All costumes for The Nutcracker are provided and owned by the Antelope Valley Ballet; however, tights and shoes for each dancer must be owned by each individual dancer. Dancers are required to purchase their own tights and shoes as listed on the shoes and tights list. Some dancers will be required to purchase a specific leotard or trunks. This is to ensure that you are properly garmented under your costume. You must purchase the exact brand, style and color as listed.
Please order them now so that you have time to return/exchange if the size is wrong or if the store needs to backorder your order. All shoes and tights are due to K. Burnett at your rehearsal time on the weekend of November 7 & 8, 2009. Tights and shoes are the property of each dancer and may be taken home only after the completion of the production.
All ballet slippers are to have elastics sewn on as listed. Please bring your shoes, socks, tights, trunks – whatever is required – along with a gallon size Ziploc bag to your rehearsal on the weekend of November 7 & 8, 2009. Please do not label them - we will all label them together at that time. This will ensure that all shoes, tights, leotards, and trunks are labeled the same way and can be easily identified at the theatre.
Tights and shoes may be purchased from:
Discount Dance Supply Dance Distributors
www.discountdance.com www.dancedistributors.com
1 – 800 – 328 – 7107 1 – 800 – 333 – 2623
ACT ONE
Party Scene:
Clara: D-32 Danskin ballet pink tights, and pink pointe shoes.
All Party Boys: Black socks and black ballet shoes Capezio 205 / 205C – these shoes come with one elastic already sewn on in the proper place.
All Party Girls: tights - D-69 (adult size) or D-58 (child size) Danskin ballet pink; trunks – TB111 in Ballet Pink (Adult size) or TB111C in white (child size) from Discount Dance Supply (we will dye the white ones pink) and pink ballet shoes – Capezio 205 / 205C – these shoes come with one elastic already sewn on in the proper place.
Adult Party Men: Black pants, black dress socks, black jazz shoes.
Adult Party Women: D-32 Danskin black tights, black trunks (suggested TB111 from Discount Dance) and black character shoes (T-straps ok).
Soldier Doll: See K. Burnett
Ballerina Doll: D-32 Danskin ballet pink tights, TB111 ballet pink trunks (available at Discount Dance) and pink pointe shoes.
Owls: White canvas ballet shoes with 1 white elastic sewn on. These shoes are to be dyed. Please purchase 1 size too large as the dying process shrinks the shoes. D – 58 Danskin white tights.
Battle Scene:
Nutcracker: Black leather ballet shoes – your choice of style – one black elastic sewn on.
Mouse Queen: D – 58 Danskin white tights to be dyed. Pink Pointe shoes to be painted gray.
Mice: D – 58 Danskin white tights to be dyed. Pink Pointe shoes to be painted gray.
Soldiers: D-58 or D-69 Danskin white tights and Capezio 205 / 205 C black ballet shoes with 1 white elastic sewn on.
Snow Scene:
Snow Queen, Snowflakes: D-32 Danskin ballet pink tights, white trunks and pink pointe shoes.
Act II:
Lollipops: D-58 or D-69 Danskin ballet pink tights; white trunks Bloch S0203L ballet slippers with one pink elastic sewn on.
Spanish: D-32 Danskin ballet pink tights, trunks and pink pointe shoes.
Arabian Lead Couple: Boy – White canvas shoes with white elastic sewn on. Please purchase one size too large as they will be dyed.
Girl – D-69 suntan – (pointe shoes to be colored).
Little Arabians: D-58 Danskin suntan tights and Capezio 205C pink ballet shoes (please purchase shoes ½ size too big as these are to be painted).
Chinese Girls: D-32 Danskin ballet pink tights, pink pointe shoes (to be painted black with one pink elastic), a black camisole leotard. (the leotard you do not need to purchase a new one – this is to be worn underneath your costume).
Russian: TBA – see K. Burnett
Marzipan, Flowers, Dew Drop Fairy, Sugar Plum Fairy: : D-32 Danskin ballet pink tights, trunks and
pink pointe shoes.
Cookies: D-58 Danskin suntan tights and Capezio 205 C black leather ballet shoes with 1 black elastic sewn on.
