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Dance Essentials
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items Dance essentials for practicing at home, dance class, dance recitals, and competition dance
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Dance clothes/shoes
Dance Hair Essentials
Dance Bags & Dance Bag Essentials
Dance Equipment For At Home
Essentials for avoiding a costume mishap
Dance makeup and makeup case
Dance clothes/shoes
Both my girls have these shorts for dance class. Easy to move in, cute, and cheaper than Nike Pro.
HeatGear® Girls' Shorty
This is currently my daughter's favorite leotard. Cute and affordable!
Justice Girls Keyhole Dance and Gymnastics Leotard, Sizes XS-XL, 1-Pack - Walmart.com
Cute dance shorts. Also great for acro/tumbling.
Justice Girls Black Dance Short, Sizes XS-XL - Walmart.com
Cute and affordable ballet skirt in black or pink
Justice Girls Lighweight Soft Black Ballet Dance Skirt, Sizes XS-XL - Walmart.com
These are the best! They're comfortable and affordable. You get 3 pairs of tights for less than $15. I love that they're convertible, and so does my daughter; she rolls the feet up after dance class to slip her street shoes on.
MANZI Womens Solid Color Convertible Ballet Tights
These are my daughter's second favorite dance tights. We buy these if the other ones are out of stock.
Stelle Girls Women Ballet Convertible Tights
Very cute!
Girls "Cristal" Full Length Skinny Legwarmers
Perfect for when your dancer is on her period and doesn't wear tampons. High cut so it doesn't show under her leotard.
High-Cut Active Period Underwear | UnderDance
The best jazz shoes, especially for competition dance! These make the arch of their foot look amazing!
Ladies Pulse Leather Jazz Shoes
Love this leotard! Olivia's comp team ordered this leotard as their practice uniform.
Crisscross Back Tank Leotard For Dance | Weissman®
Dance Hair Essentials
Best hair spray for recitals and competitions. Locks hair in place.
Got2b Glued Blasting Freeze Hairspray 12oz 2pk
This set is perfect for getting your dancers hair performance ready. Great for parting their hair and slicking back the flyaways.
3-Piece Hair Styling Comb Set for Women (Pink)
These are great for holding her ballet bun in place.
Fandamei Hair Nets & U Pins Set, 60PCS
Dance Bags & Dance Bag Essentials
This bag is a splurge and not an essential but it's definitely nice to have. The curtain bar is included but you do have to purchase the curtain separately. This bag is huge and easily fits all of our costumes and supplies and my daughter loves that ...
Glam'r Gear Changing Station Dance Bag with Built-In uHide® Rack
This bag is perfect for when you only have 1 or 2 costumes and you don't want to drag the huge dance bag around. Available in pink also!
BAGSMART Foldable Carry-On Garment Bag
Travel sized so it fits perfectly in the dance bag.
Oceanfoam Ripple Travel Foam Roller 11" Firm
Deodorant is a must in the dance bag! Love the smell and that it's okay for sensitive skin.
Secret Whole Body Deodorant Spray - Rosewater - 3.5oz
We put these in the shoe compartment of her dance bag, and it cuts down the smell a lot!
Sneaker Balls Odor-Fighting Shoe Fresheners
Dance Equipment For At Home
Great for stretching and working on splits/flexibility at home.
Yoga Blocks 2 Pack Kit with Dance Stretch Band & Guide -
This is a great and affordable tumble track for practicing new acro moves at home. We bought the 10ft x 3.3ft x 4in mat over 2 years ago and haven't had any issues. It came with a repair/patch kit as well but we haven't needed to use it yet.
AKSPORT Inflatable Gymnastics Air Mat with Pump
Essentials for avoiding a costume mishap
Butt glue so their costume doesn't ride up!
Premium Roll On Body Glue 2oz - Sweat Resistant Fashion Tape
Dance makeup and makeup case
This makeup case is perfect for our dance competitions! It holds all her makeup and has room for extra things as well.
Joligrace Makeup Train Case Aluminum Organizer
These are the makeup brushes we use. They're affordable and a dupe for the Makeup by Mario brushes.
Jessup 10pcs Double Sided Makeup Brushes
This is another product that Olivia only wears for dance competitions. Excellent tacky primer and hasn't caused her to break out.
1.01 oz Plump Right Back Electrolytes Plumping Primer Serum - NYX Professional Makeup | Ulta Beauty
Olivia only wears this for dance competitions. Her eyeshadow lasts much longer with the primer.
Original Eyeshadow Primer Potion - Urban Decay Cosmetics | Ulta Beauty
This eye and cheek palette is gorgeous! Not only is the packaging pretty, but the mix of natural shades is beautiful. Olivia uses this outside of dance as well.
aspyn ovard eye & cheek palette
This eyeshadow palette has all the colors that her studio requires them to wear for dance competitions.
Whiskey Business Gilded Mini Eyeshadow Palette - Milani | Ulta Beauty
Love this blush trio! The top shade is a bit brighter than what she would normally wear, which makes it perfect for competition.
Après-Ski Cheek Thrills Multi-Finish Face Trio - Morphe | Ulta Beauty
Gorgeous highlighter palette with 4 beautiful shades.
glow wardrobe highlighting eye & cheek palette
Her studio requires a red lip. This is our favorite lip liner in the shade Main Character 💋
Main Character Lifter Liner Lip Liner with Hyaluronic Acid - Maybelline | Ulta Beauty
This lasts all day and doesn't smear, which is a must for comp days!
Red-Hot Super Stay Vinyl Ink Liquid Lipcolor - Maybelline | Ulta Beauty
Another product that Olivia only uses on comp days. This is great at locking her makeup in place!
Infallible 3-Second Setting Mist Spray - L'Oréal | Ulta Beauty