Dance Class Dress Code

Shoes

The dance flooring in our studios is designed with dance footwear in mind. Ensuring your dancer has the correct footwear will give them the best ability to move safely on the floor AND protect our floors. Any dirt or small rocks that come in on footwear (especially sneakers) will damage the floor and increase the risk of injury to dancers who are in the correct footwear and step/slide on a rock or dirt. PLEASE send your dancers with the correct shoes for dance class. If dancers come in off the street in shoes they intend to dance in, they will be asked to thoroughly clean them or take them off and dance in socks. Socks are slippery and hard to dance in for many styles, therefore limiting a dancers' ability to get the most out of class.

Acquiring Dance Gear

GMPA partners with Revolution Dancewear, Weissman’s Dancewear, and Rutherford Shoes to bring Ballet, Irish, Jazz, and Tap shoes directly to dancers in the studio! We will assess dancers’ need for shoes during the first class and reach out to you with options. 

We also have a stock of dancewear and Ballet, Jazz, and Tap shoes available for purchase!

Other options:
  • Once Upon a Child in Williston often has used dancewear and shoes.
  • Lines Vermont in South Burlington carries a comprehensive selection of dancewear, shoes, and accessories for all ages, including Celtic options

Dress Code

Ballet

  • ​Hair in Ballet Bun or similar
  • Pink Ballet Shoes (Ballet 4 & 5 Split Sole Ballet Shoes are required) strings should be tied to fit and cut OR tucked in
  • Ballet Pink tights
  • Any color leotard
  • Optional ballet skirts or shorts: any color

Highland

  • Hair securely out of face
  • Highland Ghillies
  • White knee high socks
  • Fitted leotard, t-shirt or tank top
  • Athletic shorts or skort

Hip Hop

  •  ​Hair securely out of face
  • Dance sneakers or clean indoor sneakers
  • Comfortable clothes to move freely (t-shirt, sweatshirt, leggings, sweatpants, shorts)

​Irish

  • Hair securely out of face
  • Irish Soft Shoe 1: Black ballet shoes
  • Irish Soft Shoe 2 & 3: Soft Shoes/Ghillies
  • Irish Soft Shoe 4 & 5: Split-Sole Soft Shoes/Ghillies
  • White socks
  • Fitted leotard, t-shirt or tank top
  • Athletic shorts, skort, or leggings​

Jazz

  • Hair securely out of face
  • Jazz shoes
  • Comfortable clothes to move freely (t-shirt, sweatshirt, leggings, sweatpants, shorts)

Modern

  • Hair securely out of face
  • Barefoot or Toe Undies​
  • Comfortable clothes to move freely (t-shirt, sweatshirt, leggings, sweatpants, shorts)

Tap

  • Hair securely out of face
  • Black Tap Shoes
  • Comfortable clothes to move in (t-shirt, sweatshirt, leggings, sweatpants, shorts)