Dance apparel shops today have a long line of dance tights. These are worn by different ages of boys and girls, men and women. And amazingly, different clothing designers had played with different textiles, applied them to this dance wear and came up with different Danskin tights with different materials.
Most of the dance tights today are made of cotton, lycra and nylon. If you want your tights to be a durable item, check if it is a blend of 2 materials – cotton and lycra. This kind is opaque and thick, aside from really being long lasting. The cotton-lycra tights absorb perspiration and they have flat finish. They are stretchable and one of the most comfortable type to be worn by any dancer. Still another kind of material is the micromesh which is used for dance costumes. Soft to the touch is the velvet tights.
When lycra is combined with nylon, the pair becomes a little shinny, but still is stretchable. If you want the very shiny kinds you can go for the stretch vinyl. These are heavy and very tight fitting. You will find these kinds among the different danskin tights. You have the high gloss, the supplex, the shimmery, the convertible and the opaque firm fit.