My DD wore her hair in a half pony tail until she was in Mean Grad and basic dress probably means the same as it does here in Ireland, a smart frock or a class costume. -- For the love of the dance

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Date Posted: Tue, Mar 27 2007, 22:52:17
Author: Natural is much nicer
Subject: My DD wore her hair in a half pony tail until she was in Mean Grad and basic dress probably means the same as it does here in Ireland, a smart frock or a class costume.
In reply to: Helen 's message, "Basic Irish dancing dress???" on Tue, Mar 27 2007, 13:02:27

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[> [> Not even the dressmakers on the dressmakers board seem to know for sure, but our best guess is less applique and more traditional knotwork.. like the dresses used to be before the 90s?? or even before the heavily embroidered velvet champ dresses?? ... does that make sense? More about the dancing than the dress is the idea - also means that dancers have to 'earn' their dresses...which is not too bad an idea in itself. We need more kids getting into dance, and having to fork out for a $1000 dress for a 7-8 yr old is way more than most average families can afford. Oh, and how often do you see dresses advertised as near new because DD gave up before they could wear the dress?? I find that if people see a girl in a fabulous dress they expect that she is a fabulous champion dancer - then she just looks foolish if she can't follow through. I hate to see kids gettng hurt that way, so I try not to ever put them in that position in the first place. -- Lee in Darwin, Wed, Mar 28 2007, 1:32:31 [1]

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