All students with long hair are required to have their hair in a bun for dance class. Boys and girls who have short hair that cannot fit into a bun must have their hair pulled away from their face.
If you’re not sure how to make a bun for your dancer, there are a couple videos below to help you. {All students who dance two or more days per week should work toward being able to make their own buns.}
What you need:
- Hair tie
- Hairnet
- Hair pins: these are open and look like a V
- Bobby pins are helpful if your dancer has little hairs that won’t reach the bun
Tips:
- Hair pins first, then the hair net, then a few more hair pins to finish
- Insert hair pins around the edge of the bun.
- Hair pins should enter the bun facing away from the bun. Then, once the pins have touched the scalp just beyond the bun, they should be flipped back toward the bun. This is what keeps the bun really secure.
- Make the bun at the crown of the head.
- Twisting the hair at the beginning makes it easier to keep everything contained.
- Leaving a tail before you put on the hairnet is okay. That’s what the hairnet is there for.
- These don’t have to be perfect! They get easier the more you do them!
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