Recital Info: part 3

PART 3: Dress Rehearsal


Participation in the dress rehearsal is mandatory. The dress rehearsal allows the students to become familiar with the auditorium surroundings and feel comfortable with their performance, costume(s), and being onstage; especially younger dancers. Lighting, music cues, set changes, and all other logistics for an organized and professional performance are rehearsed so that the students make the best impression possible.

We run an organized and timely dress rehearsal; your help with the process will guarantee a professional production. Please arrive at least 30 minutes prior to your scheduled time. Students may arrive in their first performance costume or may change in the dressing room.
Dressing-Room Etiquette
Students must respect other students’ space and property in the dressing rooms. The students will spend more time in the dressing rooms than onstage or in the auditorium, so please do your best to keep them organized and clean. No food or drink is allowed in the dressing rooms.

The Dress Rehearsals are combined to save time and to better accommodate everyone’s busy schedules. We will not be rehearsing in show order. All dancers must wear their costumes and hair and makeup needs to be done the correct way. You need to do full out makeup to practice. Combo classes need to wear their ballet costumes first. It is highly recommended to wear your first costume to the Carolina Theatre.

We will do our best to stay on schedule, but in the theatre there will always be a few snags, and it is better to fix them during the rehearsal rather than something happening during the show. Please be there 30 minutes before your scheduled time and be ready to go. We will NOT wait.

Keep in mind that rehearsals are, just that A REHEARSAL. There will be mess-ups, lighting will not be perfect, but the purpose is to get the dance onstage and in their costume and to practice it the way it will be in the show.