My Hair Won't Stay In A Bun - Please Help

> I am a dancer, (ballet, jazz, tap) and I> am almost 15 years old. I can have dance rehersals> for 3 hours or more, and my hair won't stay in> a bun (required) for more than a hour. My bobby> pins are always shooting out of my bun. I have> long hair (about 4 inches past my shoulders) I> REALLY need an idea for a GOOD, HOLDING, bun.> I have tried clips and things but they don't stay> as long as I need them. Do you have ANY ideas???Get all the tangles out of your hair. Put it in a high ponytail with a hair-safe elastic (no little metal thing, no actualy elastic showing) or scrunchie. Wrap it into a bun, pinning as you go - every quarter-turn or more.Then cut the foot off an old pair of sheer pantyhose - "nude" works fairly well for brown hair, something lighter or darker as your hair color suggests. Put this over your bun and stretch it tight, gathering all the slack against your head. Wrap a scrunchie around to hold it in place.Many dancers who do traditional Highland (Scottish) dance here in the US use a strategy similar to this. They often buy fancy nets, but an old pair of pantyhose is much cheaper and works just as well. I've seen some Highland dancers who didn't even bother making a bun, but just stuffed their hair in the net any old way. A real bun looks much better, though.Good luck!Laura Jane lswanson@sunflower.bio.indiana.edu