Uniforms
Requirements for all classes:
Students MUST always have their hair up and held in place. Buns for ballet and up and out of the way for all other genres. This is important to minimise distraction whilst the students are dancing and teach grooming
Students should also wear clean tights and their uniform leotard to all ballet classes and NPDA uniform attire for any commercial classes.
Ballet Uniform
For all Ballet Classses-
All students must wear leotards to ballet. Ballet students should have a secure bun held with a hair net, French pins, and bobby pins to secure fringes and loose ends. Grooming is particularly important for ballet and part of the discipline for classical ballet world-wide.
Ballet Belts -
Available for purchase at reception at NPDA is our custom ‘Vagavova’ elastic belt.
Baby Ballet
Any dance attire either in white or pink. Ballet shoes with socks. Hair up off the face and neck. Pretty hair accessories can be worn.
Pre-primary & Primary
- Studio 7 pale pink camisole leotard
- Studio 7 pale pink premium circle skirt
- Pink elastic belt (available only at NPDA)
- Ballet shoes with elastics
- Ballet socks or tights
- Hair in a bun with matching hair ribbon or flowers
- Matching cross over jackets for winter
Prep Level 1 & Level 1
- Studio 7 white camisole leotard
- Studio 7 white premium long circle skirt
- White elastic belt (available only at NPDA)
- Ballet shoes with elastics
- Ballet socks or tights
- Hair in a bun with matching hair ribbon or flowers
- Matching cross over jackets for winter
Level 2 & 3
- Studio 7 pale blue camisole leotard
- Studio 7 pale blue premium circle skirt
- Pale blue elastic belt (available only at NPDA)
- Ballet shoes with elastics
- Ballet socks or tights
- Hair in a bun with matching hair ribbon or flowers
- Matching cross over jackets for winter
- Demi pointes for training purposes
Level 4
- Bloch Overture Oriana Princess Seam navy blue camisole leotard
- Navy blue wrap skirt
- Navy blue elastic belt (available only at NPDA)
- Hair in a bun with navy blue hair ribbon or flowers
- Theatrical pink ballet tights
- Demi-pointe shoes
- Pointe shoes for those doing exams
- Matching cross overs for winter
Level 5
Leotard TBC, belt, tutu, theatrical pink ballet tights, demi-pointes and pointe shoes, hair must be in a bun with matching hair accessory. (Cross overs for winter).
Senior Level
Leotard TBC, black belt, black tutu, theatrical pink ballet tights, demi-pointes and pointe shoes, hair must be in a bun with matching hair accessory. (Cross overs for winter).
Excellence Level
Black leotard, black tutu, ballet tights, pointe shoes, cross overs for winter
Pointe & Pre-Pointe
Any pastel coloured leotard, ballet tights and pointe shoes. NO skirts please. Demi-Pointes for Pre-Pointe. Going en pointe must be approved by Michelle prior to purchasing pointe shoes.
Boys BALLET uniform
Pre-Primary to Level 4
- Navy or grey tights
- White unitard, or chesty bonds singlet
- White ballet shoes
- White ballet socks
Level 5 to Excellence
- Grey or black tights
- White men’s unitard
- White ballet shoes
- White ballet socks
Commercial Classes
Jazz
NPDA branded Cosi G items (crops, bike pants, unitards, tights etc).
Black jazz shoes with socks
Hair must be up for every class
Matching hair ribbon or scrunchie can be worn
Lyrical, Contemporary & Musical theatre
NPDA branded Cosi G items (crops, bike pants, unitards, tights etc).
Hair must be up for every class
Matching hair ribbon or scrunchie can be worn
Hip hop
NPDA branded Cosi G items (crops, bike pants, unitards, tights, shirt etc).
White runners and socks
Hair must be up for every class
Matching hair ribbon or scrunchie can be worn
Acrobatics
NPDA branded Cosi G items (crops, bike pants, unitards, tights etc).
No baggy clothing
Hair must be up for every class (bun preferred)
Matching hair ribbon or scrunchie can be worn