Children's Dress Code Key

Leotards
A. Creative & Preballet: Pink cotton-lycra [Mirella M201C2]
Ballet Junior: Pastel Blue cotton-lycra [Mirella M201C2]
Lower division Jazz and Tap: Light Blue leotard with no skirt [Mirella M201C]
B. Periwinkle cotton-lycra [Mirella 207L]
C. Burgundy camisole lycra [Mirella 207L]
D. Black camisole lycra [Mirella 207L]

Tights
E. Theatrical pink ballet tights with seams [Capezio Style 1815C] or
* for dancers in Pointe class: Ballet Pink ballet convertible tights without seams [Capezio 1815]

Shoes
F. Theatrical pink ballet slippers with full suede soles [Bloch 205G]. *Split sole slippers for Upper Division students (Ballet 3 & above) [Bloch 258 or Capezio 2002]
G. Character shoes*: Pink Grecian Shoes [Bloch for large sizes, Freed's for small sizes].
H. Jazz shoes*: White ultraflex Jazz shoes [Bloch 403L].
I. Tap shoes*: Black Tap shoes [Bloch 371 or Bloch 301]. *Pink Dance Socks [Danskin 8861] can be worn alone or over tights if shoes become over-stretched.
J. Boys: white leather ballet slippers with full suede soles [Bloch 203G]; split soles for upper division [Bloch 203]. These are worn with white dance socks [Danskin 8861] or thin white ankle socks.

Sweaters (optional)
Students may wear sweaters during cold weather. If students are sick, they may also wear tight fitting white turtlenecks or undervests under their leotard. They may not wear sweatshirts, t-shirts, or other tops.
K.Lower to Middle Divisions - to be worn under leotard for extra warmth: white long sleeved turtle neck; Upper Division: Black turtleneck [Capezio].
L. Lower Division: pink wrap-around sweater [Harmonie WRAPKD]; Middle Division: White wra-around sweater [Harmonie WRAPKD].

M. Upper Division 3-5: Burgundy sweater [Harmonie SAXO]; 6-8: Black sweater [Harmonie SAXO].

Character Skirt
N. Black Character skirt by Trienawear [style 1R700L]. Lengths available are 25", 22", and 15". The bottom of the skirt should lay below the knee.

Jazz & Tap Shorts/Pants
O. Black lycra demi (shorter) bike shorts. Tap 2-3 & Jazz 2-4: black jazz pant [RefleXions #5556P].

Shirts (Boys)
P. Plain white fitted T-shirt with/school name which may be purchased online by going to the link on our home page. In the winter, plain white turtlenecks. All tops should be tight fitting, never baggy.

Trunks & Tights (Boys)
Q.Black nylon trunks [Capezio 111C]. In the winter, black footless pant tights, cotton/nylon blend [Bell-Tog 308], or black tights with seams [Capezio 7C].

Legwarmers (optional)
Pink legwarmers [K. D. Dids 007] may be worn during the first part of barre work.

General Dress Code Information

We have a dress code for children because we want them to present a neat and elegant appearance. We want them to identify with their class. We also want to avoid a "fashion show." Please bring your child suitably prepared for class.

To ensure properly fitted shoes and uniformity, we have arranged for 1887 Dance Shoppe to fit all our students; please purchase your uniform there. The shop owner is there to help with your child's fitting on weekends. Please call ahead of time to confirm size availability (415) 441-1887.

• Bath size towels should be brought for floor exercises for lower division.
• Place your child's name inside of or on all items of their school uniform.
• Jewelry and watches may not be worn during class.
• If you lose an item of clothing, look in our lost and found in the dressing room.

Character, Jazz and Tap Classes
Girls in all ballet classes and lower to middle division character, jazz and tap must come to class wearing pink tights; or students can wear dance socks without tights in jazz and tap. Pink tights and dance socks are optional for Tap 2, Tap 3, Jazz 2 to Jazz 4 students. Those students in character, jazz and tap whose shoes are or become loose fitting due to stretching may add dance socks on top of the tights or bare feet.

Students who only take character, jazz and tap will wear the periwinkle leotard or leotard of their last achieved ballet level. Lower division ballet students who take ballet and supplementary classes will require two leotards, as the ballet loetard has a skirt and so a leotard without the skirt will be worn under the jazz shorts for jazz and tap classes.

Hair
Girls in all ballet classes and lower to middle division complementary disciplines must wear their hair in a neat and tidy classical bun or pinned up so hair does not obscure the neckline or get in the students' eyes. Tap 2 & 3, Jazz 2 to 4 students must wear a neat bun or tidy ponytail. It's easy to make the perfect ballet bun. See our tutorial below. Students will be given a merit class ribbon in their class color, which must be worn to every class. Those who were previously ballet students with the Shan-Yee Poon Ballet School but currently only take jazz, tap, or character, will retain the merit class riboon for their last achieved ballet level. Tap 2, 3, Jazz 2 to Jazz 4students' merit class ribbons are optional. If lost or forgotten, a replacement ribbon may be purchased at the front desk for $1. Please place hair accessories in a small cosmetics bag so they can be easily accessed.

Dress Code for Adults
There is no dress code for adults; however, proper shoes must be worn for the type of dance: ballet slippers, tap or jazz shoes. Black soled shoes are not allowed in the studios unless they are specifically stated by manufacturer as made of non-marking materials, as they will leave scuff marks that are very difficult to remove.

 
How to Make a Ballet Bun

   The ballet bun keeps hair from flying in a dancer's face; it also creates a clean, elegant line for the dancer. Follow these steps to make the perfect bun. For additional help, select a photograph with a border to watch a video illustrating the step. Note: You need the Quicktime plug-in with the Intel 5 codec to view videos.

Materials List

– Spray bottle filled with water
– Hairspray
– Hair gel
– Hair pins (Thicker type with plastic tips.)
– Bobby pins
– Elastic band
– Comb & brush (Fine tooth comb preferable)
– Hair net (Fine net with elastic edges. Should be same color as hair.)

1 To start the process, lightly spray your hands and the hair with water. This will give you better control over the hair. Gather the hair and pull it back. Apply hair gel if you need more control over the hair.

2 Use a hair brush to smooth out rough or uneven areas. Form a pony tail by brushing the hair up from the jawline to the top part of the back of the head.This will form a high bun. The placement of the pony tail determines the placement of the bun. Mid and low buns are sometimes used with short hair, or to accomodate a headpiece. Very short hair can be done in two low side buns, or use hair clips to fasten the hair down without a bun.

3 Use an elastic hair band to secure the pony tail. A tidy pony tail with hair drawn snugly back is the key to making a good ballet bun.

4 Apply more water or gel to keep the hair neat, and twist the pony tail.

5 Coil the pony tail into a tight circle.

6 Use hair pins all around the coil to secure it to the rest of the hair. Slide each pin through the outer part of the coil, then into the base of the bun.

7 Wrap a fine hair net around the bun. Keep twisting and wrapping so that the hair net tightly secures the bun. Make sure the hair net is the same color as the hair.

8 Large buns may protrude too much. A flat bun is preferable. To flatten, remove all pins; the hair net will hold the bun. Then flatten the bun and repin all around the bun.

9 For extra hold, when the bun and hair are all secure, use hairspray. If you need to add a headpiece, secure it tightly with bobby pins.

1 Gather hair

2 Brush

3 Hair band

4 Twist

5 Coil

6 Pin bun

7 Hairnet

8 Flatten (optional)

9 Pin headpiece (performances)

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