If you are participating in Gala, please see the costume checklist below. Costumes have been ordered, but there may be other items you will need to perform. You will need to have these items in time for dress rehearsals the first week in June. We want you to have plenty of time to have all the items you need to look your best.

Mother: Costume, pink/flesh tone tights, and character shoes

Father: Costume and dance shoes

Wendy: Costume, pink/flesh tone tights, and coordinating pointe shoes with tights

John: Costume, pink/flesh tone tights, and black ballet shoes

Michael: Costumes and shoes TBD

Tinker Bell: Costume, flesh tone tights, and green pointe shoes

Shadow: Costume, black tights, and black pointe shoes

North Star: Costume, pink/flesh tone tights, and coordinating pointe shoes with tights

Captain Hook: Costume and black ballet shoes or jazz shoes

Smee: Costume and black jazz shoes

Tiger Lily: Costume, flesh tone tights, and flesh tone pointe shoes

Crocodile: Costume: green tights, and green pointe shoes/ballet shoes

Indian Chief: Costume: flesh tone tights, and flesh tone ballet shoes

Pirates: Costume, flesh tone tights, black fishnet tights, and black pointe shoes

Baby Dolls: Costume, pink/flesh tone tights, and coordinating ballet shoes with tights

Tarantella Dolls (Girls): Costume, pink/flesh tone tights, and coordinating ballet shoes with tights

Tarantella Dolls (Boys): Costume, white tights, and black ballet shoes

Teddy Bears (Girls): Costume, pink/flesh tone tights, and coordinating ballet shoes with tights

Teddy Bears (Boys): Costume, black tights, and black ballet shoes

Pixie Dust: Costume, pink/flesh tone tights, and coordinating ballet shoes with tights

Clouds: Costume, pink/flesh tone tights, and coordinating ballet shoes with tights

Mermaids: Costume, flesh tone tights, and flesh tone pointe shoes

Fairies: Costume, pink/flesh tone tights, and coordinating ballet shoes with tights

Lost Boys: Costume and black ballet shoes

Indians: Costume, flesh tone tights, and flesh tone ballet shoes

Flesh tone should match the color of your skin. Flesh tone shoes can be purchased in the desired color or they can be pancaked (pancaking is not an option with leather ballet shoes).

Black shoes can be purchased in the desire color or they can be spray painted.

Green shoes will be spray painted by Ann or Erica. Please set aside a pair of shoes that you wish to be sprayed.

All items can be purchase or ordered from The Performer’s Closet 3101 Gilmore Ave. Suite #105 (661)569-8933.

Pancaking Shoes

Buy pancake (cheap foundation makeup). You need the shade that is closest to the tone of your tights.

Next, you need to fill a shallow cup with water. You can also just pancake your shoe near a sink.

1. Take a paper towel and dampen the tip of it with the water you filled the cup with.
2. Take the damp paper towel and rub it in the makeup. Tip: Don’t make the towel drippy. You don’t want to soak the shoes. Be patient, go slowly at first.
3. Hold your pointe shoe with one hand and with the hand that you’re holding the paper towel with, brush the pointe shoe with the pancaked tip of the towel. Tip: always stroke the pancake in the direction the satin is going. This will make the pancake job so much easier and you’ll use way less makeup.

Keep going with steps 1-3, putting more pancake on the shoe until the entire shoe is covered. Tip: Do not pancake the bottom, non-satin part.

Repeat the process on the other pointe shoe.

Once the shine is gone from both shoes, leave the shoes to dry on their own. This can take 30 minutes to two hours, depending on how much water you’ve used.

Remember: you should pancake your shoes at least a few hours before your performance. Pancaked shoes that are worn too soon after rub off on the stage/floor, so plan ahead and give yourself enough time.

This technique cannot be used on leather ballet shoes.