I'm getting ready to audition in a few weeks once I finish getting some stuff in order, and I'm so excited/ready! I'm planning everything out in my head, but I have a problem--my hairstyle is the one thing that I can't seem to decide upon.
I'm black, so I know that everything has to be on point when I audition, especially my hair. But I also know, from years of experience, what style I would be comfortable with wearing on an everyday basis (OTC too). When I first danced, I wore a lace-front wig. That wig, and every wig, is so damn ANNOYING--irritating my hairline, hurting my scalp--within a month's time, I'm ready to toss it in the trash. I think a wig would also affect my earnings, because last time I got so distracted with the irritation, and the worry that it was on correct and looking right, that it made me lose confidence/money. So, no wig for me.
A search of SW reveals that the most acceptable kind of hair on a black dancer is a weave. I honestly haven't attempted getting a weave in about 12 years, but from what I remember (the ridiculous maintenance, the constant itching and dryness, the point where it started to look really bad) I don't miss it. Also, I cut off my dreadlocks in August, so I'm not sure if my 'fro is long enough to support a weave.
On the other hand, I really like the style of hair I have now--Senegalese twists. I'm attaching a random picture of what it looks like.
I'm lighter-skinned like Beyonce, and my twists are dark auburn, and slightly shorter.
I like the hair because it's very neat, comfortable for me, and it has a LOT of volume. I can see myself tossing my hair around on stage, and during LDs and I think it'd be very sexy. But, since this isn't the standard for black women in the industry, I'm worried that I'll start going for auditions and slowly realize as I get rejected from club after club that I chose the WRONG hair.
So what do you ladies think? Should I stick with the Senegalese, or wow with a weave? (Alliterations lol)



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