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The Ultimate Guide to Gift Ideas for Dancers

gift ideas for dancers

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Is there a dancer in your life? This ultimate guide to gift ideas for dancers will be extremely helpful when it comes to picking out the perfect gift for YOUR dancer. 
Maybe your dancer has a recital, competition, birthday, or other important event coming up, and you want to get them something special? Or perhaps you want your dancer to get some extra practice at home? Or maybe you have no clue what type of makeup is best for recitals?
This guide will answer all of those questions and more. Rest assured that your dancer will have everything they need to be successful, increase their confidence and overall dance performance.

This post is the ultimate guide to gift ideas for dancers.

Gift Ideas for Dancers For Everyday Use

1. Jewelry 

What a fun way for your dancer to show others their love for dance, by sporting some beautiful dance jewelry.
gift ideas for dancers earringsgift ideas for dancers necklacegift ideas for dancers bracelet

2. Sweatshirt

This sweatshirt is adorable and another fun way for your dancer to sport their passion for dance.
gift ideas for dancers sweatshirt

3.  Ballet Cold Sock

These cold socks would be perfect for the older dancers, especially while training their feet for pointe shoes. These socks will chill your entire feet to help relieve sore and aching feet. Check out the great reviews!
cold therapy socks

4.  Dance T-shirts

Here are some cute dance shirts that your dancer will want to wear everyday.  
gift ideas for dancers tshirt
live love dance shirtdance shirt

Gift Ideas for Dancers to Practice at Home:

5.  Yoga blocks

Yoga blocks are great for dancers to improve their balance, and work on pointing their toes.
yoga blocks

6. Stretch Bands

Stretch bands help improve flexibility, balance, and strengthen muscles.
gift ideas for dancers stretch bands

7. Turning Board

A turning board is excellent for spotting, turning, balance, and ballet technique.
gift ideas for dancers turning board

8. Mat

My daughters love using the mat for practicing cartwheels, walkovers, or backbends. It folds easily, to store in a closet.
mat for dancers

9. Ballet Barre

This ballet barre would be excellent for your dancers to practice their ballet technique.
gift ideas for dancers ballet barre

10. Balance Beam

We have this same balance beam, and my daughters, and all their friends, love playing on it.  It is a great way to practice aligning their cartwheels, and other gymnastics tricks.
balance beam for dancers

11. Dance Floor

My daughters love performing their dance routines at home.  If your floors are carpeted, this dance floor would be perfect for them to practice their turns, or perform for you.
floor mat gift ideas for dancers

12. Balance Board

This balance wobble board would be great for dance conditioning, and balance. Check out the great reviews!
balance board gift ideas for dancers

Gift Ideas for Dance Class:

13. Leo’s (Leotards)

Every dancer will need leotards for class.  Check with your studio to see if they require a specific color or brand.  Our studio just requires black, and these leos below have been some of our favorites.
leo for tiny dancers
lace leo for dancers
lace leo gift ideas for dancers
gift ideas for dancers leotards
halter top leo for dancers

14. Dance Shorts

When my daughters have ballet, followed by a jazz class, they will just throw on these shorts over their leo, for a quick change in between classes.
dance shorts

15. Dance Shirts

Here is a cheap pack of three tank tops that have worked great for my daughters to wear to class.
dance tank tops

16. Dance Clothes from Old Navy

We get most of our dance clothes from Old Navy.  My girls love their PowerSoft Longline Sports Bras for Girls, and their leggings.  They are comfortable and good quality.

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17. Converter Tights

Your dancer will love these tights because they can be used with ballet shoes, and then pulled up when you need to go barefoot. These make it easy when going from one class to the next.
ballet tights for dancers

18. Dance Bag

My daughter has this dance bag in black and it is adorable!  It is great quality and has a spot specifically for her shoes, and water bottle. She takes it to every class.
ballet dance bag gift ideas for dancers

19. Ballet Wrap Top

This top would be perfect to throw on over a leo to help keep your dancer warm.  Once they’ve warmed up, they can easily slip it off.
ballet wrap top gift ideas for dancers

20. Dance Water Bottle

A water bottle is essential for your dancer, so why not get them a cute one like this one?
dance tumbler

21. Bloch Warm-Up Booties

Bloch is a high quality dance clothing company, so you know these booties are going to be awesome!  These booties will help keep your dancers feet warm.  They can even wear dance shoes inside of them, to protect their dance shoes on their way to dance class, or in between dances at a competition.
warm up slippers dancers

22. Hair Scrunchies 

These hair scrunchies are so simple for putting hair into a bun for class.  Make sure and check with your studio’s hair style requirements, to see what is required for each class.
hair scrunchies for dancers

In My Makeup Bag:

23. Bloch Bobby Pins

This kit is great for on the go.  It comes with everything you need to do a bun, even the hair net.  This would go great in your dancer’s makeup bag. Make sure you get them to match your dancer’s hair color.
block bobby pins

24. More Bobby Pins 

When selecting bobby pins, you want to make sure you get good quality bobby pins that will actually hold your dancer’s hair.  These are the bobby pins that we use, and they work great.
bobby pins for dancers

25. Makeup Eraser

Just get this cloth wet, and it will easily take off all of your dancer’s makeup after a performance.
makeup eraser for dancers

26.  Lipstick

Most studio’s will require a specific brand/color of lipstick, if your dancer is on a competition team, but if not, this is our favorite lipstick.  This lipstick by Maybelline WILL NOT rub off after it dries, making it perfect for recitals and competitions.
super stay matte lipstick for dancers
This Mac lipstick is a beautiful color for competitions and longlasting. 
mac lip color for dancers

27. Hairspray

Hairspray is essential for any performance to help keep the hair styled, and in place.
hairspray for dancers

28. Infinity Spray Bottle

This spray bottle is essential for getting your dancer’s hair damp before styling it for a performance.
spray bottle for ballet buns

29. Hair Brush

A hair brush is a necessity for any makeup bag.  This brush will help smooth the knots and bumps out of your dancer’s hair for any hairstyle.
smoothing brush for dancers

30. Comb for Part

Many of the typical dance competition hairstyles require a part in the hair.  Here is a comb that can create a part, and also smooth away any bumps in the hair.
comb and brush combo

31. Hair Net

Some studios will require a hair net in your dancer’s bun.  Make sure and get a hair net that matches the color of your dancer’s hair.  One of my daughter’s has extremely thick hair, and her hair would not lie down flat in a beautiful bun.  These hair nets were lifesavers for making her buns look nice, and they are SO simple to put in.
hair net for blonde buns

32. Gel

Gel is essential to keeping your dancer’s hair style in tact.
hair gel for dancers

33.  Hair Gel Mascara

This stuff actually works!  It is great for dance class, when you just want to put a little gel in their hair to look nice.  It is also great for competitions to keep all of those flyaways under control.
hair gel mascara

34. Travel Mirror

A mirror is great for competitions so that your dancer can reapply lipstick, blush, or fix any eyelash issues.
mirror gift ideas for dancers

35. Waterproof Mascara

This mascara has amazing reviews!  Stick with waterproof mascara, as your dancer will most likely be sweating with all of that dancing.
mascara for dancers

36. Fake Eyelashes

Fake eyelashes really help bring out a dancer’s eyes while on stage.  This brand is cheap, but looks nice, and it comes with three sets, in case you lose a set.
false lashes for dance competitions

37. Setting Spray

This setting spray will help your dancer’s makeup last longer.  Just spray it on after you’ve finished applying all of their makeup. Simple, but effective.
makeup setting spray

38. Foundation

You will definitely want to put foundation on your dancer, to even out their skin tones.  This foundation is my favorite because after it dries, it DOES NOT budge.  Also it won’t make your dancer’s face look oily or shiny up on stage.
foundation for dancers

39. Blush

Here is a simple blush for your dancer.  Feel free to pack it on, so it can easily be seen from the audience, and reapply as needed.
gift ideas for dancers blush

40. Eye Primer

This eye primer is cheap and has amazing reviews.  Put this on a bare eyelid, before applying eyeshadow.  This will help the eyeshadow last longer, and POP with it’s true colors.
eye primer

