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Abilene Ballet Theatre Dressing Room Rules

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• Please do not take videos or make FaceTime calls in dressing rooms. If taking still photos, please be mindful that the mirrors reflect most angles and corners, and dressing rooms are shared spaces where dancers are changing costumes, often quickly and with little to no privacy.

• Dancers must take responsibility to clean up after themselves after every rehearsal and performance.

• Put away costumes, shoes, and tights in garment bags, and place head pieces and props in the appropriate bins.

• Please do not bring water bottles that can easily spill. (Ex. Stanley cups with a straw.)

• Throw away all trash.

• Put away all make-up, bobby pins, hair nets, etc. Any personal items left loose on countertops after any rehearsal or performance will be thrown away.

• Glitter is a privilege, not a right. Please take extreme care when using glitter, as it is extremely difficult to clean up. If you spill glitter, please take every measure to clean it up. If glitter messes remain after any rehearsal or performance, glitter will be banned from dressing rooms going forward. There is NO glitter in the Party Scene!

• Dancers may not eat or chew gum while wearing costumes. Non-messy snacks may be brought backstage but must be kept away from costumes. Chewing gum is not allowed backstage.

• If a costume, makeup bag, personal item, etc. does not belong to you, please do not touch it, move it, or borrow it without asking.

• Always be mindful of noise in the dressing rooms and backstage hallways. Older dancers, please set an example for younger dancers by acting with decorum backstage. If listening to music or watching videos, please use headphones or Airpods. Please limit phone calls to only those strictly necessary.

• Due to extremely limited space, family members and other guests ARE NOT allowed backstage. There is a designated mom in each dressing room to supervise and assist dancers before and during each performance. Dancers may greet family and guests and receive flowers in the Paramount auditorium after each performance.