Mi-Cher Dance Academy students take pride in their dance practice. Having your dancer in the proper uniform for class will give enable them to concentrate on their dance practice and set them up for success.
ALL STUDENTS:
- Clean hands and faces are an absolute must!
- All ballet attire must also be clean and mended if holes or runs appear.
- Ballet slippers must have elastics; ribbons may be needed for exam purposes only, and will be sold to those that need them prior to their exam date. Please purchase your child’s ballet slippers from a ballet supply shop; either Limbers or The Dance Box are the best places to purchase your daughter’s supplies. PLEASE DO NOT PURCHASE BALLET SLIPPERS TOO LARGE.
- Hair must be done in an appropriate style. Students with shorter hair must hair pulled back off their face. ALL other students must have buns. Click here for a great YouTube video on making a ballet bun.
- It is preferred that the students do not wear bright/dark nail polish to class. Pale colours are forgiven, but not encouraged!
- Students who are not dressed properly may be asked to sit out the class.
We recommend Limbers Dancewear or The Dance Box as they know our studio and stock the appropriate uniform pieces.
Budding Ballerinas, Pre-Primary & Primary Uniform
These little dancers are to be in all pink.
Uniform: Budding Ballerinas, Pre-Primary, Primary
Leotard: Mondor Girls Short Sleeve R.A.D. Leotard 1635G, Academy Pink
Tights: Mondor Girls Footed Ultra Soft Tight 316G, or comparable colour/ style.
Ballet Slippers: Bloch Girls Dansoft Ballet Shoe S0205G, or comparable shoe.
DO NOT PURCHASE BALLET SLIPPERS TOO BIG.
Skirts:
Budding Ballerinas & Pre-Primary – circle skirts (as shown in photo to left)
Primary – mock wrap skirts
These skirts MUST be purchased through our studio seamstress. Her name is Faye Grieve and she can be reached at 604-541-2622.
Where to buy: With the exception of the skirts, for the primary grades, we recommend Limbers Dancewear or The Dance Box as they know our studio and stock the appropriate uniform pieces.
Grade One Uniform
These young dancers wear the same as above, with the exception of the skirt.
Uniform Grade 1
Leotard: Mondor Girls Short Sleeve R.A.D. Leotard 1635G, Academy Pink
Tights: Mondor Girls Footed Ultra Soft Tight 316G, or comparable colour/ style.
Ballet Slippers: Bloch Girls Dansoft Ballet Shoe S0205G, or comparable shoe.
DO NOT PURCHASE BALLET SLIPPERS TOO BIG.
Where to buy: We recommend Limbers Dancewear or The Dance Box as they know our studio and stock the appropriate uniform pieces.
Intermediate Program Uniform – Grades Two, Three, Four & Five
Uniform Gr. 2, 3, 4, 5
Leotard: Motionwear Girls Wide Strap Princess Seam Leotard 2643G, Colbalt Blue (colour number 492)
Tights: Mondor Gilrs Footed Ultra Spft Tight 316G or Mondar Transitional/Convertible tight, or comparable colour/style.
Ballet Slippers: Bloch Girls Dansoft Ballet Shoe S0205G, or comparable shoe.
DO NOT PURCHASE BALLET SLIPPERS TOO BIG.
Where to buy: We recommend Limbers Dancewear or The Dance Box as they know our studio and stock the appropriate uniform pieces.
Senior Program Uniform – Upper Grades and Intermediate Foundation through Advanced
Leotard & skirt: Any solid colour leotard a co-coordinating wrap skirt may be worn,
Tights: pink tights
Ballet slippers/shoes: Ballet slippers & Pointe Shoes
Where to buy: We recommend Limbers Dancewear or The Dance Box as they know our studio and stock the appropriate uniform pieces.
Modern Program Uniform – All levels
While our Modern Program usually requires a body suit, black jazz shorts, and bare feet – due to COVID-19, we are making some adjustments to keep our dancers comfortable, as we will be dancing with the windows open.
Leotard: Motionwear leotard in Royal Blue (colour code 483).
Leggings: any form-fitting leggings will be suitable.
Top: Long-sleeved, form-fitting top, for when the dancers are doing floor work, this will keep them more comfortable. Any long-sleeved, form-fitting top will be suitable.
Shoes: While we normally practice modern in bare feet, this year we will be using ballet or jazz slippers.
Where to buy: We recommend Limbers Dancewear or The Dance Box as they know our studio and stock the appropriate uniform pieces.
Tap Program Uniform – All levels
All tap dancers are required to wear a leotard, black shorts & tap shoes.
Hair must be tied back off the face. A bun or high pony is necessary.
Leotard: any bodysuit/leotard can be worn for our tap classes.
Shorts: Black jazz shorts may be purchased at Limbers Dancewear or The Dance Box. Shorts are worn over top the leotard.
Tap Shoes:
5-6 years old: Capezio Kids Jr. Tyette N625C
7-9 years old:
Option 1 – Capezio Cadence CG19C
Option 2 – Capezio Tic Tap Toe Oxford 443B or 443C (depending on size)
Where to buy: We recommend Limbers Dancewear or The Dance Box as they know our studio and stock the appropriate uniform pieces.
Character Shoes (grades 1 to 5)
For those grades requiring character shoes, please read the notice below.
In the past, we have supplied character shoes for our dancers, due to COVID-19, we will be unable to do this. Please purchase a pair of character shoes at Limbers Dancewear or The Dance Box.
We will also be selling used character shoes that we have at the studio on Sunday, September 20th from 2-6pm. Each pair will sell for $25 (new retail at $50). A sign-up sheet will be available during the first week of classes for those wishing to book an appointment for the character shoe sale. Only one parent and one student per appointment, masks must be worn.
