Help! There's a hole in my costume!

Oh no! There's a hole in your costume! What should you do to take care of the problem?

If you are at dress rehearsal or in the studio, tell a teacher, artistic director, or the costumer. That person will direct you to the proper person to get the hole fixed before the performance. Don't pin or sew your costume unless a director tells you to do so. 

If it's the day of the performance with an hour or more before you go on stage, tell a teacher, director, or costumer. If other dancers are on stage, do not leave the general area where you are to find someone to tell (for example, do not leave the backstage area or green room). Someone should be able to help you fix it in time. 

If it's less than half an hour to showtime, try to find a teacher, director, costumer, or any adult (if you are young). Tell them the problem, and see what can be done. If you are good at sewing and have a stitch kit, it is ok to sew the costume yourself unless a director (or adult) tells you not to. It is better to sew the hole than pin it at this point, so if you don't have a stitch kit or don't know how to sew, ask another dancer to help. 

If it is 10 minutes or less until the time you have to be on stage, pin the costume with a safety pin. You do not have enough time to sew the hole and put the costume back on. If you are partnering, advise your partner that there is a pin in the costume before you go on stage. After you finish dancing in that costume, tell a director or costumer that the costume needs to be fixed soon to be ready for the next performance.