SUGGESTED ATTIRE

DON'T wear dance shoes outside! Put names in dance shoes!

Ballet (girls): Any color or style leotard, pink tights, pink soft ballet slippers. Beginner 2 and above should have split-soled better-brand slippers (like Fuzi, Bloch, Capezio, etc.). Hair should be tied back; hair REQUIRED in a bun or similar for Beg. 4, Intermediate, Advanced. Pointe shoes will be discussed when needed - have a teacher check fit of pointe shoes BEFORE sewing on ribbons.

Ballet (boys): Any color leotard, black or white tights, dance belt, black or white soft ballet slippers OR (for young boys or beginners) SHORTS with elastic waist, T-shirt, socks, ballet slippers.

Creative Dance/Pre-Ballet: Just like Ballet above.

Jazz: Hair pulled back. Any color or style of leotard, tights, bike-a-tard, unitard, crop-tops with bike shorts, leggings, jazz pants; must be flexible and show body lines. NO jeans, jeans shorts, school clothes, sweat pants. No big t-shirt cover-ups. Jazz shoes, black, inexpensive ones OK for beginner kids; 2nd year and up and teens/adults should have split-soled, better oxfords.

Hip-Hop: Clothing you can dance in. Dance sneakers/athletic shoes are OK, but you must have a pair that you wear ONLY in class. CANNOT BE STREET SHOES.

Tap: Just like Jazz except black Tap shoes. Inexpensive patent leather OK for beginner kids - NO Velcro closures. 2nd year and up and teens/adults should have better-brand (Fuzi, Capezio, Bloch, etc.) oxford-style shoes. Techno-taps are good.

Salsa: Clothing you can dance in. Shoes must enable you to spin on one foot – dress shoes that have been cleaned/not worn directly from the street, ballet shoes, jazz shoes, or character shoes.

Flamenco: Dancewear and Flamenco shoes.

Stretch & Strengthen: workout/dancewear, no shoes required. Bring your own mat.

WHERE TO PURCHASE DANCE ATTIRE:

• Fuzi Dance Etc. 4704 Pacific Ave. S.E.#A, Lacey (786-0226)
• Applause 6715 Martin Way E., Olympia, (456-6111)
• Dance Collection 1500 S. 336th, Federal Way (1-800-828-4030)
• Stage Right Dancewear 3660 Pacific Ave SE, Olympia, (438-9546)

Try Payless for shoes sometimes, various department stores for leotards. (Please don't buy "toy" ballet shoes with stretch nylon uppers.)