BALLET - female

  • Monochromatic Leotard

  • Pink or skin-tone footed or convertible tights.

  • Sheer ballet skirts may be worn for barre. Skirts may be worn during center work at the instructor’s discretion

  • Pink Ballet Slippers; preferably Capezio, Bloch, Sansha or Grishko brand.

    • Ballet I-Ballet III must wear full-sole leather slippers.

    • Ballet IV-Ballet IX must wear split-sole leather or canvas slippers.

  • Hair must be tied back in a bun if long enough.

  • Senior & Junior Company dancers must have a solid black leotard for auditioning.

  • Creative Movement & Pre-Ballet wear footless tights as they dance in their bare feet.

BALLET - male

  • Black athletic pants & white fitted shirt

  • Black ballet shoes with white or black socks; preferably Capezio, Block, Sansha, Grishko, or Fuze brand.

  • Black ballet shoes; preferably Capezio, Bloch, Sansha, Grishko, or Fuze brand.

    • Ballet I-Ballet III must wear full-sole leather shoes.

    • Ballet IV-Ballet IX may wear split-sole canvas shoes.

  • Creative Movement & Pre-Ballet dance in their bare feet.

JAZZ - female

  • Leotard or form-fitting tank top with convertible tights, black leggings, or athletic shorts.

  • Tan slip-on jazz shoes

  • Hair should be tied back & off their face.

JAZZ - male

  • Solid colored athletic pants & white t-shirt.

  • Black slip-on jazz shoes.

TAP - female/male

  • Leotard, tank top or t-shirt with pants that the dancer is comfortable tapping in & exposes the ankle.

  • Tap I dancers can wear Mary Jane style tap shoes.

  • All dancers in Tap II & above must wear Bloch or Capezio brand tap shoes in the following models:

    • Bloch: Sync, Respect, Chloe & Maud, Jason Samuel Smith

    • Capezio: Fluid, Cadence, Roxy

    • Shoes not on this list can only be worn with instructor permission.

  • Hair should be tied back & off their face.

Any concerns regarding the dress code can be emailed directly to the board of directors:

board@ketchikantheatreballet.com