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Originally Posted by Chani
If I could have any costume I wanted I would only have trouble choosing between all the lovely ones around. However, I am trying to design my own first costume. I have very little money so I will use that to purchase a top and I will make the skirt myself or if tops are too expensive I may end up decorating a bra.
I am guessing that experienced dancers here wear quite different costuming to what they started with. I'd be interested to hear about your first outfits - the good, the bad and the ugly.
Chani
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The first costume that I danced in publicly as a student, basically consisted of a dressed up version of what I wore to class every week. I had very little money. And the only things that made it look good were pieces of jewellery that various relatives gave me.
A simple patterned wrap skirt with a coin belt, a sports bra and a large tribal necklace to cover it up with. Oh, and a cholie vest thing.
That’s mostly what I dance in any time I perform, because I don’t own a bedlah.
Although late last year, I was fortunate to be able to borrow my current teachers for a trio performance.
The simplest of costumes can look spectacular without needing to spend hundreds of dollars.
I also have a couple of medieval style dresses that I had to have made up for renaissance fairs. They’re make from crushed velvet