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- Jul 26, 2016
Obviously when you are at national and international levels, costuming is really important. Also, when you first start out and are learning programs with bunny hops and two foot spins, the costuming is absolutely NOT important.
So when does it really start to matter? For example, I see some kids at the Pre-Juvenile level and their parents have literally invested thousands of dollars in the costumes that are tailor-made for the programs and then you see some kids who are probably wearing hand-me-downs or costumes that are in the $200 dollar range and potentially used for more than one season or program.
I understand that you'd want to have appropriate attire (e.g. skating dress and tights), but when do the judges start to implicitly or explicitly expect "more" out of your costuming or take it into account in the judging?
Curious what people think about this.
So when does it really start to matter? For example, I see some kids at the Pre-Juvenile level and their parents have literally invested thousands of dollars in the costumes that are tailor-made for the programs and then you see some kids who are probably wearing hand-me-downs or costumes that are in the $200 dollar range and potentially used for more than one season or program.
I understand that you'd want to have appropriate attire (e.g. skating dress and tights), but when do the judges start to implicitly or explicitly expect "more" out of your costuming or take it into account in the judging?
Curious what people think about this.