Editing Classical ballet (section)

===Ballet class attire===

Female attire typically includes pink or flesh colored [[tights]], a [[leotard]], and sometimes a short wrap-[[skirt]], or a skirted [[leotard]] and sometimes legwarmers depending on the season. Males typically wear black or dark tights, a form-fitting white, or black, shirt or leotard worn under the tights, and a [[dance belt]] beneath the outer dancewear to provide support. In some cases, students may wear a [[unitard]] — a one-piece garment that combines tights and a leotard — to enhance the visibility of artistic lines.

All dancers wear soft [[ballet shoe]]s (sometimes called ''flats''). Typically, female dancers wear pink or beige shoes and men wear black or white shoes. [[Leg warmer]]s are sometimes worn during the early part of a class to protect leg muscles until they become warm. Females are usually required to restrain their hair in a bun or some other hair style that exposes the neck that is not a ponytail. The customary attire and hair style are intended to promote freedom of movement and to reveal body form so that the teacher can evaluate dancers' alignment and technique. After warming up, advanced female students may wear [[pointe shoe]]s whereas advanced male students continue to wear soft shoes. Pointe shoes are worn after the student is deemed strong enough in the ankles and can execute the routine to a high standard, usually around or after the age of 12, or after the dancers' feet have stopped developing, so as to protect the dancers' feet from injury common with premature wearing.