Ballet Dance Wear

What should you wear to ballet class?

Girls
Ballet dance wear for a girl is tights and a leotard. A tutu is not necessary. Hair should be pulled straight back into a pony tail or bun. Ballet shoes are required, usually pink is worn. Optional ballet dance wear are leg warmers or plastic pants used to keep your leg muscles warm.


Boys
Ballet dance wear for a boy is normally a t-shirt or dance shirt with leotards or tights. Boys may also wear a unitard or biketard. While boys can wear tights or leotards made for girls, tights made for boys are stronger and thicker, and therefore it's better to look for tights made especially for young boys. Your t-shirt or dance shirt should be tucked into your tights. If wearing a leotard its worn under your tights. This is so the teacher can see your body and make sure it is in the right formation.
Traditional ballet dance wear is a white top and black bottom. Boys also wear a dance belt. A dance belt is a male dancers version of an athletic supporter and is worn in the place of underwear. A boy would start to wear a dance belt around the same time he would wear an athletic supporter. In place of a dance belt, boys may also wear dance briefs. Regular underwear is not recommended as they do not provide needed support and cause lines in your clothing. Ballet is about seeing clean straight lines.