Princess Farhana has a fantastic blog post on costume and gig bag organization (my own “emergency packs” which live in my gig bag and class bag are based on her post, and have things like extra earrings, makeup wipes, and eyelash glue).
With a couple of my students starting to dance more frequently, I thought I would share the standard generic “gig checklist” I use for packing for a performance.
- costume bra & belt
- skirt
- gauntlets/armbands
- zills
- veil
- dance pants
- safety pins
- wig tape/roll on glue
- energy snack
- coverup
- earrings
- burned cd of music
- mp3 player with playlist and appropriate cable
- lipstick
- address and contact# set up in phone/GPS
- bluetooth earpiece
- portable speakers
- business cards
- water bottle
- towel
- travel mirror
I edit the list depending on the specifics of the gig (e.g. – I don’t pack speakers if I’m dancing at a club or restaurant I know to have a sound system), but the above makes a pretty good base list to start from. Speaking of which, I’ve got to get cracking on my packing list for tonight.
(For more detail on things like makeup, what kind of bag, what to wear to the gig, etc, check out So You’re Going to Start Performing.)
What’s on your standard gig packing list? 🙂