Dress Code
Please arrive to class with the correct attire and hair. Include in your dance bag your dance shoes and a full water bottle. To better take care of the Marley floors, dancers should keep street shoes on the street and dance shoes on the dance floor.
Don't have dance attire? Visit our boutique!
Students can store their personal belongings in the lobby while taking class. Lost belongings will be held in the lost and found for a maximum of one month. If you think you have lost something, please inform the office at office@alexanderacademy.info.
Ballet
**New this year for all Ballet Levels: Girls allowed solid colored or black (recommended) leotards. Boys allowed solid colored or white (recommended) snug dance shirts/tanks.
Hair: Girls-neat and secure Ballet Bun TUTORIAL HERE; Boys-neat and out of the face.
Pre-Ballet & Elementary 1: Girls-pink ballet shoes, pink tights, leotard any color/style (skirts ok); Boys-black ballet shoes, black pants, snug white dance shirt/tank top
Girls & Boys add tap shoes to Pre-Ballet attire
Pre-Ballet/Tap: add tap shoes to Pre-Ballet attire
Elementary 2: Girls-pink ballet shoes, pink tights, leotard (skirts ok); Boys-black ballet shoes, black pants, snug white or colored dance shirt/tank top
Character Dance: Girls-Elementary 2 attire: add black character shoes, full knee-length skirt (can be borrowed from the studio); Boys-Elementary 2 attire: add black jazz shoes
Ballet 1-5: Girls-pink ballet shoes, pink tights, solid colored leotard; Boys-black ballet shoes, black pants/tights, snug solid colored dance shirt/tank top
Adult Ballet: no dress code
Contemporary
Hair: Girls & Boys-secured out of the face
Contemporary 1-5: Girls-solid colored leotard, tan/black/pink tights, booty shorts with or without tights are acceptable; Boys-solid colored t-shirt/tank, athletic pants/shorts
Shoes: clean bare feet, socks, tan ballet shoes, or foot thongs
Teen/Adult Contemporary: Long pants and a top of your choice with socks or bare feet
Jazz
Hair: Girls & Boys-secured out of the face
Broadway Jazz & Jazz Variety: Girls-black jazz shoes, solid colored leotard, tan/black/pink tights, black jazz pants, booty shorts with tights ok, No t-shirts/shorts; Boys-black jazz shoes, black jazz pants, solid colored t-shirt/tank
Jazz/Tap: Girls & Boys-add black tap shoes
Jazz/Heels: Girls-add 3” or greater heels with non-colored soles
Hip Hop
Hair: No hair requirements
Hip Hop Minis-Hip Hop 2: Girls & Boys-comfortable clothes you can move in easily
Shoes: INDOOR ONLY sneakers (not to be worn outside of class) with white or non-marking soles
Acting
Hair: No hair requirements
Acting: Girls & Boys-comfortable clothes
Shoes-clean bare feet or socks
Body Conditioning: Comfortable form fitting clothing and a pair of ankle weights encouraged
Flexibility Technique: Comfortable form fitting clothing with a pair of socks
Pointe Shoe Resources:
Boulder Body Dancewear
Virtual Pointe Shoe Fittings
Website: https://www.boulderbodywear.com/pointe-shoes
Phone: 303-447-9100