Classical Ballet Bun Tutorial
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Abby shows you how to style your hair in a proper ballet bun. Different techniques for thick hair and thin hair are shown.
You will need:
- A hair tie
- A paddle hair brush
- A fine tooth comb
- Large bobby pins
- Small bobby pins
- Regular sized hair clips
- A hair net
These can be purchased inexpensively at most drug and grocery stores.
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Hi, I'm here and today we are going to do our tutorial on how to put your hair in a nice classical ballet bun. So start we have our our materials. I like a nice wide brush to pull her back to a ponytail. We also have a really fine toothed comb. This one is a genuine ace for our larger bobby pins. Are smaller bobby pins, our little clips and, of course, parents. All of this you can find in the hair sections of grocery stores or markets. Um, I've got them all at Walmart, so that should work. So to start you want to take a brush and, as you're pulling your hair back into a ponytail, I try to make like a circle. As we go around my head, pulling the hair nice and straight back - and you want to especially to go in the rear part wherever that might be really pull - that back you're trying to get this right from the beginning as tight and flat to it as possible. Then the reason why I like the wide angle brush is so I can come up under and scoop all that hair in, so that then you get there into the ponytail. It'S going to be nice and flat through there there's a little bit of a part of your head, that's kind of flat right here, and you want to try for a nice high bun to get your ponytail centered on that little section of your soul. That'S a little bit flat so once you have the hair and pull back you're going to pull it into the ponytail, and you want to make sure that you get the point so as tight as possible. For me, I always make sure that I pull the elastic through three times and then you're going to go and pull it to tighten it to your head. We'Re gon na take our fine-tooth comb and you're going to go ahead and comb. The hair back before you ever start can the rest of your hair into your vine. That way, any of the bumps will go right back where they won't be seeing later now. The next step is, you want to start twisting your hair and for me, with the care, we're going to take only the large bobby pins right now and you're, going to twist and pin don't twist all your hair around only twist what you're going to pin right At the beginning, and so then each time, a bobby pin on the make sure that I twist the hair again and twist again right there, we just keep twisting it around, but never twist the part you were not pimp and I am taking the bobby pins. Just a little bit down and in just make sure you get enough hair and the bobby pin to keep it secure down into the hair and, as we get to our last little bits, you're trying to pin the little lisps in where they won't be seen. No, you can tell that this is already a pretty secure, run, it's not going anywhere, but now we're just looking at shaping, because you can see that I've got some bumps around there, and so this is where our hair net really comes in handy and that's why? I'M a big believer and not that we're skipping a hair net, because it's also going to help keep the hair secure as well so you're just going to bring it through twist and around and twist again, depending on how much hair you have. You might be able to twist it more times over now for thick hair, like mine, if you've been using the big bobby pins this going to switch to the smaller bobby-pins, then we're just going to use them shaping and a little bit extra security. So you want to kind of shine your mirror and Steve where some of the bumps are where it's most uneven and follow this. You can kind of match with your fingers and for Elaine what we're going to try and feel any places that aren't super secure and put pins there in any places that are feeling kind of bumpy. And I don't like it if you're kind of open, I feel like they need to still be nice, tight, bobby pins, and usually I only put about five or so these in now, once you get to this point, the only other thing you can do, if you Need to take your fine-tooth comb again, you can try and go through one more time and smooth out any bumps, and if you find any bugs that you don't like like wispy right there, try and pin in, but this is one you can take Clips like this And then put them wherever we need to within your hair, because they're not going to show up that much sometimes back here, you might have some lumps, but then you want to clip in and that we're going to go really nice clean, look alright! So now we have Jana here and I'm going to show you a different technique on her hair, because my hair is really thick and her hair is more like your regular person's here. You might need to use this technique if you have not quite aesthetic hair, so she's got her hair in the really nice ponytail some high and we're going to do the same thing with as we start to twist. But with this one, I'm going to start with the small lobby pen, so we're only going to take the small bobby pins as we go around the same principle of down and in you're trying to go under the elastic band, with a bobby pin so with right. Here now, I'm kind of taking the end of the ponytail under web already pinned so that it'll maintain my smooth sole. So before the paradigm show to the camera so see, we've got a really nice shape and with hair Matt we're going to get an even nicer shape so now, because we've only used the small pens. After this point, I'm going to take just a couple of our larger money pens - and this is going to be for thinner, hair. What we hope will really secure it. It mean it's fairly, secure right now, shake your head and see how that feels. Yeah um - and this will just really make sure you could do about 15 carats and that's good, keep hair secure. You really got a watching Jana. Let us feel better like instilling with us yeah. That should be enough yeah, just just three really good yeah. Alright, guys! That'S our bun tutorial thanks for watching it just helped you at all. Please leave us a comment below and let us know, and if you have any other video ideas, you'd like to see, leave a comment as well and we also on are on facebook, facebook.com backslash. Her /u tendu and it was alike and leave us a comment and yeah thanks for watching everyone season. Bye, you
Comments
iToRReZi: Single dad here with a 5 year old in ballet and this was a HUGE HELP!! THANKS!
