Figure 1.--This picture shows a modern style of dance costume at the Tring Theatre School. Boys and girls wear the same costume, only in different colors.
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Figure 1.--This picture shows a modern style of dance costume at the Tring Theatre School. Boys and girls wear the same costume, only in different colors. |
Ballet is a very traditional art form. Many basic practice garments have remained unchanged over time, although the schools ahve been more receptive to new fabrics and materials. Many traditional schools have had boys practice in an open-neck dance shirt, both skeeved and tank-top styles. Schools have also used leotards and briefly cut shorts--to allow a maximum of freedom of movement. These styles are worn mostly in Russian and Eastern European schools. We have noticed some schools in recent years accepting some modern styles such as snug fittiong long-legged lycra shorts such as commonly use by bicycle racers. These are popular in American and European schools. Other schools have a more traditional styles. One school uses a kind of unitard with knee-length legs (figure 1).
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