Taps must be properly attached to tap shoes. Please estimate their annual cost to be approximately two times the cost of standard classroom attire. Specialty classes will be informed of their dress code by the instructors. Free style dressing is allowed during rehearsals at the discretion of the faculty and directors. Leg warmers Shoes may be worn in different colors, but concert wear will include black shoes for conformity.
Physical skills require persistent repetition to ensure maximum results.
Because dance training is an ongoing process that cannot be mastered with sporadic attendance, a drop-in approach is highly discouraged. Students arriving ten minutes after class begins may be refused admittance by the instructor or registrar. The initial warm up is crucial to the student's physical development. Sitting down or leaning on barres is not permitted. Dancers' muscles need to remain warmed up in order to operate at their optimum.