Dress Code

Ballet/Pointe Require attire: black leotard, pink tights, pink ballet shoes (no laces or laces tucked in), and hair pulled back in a neat bun. Undergarments (bras) must also be black.  You can wear a black ballet skirt if purchased through the studio. There are no other shirts, skirts, shorts, or other cover-ups allowed.

Tap Required attire: Comfortable, stretchy dance clothing required. No excessively long pants, as they interfere with tap shoes. Tap shoes required.

Jazz/Lyrical/Contemporary/Modern/Musical Theater Required attire: Form-fitting dance clothing such as jazz pants or capris, tights, and leotards. Form-fitting tanks or shirts are OK. Hair must be pulled back. Jazz shoes are required for Jazz classes.

Hip Hop Required attire: Stretchy, comfortable dance or “work-out” clothing. Pants, shorts, tanks, T-shirts are OK. No “school clothes,” including jeans, jean shorts, or restrictive clothing. Flexible sneakers required.

Acro Required attire: Form-fitting dance clothing such as jazz pants or capris with form-fitting tanks or shirts. Leotards are required to be worn under shirts. Hair must be pulled back.

Additional Dress Code specifications:

• No bare midriffs are allowed for any class at PDC.

• In addition, tights must be worn under shorts unless your shorts go to mid-thigh and fit tightly around your legs (spandex or leggings). This means that you need to wear tights with any booty shorts, baggy athletic shorts, or PDC dancer shorts. This policy is for modesty reasons.

• You will not be able to dance if you do not follow the dress code.  

• For competition classes, please ask your teacher directly if he/she has specific dress code requirements.