Your dance bag comes in handy for toting around your dance shoes and attire, but your dance bag should also prepare you for the unexpected. Make sure your dance bag is packed with items you might need, including emergency health supplies, extra dance gear and clothing, personal beauty items, and quick snacks.

1. Emergency Health Supplies

As every dancer knows, unexpected things will happen. Whether it be a sudden headache before an audition or a bleeding blister, it pays to be prepared. Always carry a few extra health supplies you might need in case of an emergency.

Throw a small emergency kit inside your dance bag with the following items: pain relief medication, band-aids, antibiotic ointment, toe tape, gauze, and a small manicure kit.

2. Extra Dance Gear and Clothing

Wearing the proper dance gear is extremely important to a dancer. Your dance bag should contain necessary gear and clothing you need for each style of dance in which you participate. Make sure and pack the following important items: dance shoes, toe pads, leg warmers, a light sweater, extra tights, extra leotard, and a small sewing kit.

3. Personal Beauty Items

Every dancer wants to look and smell their best while dancing. Ballet dancers especially concern themselves with a tidy appearance, including tight hair buns and smooth clothing lines. Besides appearances, confidence is everything to a dancer, so give yourself an edge by packing the following items: hair ties, hair pins and bobby pins, hair spray, deodorant, breath mints, sweat towel, lip gloss, nail clippers, sanitary pads/tampons, and lightly scented body spray.

4. Quick Snacks

Food and water are essential to dancers of all types. Running out of energy on the dance floor is easy to do during long classes or rehearsals. Make sure you keep your body going by grabbing a snack or drink whenever you need it.

Here are a few healthy items to keep in your dance bag: bottled water, hydrating drinks, granola/energy bars, trail mix, bananas, or pretzels.

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