GRADE 5 & UP

    • Bodysuit – Any colour or style
    • Legs – Black leggings
    • Shoes Grade 4 & Up – Bloch 301, Bloch 313 ‘Jason Samuels Smith’, Capezio CG19, Capezio TP360 ‘Tap Pro’ or Capezio CG09 jazz taps (No Capezio CG17 or Capezio 3800 permitted)