All female students MUST HAVE: A nude leotard to be worn under their costume, performance shoes and ballet pink tights without holes.

Make Up:

Gentlemen: Please see Rich for instructions on simple stage make up. You must wear some make up so that your face can be seen in the bright lights. I will provide all of the make-up you will need.

Party boys: Please see Miss Mauriana for your make up instructions.

Party Moms: Please wear everything listed below under “Next Step Ballet”. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.

Creative Movement, Introductions, and Beginning Ballet: A little bit of blush along the cheek bones is required so that their face doesn’t wash out and look pale in the stage lights. In addition to blush, please add foundation and mascara.

Foundations Ballet: Please wear foundation, blush, brown eye shadow*, black mascara, and black eye liner. Ask Miss Courtney about lipstick.

Next Step Ballet: Please wear everything listed for “Foundations Ballet”. In addition, Miss Courtney will add bright pink circles on your cheeks to portray that you are dancing the part of a doll, not a human. When you change into your party girl dress, your volunteer mom will help you remove the pick dots from your cheeks and fill your cheeks back in with natural blush. The eyes and lips will not change between parts.

Transitions and Intermediate: Please bring foundation, blush, eye shadow, black eye liner, false eye lashes, and black mascara. We are going to have fun with your doll make up! If you are also cast as a party girl, we will keep your doll make up simpler so that you can transition between your rolls. (However, you will not re-apply your doll make up for Finale) Please ask Miss Courtney for your exact doll’s make up instructions.

Note: Stage make up should look too dark when standing face-to-face because it will then look natural when under the stage lights. If you wear “everyday” make up on stage, your face will still wash out in the lights.

*All eye shadow must be in neutral shades of cream, white, and brown as other colors risk looking unnatural or weird in bright/colored stage lights. I highly suggest using a very dark brown on the lower lid.

 

HAIR:

Gentleman and boys: your hair should be clean and combed. Use hairspray or gel to keep in place if needed.

Party Moms: Please talk with Miss Courtney about how to style your hair for the show.

Every female ballet dancer must wear her hair in a tight, twisted performance bun.

Twist performance bun how-to outline: (please feel free to ask if you would like someone to demonstrate for you)

1. To start the process, wet your hands and the hair with water. This will give you better control over the hair. Gather the hair and pull it back. Apply hair gel if you need more control over the hair.
2. Use a hairbrush to smooth out rough or uneven areas. Form a ponytail by brushing the hair up from the jaw line to the top part of the back of the head. This will form a high bun at the crown of the head. (bun should sit on the flat part of the back of the head) The placement of the ponytail determines the placement of the bun. Mid and low buns are sometimes used with short hair. (Some of our dolls have been requested to wear low buns for their roles)
3. Use an elastic ponytail holder to secure the ponytail. A tidy ponytail with hair drawn snugly back is the key to making a good ballet bun.
4. Apply more water or gel to keep the hair neat, and twist the ponytail.
5. Begin coiling the twisted ponytail into a tight circle around the hair band. As you coil, place bobby pins as needed to secure the coil. Continue twisting and coiling the hair, adding bobby pins as you go. (Tip: If you can get the bobby pin to stick into the elastic ponytail holder, the pin will be more secure.)

Note: A flatter bun is preferable. As you coil, press down on the top of the bun so that the coil moves away from the elastic ponytail holder along the head. If you do not press down, the coil may build upon itself, rising off the head and becoming too tall.

6. Tuck the tip of the coiled hair under the bun and pin securely so that it doesn’t poke out.
7. Wrap hair net around the bun 2 to 3 times. Add a few more pins to secure the bun cover and hair net.
8. When the bun is finished, use hairspray and/or more gel to secure the bun and the hair along your head. Take note to secure the wisps around the ears, forehead, and back of neck. For shorter or heavily layered hair, you may need to use bobby pins in addition to hairspray/gel to secure these wisps/fly-always.