Lisa: This helped me so much! I have a recital in one week and even though I've been dancing for a pretty long time, I never could get my hair up properly without it falling apart in class. Thank you so much <3
Queen of Random Things: This is SOOOOO helpful! I am a long-time dancer, and I have have struggled to make a bun that doesn’t fall out. This is the first time it has actually worked. Thank you sooo much!!!
Ashley Qiu: i've watched so many of these tutorial videos and this one is by far the best one for me. I always have a problem with my ponytail and usually not with my bun, and your way works so well!! Thanks!!
Hannah Diamond: exactly what I needed! My daughter has hip long fine thick hair! I cant wait to give it a try. Her dance studio require a "recital ready bun" for every class!
James Bond: Awesome, I need to do this for my 5 yr old today before we go to dance class, thank you so much for this video, I will be able to do this . Cheers ❤️
Juli Way: my mom is so sick of doing my hair so thank God I found this video! you guys helped a ton X3
Isobella Capes: I just auditioned for a ballet school and my hair had to be immaculate. This helped a lot. THANK YOU! ❤
Luna Bunny: Thank you very much!!!! I'll soon return to ballet classes and this is very useful <3
Jayme C: Worked perfect, I dance 4 hours straight and this bun lasted the entire time!
Cocktail Game: Thank you so much, this helped me a lot! Cause my dance education require ballerina buns for ballet, I've never done it before and I have long thick hair and this has actually saved my life and me from having an anxiety attack.
kate wild: Thank you for an awesome efficient and informative tutorial. Very good for a first time dance mum :)
Tessie Chen: Amazing! I now know how to make a nice ballet bun! I can even do it without a hairnet!
yyovannag: Love this tutorial ! I love being a ballerina ! I just love the dance attire and the ballet buns. Most of all,I just LOVE dancing ballet !
Samira Sarin: FINALLY. SOME ONE DID IT WITHOUT HAIR SPRAY
Jennifer Pettibon: Excellent! Very helpful. Thank you for demonstrating both hair types.
Denise Alencar: I watch this video every time I have a performance. This helps a lot. Thank you so much.
Kaley Q: Thanks! This tutorial helped me a lot! It also comforted me that I wasn't using too many bobby pins.
popinfresh: Amazing that just a few bobby pins can hold your long and thick hair. Bobby pins never stay in place for me
Laurie Adams: Very helpful, thanks so much! My 11 year old daughter and I watched this to fix her hair for an upcoming competition and recital.
edwardotwiglet: Thanks to you I have managed to get my hair into the perfect bun!!!!!
Claire Feng: This is such a helpful tutorial!!! Thanks so much!
sandra tang: You helped SOOO much! Thank you! This was probruly the best tutorial video I've seen
trappedinside1: This was great! Just to add a couple suggestions, make sure the pins and hair net match your hair color and for layered hair pieces that won't stay down, you can use bobby pins in the center of the bun, as long as they go in at an angle and are hidden!
