Practise clothes - what do you wear?

[QPO]

so good that you think outside the square!

[elisedance]

well you will be happy to know I now have a working keyboard.  I drove up to work and borrowed one  We have moved over to a mac at home so no spares laying around.!!  Lucky we also have a lot of macs at work so I borrowed one until we can get a replacement   mm

Someone is going to be a bit peeved when they come in to work in the new year

[Becca]

I always wear practice clothes... my coaches/ teachers always say that this is a good thing because the practice clothes help them to see better where/ how my body is moving... That is what they are designed to do after all.... My favorite Practice clothes designers are Espen Salberg Designs and Dance America. You can buy their stuff on danceshopper ....I have always been satisfied with it.. I just got new practice wear for Christmas from my Mother! I'm so excited!

[Rugby]

My coaches have never complained about a skirt and I don't think I ever get away with 'leg errors' either.  After all, if a leg action does not result in a detectable wrong body action (seen or felt) why is it wrong?  The proof really is in the pudding

When I think of it I agree with ee.  I don't think my coaches would care what I wore, as in pants or skirt either.  If I even turn my foot in the wrong direction they feel it so they don't need to see my legs.  Actually my partner and I can even tell when the other one has the foot turned the wrong way and a wrong leg action is even more obvious.  I don't need to see him nor he I.   I would say it's more in latin that they want to see my legs so the skirt would have to be short if I chose that over the pants.

[mummsie]

well you will be happy to know I now have a working keyboard.  I drove up to work and borrowed one  We have moved over to a mac at home so no spares laying around.!!  Lucky we also have a lot of macs at work so I borrowed one until we can get a replacement   mm

Someone is going to be a bit peeved when they come in to work in the new year

nah its attached to our mini mac that we use for unbricking iphones.  Its not used for doing real work - mummsie

[elisedance]

I tend to use the same skirt every day but I like to change the top - since I get warm easily and I have minimal time for changes I've accumulated a few cotton tops that are light and practical for dancing and that can also be worn by themselves or under layers (like now) at work...  I just wish I had bought more of my favorite - a black pima cotton with a low cut front and short sleves gathered at the shoulder.  Its perfect but i doubt I will ever see another...

[maccer]

i norally wear a lon skirt or a pair of pants with a piece of nettin over the top so it looks like a skirt.  sorry keyboard playin p not all the keys are worki     i don't dance well in shorts or noral pants.   i have sewed abot 6 skirts which i rotate.  i wear a tshirt bt ake certain it doesn't have a collar or sleeves - i have a tendancy to hnch the sholders.  - nnnsie 

So funny Mummsie as my keyboard was playing up the other week and the n key wasn't working. It was really hard trying to say what I wanted to say without any n letters.

[QPO]

Depends if I get to come home before a lesson or practice I always change and don't bring other clothes. but if I go direct from work I always bring practice clothes and don't dance in my work clothes. Sometimes the skirts or tops are restricting and don't feel comfortable for dancing.  But I am sure coaches can always look past the clothing and see what they need to see is about being comfortable to do your best.

[elisedance]

i norally wear a lon skirt or a pair of pants with a piece of nettin over the top so it looks like a skirt.  sorry keyboard playin p not all the keys are worki     i don't dance well in shorts or noral pants.   i have sewed abot 6 skirts which i rotate.  i wear a tshirt bt ake certain it doesn't have a collar or sleeves - i have a tendancy to hnch the sholders.  - nnnsie  

So funny Mummsie as my keyboard was playing up the other week and the n key wasn't working. It was really hard trying to say what I wanted to say without any n letters.

I think the most common cause is a 'bit' under the key itself.  Sometimes you can blow it out - but then you loose another key

[MusicChica]

Yoga pants here, usually along with a ballet leotard now that I had to buy a couple for my last showcase routine--it's great, they don't ride up on you and expose your belly!

[Lioness]

Yoga pants here, usually along with a ballet leotard now that I had to buy a couple for my last showcase routine--it's great, they don't ride up on you and expose your belly!

They are rather clingy though. I generally prefer not to wear clingy tops while dancing, because they do ride up, and they also show if I relax my stomach muscles 

[QPO]

that is the idea. wear things that will show the faults so you can be reminded what you should be holding in or hold correctly.

[elisedance]

Yoga pants here, usually along with a ballet leotard now that I had to buy a couple for my last showcase routine--it's great, they don't ride up on you and expose your belly!

They are rather clingy though. I generally prefer not to wear clingy tops while dancing, because they do ride up, and they also show if I relax my stomach muscles 

A leotard would not, of course, ride up but I know what you mean about the clingy tops!  OTOH as Q said, its good for you to catch yourself in the mirror with the mid-bulge - nothing gets you straightening up faster!

I have the same issue - as long as I hold myself straight I have a nice figure but once I relax I look AWFUL.  I must get back to stomach crunches....

[QPO]

only stomach crunches  , I  have to do the arms as well, nothing worse than the tuck shop arms moving in the breeze 

[elisedance]

My arms are actually pretty good - ironic that in standard thats not important at all... except for the curtsy that is