What's a Dance Belt?

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Dance belts are specialized athletic supporters designed specifically for dance. Tights create the quandary. The gods of ballet have decreed that male dancers wear them for class and performances, but somehow without little Johnny’s 'johnny' providing a graphic male anatomy lesson for the other students or audience. Also in ballet, mid-class “readjustments” are considered bad form. Genital protection and support are required. And because tights are form-fitting, any conventional underwear or jockstrap shows right through them.  Dance belts avoid these lines by eliminating the jockstrap’s rear straps, replacing them with a thong that goes between the buttocks.

Dance belts form a smooth idealized male bulge under tights with no visible lines, while keeping the genitals safely and securely held up and away from the danger of being crushed or bruised between your legs.  A secondary benefit is their ability to hide any visible evidence of a spontaneous erection, which could be quite embarrassing in class or on stage.  Although you’ve probably never worn anything else half as tight as a dance belt, a well fitting one can actually be quite comfortable once you get used to the unusual feel.  Dancers like the security of knowing their testicles aren’t going to get trapped and crushed between their thighs, no matter how radical a move they throw. The secret is finding the right dance belt.

Beginning at puberty male dancers should always wear a dance belt under their tights. Actually you should wear one every time you dance even if you don't wear tights. They are the best protection you can get to avoid hurting yourself doing some of the movements peculiar to ballet.  Although an argument can be made for all boys to wear a dance belt regardless of age, dance belts for young boys are hard to find (This site can help with that).

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