Lena Pipkin: This helped me so much because I have very thick hair and it is hard for me to put my hair up! Best Bun tutorial ever! :)
Shannon Virtue: Thanks so much, I had no idea what a classical ballet bun was, now i do :) my 6 year old will look tops :)
doll: im sooo going to use this from now on! thank you so much!
Carol Cain: This was very helpful, thank you!
Vigdis Kluver: Thank you so much. This really helps without hair spray even!!
Margaret S: Thank you!!! I couldn't find any tutorials for hair as thick as mine! This is great!
Ballerinas By Night: I'm so glad. Having thick hair definitely makes for more of a challenge, so I hope this will make it easier for you! Thank you so much for the comment!
FloralGrace: Thank you, I have dress rehearsals for a show I'm in tomorrow and this was amazing!
Desiree Wong: Thank you so much!! This video was very helpful to me!!
Mrs. Sharp: this was a great, no "bun maker" help!! i'm so new to the ballet world as my 6 year old is starting next month. gotta get those supplies and start practicing. thanks!!
Kylie Wray: This helped me so much! My hair keeps fall down in class and I get in trouble for putting up again :/ After this video my hair didn't fall down! Thank you
Zeden2010: Thank you...my hair is below my waist but of the thinner sort. I have been lookng for a classical bun tutorial for awhile now - glad I found you!
Paulo Cuaresma: I'm a budding ballerina (getting my pointe shoes next month!!) and I'm still trying to do my hair by myself. (since 3 years old! I'm eleven now..) My Mum always did my hair, but now she wants me to do it myself. This helps a lot. I always practice everyday with this on. :)
Elodie Oweis: Oh my Goodness you have no idea how helpful this was because I just made my first EVER ballet bun ON MY OWN and that is saying A LOT since I'm very bad at hairdos. THANK YOU BECAUSE OF THAT I SUBSCRIBED
Manu: I have extremely long, thick, and wavy hair and my hair buns always fall out so I was worried about doing my hair for dance since I start ballet in three days. This video helped a lot and now I'm not so worried. The only thing is, I have a TON of fly always and would probably use some hairspray or water.
Josie Harrison: Thank you my daughter is preparing for her grade 1 exam - she has REALLY thick hair - this was very helpful - now to practice - by the end of her lesson her bun has turned to poop as she calls it!
Babybloo18: Very helpful! I need to make a bun for my daughter for a show and she has fluffy but thin hair (i've always struggled with making smooth buns for her)...
UltimateCarnage: damn that was the best bun tutorial I seen :o I always did it like twisting all the hair then pinning but that way makes more sense!!! a duh moment hahahaha, thanks
Cindy Wentzel: My 3 year old does ballet and I have not been able to figure out how to pin her hair properly up until now. Thank you so much!
Melody: i'm thinking of getting into ballet again and omg i feel like this is gonna help me so much because my hair is so long
Agostina Di Domenico: Very helpful, thanks much!
Ari Regez: I’m always struggling with ballet buns even as a 13 year old haha thank you for not using hairspray!
olivia: Thank you so much. My bun Is tight and beautiful!
Tata Grigolashvili: every ballet dancers must watch it!!
Mama: Thank you so much. BATD ballet exam this afternoon for my little one. This year they said no bun maker. I will have to struggle with her 24" very voluminous curly hair, even when straightened it's still so big. Wish me luck.
ski54ful: beautiful bun :)
Ashley Alspach: This is a life saver! My ballet teacher is such a stickler with how I have my hair in a bun and I never really could figure it out! Thank you so much!!
Ballerinas By Night: That sounds awesome! Hope you enjoy school and everything that comes with being a bunhead. :-)
dog: also this was REALLY HELPFUL!!!! thank you sooooo much because I have 2 do a performance and we cant use doughnuts and I usually have one
Olga Kefi: Thanks!!!!! Unfortunately I have so many baby hair that I always look like I've been running for hours! Still really helpful video!
Molly Youngblood: Hi this really helped! Thank you because I've only known how to do it using a donut Thank you
yyovannag: oh and also I'm planning to maybe dance in my school talent show,so this would be an AMAZING way to put my hair! THANK YOU SO MUCH !
