Hair & Makeup Tool Kit

Please search in the DWS Parents Face book page for my video tutorial on make up

Concert Make-Up

Primary and Intermediate School Students : Make up for this group is foundation, blush, grey/brown eyeshadow, mascara, eyeliner and red lipstick. See tutorial here: https://youtu.be/YrRF5fb7nzg

Senior Makeup: see tutorial here: https://youtu.be/YmEVNIe1qlA

Hair Tutorials

Messy Bun
Pre Primary & Primary
Classical Ballet Bun
Loose twist to bun

Messy Bun

Make a high pony
simply twist all or sections of the hair and pin in place
use a lot of spray!

Used often in Jazz, Tap & Contemporary

Pre-Primary & Primary Ballet

Part the hair down centre from front to back……..take care and get it right!

Loosely tie the parted hair into piggy tails just to keep hair out of the way

Start on one side and neaten piggy tail until it sits diagonally above the ear (roughly) get all the lumps and bumps out, the do the other side make sure it matches height and placement wise keep undoing and spraying and combing bumps out until it is neat and equal (I normally redo each pony tail twice to get it perfect).

Plait each ponytail right to the end and tie

Cross and pin the plaits down across the head, wrap the ends around the elastic bands to hide them and pock ends under plait.

Secure plaits with hair net, this will need to be doubled over

Pin with bun pins until it won't move

Finally add the flowers that I will give you on exam day - please remember to return all hair flowers and numbers!

Ballet Grades 1-6 - Classical Bun

Video A is very clear but doesn't emphasise that the bun must be high and flat - see image below
Video B demonstrates the large flat aspect and the end product is what you want to achieve

Placement of bun:

Classical Bun A

Classical Bun B

Jazz, Tap & Musical Theatre - Messy Bun

Start with a tidy high pony-tail (similar alignment as the classical bun). Take sections of hair from the pony-tail and pin around, forming a messy bun. Use bobby pins and hairspray to secure. Photo to come.

Contemporary - Low Pony with Middle Part

Part hair in the middle, pull both sides together at the nape of then neck and secure with a hair tie of similar colour to your hair.

Hip Hop - Low Pony

Brush hair back and secure at the nape of then neck with a hair tie of similar colour to your hair.

Highland - High Bun

Start with a high pony-tail (similar alignment as the classical bun). Twist hair around hair tie and use bobby pins and hairspray to secure. Photo to come.

Hair Spray

Essential to smoothing any fly-aways!

Basic Brush

This is only good for getting nots out, it doesn't give a good finish.

Hair net vs Bun net

Hair nets are best as you can twist them to go over the hair twice, providing much better shape to the hair.

Bun Pins vs Bobby Pins

Bobby Pins (top): used to anchor head pieces, tidy short bits of hair and anchor thick hair in a bun
Bun Pins (bottom): are used to shape and hold buns