2025 Recital Information

Makeup application is highly recommended for all dancers at recital to ensure that your dancer’s face can be seen onstage and on the recital video (without makeup, the bright stage lights wash you out and make your features disappear.) 

We recommend the following makeup on recital day. Please use discretion with how much you apply in relation to the age of your child. 

• Foundation: Older dancers should apply a color that matches your skin tone to the entire face including eyelids. Blend well, especially at the chin and neck. This helps your makeup to stay in place during the show. 

• Blush: Medium to Dark colors, applied under the cheekbone. Place two fingers next to the nose and apply blush from this point back to the hairline. 

• Lipstick: Medium colors. Line lips with a lip liner pencil and fill in with lipstick. Blot gently without rubbing lips together. A dot of gloss in the center of the bottom lip. 

• Eyeliner: Black or dark brown pencil at the base of the lash line on the outer 2/3rds of the eye. On older dancers, you can extend the line past the outer corner of the eye just a little bit. 

• Mascara: Black mascara on the upper eyelashes– please apply more than one coat. False eyelashes are always encouraged on older dancers and really make your eyes open up! 

• Eye Shadow: Dark colors such as brown or dark gray (not blue) in the crease of the eye- lid. White on the brow bone and in the inside corner of the eye. Blend well! 

• Powder: A dusting of skin-colored powder over your face sets your makeup and reduces shine. 

We require a bun for most dancers.   

Tiny Tot and Preschool-Kindergarten Classes- Half is to be styled in half up, half down.   

All other classes are required to have a low bun with a middle part.   If a hair accessory came with the costume, it should be worn on the student's right side.