Sunless Tanning's favored by BYU dancers!

How do dancers in a contest at BYU get the judges to
notice them? With a golden brown sunless tan!

Check out the story below to see how they're using
sunless tanning to their advantage.

BYU NewsNet - Practice Makes Perfect for BYU Dancers:

By Rosalie Westenskow - 7 Mar 2006

Almost seven years ago, Bryce Haymond found himself
standing on a dance floor amid swirling couples, holding
up his ballroom dance partner who had fainted in the
middle of their competition routine.

'She was about halfway to the floor when I caught her,'
said Haymond, a junior majoring in industrial design.

Fortunately, Haymond's partner revived within a second
or so, and the couple continued dancing, their mishap
unnoticed by the judges.

Although fainting mid-routine may not be a common
occurrence at ballroom competitions, BYU ballroom
dancers relay multiple instances of forgetting the steps,
colliding with other couples or just not performing to
their full potential. As a result, BYU dancers are
practicing rigorously to prevent such mishaps from
affecting their performance at this weekend's national
ballroom championships held at the university.

The 2006 United States National Amateur DanceSport
Championships have become an annual event at BYU
and will take place this Thursday through Saturday,
March 9-11, 2006, featuring multiple competitions at a
variety of levels everyday.

More than 1,500 dancers, including all BYU students
enrolled in ballroom dance classes, will participate in
the competition.

Dancers who plan to compete add several hours of practice
and preparation every week to their already full loads of
work and school responsibilities.

Last Friday, March 3, 2006, more than 12 students were
already hard at work polishing their routines before 8 a.m.
classes had begun.

The couples practiced different dances, paused in front of
the mirror to check poses and worked with coaches on
specific aspects of their technique.

Haymond and his partner, Milly Boyce, a junior majoring
in genetics and biotechnology, revolved around each other,
their feet gliding across the wooden floorboards as if they
were dancing on ice, Boyce's long brunette ponytail whipping
around at every turn.

Both Haymond and Boyce are on the tall side - a
characteristic they use to their advantage in a sport where
competitors constantly strive to stand out.

"We make longer lines and can move more quickly across
the floor," Haymond said.

Competitors use a plethora of techniques to increase their
chances of being noticed by the judges, including sunless
tanning.

The logistics of tanning seemed a popular conversation
among the dancers practicing last Friday morning, and
during breaks they exchanged tips, including the suggestion
of shaving before applying sunless tanning products.

Getting fake tans is an item on Haymond and Boyce's
pre-competition "to-do" list. "There are so many lights
[at the competition]," Haymond said. "If you don't put a
little color on your skin, you look like a ghost."

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