LBA Academic Year Dress Code

LBA’s dress code ensures that all students have a professional appearance and mitigates the distraction of different attire styles. Please see below for Academic Year Dress Code.

*PLEASE NOTE: There is no required dress code for Session, Satellite, or LBA Summer Classes/Camps. Any color workout clothing or dance attire that can be easily moved in is acceptable. Students must wear the proper dance shoes, and hair should be pulled back neatly off of the neck & out of the face.

All Students

HAIR: We welcome all hair types and textures at LBA (see our IDEA page!) and require students to have their hair secured in a ballet bun or pulled back neatly off of the neck and out of the face. Dancers should have freedom for full movement during jumps, leaps, and turns!

TIGHTS: CBA does not require a specific brand of tights for any of the classes; however, we prefer students to wear convertible tights. First Steps Division Classes & Children’s Division Unit 1 students are NOT required to wear tights for class, but they will need tights for the CBA First Steps Showcase & Spring Performance!

Ballet tights and shoes should match colors (skin-toned or pink). Visually, this creates one clear, cohesive line from your legs to the rest of your body—highlighting what you are able to achieve in your dancing by elongating the legs. Mismatched shoes and tights “break” that consistent line, which can make you look less than your best.

No jewelry is permitted in class; only small stud earrings may be worn. Students are not permitted outside of the CBA building without street shoes on and clothes worn over dance wear.

Eurotard Dress

First Steps Division (1.5-6 years)

Parent & Me, Fairytale Ballet, Ballet/Tap (5-7)

Option 1:
- Eurotard 44285 / So Danca SL122 Short Sleeve Dress in Pink OR
  Capezio CC877C / So Danca SL121 Tank Dress in Pink
- Skin-toned or pink tights (optional)
- Skin-toned or pink full-sole ballet slippers
Option 2:
- Tucked in white t-shirt
- Black shorts, black tights, or black pants
- White socks
- Black full-sole ballet slippers

Ballet/Tap: Above plus ballet shoes and black tap shoes
Parent & Me: No dress code required!

Children’s Division (5-10 years)

Children’s Division, Unit 1:

Storybook Ballet, Hip Hop Dance Mix

Option 1:
- Eurotard 44285 / So Danca SL122 Short Sleeve Dress in Lilac OR
  Capezio CC877C / So Danca SL121 Tank Dress in Lilac
- Skin-toned or pink, convertible tights (optional)
- Skin-toned or pink full-sole ballet slippers
Option 2:
- Tucked in white t-shirt
- Black shorts, black tights, or black pants
- White socks
- Black full-sole ballet slippers

Hip Hop Dance Mix: Above plus ballet shoes and black tap shoes

Children’s Division, Unit 2:

Ballet 1, Tap/Jazz 1

Option 1:
- Black leotard (Any style—must be at least 95% black)
- Ballet 1: Above plus skin-toned or pink convertible tights (ex. Capezio 1816) & skin-toned or pink ballet slippers
Option 2:
- Fitted athletic white t-shirt (tucked in)
- Black tights with dance belt, black shorts, or black pants
- Ballet 1: Above plus black ballet slippers

Tap/Jazz: Above plus convertible skin-toned tights; black dance shorts or fitted black jazz pants (optional); black tap shoes and black jazz shoes

Student & By Placement Divisions (9-18 years)

Ballet

Option 1:
- Black leotard (Any style—must be at least 95% black)
- Black mid-thigh or shorter ballet skirt or black form-fitting dance shorts (Optional)
- Skin-toned or pink convertible tights (ex. Capezio 1816)
- Skin-toned or pink ballet slippers
Option 2:
- Fitted athletic white t-shirt (tucked in)
- Black tights with dance belt
- Black ballet slippers

Pointe: Above plus skin-toned or pink pointe shoes sewn with ribbons and elastic
Rehearsal: Students may wear any color and length leotard & ballet skirt/shorts for rehearsal classes

Contemporary, Musical Theatre, Tap

Option 1:
- Black leotard (Any style—must be at least 95% black)
- Skin-toned convertible tights (ex. Capezio 1816)
- Black dance shorts or black jazz pants (optional)
Option 2:
- Fitted athletic white t-shirt (tucked in)
- Black dance shorts or black jazz pants

Contemporary: No shoes—students will dance in bare feet
Musical Theatre: Above plus black jazz shoes
Tap: Above plus black tap shoes

Hip Hop (Looking for Hip Hop Dance Mix? See here.)

Any dance or workout attire the student can easily move in (no buttons/zippers on pants). If shorts are worn, the length must be mid-thigh; shirts must cover the midriff.
No tights required
Any indoor sneaker that will not be used outside (not necessarily a jazz sneaker)
(Looking for Hip Hop Dance Mix? See here.)

Student Ensemble

Option 1:
- Black leotard (Any style—must be at least 95% black)
- Skin-toned convertible tights (ex. Capezio 1816)
- Skin-toned ballet slippers
Option 2:
- Fitted athletic white t-shirt (tucked in)
- Black tights with dance belt
- Black ballet slippers
All:
- Black skirt or black fitted ballet shorts (if student does not wear skirts)
- Black leggings or jazz pants

If you are unable to purchase or procure the additional attire requirements, please reach out to the Student Ensemble Manager for assistance!

Adult Division

No dress code required!
Any dance or workout attire the student can easily move in (no buttons/zippers on pants).
Proper dance shoes for the class genre is required (ballet shoes, tap shoes, hip hop sneakers not worn outside, barefoot for contemporary).

CB Moves Division – Adaptive Classes

No dress code required!
Any attire the student can easily move in (no buttons/zippers on pants).
Students are welcome to wear any shoes (dance shoes or sneakers/support shoes) or barefoot.
Hair should be pulled back away from the neck/face if possible.

*PLEASE NOTE: There is no required dress code for Session, Satellite, or LBA Summer Classes/Camps. Any color workout clothing or dance attire that can be easily moved in is acceptable. Students must wear the proper dance shoes, and hair should be pulled back neatly off of the neck & out of the face.