Whether you're the parent of a child dancer, a teen going on-stage with their school's company, or an adult like any of the sixteen who are performing my excerpts from Cinderella on June 3rd at the Norris Theatre in Palos Verdes (hint, hint!), you need to know about stage makeup.
Leigh Purtill Ballet Company's company manager, Rachel Swetnam (our Juliet in last year's production of Sweet Sorrow), held a makeup tutorial session yesterday to help some of our newest dancers who aren't as familiar with all the things you need when you go on stage.
Rachel's motto: "Scary makeup in person is just-right on stage."
Rachel not only helped these newer dancers, she also created a checklist for a "performance toolkit" that you should take with you whenever you perform. It's a cheat sheet of items that you will likely need, especially if you are a ballet dancer. Other groups, such as competition teams, might have other needs, but this is a basic guideline for most disciplines.
Here are some fun photos from her tutorial yesterday:
And here is the checklist! Do YOU have everything you need to perform?
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