With apologies to pointe shoes, nothing says “classical ballet” like a tutu. For more than a century, little has changed with the basic structure of its two essential styles: the historically older ...

Ballerinas in white classical tutus (ballet skirts) float across the stage as lightly as feathers, accompanied by poignant ...

It’s spring, and the tutus are in bloom: The Kirov has come and gone, City Ballet is on view, and American Ballet Theatre opens next week. The so-called classical tutu, that skirtlet that sticks ...

Judith Mackrell meets Royal Ballet dancers to discuss the perils of wearing the ballerina's fabulously frothy skirt guardian.co.uk At this time of year, ballet is all about the tutu. Over the ...

How do you revamp one of the world’s most popular and most recognizable ballets? Nix the white tutus. Calm down, purists. The Milwaukee Ballet Company’s production of "Swan Lake," held May 16-19 at ...

Leading ballet costumiers talk tights and tutus with Anna Winter and reveal where the traditions come from, how the outfits are made, what goes into cleaning them after a show and the importance of ...