Rows of Braids with Low Twists

The great thing about doing this kind of twist is that it's perfect with heavy, thick hair and makes it easier for them to do things like back rolls over it. The long, flat twisty roll doesn't get in the way like a traditional bun does. You can also do this with braids instead of twists, but it will work best if you separate each ponytail into 2 braids, thus making 4 braids total to tie together.

The braids on top were done by my daughter's coach. I didn't get to see how she did it, but I know she did cornrow type braids. It took her about a half an hour to do this.

Gather the rest of the hair into very low pigtails. Make sure you put them close enough that when you tie the pigtails together, there is enough to wrap around (see pic below). Now, with each ponytail follow these instructions:

1. Divide a wet ponytail into 2 sections.
2. Using your index fingers, simultaneously circle sections clockwise, tightly, about halfway down.
3. While holding each twist in place, begin wrapping the 2 sections together in a counter-clockwise direction. You will be transferring each section from hand to hand as you wrap them.
4. As you do step 3 you will, every so often, repeat step 2 until you get to the bottom of the strands and secure it with a small ponytail holder.

Take the pigtails and tie them like you would a shoelace.
Take each end an continue to wrap them around. The right one will wrap back under what you already tied and the left one will just continue over the top of the left pigtail.
Gather the ends in your fingers and pull them together as tight as you can so that you can secure them together in their own little ponytail. You want to secure this one as much as you can. Spray this end with hair spray.
Simply tuck the pony tail end behind the twisted roll and spray. I have never had a problem with this coming undone.
This roll should be low enough to avoid trouble with back rolls. Otherwise you have to make it really high on the head, which I have also done.

Take a picture of your accomplishment and have fun!