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What's in your child's dance kit?

31 replies

combust22 · 22/09/2014 11:35

Do you have an unreasonable amount of stuff?

I was just taking stock of what my DD has for dance and is as follows

leotards
tights
leggings
school t shirt
school fleece
leg warmers
ballet shoes
pointe shoes
jazz shoes
tap shoes
character shoes
ouch pouches
lambswool
lighter/ matches
cotton wool
sewing kit
surgical spirits
spare ribbons/ elastic
gel knee pads
hair bands
hair grips
bun nets
hairspray
hair gel
make-up
water bottle
toe pads
resin

I daren't count up how much it cost.

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Picturesinthefirelight · 22/09/2014 22:10

Dd actually has less now sheis at full time dance school

Ballet leotard
Tap/Modern leotard
Ballet flats
Jazz Shoes
Tap shoes
2 pairs pink convertible tights
Black footless tights
Sewing kit
Hair bag (grips, bobbles, nets, brush & gel)
Foot undees
Toe tape (for her ankles)
T shirt/crop top
Track suit
Trainers
White socks

donastcolombe · 22/09/2014 22:04

ballet shoes x3 (don't ask)
pointe shoes
black ballet shoes- for using on revolting floor in school sports hall!
character shoes
ballroom and latin shoes
rhythmic half shoe things
tan jazz shoes
black jazz shoes
pointe shoe paraphernalia in a makeup bag- I daren't go in there Grin
tap shoes
jazz sneakers
stretch band
character skirt
ballet skirt x2- for different schools
practice tutu
ballroom skirt
leg warmers
turning board thing

plus a ridiculous number of leotards/tights/shorts/leggings/etc and school hoodies etc for two dance schools and her school dance club. And hair bits. Worryingly, this is reduced from a year ago!

Thankfully no uniform for her theatre group!

taxi4ballet · 22/09/2014 21:20

As the OP plus:

character skirt
chiffon wrap skirts
Belts in various colours to go with leotards
warm-up onesie thing
jazz sneakers
blister plasters
toenail clippers
nail file
practice tutu
demi-pointe shoes
cooling foot gel
shellac hardener for pointe shoes
warm-up shorts
autograph book

Lonecatwithkitten · 22/09/2014 15:32

Yes they are fine with it. One does tap, one modern, street and hiphop and one does musical theatre no one offers everything.
Her love is musical theatre hence the combination.

combust22 · 22/09/2014 15:28

Are the schools happy with her cross training like this?

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Lonecatwithkitten · 22/09/2014 15:13

I need to qualify this with DD attends three different dance schools which is why we have so much kit.
School A
school T shirt
School jazz pants
school leotard
navy socks
tap shoes
school hoodie

School B
school t-shirt
black leggings (no foot)
character shoes
black socks
script for whatever show is on the go

School C
school leotard
black leggings (with foot)
School hoodie
Jazz shoes

Then we have a 'performance bag' with hairbands, ribbons for exams, hairspray, hair nets, hair gel, hair clips, kirby grips, water bottle.
I also shudder at how much it all cost.

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