Nationals: lil’ Tammy Faye, eat your heart out:

[jrittenhouse]

DRESS AND MAKEUP:

Part of what people do in any form of skating is to draw attention to themselves and their actions on the rink. This usually requires careful attention to what they’re wearing - hair, makeup and costuming.

Makeup - well, when I was an actor in high school, it used to bother me a good deal to have it on for the dress rehearsals and

Comments

[qnofhrt]

My niece has been involved in dancing since she was 4. The make-up looks clownish close up but fine on the stage. The most ridiculous make up job was when she was in the Nutcracker and was supposed to look like a toy soldier. I think they put it on with a trowel.

It sounds like the skating costumes (at least at Mere's stage) aren't the "break the bank" level that some dance costumes are. My niece's ballroom competition outfit has maybe 1/2 yard of actual fabric (that you really can't see) and a ton of Swarovski crystal beads on it. I think she got it used for something just south of $1K.