'neccesary' fashion items (warning kinda gross ;0)

africana

africana

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So until lastnight I had no idea that wearing an arm band (like a tennis band) actually served a functional purpose, i.e. has nothing to do with fashion heeeh

well a salsera clued me in as we were discussing our occassional snot-nosed spinning problem (ewww, i know), prompted by my mad dash off the dance floor to wipe my umm yeah. turns out those arm bands come in handy for averting mid-dance sprays that may occur in the middle of spins :lol:

Also did anyone know that those fingerless gloves you seem some men wearing is meant to shield their partners from their sweaty/clammy hands?? LOL I had no clue!! I thought it was just pretentious fashion
I am thinking about purchasing a few just to hand out :raisebro:

are there any other useful and semi-useful fashion items we should know about?
 
ppl are wearing GLOVES while dancing?

i would probably refuse to dance with someone wearing those. those are basically germ rags, guaranteed to convey nasty stuff to me since they cannot be washed (unlike hands.)

it's also bad for connection with your partner. my first competition costume had built-in half gloves and i ****ed up a routine i could've danced in my sleep because of them. let ALONE spontaneous social dancing. ugh.
 
:lol: you need to pay a little visit to LA LA land, they seem to have all manner of interesting fashion. Of course now I'm willing to enterain the idea that even those skirts some men wear over their pants serve a useful purpose other than drawing attention to themselves LOL

what about the sunglasses at night, in clubs?? saw that a lot at LA congress, still dont get it
 
Gloves? Yeesh. Am i the only one who LIKES sweat? Snot, ok. I can do without. But sweat... MAN. Is there anything more sexy than sliding your hot hand along his sweaty arm and connecting hooked fingertips while your hair is dripping wet and the breeze from a spin cools you down a little when you realize just how hard and how long you've been dancing? Is there anything nicer than feeling like an organic mess of bodies on the floor in a steamy club? Don't you love to see people come in all powdered and fresh and gradually turn all shiny and flushed and wet as their bodies lose stiffness and thought, and give way to something more spontaneous, more natural, more rhythmical... more...

How can you acheive that if you're not sweating? When the guys keep apologizing about their sweat, I just have to keep telling them that I'm glad it's there.. it means they've been dancing enough. I chastize the ones that aren't sweating at all. Shame on them.

As long as it smells good... mind you.

Speaking of useful fashion accessories, I'm thinkiing of getting one of those arm-band wallets. Although right now I don't need to bring anything... somehow drinks keep getting purchased FOR me. Although I can't assume that's going to happen when I move.

LoL... interesting thread, africana.
 
thespina13 said:
Gloves? Yeesh. Am i the only one who LIKES sweat? ... MAN. Is there anything more sexy than sliding your hot hand along his sweaty arm and connecting hooked fingertips while your hair is dripping wet and the breeze from a spin cools you down a little when you realize just how hard and how long you've been dancing?
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Consensus 'round here is that fresh sweat = fine, stale sweat = bad! As long as you start the night clean and towel off anything that's gonna flick in people's eyes, you're in the comfort zone!

O and not forgetting the towel-in-the-back-pocket "fashion" item, which makes new dancers thing that experienced dancers are posers, but which in fact are a very necessary item for anyone who dances more than 2 songs in a row.
 
Well, people should overall be aware of their hygeine and occasionally take a pit-stop to clean up if necessary. Here's one other problem which a guy I know has who is totally oblivious to it - he has very hairy knuckles and it totally turns women off. Two women I know commented on it after dancing with him and refused to do so again because they were grossed out.
 
I like sweaty women. It's only a problem when you have trouble holding on to them.

Some lady friends of mine around here have commented on particular guys who sweat a lot. One young guy mentioned to me that he was taking an extra shirt. I said I didn't like carrying extra stuff like that and that I just towel of when I need it. Later, one of those lady friends said to me "don't discourage him from changing shirts." I did as I was told. (I'll sure be glad when I can put in some smileys)

I sweat plenty myself and I try to towel down when it gets going good. I found some small microfiber kitchen dish clothes they are really absorbent and dry very quickly. It fits in my back pocket like a handerkerchief. But when I start using it I leave it on my table or chair. I do think the towel hanging out of your back pocket looks a little pretentious. I used to see the same thing in country dancing and felt the same way about it. It's probably just me.
 
DensterNY said:
Here's one other problem which a guy I know has who is totally oblivious to it - he has very hairy knuckles and it totally turns women off. Two women I know commented on it after dancing with him and refused to do so again because they were grossed out.
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Geez, there's another thing I have to worry about, hairy knuckles. So is the poor guy supposed to shave them?
 
I've seen a lot of guys around here do the towel-in-backpocket thing. I've never tought about it as a "fashion" trend. And I've only seen two guys with a wrist band. I think they picked up the idea from watching tennis :)
 
No no no for sweaty bodies, the dance quality will suffer as a result if people are too sweaty. and it actually causes a lot more clawing and people try to maintain better holds, nasty. I take my towel and change of shirts/blouses, my partners appreciate it :)

sweavo said:
O and not forgetting the towel-in-the-back-pocket "fashion" item, which makes new dancers thing that experienced dancers are posers, but which in fact are a very necessary item for anyone who dances more than 2 songs in a row.
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oh yeah!! some guys seem to brandish it as an accessory now heh

Now can someone tell me why they wear those very pointy toed shoes? it's mostly men, but some "divas" also wear the stiletto versions as a status thing too (at least they pay for that vanity with great pain :twisted:)

DennisNY said:
he has very hairy knuckles and it totally turns women off.
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might I suggest those electric trimmers as an accessory for the ladies :raisebro: can see using during a shines segment heh
 
Has anyone experienced partners who don't sweat at all, no matter how crowded or hot it is? I'm amazed at how dry some of my partners are. I wonder what their secret is...Any non-sweaters out there? I'm an intermediate sweater, not too much, not too little. This is weird, what other forum would be talking about sweat so nonchalantly?heehee
 
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