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Attire & Costumes Contact Jill Moyes, Dancewear Coordinator, for any questions regarding attire and costumes at 801-250-1060. Contact Kristy Purser, our local vendor to size shoes and purchase other dancer accessories at 580-1733. Ceili Shoppe Website Students should wear shorts and a tee-shirt with poodle socks and appropriate shoes. *New students should wear the same clothing with long socks and flexible shoes. Beginners can start off wearing ballet slippers and eventually, Gillies should be purchased. Boys can wear jazz shoes with a flexible sole until the advanced shoe is needed.The knees need to be seen at all times please do not wear pants, skirts, or halter tops to class. In the winter students can wear sweat pants with their shorts underneath. Hard shoes can be acquired when a student reaches the appropriate level. Girls need to wear their hair back away from their face during class. Girls should wear their hair back in a pony tail during class. We recommend that you contact Kerreen O'Connor for our out of town vendor at www.kerreen.com. She can help you decide on the right brand of shoes that are needed. The light shoes are called Gillies, and the socks that are required are called Poodle socks. Eventually with enough practice, you will be ready to purchase hard shoes. Kerreen also has a wide variety of Irish dance CD's for sale. You will need to practice at home to Irish music. Suggested CD's include: Mike and Merv, Damien McKee's Mind the Step and anything by Pat King. Those those with set dances should look for basic reels and jigs. Performance Costume Beginner dancers wear white button down, long sleeved blouse with
a black skirt that can be made by Jill Moyes. It is essential for students to arrive 30 minutes prior to performance time and be ready to Don't forget: shoes, socks, kick pants, skirt/shirt/dress and headband. irish dance classes |