SENIOR EEP & EXAM UNIFORM

“If you look like a dancer, you feel, act and perform like a dancer”

At Generation Dance, wearing the uniform is encouraged to ensure safety, help teachers see proper body alignment, and support the correct execution of dance styles (like tap shoes for tap classes). Just like at school or in sports, the uniform also helps create a sense of belonging and unity within our dance community.

We pride ourselves on inclusivity and diversity and offer many uniform options to ensure every dancer is comfortable.

COMMUNITY BOX

We have a community box at Generation Dance where parents have donated old uniform and shoes. If the cost of buying uniform is the reason you cannot enrol your son or daughter into classes please come and see the office staff. They will give you the community box to look through and see if there are any donated items your child can have for free. We just ask they get returned when you have finished with them.

UNIFORM

Compulsory Classes

Jazz & Flexibility Technique / Ballet Technique / Competition Troupe / All Troupe workshops and extra rehearsals

  • Unset uniform. Leotard, bike shorts, GD T-shirt etc.

  • Ballet technique - a leotard must be worn with optional black bike shorts


Exam Classes

Grade 5 Ballet and Silver Star Tap and/or Jazz through to Advanced 2 Ballet and Advanced Tap and/or Jazz

  • Capezio wide strap leotard TC0053C in Black

  • Students can wear GD bike shorts for Tap and Jazz exam classes

  • Boys to wear GD “Dance Because You Love It T-shirt” and GD bike pants. Boys will need to purchase a leotard and tights (boys style) for the ballet exam


Additional Classes

Open Ballet and Junior Pointe (Saturday mornings)

  • Any colour leotard

Competition Troupe - Tap

  • Unset uniform. Leotard, bike shorts, GD T-shirt etc.

Senior Competition Troupe - Ballet

  • Any colour leotard

Lyrical & Contemporary Technique

  • Ballet exam leotard with Black Footless tights

  • Boys to wear GD “Dance Because You Love It T-shirt” and GD bike pants.

Acrobatics

  • Any black leotard with optional GD bike shorts or GD Crop top and GD Bike Shorts or GD unitard

  • GD “Dance Because You Love It T-shirt” and GD bike pants.

Hip Hop Crew

  • Baggy Black shorts or Trackies

  • Black GD “Dance Because You Love It” T-shirt

Music Theatre & Competition Troupe - Song & Dance

  • Any black leotard with optional GD bike shorts or GD Crop top and GD Bike Shorts or GD unitard

  • GD “Dance Because You Love It T-shirt” and GD bike pants.


Dancers to wear a black cross over top in the colder months

STOCKINGS & SHOES (by dance genre)

STOCKING RULE - If wearing a leotard stockings must be worn. If wearing crop top and shorts or unitard either stockings or dance socks can be worn.

Jazz & Flexibility

  • Ballet pink convertible stockings or dance socks

  • Tan split sole slip on Jazz Shoes https://www.capezio.au/e-series-jazz-slip-on-child *students may also require a pair of black jazz shoes for costume purposes

  • BOYS - Black socks and black split sole slip on jazz shoes

Ballet

  • Ballet pink convertible stockings or dance socks

  • Capezio canvas split sole Ballet Shoes https://www.capezio.au/hanami-ballet-shoe-child

  • Students in Grade 5 ballet exam and above will require Pointe shoes, once referred for and passed a Pointe assessment

  • BOYS - Black socks and black canvas split sole ballet shoes

Tap

  • Ballet pink convertible stockings or dance socks

  • Tan tap shoes with buckle https://www.capezio.au/showtime-tapper-girls *students may also require a pair of Black flex lace up tap shoes for costume purposes

  • BOYS - Black socks and black lace up tap shoes

Contemporary/Lyrical

  • Ballet pink convertible stockings with Black Footless tights

  • Bare Feet or black socks

Acro

  • No stockings / Bare feet

Hip Hop

  • White sneakers

Music Theatre

  • Ballet pink convertible stockings or dance socks

  • Tan split sole slip on Jazz Shoes https://www.capezio.au/e-series-jazz-slip-on-child *students may also require a pair of black jazz shoes for costume purposes

  • BOYS - Black socks and black split sole slip on jazz shoes

HAIR

Hair must be pulled back into a neat ballet bun at every lesson. Hip Hop is the only exception where a ponytail is required. For acrobatics please have a low height ponytail, braid or high bun.