the male dancer
written by Dr Dancebelt on 07.10. at 18:58:37 - as answer to: Dance belt HELP ME WITH CLOTHING by Alex at one word - tradition. Ballet is a traditional art form, from the class syllabus to what is worn. It is distracting if everyone wears something different, trying to out-dress the next person at the barre. Better for the teacher to be able to look down the line and see errors in a sea of plain colors than trying to notice misalignments in a catacophony of bright colors >I am a fair shin oriental. what is the best coloured tighst for me?For ballet or to wear around town? For ballet, see answer #1. For elsewhere, it would depend on where we are talking about. >Can I wear an tan/nude coloured dance belt but with a black pair of tights.Yes. If you are only going to buy one dance belt, make it a nude one. >Will it show the contour of my dance belt? Not to be flippant about your race, but this question sounds like the Japanese English written for toaster instructions. I guess you are asking if your dance belt can be seen through your tights or if your bulge will show. Dance belts do a pretty good job of staying invisible under tights, but any place the dance belt ends and skin begins will show a slight irregularity. It won't flatten you out - you will still be identifiable from a distance as being a male. Hope this answers your question. If not, please re-state it. >Do male wear tan/nude coloured tights?No reason not to. I've seen them in catalogs, so someone must be buying and wearing them. >Should the dance belt be tight or very tight or loose?It's like the porridge Goldilocks left out for the three bears: it should be just right. A dance belt needs to be tight enough to hold you firmly. However if the waist is too small, it will create a tight crease around your middle and any little flab will be forced above and below it, making you look fat. >Can the dance belt be use as a pair of normal underwear for a second use?Personal choice. If you can stand to wear one all day, go ahead. However, if you are trying to conceive a baby, you should be aware that a dance belt holds the testicles too close to the body to stay cool and kills off sperm. >Is it better to buy cotton/lycra OR with spandex dance belt? If you are only buying one, I'd go with cotton/lycra because they are more durable. >Is it better to buy without OR with quilted. what is quilted?Capezio makes the only "quilted" model which has 2 layers in the pouch with a slight stuffing between them. It smooths out and rounds your bulge more than non-quilted models. Some people also think the extra stuffing is good for sweat absorbtion. Personally I don't care for that model because the raw elastic waistband sucks. >What is the best brand to go for. As I can only afford to buy ONE of each, this means that I cannot afford to wash them after each dancing session.I would choose the Capezio model #26 >It will cost me $100 all, please help me make a good choiceI'd find a cheaper dancewear store! Even paying freight around the world, a dancebelt should NOT cost that much. In the USA, dancebelts cost between $12 - $20. Gold plating is extra. Answers to this message: |