What You Need For Class
Dansations Partners with Bailey Slipper Shop & SoDanca for dance shoes & supplies. Click on the image for a link to purchase.
Leotards and dance clothing can be purchased at Bailey Slipper Shop, The SoDanca website, Walmart, Target, Kohls or many other retail stores.
Company Competition Team
Company Team Dancewear: Competition dancers need leotards & tights for ballet but can wear dance tops/sports bras and shorts for all other classes.
Tights for class and recital listed at the bottom of the page.
Additional Supplies needed for Junior to Senior Level dancer:
- Blue Theraband– https://a.co/d/05nEfzpp
- 1 LBS Ankle weights- https://a.co/d/0gHjKpYj
- 2 LBS Hand Weights- https://a.co/d/0idrgbd9
Suggested for at home strengthening:
- Mini Pilates Ball: https://a.co/d/0iBnwFZd
- Resistance band: https://a.co/d/026cce2U
Pre-Team Shoes:
- Tap: Girls – Bloch Tap-On Tan Mary Janes.
Tap: Boys- Black Oxford
- Jazz: So Danca pull-on canvas jazz shoes (JZ75). Sand color, or Mocha color for darker skin tones, Black for boys.
https://www.sodanca.com/products/jill-jz75s?_pos=5&_sid=a0cf9b760&_ss=r (child sizes)
https://www.sodanca.com/products/jada-jz75l (adult sizes)
Mini Team Shoes:
- Tap: Girls – Bloch Tap-On Tan Mary Janes.
Tap: Boys- Black Oxford
- Jazz: So Danca pull-on canvas jazz shoes (JZ75). Sand color, or Mocha color for darker skin tones, Black for boys.
https://www.sodanca.com/products/jill-jz75s?_pos=5&_sid=a0cf9b760&_ss=r (child sizes)
https://www.sodanca.com/products/jada-jz75l (adult sizes)
- Ballet: Pink split-sole ballet shoes (SD16). Black for boys.
- Hip hop: For Class wear any sneaker that is clean – no dirt, rain, or snow (we will order sneakers to match costume).
Junior Team Shoes:
- Tap (girls & boys): Bloch Respect black oxford tap shoes. (Bloch Audeo OK for dancers still in child sizes.)
OR
- Jazz/Lyrical: So Danca pull-on canvas jazz shoes (JZ75). Sand color, or Mocha color for darker skin tones, Black for boys.
https://www.sodanca.com/products/jill-jz75s?_pos=5&_sid=a0cf9b760&_ss=r (child sizes)
https://www.sodanca.com/products/jada-jz75l (adult sizes)
- Ballet: Pink split-sole ballet shoes (SD16). Black for boys.
- Contemporary: Same as jazz or none (depending on costume)
- Hip Hop: Any sneaker that is clean – no dirt, rain, or snow (we will order sneakers to match costume).
Tween/Teen/Senior Team Shoes:
- Tap (girls & boys): Bloch Jason Samuel Smith black oxford tap shoes STRONGLY recommended for dancers whose feet have stopped growing AND any dancers performing a tap specialty number. Jason Samuel Smith shoes can be expected to last more than 10 years and are 100% worth the investment. Otherwise, Bloch Respect black oxford tap shoes. (Bloch Audeo OK for dancers still in child sizes.)
OR
Or
- Jazz: So Danca pull-on canvas jazz shoes (JZ75). Sand color, or Mocha color for darker skin tones, Black for boys.
https://www.sodanca.com/products/jill-jz75s?_pos=5&_sid=a0cf9b760&_ss=r (child sizes)
https://www.sodanca.com/products/jada-jz75l (adult sizes)
- Ballet: Pink split-sole ballet shoes (SD16). Black for boys.
- Lyrical: Bloch Eclipse 2 Canvas half-sole.
- Contemporary: Same as lyrical or none. Socks optional for class.
- Hip hop: Any sneaker that is clean – no dirt, rain, or snow (we will order sneakers to match costume).
Recital Tights
So Danca tights. Specific tight styles and colors needed for your dancers’ costumes can be found in your costume notes that were passed out with the costume. Pink tights are Theatrical Pink, tan tights are Light Suntan. Dancers can wear any tights to class, we recommend footless, or convertible if no shoes are required for class (Ex Acro classes) Specific recital tights will be indicated on costume instruction sheets that will go home with the costume. Recital tights will be one on the 3 options below.
Footed Tights: TS73 (child) & TS74 (adult)
https://www.sodanca.com/collections/children-tights/products/ts73 (child)
https://www.sodanca.com/products/ts74 (adult)
Convertible Tights: TS81 (child) & TS82 (adult)
https://www.sodanca.com/collections/convertible-tights/products/ts81 (child)
https://www.sodanca.com/products/ts82 (adult)
Footless Tights: TS69 (child) & TS70 (adult)
https://www.sodanca.com/collections/footless-tights/products/ts69 (child)