Tutu (clothing)

For other uses, see Tutu (disambiguation).
A colourfully decorated classical ballet tutu, on a dress form

A tutu is a dress worn as a costume in a classical ballet performance, often with attached bodice.[1] It may be made of tarlatan, muslin, silk, tulle, gauze, or nylon. Modern tutus have two basic types: the Romantic tutu is soft and bell-shaped, reaching the calf or ankle; the Classical tutu is short and stiff, projecting horizontally from the waist and hip.[2]

  1. ^ Debra Craine and Judith Mackrell, "Tutu," in The Oxford Dictionary of Dance (Oxford University Press, 2000).
  2. ^ "tutu - Definition of tutu in US English by Oxford Dictionaries". Oxford Dictionaries - English. Archived from the original on July 28, 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2017.