wow, the costume for DD's dance recital

EMT

is $76! That seems a bit insane, right (she's 2; will be 3 in a couple weeks).

DandelionMom

Ouch!  Do they get to wear it for several recitals? 

SumnerBride

I was reading about that on a local dance school's website.  Something about how the costumes go anywhere from $50-100.  I think it's a bit much for a 3 year old's costume.

Well, I guess she'll have a really expensive dress up outfit for after.

EMT

I think it's just the one recital D-mom.

And Sum, could be the norm, but it's outrageous to me!

mlm1128

Totally normal, and totally crazy.  It costs a small fortune to take dance lessons.

djquinn

That sounds about the norm.  DD's last costume was supposed to be $65 but ended up only being $50.  It included tights (good tights we are still using) and accessories.  I felt like I was handing out money hand over fist during recital time....programs, tickets, pictures, videos etc.  What's worse is that DD's class was on stage for like 5 whole minutes.

 She is in ballet and tap this year and I am dreading two costumes.   There were parents there that had kids with 3 or 4 costumes, some even had little rolling garment racks....CRAZY!!!

JOEBunny

Not so much.  That is the cost of 9.5 ballet classes for DD.  Crazy.

kevschickee2

Halees is 75 so I know how you feel

soyaddict

They want $60 for DD's and we have to order it 8 months before the recital.

DandelionMom

Ours were $25 and they wore it for 2 recitals and it could be passed down to younger sibs because that age group wears the same one every year. 

cristiana

I paid about that much last year, but it included two separate costumes, one for tap and one for ballet. I still had to buy tights and matching shoes though.

Heidisean

My sister pays between 75-125 for all of my neices recital outfits. They are soo cute though!

HAFranklin

mlm1128:

Totally normal, and totally crazy.  It costs a small fortune to take dance lessons.

Ditto. My step-sister has been dancing since she was 2, and her parents spent a small fortune on costumes over the years.

GrowingFamily

That is NUTS.

tanda627

Crazy but that is how it is here too. DD was going to start ballet and it was $75 just for the outfit she had to wear to class plus you had to buy a recital oufit too. Lucky for me she chose to just do gymnastics.