Jo Santa-Olalla: great! very helpful!
Lorraine P: OHH! I've been a ballet mum for years, and never thought to wrap the hair net around a few times. I've only put it straight on and pinned it under. Duh. Face palm.
李惠玲: I like it very much ! It is useful ! THANK A LOT :D
Kenzie Daniere: This helped me very much thank you
dc_: thank you so much I just had my first sirious ballet audition and I got in I have very thin hair and it was very hard for me to get it in to a nice looking bun
Shannon Koh: this helped me sooooo much my bun usally falls apart or becomes loose I have seen ur other vids u have just earned a sub!
Júlia Rodrigues: Sou do Brasil e achei o vídeo aleatoriamente e amei!
Hillary Edwards: The best so far!! Nice thick hair!!!
Izzy morris: Thank u so much this really helped because I have got a ballet exam but I did not know how to do the perfect bun so this really helped x
Aly F: It helped me very much, I have very think hair and I never knew to use the large Bobby pins to now
WowTheseAreHomebaked: Thank u this helped a lot
Amanda Heathco: great video! any tips for curly hair? my daughter has long-ish curly hair and the top is so hard to smooth out, plus she has a lot of curly baby hair at her hairline right now (she's four). Should I try gel and the finetooth comb? Tons of hairspray?
jiaguoren: very helpful. Thanks a lot.
Taylor Dance School: Thanks so much... very helpful
Betty Scarcioffo: thank you so much girls!!! you are very kind :) this is great :)
aligned ring pop: This is so helpful! I'm so sick of looking a hot mess during class, finally i can look nice. My baby hairs are out of control but maybe some hairspray can help
ellie7386: Yes, I have been doing ballet for 24 years and use french/bun pins.
Husky Mocha: this is EXACTLY how I do my hair
Ballerinas By Night: Yes, you are absolutely right. For me, I have never been able to make hair pins work because they just fly out of my hair and don't keep it secure. But, the recommendation for many dancers is to use hair pins and not bobby pins. Just depends on your hair!
Inger Rätsep: ive been struggling for so long and realized now why i cant do a bun without a scrunchie - my hair is so short when i twist it, i cant put any pins in it - they just go right through
Etta Wing: Omg, so beautiful.
tea i: Thank you! We had off of dance for a month because of nationals and we returned yesterday!
ROMY SHAHAF: thats really helpful!
Angela Liu: Are there any ways that I can tell if my bun is good or not? My hair is kind of short so I tried my best but I’m still not sure if it is very good.
Marge Bicodo: thank you so much!!! :)
Lydia Wilson: This helped I'm going to a dance school for middle school and I have to wear my hair in a bun everyday
Rebecca Mc: finally a helpful video
Micoco: Thanks ❤️
Sunflower_22: I thought I was the only one who used a fine tooth comb for bumps
Freya Pritchard: Finally my buns are neat
Mikia Wilgenbusch: Thank you!!!!!!
C&H Tutorials: I have an important class tomorrow in dance and I can't wait to try this! Thx
LITTLE ANGELS 🧚♀️🧚♂️: My baby dance program today your hair style is so helpfulg to me thanks
Yun Xi: Yeah! I could finally tie a ballet bun to ballet class! But how do you rell whether or not your hair is thick or thin? People says I have a lot of hair though.
Attila Das FILM: Great ! :)
Camryn Denny: Thank you!!!!!!!!!
Ballerinas By Night: So glad we could be of some help!
megan keatings: You look really pretty with your hair up
Anny Dc: Very helpful thx
Rina Satoh: Thank you very much!
cristina avila: I've been trying to put my hair in a bun but it keeps falling out so I hope tit won't happen this time.
Claire Whelan: Thx sooooo much I was Clara in the nutcracker and I could not do a good bun and the hairdressers were sick
Summer Nicholson: I was just wondering if we could do this with hair pins because we have to for our recital. Please answer it is in 4 days and I am only ten. Awesome video:)
Marie Muffoletto: Can u use a hair net more than once