CBA Dress Code

First Steps (2-6 yrs)

Princess Ballet, Creative Dance, Ballet/Tap (ages 4-6), Mom & Me

• Girls: Eurotard 44285 Short Sleeve Dress in Pink; pink tights (optional); pink full-sole ballet slippers
• Boys: white t-shirt; black shorts or tights; black full-sole ballet slippers (boys)
• Creative Dance and Ballet/Tap: ballet shoes and black tap shoes
• Mom & Me: no dress code required!

Children’s Division (Unit 1)

Storybook, Hip Hop Dance Mix, Musical Theatre (Ages 6-8 only), Ballet/Tap (ages 6-8)

• Girls: Eurotard 44285 Short Sleeve Dress in Lilac; pink, seamed, convertible tights (optional); pink full-sole ballet slippers
• Boys: white t-shirt; black shorts or tights; black full-sole ballet slippers (boys), white socks
• Hip Hop Dance Mix and Ballet/Tap: ballet shoes and black tap shoes
  

Children’s Division (Unit 2)

Pre-Ballet, Ballet/Tap (ages 7-9), Musical Theatre (ages 7-9), Tap/Jazz 1A, Tap/Jazz 1B

• Girls: black leotard (any style – must be at least 95% black)
• Boys: white t-shirt; black tights with dance belt

• Pre-Ballet: pink convertible tights w/ seam (ex: Capezio #18C); pink ballet slippers

• Musical Theatre: black or pink tights, black dance shorts or fitted black jazz pants may be worn, black jazz shoes
• Tap/Jazz: black or pink tights, black dance shorts or jazz pants may be worn, black tap shoes and black jazz shoes

Student Division (9-18 yrs)

Ballet 1, Ballet 2, Ballet 3, Ballet 4, Ballet 5, Open Teen Ballet, Ballet for Boys 

• Girls: black leotard (any style – must be at least 95% black); pink convertible tights w/ seam (ex: Capezio #18C); pink ballet slippers
• Boys: white t-shirt; black tights with dance belt; black ballet slippers

Jazz, Tap, Contemporary

• Black leotard (any style – must be at least 95% black)
• Jazz 1-4: black jazz shoes; black or pink tights; black dance shorts or jazz pants may be worn
• Tap 1-3: black tap shoes; black or pink tights; black dance shorts or jazz pants may be worn
• Contemporary 1-3: bare feet; black or pink tights; black dance shorts or jazz pants may be worn

Hip Hop 1, Hip Hop 2, & Hip Hop 3  (Does not include Hip Hop Dance Mix)

• Moveable clothing, no buttons/zippers on pants
• Any indoor sneaker that will not be used outside (not necessarily a jazz sneaker)

Adult Classes

• No dress code required!

HAIR: Hair is to be secured in a bun for all ballet classes; for all other classes, hair should be pulled back and secured above the neck. 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 over dancewear.

TIGHTS:  CBA does not require a specific brand of tights for any of the classes, however we prefer students to wear convertible pink tights with a seam.  First Steps/Storybook Ballet students are NOT required to wear tights for class, however they will need tights for the CBA Spring Performance!  

Uniforms are available from The Hip Joint downtown. Please visit your local dance store on Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall: 110 Second Street NE, Charlottesville, Virginia, 22902 • 434-971-6888.