Newbie: hair question

[Pondie]

Evening all

Wonder if anyone can help advise as our teacher wasn't overly clear with something

My daughter is doing her primary exam in feb and we have been told hair to be JA style

Am I right in thinking that is two high ponytails, plaited crossed over and pinned!? And if so do I need to put blue ribbons (ISTD) in it and where abouts?!

Many thanks

C

[Lisa O`Brien]

Hello Pondie and welcome to the Forum. I would suggest asking your teacher to clarify exactly what she means,even showing you by practising on your daughter`s hair so you are absolutely clear,if necessary.

[Moomin]

Wow that sounds complicated, I would ask the teacher to demonstrate too! my daughter didn't have neary enough hair to do that style at that age, we have always just done a bun and been asked for no ribbons or 'extras'

[Anna C]

Yes, when dd did ISTD Primary at her old school (gosh, long time ago!) her hair was in a ballet bun.

 

Our little RAD girls do have their hair in plaits, pinned on top of the head, up until Grade 3. They have ribbons which match their exam "colour" (i.e. Pink, white, blue or yellow), allocated by the teacher depending on which order they are.

 

I would ask the teacher for confirmation of exactly what she wants.

 

And welcome to the forum. :-)

[Picturesinthefirelight]

Dd has only ever had an ordinary bun.

 

Her old tap/modern teacher was really good at hair & for modern exams used to to their hair in a lovely inverted French pleat (buns wernt appropriate as they got in the way of floor work).

 

One time though the exsms ran early so I've group just went in in pony tails. Didn't affect the results.

[Aurora]

RBS JAs do have crossed pinned plaits as you said, the ribbon would go where the plait begins but there's no harm in double checking!

 

At dd's school the pre-primaries have 2 buns (bunches put in buns) - it looks very cute and is certainly easier than pinning plaits!

[sleep123]

Thankfully at my DD's JAs we didnot have to do the cross over plaits! Traditional bun with a small bow at the top of the bun and not underneath it.

[Pondie]

Thank you all so much

I will speak to her tomorrow but I suspect it is the plaits

Traditional buns are so much easier.

Oh well....

Thanks for the help... And welcome

C. x

[Lifeafterballet?]

Both my DD had to have "cross over plaits" for ISTD ballet and modern exams when they were younger. It is easy - the trick is to get the initial bunches high. Once plaited cross one over the top of her head and round the outside of other bunch and repeat with the other. Tuck the ends under the plaits before pinning if possible. Then run a line of pins down the centre - catching the inside of both plaits to keep them together before putting a net over then pinning the outside edges. Lots of gel spray!!! I think the most stressful bit of exams for me is how they look as that's my responsibility - the dancing is all down to them

[Picturesinthefirelight]

At dds dance school which was just round the corner from her academic school the teacher used to do all their hair.

 

They went to exams straight from school so never kept buns in neat enough & often one parent (usually me) did the school run as some of the others couldn't get the time off work.

[Jishui123]

Both my daughters had to have this style for their early exams and one of them for Royal JAs. I used to put the hair in bunches - reasonably high but no too high in their cases as they both had very long hair. I put ribbons in at this point and then aviv rolled them atond so the bow was underneath. Some of the JAs gripped on a ready made bow afterwards. Then it's just a question of plaiting the bunches and pinning them over the top of the head. On our case each plait would go there and back as the hair was long. I found the essential thing was to put a bun net over the top of the plait creation and pin that in too! I found this style easier to get right first go than a bun! Good luck!