Costumes & Makeup

Costumes & Ticket Pre-Orders

Professionally made costumes will be ordered for our recital held annually in April.

Students who choose not to perform with the rest of their group are always welcome to continue in all classes during any session.
* performances are NOT required in any class, with the exception of our production teams *

Ticket Prices & Pre-Orders

Tickets will always be available the day of each show at the door, but getting them ahead of time is preferred.

Tap Fever has an open seating policy for all performances.

Tap Fevers big recital (April) requires a purchased ticket for each seat taken, regardless of age.

Tickets to the recital are $10 each.

Raffle tickets are $2 each, three for $5.

Performance & Backstage Tips

Here are some things to focus on to ensure a great performance:

• HAIR: brush/comb, bobby pins, elastics, hair spray
  • Hair should look neat and professional for all performances. There should be no wisps or loose strands. If your hair tends to fall out of elastics, use two.
  • Use bobby pins that are close to your hair color to secure head pieces. A criss-cross method over straps and elastics tends to work very well.
  • Plenty of hair spray usually does the trick to keep everything in place once it is secured. Use a comb or bristled brush on your hair after spraying for a smoothing effect.

• MAKE-UP: face powder, brown eye shadow, black mascara, rosy lip gloss
  • Use make up at your own discretion, but keep in mind that the purpose is to help your face stand out under bright lights and distances from the audience.
  • Be very aware of your face when changing your clothes. We want to avoid having any make-up rub off onto your costumes.
  • Costumes: dance shoes, flesh colored tights & leotard, garment bag
  • All costumes & costume pieces should be kept together. Make sure your name is on everything! Make a costume check-list for yourself and attach it to your garment bag.

  

  • Wear undergarments that are flesh-colored, or that match your costume so they don’t stand out.
  • If you have a costume that is foldable and made of a non-wrinkle material, keep it in a zip-lock bag, along with it’s accessories. Keep the zip-lock inside your garment bag.
  • If you have a costume that is large, or may wrinkle, keep it on a hanger in your garment bag, and put any associated accessories in a zip-lock bag inside the garment bag.
  • Put a rubber band around each pair of dance shoes to keep them together inside your garment bag. Make sure your name is in each shoe as well.
  • Once you arrive at the performance venue, find a costume buddy that can assist with preparation.
  • Borrowed costume pieces must be returned in the same condition they were received in.

• BEHAVIOR: quiet, respect, neatness
  • Talking must be kept to a minimum at all times. Do not touch other people’s property. Stay neat!

Tricks of the Trade

• If you put a thin coat of Vaseline on your teeth, it will help remind you to smile!
• When standing in the wings, if you can see the audience, they can see you!
• Perform dance moves BIGGER than you think you need to when on stage.
• If you forget your steps, just improvise and keep dancing… it’s better than stopping.
• No messy snacks or beverages backstage… you don’t want to ruin anyone’s costumes!
• In order to maintain space, quiet, and privacy for performers, parents are not permitted backstage. We will have volunteers to help get young performers prepared.