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Where can I buy a ballet costume for my 4yo?

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PavlovtheCat · 03/02/2011 20:32

She has started ballet. She is the only one not in a costume!

I need leotard, tights, ballet shoes, and I am guessing a tutu? is this part of the leotard? although some girls have them with their leotards and some don't, not sure if it is needed or not.

I was told Sainsburys sell some? anywhere else?

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PavlovtheCat · 05/02/2011 21:46

luckily DD goes straight from school so I put her hair in a pony tail, and when there, freshen it and twirl it round quickly, it looks fine, but not a proper one! Grin

I am not anticipating her being a fabulous ballet dancer, she is a very rough and tumble kind of girl. But I think she will learn a lot from the discipline side of things, and learning to hold herself well, and maybe a bit of grace to help with other things she does. If she does well, great, if not, then she has a nice little fancy dress outfit!!

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Portofino · 05/02/2011 21:20

Blimey! And buns in hair too! I struggle to get out of bed on a Sunday morning and drink enough coffee to get me there in one piece!

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PavlovtheCat · 05/02/2011 19:56

porto* DD would wear all Hello Kitty stuff if she could have her way! She has lots of H&M hello kitty stuff! There are a couple of children in her class wearing little cute tutus which may be H&M but they are little ones, like 3yo (group is 3-5) so they can get away with it, the older ones, while not wearing matching outfits, all have proper stuff on. The older ones, in the class above do wear different stuff though, some of them have black outifts?

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Portofino · 05/02/2011 19:21

This a little scary! Dd goes weekly in Brussels and everything has come from H&M! And has Hello Kitty on! Do these scary places really exist in the UK?

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PavlovtheCat · 05/02/2011 18:42

Yes, DD said she had to have a skirt so she could practice some of the moves!

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elphabadefiesgravity · 05/02/2011 18:18

It is often a little less strict in the very young classes.

Thy use the skirts for excerces, preparation for certain arm posisitions I think.

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PavlovtheCat · 04/02/2011 18:00

ok, so today i bought the leotard and tights from a local dance shop, spent a bit but wanted it today, got simple ballet pink colour and shilke had kindly passing on the voile skirt and some ballet shoes. She went without today, due to her friend's mother agreeing to bring some for her to use, then we got stuck in traffic, she did not see us, her daughter for some reason told her that my DD had gone home sick, the granny called so they mitched as daughter sad DD was not going Grin logistics eh?! anyway, she went without and they were not at all bothered, two children had no shoes on.

She did much much better today. Hair up in a bun, looked the part. I wonder how much difference it had made to her? a little at least that is for sure.

Checked it with the ballet teacher who said it was fine, she said in this group, the little ones group she was not too strict with the rules, as long as they had a leotard/tights/shoes in pink and ideally a voile skirt she did not mind exactly what ones.

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mummyosaurus · 04/02/2011 10:48

Ballet shoes are one and a half sizes bigger than the usual shoe size, I believe. But check with the shop, or the lady on the phone if you use Dance gear direct.

I also think it may be pssible to buy 2 sizes larger because as you tie them the size is fairly adjustable, the leather ones stretch too, so they ended up fitting DD through quite a few sizes.

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elphabadefiesgravity · 03/02/2011 21:27

Grade 1 - character skirt = expensive!!!!!!!

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elphabadefiesgravity · 03/02/2011 21:27

Apart from Capezio (which are American sizings) ballet shoes are about one size smaller than normal shoes.

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PavlovtheCat · 03/02/2011 21:25

oh are they?!!! how different?

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mummyosaurus · 03/02/2011 21:24

I use dance gear direct.

Is there a uniform guide at the ballet class?

The first time I ordered I rang dance gear direct and they helped me with sizing and everything, lady was fab.

Ballet shoe sizes are different - be warned!

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PavlovtheCat · 03/02/2011 21:19

schilke that is exactly like DD! She did fun ballet at her nursery each week, had a ballet teacher come in to the nursery, they had little cute tutus and leotards in class and I sort of thought in some odd way this would be a continuation of the same, have no idea why i thought that!

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pigsinmud · 03/02/2011 21:03

Dd1 has just started grade 1. I nearly had a fit at the cost of buying various skirts and shoes. Some of them take it so seriously. Dd1 just likes dressing up!

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PavlovtheCat · 03/02/2011 21:03

so, for tomorrow, while I continue panicking, do you think I would be ok if I could locate her a correct coloured leotard, tights and ballet shoes? even if the style is not exactly right. I really don't want her to go in there with normal clothes on, I think she will get on so much better and fit in properly if she has the right colour at least!

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PavlovtheCat · 03/02/2011 21:02

shilke that would be wonderful! I would happily buy the stuff from you, PM me and we can chat about it, what a lovely offer Smile

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PavlovtheCat · 03/02/2011 20:59

RAD?ISTD? Shock

I just said to DH 'this dance school DD goes to, it is not a serious one is it, it is just a local ballet dance school isn't it' and he laughed at me and said 'er, no, i would say, it is a serious dance school...'

no just DD learning stuff eh!

I will talk to the mother of her friend, and see what she says. Her DD is excellent at it, been going there since she was just 3 so she will know what I need to get, just won't be tomorrow, unless there is a dance outfitters somewhere in this godforsaken city.

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elphabadefiesgravity · 03/02/2011 20:56

At dd's ballet school they take the stance that if you have the proper uniform then you don't have to go out and buy special stuff when they come to take their exams.

Some schools have one uniform for class then a comepltely separate uniform with brand new shoes for exams. Stuff that for a bowl of cherries!

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pigsinmud · 03/02/2011 20:56

Pavlov - I have a pale pink voile skirt that I could send you. We have 2 and also they have changed the uniform. Had to buy new wraparound skirt just for dd1 to do an exam so now dd2 has that one. Might have a spare leotard. Got loads of ballet shoes. If you would like any let me know.

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PavlovtheCat · 03/02/2011 20:54

Shock holy shite! I really did not consider how serious this is taken! I mean i did but not, if that makes sense!

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elphabadefiesgravity · 03/02/2011 20:52

If it is RAd the pre primary uniform is changing and many schools have a mixture. The voile skirt used to be circular with dots on, now it has changed to crossover. However the skirts and leotards are a different style to ISTD and IDTA so it is best to check.

If you go to a local dance shop and tell them which dance school it is they will probably know thught they will be a bit more expensive than places like Dance Direct.

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elphabadefiesgravity · 03/02/2011 20:50

You never know Pavlov. I said something similar to dd's first ballet teacher when she was 5. Two years later she was dancing with a touring Russian opera company in a professional production!

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PavlovtheCat · 03/02/2011 20:50

and the wraparound cardigan, several had these on.

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