While trying to find interesting salsa dance gear and fashionable clothes, I stumbled upon what I would like to call Exhibit A: A Men’s Dance Belt. I am sure there is a fine explanation for this piece of dance hardware, however, I just don’t have that answer. I just look at it and say: “Really??“ Not only did they choose to have the very seductive color of “Mushroom” as a choice but they start out in ‘Extra Small‘ sizes! Click on the picture for a ‘larger’ view 
I hope our visitors enlighten us on how this apparatus might be useful when going out dancing in the salsa scene. Leave your comments and thoughts below.
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I think they are to sostein manhood for ballet dancers! Thanks god we salsa dancers can let our jewels flow on all their glory!
Uhhh…..I’m not certain where the boundries lie for replies…
Must be a European thing? Never seen anything like this stateside.
Are these supposed to be junk holders? Why not roll with a quality pair of CK boxer briefs?
ROTFL-COPTER @ Fran….I’m not sure what the word “sostein” means but I think I know what you are getting at.
As for letting “jewels flow on all their glory” I think that happened to me once in the late 60’s.
You must mean “going comando?” Either way very funny post and topic for that matter!
Upon further review (and conferring with the almighty google,) I found this amazing thread debating the necessity of woman’s dance belts. Being that they are lacking the need of support, why are there dance belts sized for women???
http://www.dance.net/topic/5115860/1/Pas-De-Deux/Do-girls-wear-dance-belts-in-Pas-De-Deux.html
Essentially, these are for leotard wearing male ballet dancers. This ‘dance belt’ acts as a jock strap along with keeping the viewing public from having to know the religious rites (or lack there of) of the individual.
Hope everyone feels more informed now! I know I do (…and knowing is half the battle!!!)
lol… “do girls wear dance belts?”
reply: “do men wear bras?”
@ marco:
“Uhhh…..I’m not certain where the boundries lie for replies…
Must be a European thing? Never seen anything like this stateside.”
I was thinking something similar except the words were the other way around: Must be an American thing. Never seen anything like this in Europe
Thanks for finding it though Anthony. It made me laugh
My favorite are the men’s tutu’s. Don’t get me wrong, I have the utmost respect for Ballet. But these are just wrong…and purple does not go well with this guy… http://www.wearmoi.co.uk/acatalog/Mens_Tutu.html
In ballet, because their tights are ridiculously tight, if men don’t wear proper gear, you can see everything. However, so that they don’t have undergarments causing unsightly lines, they also need something similar to a thong. Thus the dance belt. Hope that explains it.
LOL… like any other athelete.. men whom dance are at increase risk of testicular torsion from all that jumping around doing shines.. which can put your future generations and manhood at risk if the sack gets tangled and cuts off blood supply to the testicles. You don’t have to buy this particular apparatus to prevent it…just wear tighty-whites when you dance to keep your sack tight..hehe..pref. without superman logos on them..:-)
I think Khang has cleared up the matter very nicely. Still, why would someone decide to call this color “mushroom”? It is intended to be a pun? =P
I remember my VERY FIRST dance class at age 18. I was popular, VERY popular, with the (much) older women.
Guys, do you remember what it was like getting close to a woman? Any woman? I mean, Bea Arthur, dead and still reeking of formaldehyde, still registers as a woman to certain parts of the body. And at age 18, especially for a guy like me who was still very ‘new to the world,’ (some guys learn to dance because they like to dance, some guys dance because they need an excuse to talk to girls they’re not related to) my biology instantly recognized and reacted to females at very close proximity. It was both very hard to hide, and very hard to get rid of. Not to mention embarrassing.
So, lets just say I get it…
…Oh, and jock straps are sufficient substitutes for this purpose…
That Guy is right on…I knew the purpose the moment I saw it. Dancing with hot women, especially Bachata, will get a guy sprung and ppl start to get knocked over…
That Guy is right on…I knew the purpose the moment I saw it. Dancing with hot women, especially Bachata, will get a guy sprung and people get knocked over…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_belt
Answers all your questions and confirms some estimations regarding the Dance Belt…
I have to agree with Fran… having space for your parts is both healthy and natural…
ALTHOUGH, in saying that, the amount of guys that do not understand they need to “dress to the left” when dancing close to a woman is amazing!
***GUYS – NOT COOL! Dress to the left to impress! ***
PS: Love what you guys are doing here at Addicted 2 Salsa.. keep up the good work!
<3 from Australia!
This is a dance belt. It is made for male ballet dancer to hold the balls in place and hide them when you dance as we are pretty often legs in the air and jumping. You don’t really wanna have your balls jumping as you do, seriously.
They are sometimes padded to hide bigger dick/balls.
But note that those are especially used in ballet dancing, cause of the tights too.
And about the colour, it is skin coloured so it doesn’t show throught tights.
THat’s it!
It’s not a very known piece of clothes, unless you’re a man and you dance ballet.
are sure those are for salsa? Well, we all know that the dance wear is really fit to be sexy.
-http://latinoflavors.blogspot.com/2009/12/sway-like-rumba.html