Dancing with your hair down

The topic of this blog post may seem strange at first, but trust me, it happens and it is best to be prepared when you're faced with the feat of dancing with your hair down. this is mainly a feat if you have medium to long hair because short hair is less likely to throw you off. I have very long hair, so when I was told that in one of my hardest dances I would have to wear my hair down, I did not know how I would be able to manage it. After rehearsing my dance a couple times, I realized that it was manageable, although I would have to develop some techniques to help me dance with my hair down. My hair was often flying in my face and since that particular dance was very hard, it would stick to my face a little bit due to the perspiration on my skin. The first thing I realized was that I could use the parts where I was running across stage to my advantage. During these parts, (if there are any in your dance) I suggest you give your head a little shake, just enough so that the hair goes out of your face and you feel ready for the next move. I also find this tip useful if you are leaping in the air or doing a jump in which you have enough time to angle your head so that it catches some wind and blows back your hair. Also, it's important to get your hair out of the way before you go into a very slow part in the dance or have to stand still for count or two. This does not mean you should ever move your hair away from your face with your hands, but like I stated before, a little head shake might help. Another important tip to keep in mind is to use turns to get your hair out of your face. It's very easy to get thrown off balance during a turn if you are dancing with your hair down, but if you make sure you spot in one place, it shouldn't throw you off that much. If you are doing multiple turns, sometimes the last turn in which you spot in, you can use to whip your head around and whip your hair out of your face. It takes many rehearsals of the same dance to figure out at which point you can you use to your advantage to get your hair out of your face. I would suggest going over each move individually without music to see which ones are going to get the hair in your face and what steps you were going to take to be able to get your hair out of your face so that it doesn't mess you up in your next steps. I hope these tips have been helpful!