Any cheerleaders out there??

Aug 7, 2015

Savannah C.

So my hair length is right under my breasts when it's down & straight... But every time I put it in a high pony tail clean & tight my hair always appears to look like it's really short & I don't understand why. There's no other way I can wear my hair for games or competition because my coach is very strict & wants everything to look the same because we are 5 time national champions. I just need an explanation on why my hair always looks like it's really short it a high pony tail?? & I know you're hair is supposed to look a little shorter in a long tail but this is ridiculously short... Like at practices all the new girls who never seen my hair down because it's always in a pony tail one day after school they would notice my hair & were like I didn't know you're hair was that long... In pictures my friends can take their ponytail to the side & lay it against their shoulder so they don't look bald with it behind their head but me... I can't lol. Please just help me figure out why this is how it is??

Aug 7, 2015

Anna R.

Hey! I'm a dancer and at the beginning of this year I had really long hair. Towards Christmas I decided to cut it to around the length you're describing, and I also got layers. It thinned my hair out at the bottom and when I first put it into a pony tail I flipped out! We have a very strict hair code too. So I started playing around with picture taking. When I take pictures or am just standing I tilt my head slightly one way or the other so the pony tail can rest on my shoulders. It can really help your hair seem longer in pictures! The other thing you can do, is to not get layers or angles the next time you get a haircut. Hope this helped!

Aug 8, 2015

Sadie G.

I agree with what Anna said, but also, is your pony tail higher than the other girls? And do you pull at the top to create volume? Both of these things can make your hair seem shorter

Aug 8, 2015

Ciara B.

I don't know if you're allowed to do this but what I used to do with high ponytails to not look like bald hahaha I good first do a half pony and then with the rest in another hairband (I don't remeber what they're called lol) do the rest in like the same pony if that makes sense...like to mash them together. And it would make it look longer.

Aug 8, 2015

Akeila L.

It probably happens because of the thickness of your hair.

Aug 12, 2015

Kelly g.

You could try clip in extension...there are a bunch of tutorials on youtube of high ponies using clip in extensions. I think they look awesome!