Competition dress choice; heel height; re-wearing dresses; & salsa/mambo question

These are the ones I like. They are non-binding, offer good coverage and let you show off your pedicure! I don't like the heavy ones with the solid sole panel. To me, they are the same as wearing control top pantyhose.
 

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Well Rounded said:
I also discovered that any undergarments with strong control in the torso area had a negative effect on the way my dancing looked and felt. Several people people complimented me on one of my competitive numbers where I was not wearing a slenderizing undergarment. They told me I looked much more relaxed than my other numbers, where I looked rather stiff. They had no way of knowing that I had removed my tight-fitting undergarment for the number where I looked relaxed. . When I watched the videos, I determined they were accurate in their assessment. There was a noticeable difference. Ever since then, I where undergarments that are secure but not binding.
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I noticed the same thing...I got a pair of "firm control" high waisted ones, and I could feel I was less flexible in my movements. I'd rather have the expressiveness.
 
ocean-daughter said:
I noticed the same thing...I got a pair of "firm control" high waisted ones, and I could feel I was less flexible in my movements. I'd rather have the expressiveness.
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Funny how it works differently for different people - but I actually prefer firm control tights. Somehow it pulls me together and makes me more aware of the posture and poise and makes me feel more in control of my movement.
 
Yes, it's interesting that way. I suppose I might change my mind about it as my dancing continues to develop.
 
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I liked the control top pantyhose and foundation garments. I thought I looked much better and that my posture etc., was better. The videos and my fellow dancers showed me otherwise. I looked much stiffer than I felt. YMMV
 
Does anyone have recommendations for tights? Can I wear tights with latin/rhythm?
I think I would prefer them over fishnets.
 
Tights aren’t usually worn with latin/rhythm. Fishnets work because the lines essentially create stronger leg lines. I often wear capezio because they have a solid foot which makes it feel like tights on the bottlm
 
I do 100% of my practicing with bare legs and nothing in my shoes except my feet.

For the rhythm portion of the recent virtual comp, I wore capezio professional weight fishnets. Professional weight means they are crazy STRONG. You can stick sharp-edged fake nails into them and they won’t tear; and like rels77 said, they have a specially made solid piece on the bottom of the feet, so they don’t make your sandals uncomfortable or let your feet slide around (as if!).

For the smooth portion, though, I took off the fishnets & went bare legged like usual.

From what I’ve read on DF, dancing with or without socks/hose/tights is a subject most women feel very strongly about one way or the other. It’s usually either “I can’t imagine sticking my dirty feet directly into my shoes” or “I can’t imagine having anything come between my feet and my shoes” - and I’m in the latter camp.

But back to your question, what specifically is it about tights that you think you’d prefer over fishnets?
 
Joe said:
Waffle butt is way behind (haha) on the list?
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Having read about that on DF, I was on the lookout for it when I wore fishnets for a couple hours at a time during our dress rehearsal and when we recorded our comp videos. It wasn’t as bad for me as I’d been led to expect. I mean, the grid pattern embedded in my skin was OBVIOUS, but faded after a couple hours; and it’s not like it hurts or anything - just looks a little odd.

worddancer said:
Chub rub ;)
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Idk what style your Latin dress is, but I’ve worn THESE for many years for that exact purpose. If you get a color that matches either your skin or the color of the fishnets (there are 6 colors available), I bet you could wear them underneath the fishnets without them being noticeable. And they are very comfortable, not constrictive like shapewear.

FWIW, due to the design of my rhythm dress, I just sucked it up & endured the inner thigh chafing. (It’s genetics. My thighs have ALWAYS rubbed together, regardless of my weight or level of fitness.)
 
Warren J. Dew said:
"Salsa" seems to be a currently popular social dance, so it can be the dance most useful to many students. And yes, it's the same as Mambo except that some people dance Salsa breaking on 1 instead of breaking on 2.

Hmm, that is not my understanding. Yes, the music is the same, but the dancing to it is not. My understanding is based on having danced for a few years with amateur teams in the salsa community, sometimes called ''Street Latin,' who typically attend the various Salsa Congresses and the World Salsa Summit in Miami held every January. As well as input from a former National Rhythm finalist who in a workshop described Mambo as a dance in which partners rotate around one another, whereas salsa as it is commonly danced in the club scene is more of a slot dance as we see in WCS and Hustle. This aligns with lectures I've heard on the salsa scene about the history of the salsa/mambo, which originated in Cuba, most likely from a traditional African dance in which the man danced around the woman in an attempt to seduce her. What else is new? :-) It then evolved into a partner dance as it moved west to Mexico City and east to Puerto Rico and thereby to New York. According to these sources, salsa dancing in clubs was heavily influenced by the disco scene, particularly the Hustle, and evolved into the slot format for partner dancing. As for dancing salsa on 1 or on 2, I believe it is a personal choice. I have heard opinions that a 2/3 clave 'feels' more natural to dance on 2 since the first heavy beat of the clave hits on the 2, and vice versa on a 3/2 clave. Have also heard that that is complete BS, lol, and that one can listen and respond to other instruments. Another key difference I have seen between 'club Salsa' and Mambo as it is danced in American Rhythm is that the former is danced pretty much always on slightly flexed knees and Mambo follows more or less the 'one straight, one bent knee' rule, which introduces more hip action. I am not an expert on any of these topics and welcome additional input.
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