What’s in Your Costume Bag:
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Photographer’s Envelope for Picture Day
Please fill this out before arriving for pictures. The lobby gets very busy—having it ready helps the process move quickly.
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Hairpiece (if applicable)
Included in your bag if required for your costume’s look.
Costume Fit & Final Check
Please try on your dancer’s costume at home before Picture Day to:
If you need help adjusting straps, Ms. Angel is available to assist for a $15 fee.
Please contact the studio directly to arrange this service—don’t wait until the last minute!
Undergarment Guidelines
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If your dancer needs additional coverage or support, please use nude-colored undergarments with clear or plastic straps only
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No sports bras, as they will show under most costume styles
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Younger dancers: Costumes are designed to be worn without underwear. If underwear is necessary, make sure no panty lines are visible—select a seamless or tuckable option that is in nude
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Need help finding options? Check Amazon for nude undergarments in all sizes, or visit Footsteps Dancewear for dance-specific solutions
All costumes have been inspected and are in excellent condition. They are designed to fit snugly, like a bathing suit, and will not allow for growth. Some may be tricky to put on due to style or design—this is normal for performance wear.
Costume & Fit Adjustments
– Please check your dancer’s costume straps, especially in the back. They may need to be taken in for a secure fit.
– If sewing straps, ensure the costume can still be easily put on and taken off.
– For True Colors costumes, check the neckline—it may need to be adjusted. This is a design issue, not a sizing issue.
– Miss Angel is available for strap and costume alterations. Strap adjustments are $15. Please inquire by May 31 if you’d like to schedule alterations.
–Steam your tutus!
Jewelry & Accessories
– All earrings and jewelry must be removed.
– No body glitter, nail polish, or fake tattoos, please.
Mandatory Makeup Guidelines
Eyes (All Dancers):
– Smoky neutral tones: Browns or greys, based on your dancer’s skin tone.
– Black mascara (optional for younger dancers)
– Black eyeliner (if desired)
Cheeks (All Dancers):
– Wine-toned blush: Deep reds with berry, plum, or burgundy undertones. Avoid bright red.
Lips:(All Dancers):
– Wine lipstick
Tights-Buy a Fresh New Pair
– Footed, Transition tights for barefoot routines.
– Brand: Capezio
– Color: Caramel or Skintone 60 (Match the dancer's skintone.)
Mandatory Hair Guidelines
Low Bun Styles:
The following classes should wear their hair in a low bun:
– Black Magic Potion, Wild Blue Yonder, Heart to Heart, Forest Green, Unmellow Yellow, Crayola Tappers, Purple Mountains Majesty, Fire in the Sky, Cadet Blue, What a Colorful World, Eerie Black
– Dancer’s choice of parting: side part, middle part, or no part.
– Lena and Kennedy: Please continue to wear a high bun (see below).
High Bun Styles:
– All other dancers should wear their hair in a high bun, slicked back with no bangs.
– For Solar Flare, Turn Your Colors Up, Purple Heart, and Cotton Candy Pink: the bow should be placed at the front center of the bun.
– If a scrunchie is provided (Tigers Eye Orange, Shooting Star, Jazzberry Jam, Pacific Blue), it should be wrapped around the bun.
– For Hot Magenta, the headpiece should be placed on the dancer’s right-hand side of the head, near the bun.
For Jazzberry Jam place bun lower, so the dancer can do a comfortable somersault. Leave the bun placement there, even for other dance numbers.
Need help with buns? Search “how to make a ballet bun” on YouTube for easy tutorials.
Shoes
Ballet: – Tutus & Tumble, Cotton Candy Pink, True Colors, Fresh Air:
– Wear Stelle split sole ballet shoes in Ballet Pink
– All other ballet classes:
– Wear Capezio Canvas Hanami in Nude or Skintone 60
Jazz: – All Jazz classes:
– Wear Capezio Jazz shoes in Caramel or Skintone 60
Modern & Advanced Acro: – Barefoot
Acro/KK Pop: – Wear Capezio Acro shoes
– Note: No white sole bottoms, please.
Let us know if you have any questions or need assistance—we're here to help make your dancer shine!
Here is an example of bun placement:
(Think of a a Crown)
Hair in a High Bun-Hairpiece in the Middle