Well, they really don't feel right unless they're a heavy fabric. If you try moving in a light weight one, they go everywhere. Why do you think all the non tartan ones are heavy fabrics: non-tartan wool, pvc, leather etc. Of course, if you could find 16 oz silk, it could well work...

I'm just a dancer, so need to be able to move in them, but the millitary kilts, and the ones the bands wear are even heavier than normal ones.

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