Recital Costumes – Cuppett Performing Arts Center

Each class performing in the June Recital will receive a costume.
Costumes arrive based on when they were order and demand. Each costume is custom made after ordering. Usually costumes begin arriving for the June Recital in March.

Student measurements are taken by CPAC staff in November for each class participating in the performances.
Every effort is made to order costumes that will fit. When ordering, we take into account the age of the student and the probable growth during the remainder of the dance year.

Costume information sheets are provided for each class via email once the costume is received and distributed.
Costume information sheets lists all items required for the performance including: color of tights required, type of dance shoes, hairstyle, any basic alterations (e.g. tacking down bows or securing straps), and accessories for the costume.
Please verify the required color of tights and dance shoes well before the dress rehearsal to ensure you have the supplies needed. Allegra’s Boutique makes every effort to stock tights required, however due to fluctuation in class sizes and needs we cannot guarantee your size and color will be available the day of the rehearsal or show.

Store costumes in a safe place, such as a closet, away from curious siblings or pets.
Do not use costumes before the dress rehearsal. Replacement costumes are not always available and are always expensive in part due to express shipping costs.
Do not wear the costume in a car. It can easily be torn in a seat belt or otherwise damaged getting into or out of a car.
Dressing rooms are provided for both the dress rehearsals and the performances.
Never eat or drink in a costume. A cover up cannot guarantee the safety of a costume.

Costumes usually come in a bag. Remove them from the bag and let them sit in a steamy bathroom to help remove wrinkles.
Tutus may be hung upside down on a hanger by the crotch in order to let wrinkles fall out and to keep the skirt fluffed.
Do NOT iron your costume!
Do NOT get your costume wet!

Gently roll the bodice down and pull the costume up by the waistband where the tulle is attached.
Pulling a costume on by the straps or skirt can tear a costume.
Before pulling up a costume, verify you are not standing on the skirt which can tear it.
Remove the costume in a similar fashion being careful not to step on the skirt.

Costume payments are billed in November and are due December 1st. In order to receive all costumes in time for the performances, costumes are ordered in December.
There are NO REFUNDS on costumes. Please make sure you are available on the dates of the mandatory dress rehearsals and performance days before December 1st.
Costumes are custom made upon ordering and thus unable to be returned.