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AnswerTo take a Ballet class, you will most likely be required to wear a leotard, pink dance tights, and ballet slippers. Hair must be neatly secured in a ponytail (in younger grades) or a bun. For warm ups, dancers can wear leg warmers and wraps around their torsos.

If you're a male, you'll be expected to wear a white T-shirt, tights (perhaps jazz pants or bike shorts) and slippers.

And if you're onstage of course, you'll be wearing some kind of costume!

AnswerAt my dance school I wear a pink or black leotard, wrap around skirt and nylons.

Ballet teachers usually want to see a students form, which means seeing the shape their entire body makes. Staying warm is important, as is the breathability of your clothing and its ability to move with your body. KD dance (see related links) has been making knit ballet clothes in America for over 20 years.

AnswerSo, if you are going to a studio that is less strict, more of a family friendly studio, the dresscode will probably be less strict. At my studio, you need a leotard and tights (any color, any style) and for pointe, this year my teacher required us all to wear wrap skirts. We wear our hair in a bun for ballet and pointe, but our buns are usually pretty sloppy for class. We use neat buns for performances, but for class its mostly to keep the hair out of our faces.

Many schools wear leotards and tights but in some less strict ones a t-shirt and shorts is fine. You may feel more confortable in a t-shirt ansd shorts but it may be better for your improvement to wear a leotard as a teacher can see your shapes more clearly. The best thing you can do is ask your teacher.

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In a typical ballet class, students are required to wear pink tights and a black leotard. Ballet slippers or pointe shoes are also worn depending on the level. Hair should be slicked back into a bun with no part. Hair spray is very helpful for fly-away hair and bangs.

If you're a male, you must wear a padded dancebelt, slip a support cup inside the dancebelt you wear a thong or full bottom leotard and footed tights and ballet slippers.

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