Ballet Costumes
From Bulky Peticoats to Dazzling Dresses!

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There are also so many beautiful ballet dresses you see the dancers wearing. Especially the ballerina dancers look so glamorous and in performances today the costumes are spectacular.

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However, the glamorous and glitzy costumes were not always the case for ballet dancers. At first, in Europe, the ballet dance costumes were rich and flowing. They had a heavy brocade on the cloth, ornaments and huge head-pieces. The costumes were very extravagant and made the dancer's movements very limited.

A ballerina called Marie Salle also stunned her audience. Salle got rid of bulky petticoats. Instead, she performed in a slightly flimsy muslin dress.

The female dancers were no longer hidden beneath their costumes, they were unraveling to become more free. These adjustments of the costumes let the audience appreciate the dancing more.

In the later eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, ballet techniques changed a lot because of the costumes. The female ballerinas wore calf length white skirts. Male dancers wore tights with short jackets and long-sleeved shirts.
The classical ballet costume let dancers have even more freedom. Today the designs are getting even more extreme. For example, in Balanchine work, a choreographer with more modern style of dance, you will see dancers on stage in tiny leotards and skirts giving the ultimate freedom to move on stage.

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Yet it is not just the ballet costumes that have changed a lot through the centuries. Everything a ballet dancer wears from class in the studio to performance on stage has developed through time.

For the modern day dancer, it leg warmers and warm woolly clothing that have become the key must-have items for dancers. A lot of professional ballet dancers wear ballet clothes that look very snug. You will see layers of clothes all designed to keep the dancer's muscles warm throughout the daily schedule of rehearsals.

Professional dancers have the freedom to choose their own dance outfits and leotards. They can stylize their ballet wear to their own accords and be their own style icon.

Yet whether it be modern day, or eighteenth century, ballet costumes have always been a huge part of the thrill of being a ballet dancer. The costumes truly enhance the whole atmosphere of the performance and of course you can feel a million dollars every time you step onto that stage!

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