Dance Attire

If a student is dressed inappropriately for class on more than one occasion, they may be asked to sit out for the duration of that class.

The following guidelines outline requirements for General and Performing Arts Plus (PA Plus) classes, as well as individual requirements.

Allegro is inclusive of all LGBTQ+, regardless of the way they identify, or sexual orientation. Please choose your attire accordingly.

Restrictions

• Please label all shoes and dance supplies with the student's name

• Water only in the studios (no pop or juice allowed)

• Absolutely no gum allowed

• Absolutely no outdoor shoes in any of the dance studios

• Food is permitted in the waiting room and kitchen only

• No food in the dressing room please

Ballet

All classes

• Hair: She/Her/They/Them: proper bun with a hairnet

• Shoes: She/Her/They/Them: proper fitting pink ballet shoes

Primary 1, 2, 3 - She/Her/They/Them

• Light pink Mondor leotard with short sleeves and ballet pink tights

Pre-Teen, Teen Ballet - She/Her/They/Them

• Solid colour leotard and ballet pink tights

Performing arts Plus - She/Her/They/Them

• Wrap-around sweaters:  only permitted for warm up

• Level 1: Light pink Mondor leotard with short sleeves and ballet pink tights

• Level 2: Pale blue Mondor tank leotard and ballet pink tights

• Level 3–4: Navy blue Mondor tank leotard and ballet pink tights

• Level 5+: Black leotard and ballet pink tights

He/Him/They/Them - all classes

• Solid white fitted t-shirt, black shorts

• Hair: Tidy hair. If hair is long, please secure stray hair off of face and neck

• Shoes: proper fitting black ballet shoes

Musical Theatre

All Classes (Including PA Plus)

SHE/HER/THEY/THEM

• Bodysuit or tight fitting exercise top (any colour), Stretchy dance shorts or dance pants/capris/leggings

• Hair: ponytail (back-to-back with ballet: proper bun with a hairnet)

• Shoes: beige slip on Jazz shoes

He/Him/They/Them

• Attire: black shorts and a solid white fitted t-shirt

• Hair: Tidy hair. If hair is long, please secure stray hair off of face and neck

• Shoes:  black slip on Jazz shoes 

Tap

All Classes

SHE/HER/He/Him/They/Them - SHOES:

• Pre-School, Tap/Jazz Combo and Primary Tap: black patent tap shoes (beginner tap shoes are acceptable)

• Elementary School and up: Jazz-style tap shoes (recommended)

• Level 1+: Jazz style tap shoes (no Mary Janes)

• Recommended for Level 3–5: So Danca (TA48), Bloch 301, Capezio Premiere Tap (CG09)

• Recommended for Level 6+: So Danca (T800), Capezio (TP360), Bloch (Jason Samuels Smith)

General performing arts - She/her/they/them

• Bodysuit or tight fitting exercise top (any colour)

• Stretchy dance shorts or fitted capris/leggings

• Hair: ponytail (back-to-back with ballet: proper bun with a hairnet)

Performing arts Plus - she/her/they/them

• Hair: bun with bun pins and hairnet

• Bodysuit (any colour)

• Stretchy dance shorts with ballet or suntan tights

He/Him/They/Them ATTIRE - All TAP CLASSES

• Black shorts and a solid white fitted t-shirt

• Hair: If hair is long, please secure stray hair off of face and neck

TAP/JAZZ COMBO

• The above plus beige jazz shoes. Tap/Jazz combo students wear the same outfit for the duration of the class and change shoes part way through

Acro

she/her/they/them

• Bodysuit (any colour)

• Black dance shorts

• Hair:  2 braids

• Bare feet

he/him/they/them

• Black shorts and a solid white fitted t-shirt

• Bare feet

• Hair: Tidy hair. If hair is long, please secure stray hair off of face and neck

Adult Classes

she/her/he/him/they/them

• Attire that you can move well in (example tank top/t-shirt and leggings)

• Proper dance shoes for the genre you are registered in