Figure 1.--The two dancers from the same school wear different kilt lengths. Many mothers purchase them long because of the cost. Note that one boy wears kneesocks that match his kilt and the other boy socks to match his jacket.
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Figure 1.--The two dancers from the same school wear different kilt lengths. Many mothers purchase them long because of the cost. Note that one boy wears kneesocks that match his kilt and the other boy socks to match his jacket. |
The boys' kilts vary in length, often because of the mother's tendency due the cost of buying larger sizes. Kilts are quite an expensive garments. Thus mothers buy
large sizes so that that their often fast growing sons can wear them for a longer period. Some boys dance in these larger new-purchased kilts and continue wearing
their kilts even though they may have grown out of them. HBC is unsure what the boys themselves thought about the different kilt length. I'm don't think such a small difference made any difference to the dancing. The boys in the dancing were judged upon their costumes as well as the dancing. I do not know if having a properly fitted kilt was a factor in the judging.
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