Class Attire:

Dancers are required to adhere to our dress code. North Shore School of Dance is a professional school with professional faculty who expect proper attire and neatness.

Ballet: Black or solid dark leotard, pink tights, pink ballet shoes. Hair in a bun. Alignment belt required.

Men and Boys- White t-shirt, black tights, black ballet shoes.

Jazz: Black or solid dark leotard with tights, capris, or jazz pants.

Modern: Black or solid dark leotard with tights, capris, or jazz pants.

Tap: Children- Leotard and Jazz pants, low heeled tap shoes.
Boys- Comfortable clothing, jazz or oxford taps.
Women & girls over 12- leotard & tights, or comfortable clothing, heeled taps or jazz taps.

Hip-Hop: Light weight T-Shirt or camisole and jazz pants. Jazz sneakers or shoes. No gym shoes.

Dancers should not wear their dance shoes outside. Any student wearing their shoes from the street to the studio will not be permitted to dance in those shoes.

Class Levels:

Ballet, Modern, Jazz
Jr 1a- 1st & 2nd grade. Includes students moving out of Pre-Dance Division.
Jr 1b- 2nd graders moving up from 1a.
Jr 2a- Students continuing from 1b or little or no experience beyond the age of six.
Jr 2b- Students continuing from 2a. Minimum of 2 years training.
Jr 3- Students continuing from 2b. Minimum of 3 years training.
Jr 4- By approval only. Pre-pointe level.
Sr 1- Little or no experience.
Sr 2- Dancers moving up from the junior levels.
Sr 3- Minimum of 4 years training. Beginning pointe level by approval.
Sr 4- Minimum of 5 years training or directors approval.
Sr 5- Minimum of 6 years training or directors approval.
Sr 6- Minimum of 7 years training or directors approval.
Sr 7- By approval only.
Sr 8- By approval only.

Hip-hop
Jr 1- Little or no experience.
Jr 2- Minimum 1 year experience.
Jr 3- Minimum 2 years experience.
Jr 4- By approval only.
Sr 1- Little or no experience.
Sr 2- Dancers moving up from the junior levels.
Sr 3- Minimum of 3 years in senior levels.
Sr 4- Minimum of 4 years in senior level.
Sr 5- By approval only.
Sr 6- By approval only.

Tap
Jr 1a- Little or no experience.
Jr 1b- Little or no experience.
Jr 2- Minimum of 2 years experience.
Jr 3- Minimum of 3 years experience.
Jr 4- By approval only.
Beg- Little experience.
Int- By approval only.
Adv- By approval only.


Advancement is determined by the instructor and director only.
Students should master the skills of their level before being advanced to the next level.
Students are required to participate in certain levels for two or more years.
This does not mean the student will be repeating the exact same lessons.
Levels III and above must be registered in a minimum of two technique classes per week.
Please Note: Pre-dance classes before the age of six are not included in minimum experience requirements.