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Dress Code
Regulation Dance Attire
PLEASE NOTE that the dress code regulations have been updated. Read the following information carefully, and contact the Peabody Dance office at (410) 659-8100, ext. 1125, if you have questions.
All students must furnish their own dance clothing and shoes; the faculty will advise the students about required attire and suggest where it may be purchased.
No jewelry, elaborate hair accessories, nail polish or acrylic nails, or loose fitting warm-up clothing may be worn in class. ONLY BLACK leg or body warmers are permitted to be worn IN BETWEEN classes.
Leotards, tights, and approved undergarments are the only garments to be worn in class for girls and women (For the styles and colors required for a particular class/level, please see the dress code for the appropriate program.) NO underwear (including sports bras) should be worn. Instead, older students are permitted to wear nude leotards or body stockings. Parents and students should consult faculty about where to purchase such items.
Boys and men should wear briefs or a dance belt for athletic support under tights. The regulation white T-shirt should be slim-fitting and neatly tucked into the tights. (For details, see the dress code for the appropriate program.)
Ballet slippers should have a full sole and only one elastic strap across the arch of the foot. Intermediate and advanced students in the Pre-Professional Program (Levels 4, 4X, 5, 5X, 6, C and D) may wear split-sole slippers, but must wear slippers with one strap. Leather ballet slippers are required for performances; no canvas ballet slippers may be used in performances.
Hair for girls and women should be worn in a ballet bun or similar style. Hair must be gathered together at the center of the crown and secured with bobby pins; ponytails, bangs, and decorative braiding, beading, and hair pieces are not permitted. Very short hair should be pulled back away from the face with a headband secured with bobby pins.
Hair for boys and men should be neatly combed back, off the face and secured with hairspray, bobby pins, or a headband.
NO eyeglasses may be worn in performances.
The dress code regulations are STRICTLY enforced. Students who come to class out of dress code will not be permitted to take class.
Dress Code
Follow the links for the dress code for Peabody Dance programs:
Pre-Professional Program (ages 7 - young adult)
Open Program (ages 7 - adult)
Young Children's Program (ages 3 - 6)
