Anyway, I have a few favorite dance belts. I really do prefer the Capezio padded dancebelt. It's great for pas de deux for a little help when my partner's knee ends up in my crotch.
I really miss the OLD Danskin dancebelts (of course they no longer make men's dancewear at all now...) I liked the way the heavy elastic would smash things into place and keep it there. The wide thong kept from digging in and the thing was a close to "comfortable" as I've ever seen. They made the same design in lycra for a time (I have one) but it wasn't as good as the original.
The M Stevens dancebelt is good under some revealing or SMALL costumes. I was in a music video (in drag and the top picture on my website) and wore my M Stevens for the shoot. However, after ELEVEN hours of wearing the thing, I was in AGONY. I like them for short-term wear ONLY!
Thanks again for your posting! Wish we had the internet when I was younger!
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