Classes in Grafton & West Boylston

Dress Code & Shoe Information

​Shoes

• All dancers must have shoes in class.

• When purchasing Irish dancing shoes, please do not order off Amazon or dancewear stores. These tend to come in not fitting dancers' feet properly.

• Mini Murphs and Beginners may begin buy purchasing black ballet shoes (girls) or black jazz shoes (boys).

• Returning students and when Beginner/Mini Murph dance families are ready to purchase proper Irish dancing shoes please contact Mary Devlin.

• We will have Mary Devlin out to the Grafton studio in the fall.

• Before buying new, you can look on our Murphy Buy/Sell Page for outgrown dance shoes. 

• Dancers performing at a feis must have proper dance shoes.

• Dancers ready for hard shoes must either purchase Fayes hard shoes or Feis Fayre Flexi Pro hard shoes

• Dancers feising should not have worn down shoes.

• Dancers needing tape for their shoes must bring that to each dance class.

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Attire

• Girls: Athletic wear (tank top or shirt and shorts or skirt)

• We recommend dancers wear sweatpants over their shorts during the cold months until entering the studio.

• Poodle socks - These can also be purchased from Mary Devlin.

• Murphy Apparel is welcome. Click here for link >

• No long pants, baggy clothing, sweatshirts, or jeans.

• Boys: Gym shorts a solid t-shirt. 

Hairstyle

• Hair should always be off the face pulled up into a pony tail or a bun.

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