41. Eyebrow Pencil

If your dancer has light eyebrows, then they will DEFINITELY need to add some color to darken them up.  Otherwise, their eyebrows won’t show up on stage, under the lights.
eyebrow pencil for dancers

42. Eyeliner

Eyeliner will help your dancer’s eyes POP!
eyeline for dancers

43. Makeup Brushes

This blush brush and the eyeshadow blending brush will make it easier to apply and blend your dancer’s makeup.
blush brush for dancers
eyeshadow for dancers

44. Eyeshadow

If your studio doesn’t provide the eyeshadow, here is a simple and cheap palette that looks great on stage.
eyeshadow for dancers

45. Hair Elastics

Stock up on hair elastics (in your dancer’s hair color) for practices, recitals, and competitions. These ones work great!
hair elastics for blonde dancers

46. Face Primer

Apply face primer to your dancer’s bare face, to allow the makeup to stick better, and last longer.  This brand has excellent reviews and is cheap.
face primer for dancers

47. Beauty Blender

The Beauty Blender is my favorite way to apply foundation.  It is a little pricier, so feel free to try the dupe (below).  The dupe works great as well, but just doesn’t seem to last quite as long.
beauty blender for dancers
makeup sponges for dancers

48. Makeup Bag

My girls have their own makeup bags for competitions.  These bags are great because they will hold bottles of hairspray and gel.  Everything in this bag is easily accessible and organized. 
makeup bag for dancers

For Dance Competitions/Recitals:

49. Pop-up Tent

These pop-up tents are extremely light weight, and come in handy for changing costumes.  We had a competition at a theme park, and the girls had to change outside, in front of everyone, so these tents came in handy for some privacy.
tent for dancers

50. Dance Bag with Garment Rack

This garment rack would be so convenient for performances.  One of my daughters had seven different costumes for one recital, and we were trying to find places to hang them all up.  I am definitely going to invest in this bag for this next dance season.  A cheaper option would be to grab the foldable garment rack.
garment rack back for dancers portable garment rack for dancers

51. Blanket

One of our favorite gift ideas for dancers is this personalized blanket.  You can even get it in their dance company’s colors.  Your dancer will love snuggling up in this blanket before and after performances.

Gift Ideas for a Dancer’s Bedroom:

52. Jewelry Holder

This beautiful jewelry holder would be perfect for your dancer.  Combine it with the jewelry mentioned at the beginning of this article.
jewelry stand for dancers

53. Dance Night Light

This night light is beautiful and your dancer can change the colors.
dance night light gift ideas for dancers

54. Diamond Painting Kit

These diamond painting kits are fun for your artistic dancers.  They do take some time, and patience, so might be best for your older dancers.
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55. Music Box

We have this music box, and love it.  It also comes with a necklace and bracelet.  Your dancer will love this!
music box gift ideas for dancers

56. Ballet Lamp

Here is some cute room decor for your dancer.
lamp gift ideas for dancers

57. Ballerina Doll

This plush doll would be perfect for your tiny dancers. It even comes with it’s own gift bag.
ballet girl doll gift ideas for dancers

58. Shelf for Awards

 With all of the competitions your dancer will go to, and all of the awards they will bring home, this shelf will quickly become a necessity in your dancer’s room.
trophy and ribbon shelf gift ideas for dancers

59. I’m a Ballerina Book

This is another great gift for your tiny ballerina.  This ballerina invites us into her ballet class, and later performs onstage in her first recital. This book also goes through the five positions in ballet.
ballerina dancer book gift ideas for dancers

60. Dancer Notebook

This is a cute notebook for your dancer to take to school, keep in her bedroom as a journal, or write down notes from dance class.
ballet notebook gift ideas for dancers

61. Name Sign

This personalized name sign would look cute hanging in any dancer’s bedroom.

62. Dance Road Sign

This dance road sign would also be cute in a dancer’s bedroom, or in a studio, if you are looking for a gift for your dance teacher.

63. Dancer Clock

This clock would be adorable in any dancer’s bedroom.
gift ideas for dancers clock
This post was all about gift ideas for dancers. 
Need a gift for a dance teacher or coach?  Check out THIS article on gift ideas for coaches.