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You need a lot of preparation before you dress up for a ballroom dance. You just can’t throw on any old thing and go out there. There is a code of dress that is adhered to and if you’re a guy, it will have to be a tux or a formal suit and if you are a girl, you have to have the right dress and have your shoes matched and your hair and make-up in perfect place. Unlike getting ready for say, a prom night, getting dressed for a ballroom dance requires a little more attention. This is because you need to pick the right clothes and the right shoes.
This doesn’t mean to say that there is a particular dress code for ballroom dancing, just that there are the right clothes. You do have the freedom to choose from a wide range but do remember that if you are doing a ballroom dance, whether it is a fast jive or a slow waltz, you need to wear something that flows well and does not get tangled in your partner’s shoes or around his legs. What is of course ideal is something made of flowing material like silk which does not tangle easily. The shoes definitely have to be the correct shoes for the type of ballroom dance you are going. For instance, Latin dance shoes can be worn for the salsa and many more dances.
