This Saturday we had another wonderful dance performance. My two dancers did a wonderful job and they looked great! Morgan was able to wear two costumes that have definitely gotten used, one of them is starting to have the straps fall apart, and when I look back at those costumes I think that they were well used $50. Then my youngest, we did not get to reuse her beautiful costume, but thanks to Maysco Dance Supply we were able to borrow an older costume, one that has been used for years by different dancers, and they looked great, even with 8 year old costumes. Which just reinforces my goal for this blog, let’s reuse our costumes, share them and help each other out.
As the summer gets closer I will be collecting a list of dancers who want to be part of our “co-op” and we will be able to set a way to help all of us to save money, reuse our costumes, and live a “green” life.
What a great idea! I love it. I used to sew dance costumes and people were always surprised at the cost involved in purchasing materials and paying for the labor. A good costume would often cost over $100 each, which is being very conservative. This is a great way to keep the cost down, by reusing the costumes you can save a lot of money. There are even places online which sell used costumes in bulk, like 30-100 like costumes which have been used and are still in usable condition. It’s a great way to get your used costumes sold and also to find cheaper costumes for your group.
I very thankful that our costumes are not $100, becuase my oldest has 6 different costumes and another 3 for my youngest, just short of $500 a year. not including tution.
Hi Marcia:
I don’t know much about dance or costumes, but the videos you’ve included of you husband & his brother dancing are excellent! Thanks for the chuckles!
Joe
Joe,
I’m glad you liked the videos, I know we laughed so hard too!