SUGGESTED RETAILERS

In the neighborhood:
Wesley's Shoe Corral
1506 E 55th St, Chicago, IL 60615
A great source for kids' leather & canvas ballet shoes
(and a small bonus selection of leotard and tights, too!)

For online shoppers:
DiscountDance.com
Dancewear mega-retailer DiscountDance.com carries shoes, leotards, tights, and other dance items. With a huge in-stock inventory featuring over 4,000 brands and fast, affordable shipping, Discount Dance is bound to be a helpful resource if one of our great local dancewear retailers isn't carrying what you're looking for when you need it.

BOYS' BALLET UNIFORM
Boys taking ballet or boys' dance should wear black boys' ballet tights (with a dance belt if they are seven or older), black ballet shoes, and a white tee shirt. This uniform applies to male dancers at every level. If you have difficulty finding opaque black ballet tights in your dancer's size, an alternate option is black leggings with black socks, black ballet shoes, and a white tee shirt.
 

GIRLS' BALLET UNIFORMS  by level
For female dancers, the ballet uniform varies depending on level. All dancers will be required to wear footed tights, canvas or leather ballet shoes, and a plain leotard (no attached skirts or other embellishments) of any cut with which the dancer is comfortable (tank style, spaghetti strap, short-sleeved, or long-sleeved) corresponding to their level:

Creative Movement/Pre-Ballet 1:  pink leotard (no attached skirts or other embellishments), pink footed tights, pink canvas or leather ballet shoes
Pre-Ballet 2:  white leotard (no attached skirts or other embellishments), pink footed tights, pink canvas or leather ballet shoes
Pre-Ballet 3 - Ballet 3:  black leotard (no attached skirts or other embellishments), pink footed tights, pink canvas or leather ballet shoes
Ballet 4A-4B:  burgundy leotard (no attached skirts or other embellishments), pink- or flesh-colored footed tights, pink- or flesh-colored canvas or leather ballet shoes.  Tights and shoes  must match (all pink or all flesh-colored.)
Ballet 5:  royal blue leotard (no attached skirts or other embellishments), pink- or flesh-colored footed tights, pink- or flesh-colored canvas or leather ballet shoes.  Tights and shoes must match (all pink or all flesh-colored.)
Ballet 6:  navy leotard (no attached skirts or other embellishments), pink- or flesh-colored footed tights, pink- or flesh-colored canvas or leather ballet shoes.  Tights and shoes must match (all pink or all flesh-colored.)

CHARCATER SHOES FOR RAD CLASSES & BALLET 3-4B
Starting in September 2021, character shoes will be required parts of the uniform for students in RAD Grade 1 (Ballet II on Mondays and Wednesdays) and RAD IF - Intermediate Foundations (Ballet IVA on Mondays and Wednesdays). Starting January 2022, character shoes will be required parts of the uniform for students in HPSD Ballet 3, 4A, and 4B. Below you will find examples of character shoes to buy for girls, boys, and adults.

• Children's Sizes - Freed RAD Canvas Character Shoe Low 1" - Black - Move Dance US (movedancewear.com)
• Boys Style- Roch Valley Boys Canvas Oxford Character Shoe 1" - Move Dance US (movedancewear.com)
• Adult Sizes - Move Dance Julie Canvas Character Shoe 1.5" Cuban - Black - Move Dance US (movedancewear.com)
   

Dancers taking jazz may wear a solid colored leotard or tee shirt paired with leggings or jazz pants. 

Jazz shoes are required footwear. 

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First Steps, our class for toddlers together with a parent or caregiver, has no required dress code for either our enrolled students or their assisting adults. Both students and their grown-ups are encouraged to wear clothing that does not impede movement (play clothes and athletic wear make good choices), and participants will not be permitted to wear shoes in the studio. Adults may have bare feet or wear socks. Children will dance in bare feet, unless you prefer to purchase canvas or leather ballet shoes for your student. Some of our First Steps students enjoy dressing in proper dance wear. If this describes your little one, we recommend purchasing the required class uniform for their next upcoming level of dance: Creative Movement.