Copyright 2007, Catherine L. Tully

Your dance bag is a personal thing. Everyone has certain items that they feel are vital to carry with them, be it for class or for a tour. When I was dancing, some things I typcially had inside my bag included:

+ An extra pair of technique shoes

+ Lambs wool

+ First aid tape (I didn’t use band aids…found them too bulky)

+ Granola bars

+ An elastic for my waist

+ An extra pair of tights (that seemed to always be wrapping themselves around everything else in the bag)

+ Tissue and toilet paper (for wrapping toes after I got sick of lambs wool)

+ A small bag of makeup

+ Brush, hair bands and bobby pins

+ A hand towel for wiping the sweat off my brow during class

+ Leg warmers

+ A sweater

I had a pretty big bag, and sometimes I stuffed extra things inside, such as leotards, a notebook or even a book once in a while… [Read more…]