l wanna start with her this year l will need a pair too!

Figure Skates for sure. l bought my 5 year old hockey skates and she had a lot more trouble than the other kids. Once l made the switch to figure skates she was doing awesome. The flatter blade of the figure skates is easier for beginners that the rockered hockey blade.

if she is figure skating
i suggest some jacksons
i personally like jackson mistiques
you could proberbly get some for £50 or £60 (about twice as much of ur in dollars) for ur daughter as l would think she has pretty small feet
they would cost a little more for u because u proberbly have bigger feet.
but just remember
_ dont buy skates with room to grow. it will only end badly
- always tie them tight
- remember to get them sharpened when needed
(if ur going once a week, get them sharpened every 4-6 weeks)

hope l was of help ;]

get her fitted. l like riedell, and jacksons.
i really jackson artiste's, the can last a while if u dont outgrow them, probably till the loop..i dont have it but alot of my friends do.

Without question the most important thing is to get her fitted by a professional.

They wont try to take u for all u r worth because they want u to come back to them but they know what she needs & what her foot needs -- so also find someone with experience.

l would also like to point out -- as a mom -- that u might consider getting her a cheaper brand or a used pair of skates for a while. At five u do not know if she is even going to want to continue beyond this year & she will be out growing them so fast.

The path that most people take is rentals until the kids shows that they r going to continue for a while & then cheaper or used skates for about a year & then move on to more expensive skates that r fitted for her.

However, if u r a skater & ur family r all skaters they it could not her to give her the best foot forward, so to speak, from the very beginning.

Good luck & know that if it does not work out for her u still have time as she is still quite young.