When I was in ballet, I would put my hair in a pony tail, however high I liked it, and then braided it. I found that the braided pony wrapped around very nicely. I would take the braid and put it striaght up, hold the base, and wrap around the band that was holding my hair in a pony. I used a hair net, lots of bobby pins & hairspray...my hair was pretty long, which makes a difference.
Hope that helps
