Costume & Hair Details

Help: IF YOU….are missing any provided items, get a hole in your provided tights, need to purchase dance shoes or a skintone leotard, need help or tips for ballet buns, have questions about schedules, or anything else, contact Jenica ,at 503-780-4947 or JenicaSDA@gmail.com.

Multiple Dancers/Classes: Jenica can easily send you a single doc with all of your costumes and call times/schedules!

Label Everything: Write your child’s name on EACH costume pieces, shoes, accessories, tights, etc and place them in a labeled garment bag. Place accessories in a labeled ziploc bag. Label your water bottles, iPads, makeup bags, etc. for rehearsal and performances.

Costume Care: Take special care of costumes. Do not wear them to school. Do not wash or use a traditional iron because the materials can shrink, burn, melt, or change color. To remove wrinkles, use only a steam iron, hand held steamer, or hang in the bathroom during a shower. A commercial-grade clothes steamer is available to use at the studio, in the auditorium during rehearsal, and in the back hallway before performances.

Tulle Skirts: Grasp the waist and give a gentle shake, then use your fingers to “comb” out any pieces of tulle that are wrinkled. Store on a hanger upside down. Use a hand-held steamer or hang in the bathroom during a shower

Lipstick: To prevent smudging, we highly recommend covering the lip in a matte lipliner instead of lipstick. If you use lipstick, matte is preferred. Finish with translucent powder or setting spray.

Hair: For more info and instructions….coming soon… For buns, Lonnie prefers a classic ballet bun without a “donut.”

Remove “Extras” : No nail polish or jewelry, except for small, simple stud earrings.

  • MAKEUP: Optional for this age group, but does help to bring out facial features under the bright lights! Mascara, foundation to match their skin tone, blush, red lipstick.

    Class, Date (teacher) “Title”
    Provided:
    Dancers will need to provide:
    Hair:

  • MAKEUP. Mascara, foundation to match their skin tone, blush, red lipstick. Makeup helps define facial features under bright stage lights. It’s optional for boys. To avoid smudges and color transfers, use a matte finish, or a red lip liner on the whole lip instead of lipstick, which works great!

    Class, Date (teacher) “Title”
    Provided:
    Dancers will need to provide:
    Hair:

  • MAKEUP for this age group: Black mascara, light/smokey eye shadow, black eyeliner with a small wing (optional), foundation to match skin tone, pink/rosy blush, red lipstick, false eyelashes (optional). To avoid lipstick smudges and color transfers, use a matte finish, or a red lip liner on the whole lip instead of lipstick, which works great!

    Class, Date (teacher) “Title”
    Provided:
    Dancers will need to provide:
    Hair:

  • MAKEUP. Mascara or optional false eyelashes, smokey eyeshadow with neutral palette, optional black eyeliner with small wing, foundation to match their skin tone, blush, red lipstick. Makeup helps define facial features under bright stage lights. It’s optional for boys. To avoid smudges and color transfers, use a matte finish, or a red lip liner on the whole lip instead of lipstick, which works great!

    Class, Date (teacher) “Title”
    Provided:
    Dancers will need to provide:
    Hair:

  • MAKEUP for this age group: Black mascara, light/smokey eye shadow, black eyeliner with a small wing (optional), foundation to match skin tone, pink/rosy blush, red lipstick, false eyelashes (optional) Finish with setting powder or spray to prevent smudging.

    Class, Date (teacher) “Title”
    Provided:
    Dancers will need to provide:
    Hair:

  • MAKEUP for this age group: Black mascara, light/smokey eye shadow, black eyeliner with a small wing (optional), foundation to match skin tone, pink/rosy blush, red lipstick, false eyelashes (optional). Finish with setting powder or spray to prevent smudging.

    Class, Date (teacher) “Title”
    Provided:
    Dancers will need to provide:
    Hair: