<p>I wrote the head of the MT dance dept. in May and this is the list of clothing and shoe requirements that he sent me:</p>
<p>Dress Requirements –
Actor Training and Music Theatre Students</p>
<p>Clothing/equipment requirements for both programs – </p>
<p>All – knee pads (as needed for rehearsals and class),
black non-restrictive clothing, black t-shirt (long and
short sleeve)
Men – black lace-up dress shoes AND black lace-up
character (not sneakers) shoes, black pants, black t-shirt
(long and short sleeve), and black tank top;
Women – black AND beige character shoes, black leotard,
black rehearsal skirt (long)</p>
<p>Dance Class Dress Requirements – Music Theatre</p>
<p>Ballet:
Women - Dark leotards, black or pink tights, ballet shoes,
chiffon ballet skirts (optional) tight fitting sweaters or
t-shirts are acceptable, absolutely no shorts.</p>
<p>Men - fitted t-shirt, tights or tight jazz pants, dance
belts (required), ballet shoes, no jazz shoes</p>
<p>Jazz:<br>
Women- Any fitted dancewear, (leotards, tights, jazz pants,
t-shirts), character heels or t-straps as well as flat jazz
shoes (jazz sneakers are fine, but not the Bloch’s kind, I
think the soles are too thick and make balancing difficult)</p>
<p>Men- Any fitted dancewear, Black jazz shoes or dance
sneakers, (keep in mind you will need black jazz shoes for
shows, sneakers are not appropriate for all shows.)</p>
<p>Tap:<br>
Dancewear for men and women needs to have full range of
motion, not too baggy, but can be looser than jazz and
ballet. (jeans are unacceptable) </p>
<p>Of course tap shoes. (women must have heels, absolutely no
flats.)</p>
<p>*****All Music Theater men must have a pair of black mens
jazz shoes or character shoes. Jazz sneakers are fine for
class and rehearsals, not productions.
Women it wouldn’t hurt to have a pair of tan, and a pair
of black chracter shoes. You must have at least one pair.
Also, everyone should own proper undergear for productions
(i.e. dance trunks, dance belts, bras, tights, fishnets (for
women).
Men must have a decent pair of black dress pants.</p>