What to wear to ballet?

[Anonymous]

DD7 is in a little fun ballet class this fall. They are required to wear a leotard with attached tutu and tights, but she’s embarrassed to walk into the rec center wearing just that. It starts next week. Do you wear shorts over the outfit? Change there?

[Anonymous]

Most ballet places want you to have them covered up in "street clothes". Bring the tutu and ballet shoes separately, and have her wear pants/shorts over the leotard and a sweater/shirt depending on temperature.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Most ballet places want you to have them covered up in "street clothes". Bring the tutu and ballet shoes separately, and have her wear pants/shorts over the leotard and a sweater/shirt depending on temperature.

Tutu is attached, per the OP.

Sporty shorts/sweatpants go over the whole thing, tutu and all.

[Anonymous]

Leotard and tights with sweatpants and sweatshirt over it. They make tights with holes in the feet so that you can bunch them around your ankle and wear flip flops etc. Tutu and shoes in a bag.

[Anonymous]

The tutu is required? I would look for a better ballet program.

Or if you choose to wear one, it is required to be attached, so the girls don’t mess with them?

[Anonymous]

We did a skirt over a leotard w/attached skirt, since she didn't like how it bunched up with shorts. She was only 4 though, and the skirt wasn't a tutu, it was a simple ballet skirt. If a real tutu, tulle and all, is required, agree with 11:32 to look for a better ballet program for a 7 year old.

[Anonymous]

OP here. We are new to ballet. It’s a skirt, not a tutu! Sorry! It’s this one:

https://www.target.com/p/girls-dancewear-cami-leotard-with-skirt-more-than-magic-pink/-/A-54512759?preselect=54422965#lnk=sametab

Is this too much for her age? It’s a class of 7-9yo girls. Just a basics class to learn about the basics of ballet. They will be working towards a recital in the spring.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. We are new to ballet. It’s a skirt, not a tutu! Sorry! It’s this one:

https://www.target.com/p/girls-dancewear-cami-leotard-with-skirt-more-than-magic-pink/-/A-54512759?preselect=54422965#lnk=sametab

Is this too much for her age? It’s a class of 7-9yo girls. Just a basics class to learn about the basics of ballet. They will be working towards a recital in the spring.

It depends on the studio. Traditionally you shouldn't wear a skirt until you've been practicing for several years so that the teacher can see what your hips are doing. But a lot of studios allow them. I would just wear sweatpants and have the skirt hang out. Most places will have a changing room though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. We are new to ballet. It’s a skirt, not a tutu! Sorry! It’s this one:

https://www.target.com/p/girls-dancewear-cami-leotard-with-skirt-more-than-magic-pink/-/A-54512759?preselect=54422965#lnk=sametab

Is this too much for her age? It’s a class of 7-9yo girls. Just a basics class to learn about the basics of ballet. They will be working towards a recital in the spring.

It's fine, OP. That's a common leotard style, and you're lucky the skirt is attached so it doesn't get lost. Just have her wear street clothes over top to walk into the building. They sell dance warm-ups that she might be able to wear in class if she gets cold, but check with her teacher first because not everyone allows them.

Hope she enjoys it!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. We are new to ballet. It’s a skirt, not a tutu! Sorry! It’s this one:

https://www.target.com/p/girls-dancewear-cami-leotard-with-skirt-more-than-magic-pink/-/A-54512759?preselect=54422965#lnk=sametab

Is this too much for her age? It’s a class of 7-9yo girls. Just a basics class to learn about the basics of ballet. They will be working towards a recital in the spring.

It depends on the studio. Traditionally you shouldn't wear a skirt until you've been practicing for several years so that the teacher can see what your hips are doing. But a lot of studios allow them. I would just wear sweatpants and have the skirt hang out. Most places will have a changing room though.

It’s not a studio, it’s at the rec center. It’s for fun over the winter, not serious competition.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The tutu is required? I would look for a better ballet program.

Or if you choose to wear one, it is required to be attached, so the girls don’t mess with them?

Agree with this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. We are new to ballet. It’s a skirt, not a tutu! Sorry! It’s this one:

https://www.target.com/p/girls-dancewear-cami-leotard-with-skirt-more-than-magic-pink/-/A-54512759?preselect=54422965#lnk=sametab

Is this too much for her age? It’s a class of 7-9yo girls. Just a basics class to learn about the basics of ballet. They will be working towards a recital in the spring.

It depends on the studio. Traditionally you shouldn't wear a skirt until you've been practicing for several years so that the teacher can see what your hips are doing. But a lot of studios allow them. I would just wear sweatpants and have the skirt hang out. Most places will have a changing room though.

It’s not a studio, it’s at the rec center. It’s for fun over the winter, not serious competition.

If it's the rec center, she doesn't ACTUALLY need the dress/tutu thing. They're not going to kick her out for not having that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. We are new to ballet. It’s a skirt, not a tutu! Sorry! It’s this one:

https://www.target.com/p/girls-dancewear-cami-leotard-with-skirt-more-than-magic-pink/-/A-54512759?preselect=54422965#lnk=sametab

Is this too much for her age? It’s a class of 7-9yo girls. Just a basics class to learn about the basics of ballet. They will be working towards a recital in the spring.

It depends on the studio. Traditionally you shouldn't wear a skirt until you've been practicing for several years so that the teacher can see what your hips are doing. But a lot of studios allow them. I would just wear sweatpants and have the skirt hang out. Most places will have a changing room though.

It’s not a studio, it’s at the rec center. It’s for fun over the winter, not serious competition.

Most ballet does not involve competition.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. We are new to ballet. It’s a skirt, not a tutu! Sorry! It’s this one:

https://www.target.com/p/girls-dancewear-cami-leotard-with-skirt-more-than-magic-pink/-/A-54512759?preselect=54422965#lnk=sametab

Is this too much for her age? It’s a class of 7-9yo girls. Just a basics class to learn about the basics of ballet. They will be working towards a recital in the spring.

It depends on the studio. Traditionally you shouldn't wear a skirt until you've been practicing for several years so that the teacher can see what your hips are doing. But a lot of studios allow them. I would just wear sweatpants and have the skirt hang out. Most places will have a changing room though.

It’s not a studio, it’s at the rec center. It’s for fun over the winter, not serious competition.

If it's the rec center, she doesn't ACTUALLY need the dress/tutu thing. They're not going to kick her out for not having that.

dp. true, but if everyone else is wearing it, then OP's DD might want to too. A lot of kids don't like to stick out.

Agree with suggestion of sweatpants (can hide the skirt in it) or change there.

[Anonymous]

Haha be warned op, the ballet moms are out.