What to Wear to an Outdoor Dance Fitness Class
Short version: whatever you can move in.
Long version, since “whatever’s comfortable” isn’t always obvious the first time:
What works:
Leggings, shorts, skorts, or joggers - anything that moves with your hips, since a lot of the work happens there
A tank, fitted or cropped tee - loose enough to breathe, close enough that you’re not adjusting it every thirty seconds
Sneakers if the ground is cement, sneakers or barefoot if the ground is grass, barefoot if the ground is sand. The ground we dance on at George English Park is cement, so shoes with some cusion make a real difference over 45 minutes
A hip scarf, if you want one. This one is totally optional, but a lot of people find it’s fun and it also helps you see and feel your hip movement
What to skip:
Anything too lose around the waist - you’ll spend the class holding it up instead of moving
Jeans or anything stiff - you need range of motion, not structure
Brand new shoes you haven’t broken in yet - first class isn’t the time to test them
Since it’s outdoors, a few extras that aren’t “outfit” but matter just as much:
Water. You’ll sweat more than you expect.
A towel.
Sunscreen if it’s a morning class, bug spray if mosquitoes are a thing where you are (they are here, sometimes - ask for one of our mosquito bracelets if you need one). What I did notice is that mosquitoes leave you alone when you’re dancing, but they bother you when you’re sitting sitting and waiting
Nobody’s grading the outfit. I’ve seen people show up in whatever they had on that morning and have a great class. The only real rule is: don’t wear something that stops you from moving. Everything else is just preference.
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