I've recently started wearing underarmor shirts under my usual dance clothing - be it casual, black tie or costume, and have found that I am no longer thoroughly soaked through with sweat while dancing.
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Re: For those of us that are heavy sweaters
Mon, May 26, 2008 - 1:03 PM"Underarmor shirts"? Is that the same as a ribbed cotton undershirt (which I have likewise found to prolong my back from becoming drenched in sweat while dancing)?
Another thing that I have found helps to prevent profuse perspiration while at a formal or costumed dance: remove the jacket or tailcoat after the first couple of waltzes and certainly after the first polka. :)
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Re: For those of us that are heavy sweaters
Mon, May 26, 2008 - 2:39 PMNo, underarmor is different. You should be able to find them at any sporting goods store. -
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Re: For those of us that are heavy sweaters
Tue, May 27, 2008 - 11:48 AMI wear underarmor at the dojo. Not only do I sweat through it, it stinks to high hell.
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Re: For those of us that are heavy sweat-ers
Tue, May 27, 2008 - 12:23 PMI have to agree with Qatana on this one. I have a lot of UnderArmors. We used them in the Army as well. Problem is when you sweat they tend to soak up the scent as well.
I have not yet found a good solution to sweating while dancing other than many extra shirts.
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Re: For those of us that are heavy sweaters
Tue, May 27, 2008 - 5:39 PMA gentleman does not remove his coat whilst dancing. -
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Re: For those of us that are heavy sweaters
Tue, May 27, 2008 - 8:59 PMPerhaps ... but I'm also trying to be practical.
I would think that a gentleman would also want to avoid anything but his sweetest scent from being perceived by his fair partner while dancing (i.e., he would take steps to avoid the stench of a perspiration soaked shirt).
So, if they didn't remove their coats while dancing (but didn't wear UnderArmor either), how did gentleman handle heavy sweating back in the Dickens era?
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Re: For those of us that are heavy sweaters
Thu, May 29, 2008 - 12:08 PMsweat happens.
I do not believe that a gentleman is (or should be) expected to not sweat.
The coat helps in keeping the sweat away from your partner. between your waistcoat and coat, they should cover up 95% of the sweat.
Personal hygiene standards were quite different 150 years ago, bathing happened much less often, for instance, so people had a different level of odor tolerance.
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