>>Do I have to wear a dancebelt?  I find it very uncomfortable.  I would love to practice and not have to wear one.  Any thoughts?>Yes, Tim. I do have thoughts. I think you are just a fetishist who gets off talking about dancebelts. (Fetishists are ok, btw, even if they don't have the guts to be honest about it). Why are you asking for others' thoughts? If 300 people on this board say "Yes, you have to", will it alter your own choice of whether to wear one or not? Of course it won't! Ditto the vice versa. It is irrelevant what anyone else thinks! If you are in discomfort and don't think they are essential, then you'll choose not to. Simple! What are we going to do? Report you to the dancebelt police? Similarly, if 300 people say "Don't bother" will you discard it and tell your teacher the reason? It never ceases me amaze me, the nonsense people go to to get a thrill out of seeing certain words on a screen! DANCEBELT! DANCEBELT! DANCEBELT! OOOOOOOOOOOOH!