What to wear for dance classes
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Generally for all classes we recommend wearing loose, comfortable clothing with room to move for warm-up exercises and dancing. Full skirts, loose or stretch trousers, and shorts are fine. Narrow or full-length skirts and tight or low-slung trousers are not recommended.
Shoes - You may have suitable street shoes. We understand that buying special dance shoes can be expensive. Comfort and safety are most important. Bare feet, joggers or comfortable, light street shoes may be suitable if that's what you're used to. High heels, stilettos, rubber or heavy-soled shoes or boots are not appropriate.
For Renaissance Dance - Flexible flat-soled shoes secured with elastic, straps or laces:-
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Ballet flats with leather (or canvas) upper and cut-away ballet-style suede sole from Bloch
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Country Dance Ghillie or "Celtic Fling" - leather, with open lacing, suede sole, no heel
For Baroque Dance - Flexible, low-heeled shoe with elastic, straps or laces, e.g. for women:-
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Grecian sandal (teaching shoe) by Bloch, with T-bar, elastic, suede sole, 2.5cm heel
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Character shoe with small (3-4cm Cuban) heel, leather sole and strap
For both Renaissance and Baroque - suitable for men and women:-
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Split-sole Jazz shoe, with laces, suede sole divided by elastic into separate heel and toe sections
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Jazz shoe, in leather with laces, very low heel & flexible synthetic sole
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Men's Jazz, Ballroom or Latin shoe, with soft sole, and small to medium heel
See Where to buy for local suppliers in Sydney
