During class, I notice that the seams of my dance belt stick out from under my tights and the outline is visible. Is there any way to stop this from happening? Should i get different tights or dance belt?

Wear a belt or a elastic waistband. I took a piece of Anti roll elastic in black. Stretch it around your waist and give it a 2" overlap. Sew the 2" overlap, slide it up to your waistband and take a roll or two over your tights. This will hold them in place very well and I've never had a problem, even with my small stature and lack of waist (which is a rarity at my age).

The following was taken from balletformen.com

You’ll wan’t your tights to be pulled up tight to your crotch, and be giving you a wedgie (you’re already wearing the dance belt anyways). If it doesn’t give you a wedgie, you’ll get a uni-butt, which looks like you have one big butt-cheek and it looks weird and unnatural. Here are 2 good options for keeping your tights held up: suspenders or a waist-belt.

Tights can be ordered with suspenders on them, or you can put suspenders on your own pair. To put suspenders on your tights. Get some 1/2 inch or wider elastic. This is sold in many fabric and department stores. Put your tights on and pull them all the way up. Cut some pieces of elastic long enough to go from the front of your tights waist to the opposite side of your back tights waist. So you should have a piece go from your left side of your tights, below your left nipple, over your shoulder to your right side back, below your shoulder blade. Do the same thing from your right side, to your left back side. This will allow the suspenders to cross behind you, and keep them from slipping off of your shoulders. Mark the length of the elastic so that they are stretched, but not so tight they can’t stretch anymore. Take your tights off and sew these elastics to the waist band just they way you measured them.

The problem with suspenders is that you have to wear your tights so high. You could wear them under a shirt, but then the elastic will rub on your bare chest. Find the softest elastic you can in this case. If you wear a shirt under the suspenders, you will have to tuck it in to your tights, which are pulled up really high, and that can look a little strange.

The other option is to use a waist belt. You can either use a thin belt you would use for your pants, or again some elastic. My favorite method is to get a thick length of elastic, at least 1 inch thick. Measure the length by pulling the elastic tight around your hips. Pull it so tight you can’t pull it anymore and add 2 inches to that length. Cut that piece and use the 2 inch extra to overlap the ends of the elastic to make it a circle. Sew the two ends together at the overlap. Then put your tights on and pull them all the way up with the waist as high as it goes. Take your elastic belt you just made and step into it. Pull it all the way up (it will be tightest around your hips, but not so tight you can’t pull it up). Pull the elastic up to be 1 inch below the waist of your tights. Roll the waistband of your tights over the elastic and then continue rolling it down, flipping over the elastic so that it wraps up the extra waist of tights. Keep pulling your tights up so that it stays tight in your crotch, and roll down until the elastic makes a waistband roll of tights that sits at a comfortable level. Instead of using the elastic, you can use a thin leather belt, but I find the elastic is easiest to use. This method creates a thicker waistband around your tights, but it still allows you to tuck in your shirt, holds your tights up, and looks pretty decent.

If you look closely enough, a discerning viewer can usually spot dance belt outlines under tights. Changing to a different model dance belt can minimize the problem if yours is extremely obvious.

Dance belt color also affects whether or not you can spot a dance belt under tights. Never wear a white one with white tights - use "tan", "nude", or "chocolate" to match your skin tone.

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thanks (:

ARe you wearing MEN tights? They are made a lot thicker and also wear a nude color dance belt. NOT black

Kev

yupz mens tights and nude colored dance belts but the color doesnt really change how you can see the outline

Well, it's very difficult to make a dance belt COMPLETELY invisible. The finished edges are always visible under tights if you look hard enough. If you find one with less padding, the edges will be less visible - although everything UNDER your dance belt will be more visible.

But make sure you're wearing the correct size. If it's too small, it will pinch in your flesh, making the belt more visible. And if it's too big, it will bunch, also making it more visible.

But personally, I wouldn't get too hung up about it.

thanks for the advice...