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Topic: dancing do
Posted By: TANYA
Subject: dancing do
Date Posted: January 12 2000 at 2:00am
I have very straight waist length hair and I need some help. I need to learn to put it up for ballroom dancing (serious stuff, with all kinds of lifts and twirls and even flips). I've tried putting it in a bun and french twist, but in minutes the hair pins are flying across the room, even with a hair net. I've also tried braiding it and then pinning up the braid, but again the pins go flying. I don't have any desire to cut it, but I need some help soon. We are getting ready for some performances and it has to be up.
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TANYA H.
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Posted By: andy
Date Posted: January 12 2000 at 2:01am
I reckon that some kind of braid is probably your best best, have you tried putting it in a bun, but then using a scruncci round the base to cover/hold in the pins? Or possibly a french braid doubled over and tied with ribbon instead of pinned up. I also once heard that hairpins hold better if sprayed with hairspray before putting in - though I have no idea if this actually works!
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Posted By: TANYA
Date Posted: January 12 2000 at 2:01am
> I reckon that some kind of braid is probably> your best best, have you tried putting it in a> bun, but then using a scruncci round the base> to cover/hold in the pins? Or possibly a french> braid doubled over and tied with ribbon instead> of pinned up. I also once heard that hairpins> hold better if sprayed with hairspray before putting> in - though I have no idea if this actually works!>> Thanks for the suggestion. I'm really trying to stay away from a french braid because if you've ever seen pictures of the top ballroom couples (the few who don't have short hair) you'd see that braids aren't "the look" which is an important part of the judging. I'll give the scrunchie a try. Tanya
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TANYA H.
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Posted By: TANYA
Date Posted: January 12 2000 at 2:02am
> I tried the scrunchie at pratcie the other day. It held for a little bit longer but by the end of the dance my bun had dropped and sagged and looked terrible. So it seems I'm still at the beginning. I need some suggestions quick!
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TANYA H.
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