Backstage Dance Academy Naples Florida

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Visit us at 5400 Jaeger Road, Unit 1
or call us at 239-566-3535

Class Attire Guidelines

Because dance is a discipline and requires ease of movement and a degree of decorum, students should be prepared for class with appropriate clothing and shoes. The dress code is designed so students can be taught with the greatest efficiency. Failure to wear required dancewear could result in student being asked to sit out of class. Repeated failure to wear required dancewear could result in termination of lessons and no refund will be given. Hair must be pulled back and secured out of the dancer's face and preferably off their neck as loose hair hinders a student’s progress in mastering turns and proper neck placement. Warm-ups may only be worn with the instructor’s permission. Students are not allowed to wear jeans, swimsuits, formal costumes, tutus or street shoes to any class as they can be distracting for some students. No shorty shorts, bra tops, or exposed stomachs are allowed. For safety reasons, dancers are not allowed to wear jewelry to class.

Tiny Toes & First Steps: Solid colored leotard and pink ballet shoes are required. Solid colored tights are optional. Skirts that are permanently attached to the leotard are also acceptable.

Combo Classes: Solid colored leotard and tights. Pink ballet and black tap shoes are required. Please remove ties from tap shoes and sew in elastic.

Ballet, Pre-Pointe & Pointe: Solid color leotard, pink or black convertible tights and leather or canvas pink ballet shoes are required. Skirts allowed at the teacher’s discretion, shorts are not allowed. Buns required. Students must obtain the teachers recommendation before purchasing pointe shoes.

Lyrical, Jazz, Broadway Jazz, Modern & Tap: Tight fitting jazz or ballet attire and tan Dance Paws, Foot Thong or Foot Undeez for Lyrical and Modern classes. Tan or black jazz shoes for all Jazz classes. No jazz sneakers. Black tap shoes for Tap classes. Long pants may not cover a students feet.

Hip Hop & Boy’s Beat Classes: Due to the nature of these classes, dancers may wear loose fitting street clothes and flexible sneakers or jazz sneakers that have never been worn outside. Black taps are required for the Boys Beat 2 class.

Adult Classes: Although appropriate dance attire is recommend no dress code will be enforced for adult students. However, proper dance shoes are required to protect students from injury.

Active Isolated (AI) Conditioning: Exercise wear and bare feet.


HAIR NEEDS TO BE TIED BACK SECURELY DURING CLASSES.