Anonymous
10/17/2015 20:28
Subject: dance recital costume madness
Why can't these kids wear their leotards for the recitals? All the markups are ridiculous.
Anonymous
10/17/2015 20:15
Subject: dance recital costume madness
Anonymous wrote:
No kidding. My son is playing tournament tomorrow. Registration fees (~$100), uniforms ($40-50), his helmet is $170, gloves are $210, stick is probably about $200 now but the shaft/lacing/head are always in rotation so it's hard to tell. Cleats? Maybe $50-100. Did I mention club, coaching and clinic fees? That's around $1500-3600/ year depending on the teams, camps, clinics, etc.
Did I mention he is also a black belt in taekwondo? $80/month plus testing fees. We are on the long cycle with those now that he has achieved, but they use to be and extra $40 every 4 months. And I have three boys who all do taekwondo and lacrosse.
I must admit that I laugh at your $70/year tutu.
That doesn't make sense, PP. $70 for a dance recital costume for a three-year-old is absurd even if you pay a truly eye-popping amount of money for your sons' sports activities.
Anonymous
10/17/2015 19:37
Subject: dance recital costume madness
Anonymous wrote:Boy mom here.
Football cleats, lacrosse cleats and basketball shoes are well over $100 apiece...this starts at age 5.
The helmets are over $100.
The lax sticks are upwards of $100.
A baseball bat is $200. Then there's the glove, cleats, special underwear for the cup, bag, batting glove, etc.
Contrary to popular belief, you can't recycle much of the gear. Cleats last one season. The league dictates what kind of bat you can use.
I have four boys. You don't want to know how much we spend at Dicks each year.
I wish I had the chance to buy a frou frou costume for a dance recital. Enjoy it!
No kidding. My son is playing tournament tomorrow. Registration fees (~$100), uniforms ($40-50), his helmet is $170, gloves are $210, stick is probably about $200 now but the shaft/lacing/head are always in rotation so it's hard to tell. Cleats? Maybe $50-100. Did I mention club, coaching and clinic fees? That's around $1500-3600/ year depending on the teams, camps, clinics, etc.
Did I mention he is also a black belt in taekwondo? $80/month plus testing fees. We are on the long cycle with those now that he has achieved, but they use to be and extra $40 every 4 months. And I have three boys who all do taekwondo and lacrosse.
I must admit that I laugh at your $70/year tutu.
Anonymous
10/17/2015 19:24
Subject: dance recital costume madness
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:OP, yes, it is madness. Stop the madness!
Oh, go back to yout travel soccer thread.
That is madness too.
Anonymous
10/17/2015 18:48
Subject: dance recital costume madness
My girls LOVED recitals!! Loved the costumes, loved bows on their tap shoes and loved wearing hairspray and pink lipstick. It was all worth it to me - dance was a good experience for them. One continued on to competitive team for a bit (THAT was too much for us) but the others dance/d recreationally.
Anonymous
10/17/2015 18:17
Subject: dance recital costume madness
Boy mom here.
Football cleats, lacrosse cleats and basketball shoes are well over $100 apiece...this starts at age 5.
The helmets are over $100.
The lax sticks are upwards of $100.
A baseball bat is $200. Then there's the glove, cleats, special underwear for the cup, bag, batting glove, etc.
Contrary to popular belief, you can't recycle much of the gear. Cleats last one season. The league dictates what kind of bat you can use.
I have four boys. You don't want to know how much we spend at Dicks each year.
I wish I had the chance to buy a frou frou costume for a dance recital. Enjoy it!
Football cleats, lacrosse cleats and basketball shoes are well over $100 apiece...this starts at age 5.
The helmets are over $100.
The lax sticks are upwards of $100.
A baseball bat is $200. Then there's the glove, cleats, special underwear for the cup, bag, batting glove, etc.
Contrary to popular belief, you can't recycle much of the gear. Cleats last one season. The league dictates what kind of bat you can use.
I have four boys. You don't want to know how much we spend at Dicks each year.
I wish I had the chance to buy a frou frou costume for a dance recital. Enjoy it!
Anonymous
10/17/2015 18:13
Subject: dance recital costume madness
Anonymous wrote:OP, yes, it is madness. Stop the madness!
Oh, go back to yout travel soccer thread.
Anonymous
10/17/2015 18:10
Subject: dance recital costume madness
OP, yes, it is madness. Stop the madness!
Anonymous
10/17/2015 18:06
Subject: dance recital costume madness
Anonymous wrote:Why do they measure so early? Do they think she won't grow before May?
Because the orders generally need to be ordered before December to arrive for a May or June recital.
Recital costumes are mostly made to order.
They are usually spandex so growth is not such a big issue.
Anonymous
10/17/2015 17:02
Subject: Re:dance recital costume madness
Op here, She wont miss any classes from what I understand, but the other kids will be talking about it in their regular class, and so will the teacher. I dont want her to feel left out.
They said they allow for a couple of inches of growth between now and May...we'll see.
They said they allow for a couple of inches of growth between now and May...we'll see.
Anonymous
10/17/2015 14:41
Subject: dance recital costume madness
The costumes are made from stretchy material so they typically still fit months and even years later. DD dressed up for years in her costumes.
Unless you are at MYB or WSB you can expect to pay for costumes and should build that in your budget or switch schools. I do think schools should provide this info in the initial signup and not spring it on 1st year parents though!
Unless you are at MYB or WSB you can expect to pay for costumes and should build that in your budget or switch schools. I do think schools should provide this info in the initial signup and not spring it on 1st year parents though!
Anonymous
10/17/2015 14:39
Subject: dance recital costume madness
Anonymous wrote:Why do they measure so early? Do they think she won't grow before May?
A lot of costumes are hand sewn. It takes a long time to fulfill all the orders.
Anonymous
10/17/2015 14:37
Subject: dance recital costume madness
Why do they measure so early? Do they think she won't grow before May?
Anonymous
10/17/2015 13:55
Subject: dance recital costume madness
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
Maryland Youth Ballet and Washington Ballet, the two best ballet schools in the area, do NOT so this.
On the other hand, competitive gymnastic centers, as well as smaller dance studios, do this all the time. It's unethical and ridiculous. Rather like the martial arts "dojos" who stack on endless fees for pseudo- belt tests every two weeks.
I refuse to enable such unprofessional practices. However, as long as there are silly parents who put up with it, they will continue...
It is not unethical.
They are selling a service, just as any restaurant or hair salon or any other business. Either it works for you and you pay it or it doesn't and you don't.
There are no ethics involved at all.
To me there is a question of ethics.
The message is that presentation counts more than actual quality of work.
It's not as if the costumes were good quality, either. Most of them are uncomfortable and flimsy, and are worth a tenth of the price you pay.
Therefore the message is also that parents will get fleeced at every turn.
But I agree with you that if people are fine with buying that kind of service, they deserve what they get
Anonymous
10/17/2015 13:31
Subject: dance recital costume madness
Anonymous wrote:
Maryland Youth Ballet and Washington Ballet, the two best ballet schools in the area, do NOT so this.
On the other hand, competitive gymnastic centers, as well as smaller dance studios, do this all the time. It's unethical and ridiculous. Rather like the martial arts "dojos" who stack on endless fees for pseudo- belt tests every two weeks.
I refuse to enable such unprofessional practices. However, as long as there are silly parents who put up with it, they will continue...
It is not unethical.
They are selling a service, just as any restaurant or hair salon or any other business. Either it works for you and you pay it or it doesn't and you don't.
There are no ethics involved at all.