Dress Code

The Academy’s dress code is designed to encourage unity and discipline among its students. As a professional ballet school, the Academy and its teachers are aided by the dress code in their dedication to the development and training of dancers.

Purchasing Dancewear:

Dancewear Unlimited
2019 East 3300 South, Salt Lake City
801-466-9154
Discounts are 10% for class leotards, 10% on all other merchandise.

Empire Dancewear
131 South Sherman St.
Spokane, WA 99202
1-800-445-8848
www.empiredanceshop.com

Girls

All dancers must have the following official class leotards by Motionwear except Elementary 1 which is a Mirella Leotard.

Level	Color	Description	Style #
Primary	Butter	Children’s Wide Tank Leotard	2100 cotton
Pre-Ballet	Butter	Children’s Wide Tank Leotard	2100 cotton
Ballet Foundations 1	Pink	Children’s Cap Sleeve Leotard	2105 cotton
Ballet Foundations 2	Light Blue	Children’s Cap Sleeve Leotard	2105 cotton
Elementary 1	Seafoam	Mirella Children’s Camisole Leotard	207C or 207 A cotton
Elementary 2	Periwinkle	Children’s Camisole Leotard	2518 cotton
Intermediate 1	Royal	Camisole Leotard	2524 Silkskyn
Intermediate 2	Navy	Camisole Leotard	2524 Silkskyn
Advanced 1	Maroon	Tank Leotard	2201 Silkskyn
Advanced 2	Black	Tank Leotard	2201 Silkskyn
Trainee	White	Tank Leotard	2201 Silkskyn

Skirts

All dancers must have the following class skirts by Mirella or Motionwear as specified below

Primary	Butter	Motionwear Crepe Skirt	1011 Pull-on Wrap
Pre-Ballet	Butter	Motionwear Crepe Skirt	1011 Pull-on Wrap
Ballet Foundations 1	Pink	Motionwear Crepe Skirt	1011 Pull-on Wrap
Ballet Foundations 2	Light Blue	Motionwear Crepe Skirt	1011 Pull-on Wrap
Elementary 1	Seafoam	Mirella Crepe Skirt	MS12CH Pull-on Wrap
Elementary 2	Periwinkle	Motionwear Crepe Skirt	1021 Wrap
Intermediate 1	Royal	Mirella Crepe Skirt	MS12 Wrap
Intermediate 2	Navy	Mirella Crepe Skirt	MS12 Wrap
Advanced 1	Maroon	Mirella Crepe Skirt	MS12 Wrap
Advanced 2	Black	Mirella Crepe Skirt	MS12 Wrap
Trainee	White	Mirella Crepe Skirt	MS12 Wrap

Tights

Primary, Pre-Ballet and Foundations 1-2:	white anklets, no tights
Elem. - Adv:	pink tights color Ballet Pink (Danskin 71, mesh with seams, (Children’s size Capezio 9C with seams)

Shoes

Primary, Pre-Ballet, Foundations 1 -2, Elem. 1:	Bloch S0205G Pink leather, full sole with elastics
Elem 2 & Inter. 1:	Bloch S0203L Pink leather, split sole with elastics
Inter. 2 , Adv. 1 & 2:	Pink canvas with split sole with elastics
Elem 2, Inter. 1 & 2, Adv. 1 & 2:	Pointe shoes as needed, ribbons and elastics need to be properly sewn (no rubber bands or safety pins). It is detrimental to work on pointe shoes that are too soft or broken. Please order shoes in time, at least two weeks before you will need them.

*For Intermediate and Advanced Level women, Saturday choice of leotards is individual. Dancewear selection is expected to be in good taste.

Boys

Level	Color	Style
Primary, Pre-Ballet,	White	cotton T-shirt
Foundations 1-2	White	Motionwear 7207 Silkskyn
Elementary 1 & 2	Royal Blue	Motionwear 7207 Silkskyn
Intermediate 1 &2	Navy	Motionwear 7207 Silkskyn
Advanced 1 & 2	White or Black	Motionwear 7207 Silkskyn Full T or 7198 Sleeveless T
Trainee	White or Black	Motionwear 7207 Silkskyn Full T or 7198 Sleeveless T

Tights

Primary, Pre-Ballet and Foundations 1-2:	Black dance shorts (Bal-tog 1315) with white ankle socks.
Elem.	Black tights (MStevens milliskin). All tights must be worn with a belt. Tan (or nude) colored dance belt.
Inter.	Black tights (MStevens milliskin) with Black Shoes or White shoes with white ankle socks. All tights must be worn with a belt. Tan (or nude) colored dance belt.
Adv.	Black tights (MStevens milliskin) with Black Shoes or White shoes with white ankle socks. White tights (MStevens milliskin) with white shoes. All tights must be worn with a belt. Tan (or nude) colored dance belt.
Trainee	Gray/Silver tights (MStevens milliskin) with Gray Shoes, Black tights (MStevens milliskin) with Black Shoes or White shoes with white ankle socks. White tights (MStevens milliskin) with white shoes. All tights must be worn with a belt. Tan (or nude) colored dance belt.

Shoes

Primary, Pre-Ballet, Foundations 1 -2:	Bloch S0205G White leather, full sole with white elastics
Elem. 1 & 2:	Bloch S0205G Black leather, full sole with black elastics
Inter. 1	Bloch S0203L Black leather split sole with black elastics
Inter. 2	Black canvas split sole with black elastics
Adv. 1 & 2:	White canvas split sole with white elastics
Adv. 1 & 2:	Black canvas split sole with black elastics
Trainee:	White canvas split sole with white elastics
	Black canvas split sole with black elastics
	Gray canvas split sole with gray elastics

Dress code for Moms, Pops & Tots, and KinderDance classes

Girls	Leotard of Choice, white ankle socks or pink ballet tights, Pink leather Ballet Shoes
	(Bloch S0205G Pink leather, full sole with elastics preferred)
Boys	Dark shorts, White cotton T-shirt, White socks, White ballet shoes
	(Bloch S0205G White leather, full sole with white elastics preferred)

Dancewear requirements for Jazz, Modern and Character Classes

Modern/Jazz	Black Authentic Apparel Jazz Pants style D1048 with Ballet West Academy Logo
	Any color Bella Tank #8111 with Ballet West Academy Logo (both will be available by special order through Ballet West Boutique)
Character	Motionwear Black Character Skirt 1363 (18” Child) or 1364 (24” Adult)
	Shoes- 456 by Capiezo or 457C by Capezio, or RO02 by SoDanca Elem 1 & 2 with the lower heel choice.

All Dancers

Please refrain from wearing hair ornaments including scrunchies, flowers, bows, etc. Please refrain from wearing jewelry, including watches, large and/or dangling earrings, bracelets, and necklaces. Dancewear is to be kept in good repair and laundered on a regular basis. Students are expected to observe good personal hygiene habits.