Recital Costumes, Hair and Makeup

Good Morning TDC Families, 

Here is the Sunset Center dance class recital show HAIR, SHOE, TIGHT, MAKE-UP, & COSTUME CHANGE (show order included) directions. 

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If your child is in the preschool & kinder class prefix, Please see the separate Preschool and Kinder recital information pages under the "recital" menu.

 

RECITAL DRESS REHEARSAL
The dress rehearsal for the Beginner Prefix and Level 1+ show will be held at the Sunset Center.
We will send this schedule and directions for this day in a separate email.

 

HAIR (ALL PERFORMERS FOR LEVELS Beg+):
(Wearing female costume): center part, low bun, suggested bangs pinned back to remove the shadow they will create from the stage lights 

(Wearing male costume): Well-groomed and styled as you would wear it Short hair unable to be put into a bun (wear as cut)

 

STAGE MAKE-UP:
Why? Stage make-up helps us see performers in the stage lights and not appear washed out to the audience. 

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MAKE-UP:

(for female costume) 

- brown tones / neutral eye shadow

- mascara

- eyeliner

- blush

- lipstick (suggested wine or merlot in color)

(for male costume, optional to highlight cheeks/lips)

 

UNDERGARMENTS:
Suggested/not required changing leotard (anything similar okay) as desired as privacy for changes backstage is not guaranteed. 

If additional chest support is needed, here is a suggested link or clear straps with your own existing chest undergarment. (Bra straps should not be a featured element with costume on stage).

 

TIGHTS & SHOES
Shoes and tights are mostly "in stock" at Metronome, in downtown Carmel San Carlos & 5th. All our links provided link to their site. Local staff have reported supply chain issues from international suppliers and are short some tight sizes in Carmel (a non-local option is www.discountdance.com) or any other similar site. (We have included links to items that may need an example, but are not the required item). Our links are either a child or an adult size and Metronome has BOTH. If buying online, ensure you buy the correct size. 

 

PRO-TIP: “STACK YOUR TIGHTS,” INCLUDE EXTRA TIGHTS AND SHOES IF YOU ARE ABLE
We suggest you stack your child’s tights by chronological order of dances in the show. Trying to change tights when a child is sweaty and in a time crunch is extremely difficult. It can delay the entire show while we wait.  If your child has too many costume changes, stack as many tights as you can. PRO-TIP include additional tights with your other changes (unwrap tights). There are 3 racks of costume change types (“quick,” “fast,” and “normal” change). Staff does not have the time to go back and pull tights from a rack in another part of the theater. The same tip goes for shoes, too. If you have extra pairs of dance shoes, please make our staff’s job easier by including these extra shoes with each costume change. It is difficult for us to track shoes down backstage from a change a few dances ago. Label every costume piece, tight, and shoe. 

We hope this helps your dancer to be organized. Please SAVE this email for future reference.