Costumes

Measuring and Sizing:

Our staff has been hard at work measuring each dancer to ensure we order them the correct size!  

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March 254-28, dancers will need to try on their costumes either before or after class.  Please visit Miss Maddie at the front desk to try on your costume in the dressing rooms.  We will help decide if the fit is correct.  If for some reason it is not, we will take care of any exchanges or alterations.  *Please remember that dance costumes do fit snugly, much like a swimsuit.

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After trying on costumes, we will store them for you and hand them out for picture day on April 6th.  After pictures, you will take home your costumes.

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All female dancers wearing a leotard must provide a pair of skin-toned tights with their costume. These can be purchased at Releve Dance Shop at the front of the studio.

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Excited dancers may want to wear their costumes before the recital! Please take extreme care and do not wear before the recital. If the costume is damaged or stained, we may not be able to provide a replacement. If a replacement can be made, it will need to be purchase for the same price + shipping. We have made any necessary alterations to see that it fits each dancer to be ready for photos, rehearsals, and the big day!

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Each dancer will receive their costumes in a zippered garmet bag.  It's just another way we try to help keep our costumes in perfect condition for the big day!  These bags are yours to keep as a memento.

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Hairpieces will be attached or zipped into the zippered garment bag. Please keep them with the costume at all times, and remember to return them to the safety of the bag after photos or rehearsal so that they are ready for performance!

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Costume Care before the performance:

Costumes may need additional steaming, but please do not iron them. We cannot replace damaged or melted costume parts. Costumes may be hung in a steamy bathroom to release any wrinkles prior to photos or performances. If wrinkles persist, using a professional steamer is recommended.

Please write your dancer’s name with a fabric marker on an inside tag, so that if your dancer and costume are separated, they can be happily reunited! As always, written names inside shoes are helpful as well.

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Recital Day

Stars of Tomorrow: Please come dressed in your first costume with a cover-up on (mom or dad's button-up shirt or zip-up jacket works great!)  Bring your shoes with you to change once you get to your dressing room.  Hair and make-up should be done as well.

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Studio Dancers (recreational): Please come dressed in your first costume with a cover-up on.  Bring your shoes in your dance bag.  Bring any additional costumes in your garmet bag.  Hair and make-up should be done as well.

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Competition Dancers: Please wear warm-up clothes to stretch in before changing into costume.  Hair and make-up should be done before arrive at the auditorium.

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Dancewear, Shoes, & Tights

Releve Dance Shop in the front of the studio has an abundance of dress code supplies in stock! Here’s a handy checklist of required items you may want to make sure you have on hand now, to avoid last-minute shopping stress or outages: correct shoes, tights (and maybe an extra pair just in case!), a cover-up to wear over your costume into the auditorium, and red lipstick.

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Hair, Glasses, & Make-Up

Performance hair is sleek and chic!

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All ladies will need hair pulled back off the face. Specific hair styling can be found with your class costume information either with their costume or on the parent portal. 

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Hair, make-up, tights, headpieces, and costumes are part of a uniform standard for dancers.

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Underwear is not allowed on stage with leotards or costumes with built in leotards.  The leotard fits like a swim suit and has built in underwear.  To ensure we don't have any accidental underwear showing, dancers must wear tights and leotard/costume only.  For dancers with costumes that do not include a leotard, regular undergarments can be worn.

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We value childhood and value makeup that is age-appropriate. Because the stage lighting washes out faces your dancer will need a little skin-toned powder or foundation, blush, and red or pink-toned lipstick. Mascara and a little liner bring out those beautiful eyes.

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Do: Apply stage makeup with a little warm foundation to keep faces from fading under bright lights, with pink or red tone lipstick and blush on the cheekbone. Use a light nude or ivory shadow across the lid and a darker brown tone in the crease. Mascara and a bit of eyeliner will draw out eyes for a finishing touch! 

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Avoid: Peach/brown tones in lipstick and blush. Due to lighting glare, please do not wear glasses onstage unless absolutely necessary. Nail polish, loose glitter, or jewelry can be very distracting to both the audience and the dancer, so please remove all of these before performance. Any body glitter or eye shadow glitter is not allowed on any dancers as it can accidentally get in their eyes.