RCD’s dress code is designed so each instructor can see the body to ensure proper alignment and placement. Students must wear the style and color leotard of their assigned level for each genre of dance. Our local dance shop, Joy of Movement, located at 15 Danbury Road, has the attire listed below.
Dance for 1's
Comfortable attire for children and adults including socks
Dance for 2's & 3’s Companion & 3's & 4's Independent
White 139 OR Bloch CL8262 White OR Capezio 11305c and comfortable attire for adults including socks
Pre-Ballet for Pre-K
Pink 140
Pre-Ballet for Kindergarten
Orchid 137
Girls Identifying
Pink tights and pink ballet slippers without drawstring (So Danca 55) S
Boys Identifying
White tee-shirt, black shorts or tights, white socks, black ballet slippers
For Levels I & II only: Mirella #515C/#515L (Cap Sleeve) or #207C/#207L (Camisole) in cotton or lycra
Levels III - V may wear any style leotard in designated color.
Broadway Babies
Girls identifying regular skirted class leotard color according to level and pink tights, boys identifying black tights or pants and white t-shirt, pink ballet shoes girls identifying and black ballet shoes boys identifying, black tap shoes
Ballet
Pink tights, pink ballet slippers with sewn elastics
Modern/Contemporary
Black footless tights or solid black leggings, bare feet
Jazz
Black tights or black jazz pants, black jazz shoes (suede-bottom no laces for Levels I-III)
Tap
Black jazz pants or solid black leggings, black tap shoes
Hip Hop
Comfortable attire (no bare midriffs), sneakers for indoor use only
Boys Identifying
Ballet
White tee-shirt, black full-footed tights, black ballet slippers
Modern, Contemporary, Jazz, Musical Theater, Tap
White tee-shirt with the appropriate leg wear and same footwear as noted above for girls identifying
Dress Code for supplemental classes will be addressed separately.
A solid colored leotard with appropriate class attire for the dance style as noted above.