Tutorial: Simple Ballerina Bun

I never thought much of twisting the girls' hair up into buns for dance class until someone at the studio looked at Allie's hair one night and asked me how long it had taken.  "Um, a minute."  This is usually the last thing I do before we run out the door.  The girls don't have to wear buns for ballet, but they usually prefer to.  So here's how I do buns.

What You Need:

Hairbrush

Hair elastic

Bobby pins

Hairspray (optional)

Step 1 - Ponytail

It's as simple as it sounds.  Secure the hair into a ponytail.



Step 2 - Twist and Twist

Take the ponytail and twist the hair clockwise.



Now, as you're twisting the hair, twist it again into a bun shape around the ponytail.  You want to stay in a clockwise direction.



Step 3 - Pin

Secure the bun with as several bobby pins.





That's it! Quick and simple.


Tips:

* Dirty hair stays in place better.  We don't worry about this for dance class but if I need to dirty up the girls' hair, I use hairspray and then brush it out.

* If I need to tame wispy pieces of hair, I use hairspray.  Nothing fancy.

* If you have more or longer hair, the bun can take on a cone-like shape.  To prevent this from occurring, secure the bun with bobby pins as you're twisting it into the bun - not after you've twisted all the hair into a bun.  Or/also, when you reach the hair at the end of the ponytail, don't twist it too tight or it will push out the hair twisted before it.