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Uniform Requirements...



Nursery, Pre-Primary 1, Pre-Primary 2 & Primary:

Girls - Pink short-sleeved leotard, pink wrap around skirt (not a tutu), pink ankle socks, pink leather full sole ballet shoes with pink elastics, pink crossover. Hair tied back neatly.

Boys - White plain t-shirt, navy cotton PE shorts, white ankle socks, white leather shoes with white elastics.

Please make sure ballet shoes are fitted correctly by a professional.

Grade 1:

Girls - Pale blue sleeveless ‘Aimee’ leotard and belt, pink ankle socks, pink leather full sole ballet shoes with pink elastics, optional matching crossover.

Character - Black skirt, pink/lavender/fuchsia ribbon, black Katz low-heeled character shoes.

Hair in a bun with a net.

Boys - White short-sleeved leotard, navy shorts, white ankle socks, white leather ballet shoes with white elastics.

Character - Black lace up character shoes.
Please make sure ballet shoes are fitted correctly by a professional.


Grade 2:

Girls - Lavender sleeveless ‘Aimee’ leotard and belt, pink ankle socks, pink leather/satin shoes with pink elastics, optional matching crossover.

Character - Black skirt with pink/lavender/fuchsia ribbon, black Katz low-heeled character shoes.

Hair in a bun with a net.

Boys - White short-sleeved leotard, navy shorts, white ankle socks, white leather ballet shoes with white elastics.

Character - Black lace up character shoes.
Please make sure ballet shoes are fitted correctly by a professional


Grade 3:

Girls - Mulberry sleeveless ‘Faith’ leotard and belt, pink/skin tone ballet tights, pink/skin toned satin ballet shoes with matching 1″ nylon ribbon.

Character – Black skirt with pink/lavender/fuchsia ribbon, black Katz Cuban heel character shoes.

Hair in a bun with a net.

Boys -White short-sleeved leotard, navy cotton stirrup tights, white boys’ ballet socks, white leather ballet shoes with white elastics.

Character – Black lace up character shoes.
Please make sure ballet shoes are fitted correctly by a professional


Grade 4:

Girls - Teal sleeveless ‘Aimee’ leotard and belt (with shelf lining), pink/skin tone ballet tights, pink/skin tone satin ballet shoes with matching 1″ nylon ribbon. Character – Black skirt with pink/lavender/fuchsia ribbon, black Katz Cuban heel character shoes.

Hair in a bun with a net.

Boys - White short-sleeved leotard, navy cotton stirrup tights, white boys’ ballet socks, white leather ballet shoes with white elastics.

Character – Black lace up character shoes.
Please make sure ballet shoes are fitted correctly by a professional


Grade 5, 6, 7 & 8:

Girls - Navy capped sleeved leotard with a scoop neck and princess seams, pink/skin tone ballet tights, pink/skin tone canvas split soled shoes.

Character – Black skirt with pink/lavender/fuchsia ribbon, black Katz Cuban heel character shoes.

Hair in a bun with a net.

Boys - White capped-sleeved leotard, navy cotton stirrup tights, white boys’ ballet socks, white leather or canvas (Bloch or Capezio) ballet shoes with white elastics.

Character – Black lace up character shoes.
Please make sure ballet shoes are fitted correctly by a professional

 

Vocational Grades:

Girls - Black Capezio BraTek leotard, pink/skin tone convertible tights, pink/skin tone satin soft shoes (Inter Foundation), soft pointe shoes (Inter and above), pink /skin tone satin pointe shoes.Hair in a bun with a net.

Boys - White capped-sleeved leotard, navy cotton stirrup tights, white ballet socks, white canvas shoes (Bloch or Capezio).

Please make sure shoes are fitted correctly by a professional.
 

 

Pre-Primary Tap:

Uniform as Pre-Primary Ballet with black canvas or leather tap shoes. Hair tied back neatly.

 

Primary Tap and Grade 1 Modern:

Girls - Suzie-Q velvet keyhole leotard of your own choice of colour, black cotton stirrups, bare feet for modern, black socks and full leather tap shoes. Hair tied back neatly.

Boys - White plain t-shirt, navy cotton shorts, white tap socks, black canvas or leather tap shoes.

Grade 2, 3 & 4 Modern and Grade 1, 2, 3 & 4 Tap:

Girls - Suzie-Q velvet keyhole leotard of your own choice of colour, black cotton stirrups, bare feet for modern, black socks and full leather tap shoes. Hair tied back neatly.

Boys - Black Dancemania lycra fitted t-shirt, black jazz pants, leather tap shoes (Bloch or Capezio).Bare feet for modern.

 

G4 and above may wear Reuben Sanchez or Miller & Ben tap shoes but first seek advice from tap teachers on their suitability.

Grade 5 (some Grade 4 please check) – Advanced:

Girls - Any colour/type leotard, black convertible or footless tights (not leggings), bare feet, black tap shoes (Bloch, Capezio, Reuben Sanchez or Miller and Ben). The suitability of specialist tap shoes should be advised from the tap teacher). Hair in a bun with a net.

Boys - Any colour leotard, black tights or as above bare feet for Modern, black tap shoes (Bloch, Capezio, Reuben Sanchez or Miller and Ben).


 

For the following classes HDS t-shirts, crop tops, leggings and more can be purchased from Ambition Sport by clicking here

 

 

 

Girls - Crop top or leotard with leggings, shorts or tights. Bare feet. Hair tied back neatly.

Boys - Tight fitting t-shirt or leotard and leggings or shorts. Bare feet.

Mini - Senior:

HDS t-shirt*, black leggings/joggeres/shorts and hi-top white canvas trainers. Hair tied back neatly.

Advance:

Any sport clothing suitable to dance in. Hair tied back neatly. Please note an HDS t-shirt* may be required for performances.

 

 

Mini - Senior:

HDS t-shirts* with black leggings/jazz pants/joggers/shorts, black jazz shoes. Hair tied back neatly.

Advance:

Any appropriate clothing for the class that isn't revealing and allows the body to move freely. Hair tied back neatly. Please note an HDS t-shirt* may be required for performances.

*N.B - all HDS clothing can be found at Ambition Sport by clicking here. All other regulation uniform can be purchased from Encore Dancewear.

** In cold weather students may wear a ballet cardigan to match their leotard or HDS/plain black base layer over their leotards. No zip/crop/t-shirt/baggy tops

*** In the summer students may wear plain black shorts instead of tights.

Ballet
Modern & Tap
Street
Acro, Contemporary & Jazz/Stretch:
Musical Theatre:
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