Do dance belts used in ballroom dancing?

[maxxiem_max]

I'm relatively new ballroom dancer and it has become little bit of an issue when my manly parts are rubbing my partners thighs. Not in a sexual way, but I feel like she's going to accidentally kick it. Is it normal practice to wear dance belts for ballroom practice? If not how do I manage it? I feel like I should do something about it, because sometimes it becomes awkward when rubbing is too much. Thanks for the advice!

 

[opendoor]

Hi max, welcome to DF!
-Concerning her: talk with her about it. That underlines your sovereignty.
-Concerning you: seems you are not practicing hard enough. Classes usually are torture. (But you can have fun at socials and on the pista.)
-Concerning it: Never heard that someone ever wore belts or suspensors in my area. But you could change the style. In argentine tango the posture is the other way round. Cheeks are together and feet are far apart.

 

[wahoo_foxtrot]

From a follower's perspective... just relax... She probably forgot this already esp if she was very focused on dancing...

An occasional encounter is common and usually get forgotten sooner than you think...

But... I am not a dude so I will let the guys on the forum give you more inputs...

 

[maxxiem_max]

Thank you for the quick comments! And yes I do feel like when the practice is intense there's not much to think trivial stuff like that. I guess I should be concentrating on the moves more, lol. And I guess for the time being, I will try to ignore this and focus on the dancing. I was also afraid if wearing a dance belt is not common for ballroom dancing, it would also attract unwanted attention, therefore defeating the purpose of just focusing on the training.

 

[snapdancer]

You might be arching backward which would move your pelvis forward. That would be unusual since most new dancers tend to lean forward, but still possible. If you are taking private lessons I would suggest that you discuss this with your instructor who can analyze what you're doing and teach you how to dance with your body parts in proper vertical alignment. This will help your dancing whether you are leaning forward or back.

It may take some time of deliberate practice by yourself in front of a mirror to push this into muscle memory. You need to get this into muscle memory because when you're dancing with a partner there are other issues to consume your conscious bandwidth.

 

[open_mind]

This kind of encounter is a side effect of ballroom dancing. Interestingly, I never experienced it with any of my amateur partners, social or competitive, but it was rather common with both of my male instructors. Hmm, I wonder why. In any case, yes it happens and gets brushed off quickly. I am not a guy, but I would think certain type of underwear can help (?).

 

[fiesta0618]

Hi Max, and welcome!

What you describe is, for better or worse, fairly normal. The good news is, you are not in any danger of injury by being kicked.

You can avoid some of this by wearing compression shorts as your underwear. This will keep you "strapped in" a bit more (as well as reducing friction and wicking sweat). I've never met anyone who uses a dance belt, though.

Ultimately, it is impossible to avoid all such contact as long as you are dancing to 100% of your ability. Everyone I know just ignores it as best they can.

This kind of encounter is a side effect of ballroom dancing. Interestingly, I never experienced it with any of my amateur partners, social or competitive, but it was rather common with both of my male instructors. Hmm, I wonder why.

I can see why this would happen, depending on the level your partners were at. Speaking for myself, I had accidental junk contact when I was quite new and didn't organize my core properly; this mostly stopped happening as I learned proper posture and hip activation. But it reappeared later, as I began increasing the size and momentum of my steps.

 

[fascination]

if you are shorter than or close to the same height as the person you are dancing with in standard, these things happen...do what you have to do to not have to be worrying about it