Costumes & Makeup

Theater Arrival and Departure

Theater etiquette is expected.

* Always come to the Theater with hair down.

* Street makeup or no makeup.

* Street clothes on.

* No visible dance-wear.

After the performance you must remove your makeup, take your hair down and put on nice clothes quickly before coming out to greet your audience. You should look as though you attended the performance.

***Only dancers and dressing room volunteers should be in the dressing rooms. It gets very crowded.

Hair & Make-up Necessities for COYB Dancers

No jewelry should be worn

Young Dancers (Mice, Shortbread, Flurry, Dewdrop, Party Girl/Boy)

• Foundation (pancake preferred, or liquid with powder)

• Mascara (black or dark brown)

• Blush Lipstick Lip liner (matching lipstick)

• Eye pencil or shadow and angle brush (hair/eyebrow color, or one shade darker if very fair)

• Matte light/ivory shadow

• Hairspray/Gel (no aerosols please!)

• Hairnets, girls (hair color, come in packs of 3)

• Bobby pins/hair pins Hair elastics (neutral/hair colored)

• Brush/comb

Older Male Dancers

• Foundation (pancake preferred, or liquid with powder)

• Mascara (black or dark brown)

• Blush

• Lipstick

• Lip liner

• Eye pencils (hair/eyebrow color, or one shade darker if very fair)

  -Black/dark brown (could be liquid)

  - White

  -Red

• Eye shadows, dark, medium and light shade of brown/taupe

• Hairspray/Gel

• Bobby pins/hair pins

• Brush/comb

Please note

All dancers wearing tutus (other than snow *unless you share a leotard*) will need to wear a thong for hygiene and to protect the costume." Commando makes a nice one. https://www.wearcommando.com/collections/womens-intimates-bottoms/products/thong

Eunice also recommends Walmart. Nude colored please.

Capezio Brand Mesh Transitional Tights in Theatrical Pink

Female dancers should use Capezio tights to accompany their costumes. All tights on stage must be uniform for each costume.