Why Do We Need to Dress Properly for Dance Class?

Why Do We Need to Dress Properly for Dance Class?

Written By: Susie Zeng

In order to achieve all of our goals in dance class we need to dress properly.  Why is this?  For one thing, as a student in the class we will feel more comfortable being dressed like dancers.  We should be dressed appropriately for each class we attend.  We are allowed to wear leotards, tights, leggings, cami tops, tank tops, ballet skirts or boy cut dance shorts.  We need to wear our ballet shoes to ballet class.  Our hair should be tied back neatly for each class.

Dressing appropriately will also help the teacher see your actual figure and that will help her give you corrections, which will in turn help you improve as a dancer as you will be able to improve your skills.  If you are not dressed appropriately, the teacher may not see your weaknesses and as time passes your skills may not improve.  

Finally, being dressed appropriately will make you feel like a dancer.  You will feel like you belong to this dance company and are part of a group.  

In my opinion it's not good if you are not dressed appropriately.  Dancing is an honor and we need to respect it.  

Comfort, improvement and honor are the three reasons that I think we should dress properly and if we do it I think we will fall in love with dance!