What Dress? For what Age?
Different Dresses for Different Ages 0-11 in a cupcake, 12-13/14 ballgown, 14/15+ in a more fitted or flowy gown.
However these rules dont apply to everyone it all depends on how tall the child is.
If you have a tall or more mature 9/10/11yr old that looks a bit silly in a short cupcake dress with ankle socks and mary janes, you might want to move into a ballgown earlier. As I have seen some 9/10/11 yr olds that just can't pull off the cupcake (they look too mature, the way they carry themselves,etc..), and do so much better in a ballgown.
At age 14/15 you move out of the ballgown and into something more fitted, mermaid, flowy, etc.... We don't take points off for girls older than this in a ballgown, this is just the 'glitz standard' that is out there.
When wearing a long gown we do NOT want to see your feet unless it is a slitted dress. The dress should be just brushing the floor. Make sure the dress is not to big on the child as the judges can deduct points to make sure they can walk and feel comfortable with the dress.
However these rules dont apply to everyone it all depends on how tall the child is.
If you have a tall or more mature 9/10/11yr old that looks a bit silly in a short cupcake dress with ankle socks and mary janes, you might want to move into a ballgown earlier. As I have seen some 9/10/11 yr olds that just can't pull off the cupcake (they look too mature, the way they carry themselves,etc..), and do so much better in a ballgown.
At age 14/15 you move out of the ballgown and into something more fitted, mermaid, flowy, etc.... We don't take points off for girls older than this in a ballgown, this is just the 'glitz standard' that is out there.
When wearing a long gown we do NOT want to see your feet unless it is a slitted dress. The dress should be just brushing the floor. Make sure the dress is not to big on the child as the judges can deduct points to make sure they can walk and feel comfortable with the dress.