leotard

Now, your costume is a leotard with a skirt sewn onto it, so that if you raise your arms, it doesn't come adrift.

From BBC ● May 25, 2026

Poised on a colorful, carpeted platform in a gleaming leotard, with a hefty brown braid of hair falling over one shoulder, Folan would spend her program reaching, bending, breathing and twisting her limbs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026

One is familiar and increasingly specific: a good leotard, fleece-lined tights, an extra water bottle, Band-Aids for blisters, putty-colored flats for barre, a pair of low, strappy heels for salsa.

From Salon ● Jan. 1, 2026

“In six years of showgirling, this has been my worst summer,” said a different young woman, this one dressed in a purple leotard.

From Slate ● Nov. 18, 2025

She might be in the studio right now with a number pinned to her leotard, grinning through the barre warm-ups to impress the Jillana School representatives.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

To market herself, Kusama adopted an outlandish persona, donning brightly colored bobbed wigs, and red leotards or dot-covered gowns for public appearances.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Delpierre marvels at the thousands of garments, ranging from vests and tunics to dresses and leotards displayed in a large warehouse near Geneva.

From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026

It was in 1972 that Bowie first adopted his most famous alter ego, Ziggy Stardust, complete with flared jumpsuits and sparkling leotards.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2024

She and two back-up dancers wear outfits meant to mimic Beyoncé’s black leotards from the “Single Ladies” music video.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2023

For years, I’d dreamed of being one of those powerful girls in their shimmering leotards, flying through air, sticking the landing every time.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles