The Management and Staff of the Piazza Dance Company is mindful of the expense associated with the practice of the art of dance. The student is therefore permitted to wear any currently owned dance apparel and dance footwear to class practice, provided it does not violate the dress code of the Piazza Dance Company, is in good repair, is approved by the class instructor, and meets the criteria of the dance genre or subject for which it will be worn. The student must purchase shoes from the following list for all performances, competitions, and photo opportunities.

Acceptable Attire


Attire is limited to dance wear - Street clothes are prohibited

  • Pre-Ballet: Pink leotard, pink tights and pink ballet slippers
  • Rhythm and Kinder Tap: Leotard and tights any style or color. Tap shoes and ballet slippers.
  • Ballet and Primary Ballet: Females: Black leotard, pink tights and pink ballet slippers. Males: White tee shirt, black tights or jazz pants, black ballet slippers.
  • Other classes: Leotard and tights. Jazz pants and jazz shorts are optional. No bare midriffs, please.
  • Dance wear must be form fitting and in good repair
  • No jewelry of any type will be allowed in class, except for stud earrings, small in size.
  • Hair must be neatly pulled up off neck and away from the face
  • Shoe style and color will be determined by Piazza Dance Company (See posted list)
  • Bare feet are allowed in Jazz class, but dancing in socks or stockings without shoes is prohibited

Universal Shoe & Dancewear List



Tap

  • Kinder Tap, Rhythm Tap: Tap Shoes with taps included: Capezio #3800 Caramel Leather, or Bloch #352 Tan Leather
  • Tap 1-3 Recreational: Caramel Tap Shoes #302 Bloch
  • Tap 4, Tap Intermediate, Tap Advanced & Competition: Caramel colored Capezio #455 "Ilina," or other to be determined by your Teacher.
*Please purchase Teletone Taps for all shoes sold without taps


Ballet
  • Pre-Ballet, Primary Ballet, Ballet Elementary 1, Rhythm Ballet: Ballet slippers #205 Capezio “Daisy” in pink or #205S Capezio “Daisy Split Sole” in pink or Bloch #205 in Pink
  • Ballet Elementary 2, Elementary 3, Elementary 4: Pink Leather Split Sole Ballet Slippers #203 Bloch Pro-Lite 2 or #205S Capezio “Daisy Split Sole” in pink or #2033 Capezio leather Cobra split sole in pink
  • Ballet Intermediate 1, Intermediate 2, Advanced: Pink Canvas Split Sole ballet slippers Sansha Pro-Canvas, Capezio Pro-Canvas #2039

Pointe
SEE YOUR INSTRUCTOR


Jazz
  • Jazz 1, Jazz 2, Jazz 3, Jazz 4: Caramel Economy Jazz Slip-On Capezio #EJ2 or Bloch Neo-Flex Tan #495
  • Intermediate 1, Intermediate 2, Advanced, Competition: Capezio Tan Pedini’s #321 w/buckle or Capezio Foot Undeez #H07 or Angelo Luzio brand of Pirouette (canvas or all leather)
*Jazz intermediate I through Advance may go barefoot or wear any of the above jazz styles in class


Hip Hop
No Preference-Bring own sneakers to class. Sneakers for the classroom must be new and reserved for dance use only and may not also be used concurrently for street use. Hip Hop Students please note: Students will purchase sneakers for Year-End-Performance to compliment costume, per teacher’s instructions.

NOTE: Students may be required to purchase special shoe styles and/or dye their shoes for the year-end performance.