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tutu

[too-too, ty-ty] / ˈtu tu, tüˈtü /


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When I made the tiny dancer in my music box turn pirouette after pirouette, I was captivated by more than just her pretty miniature tutu.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

There is also a costume inspired by crinoline, the stiff or structured petticoat designed to hold out a skirt or tutu, but whimsically reimagined using neoprene.

From Barron's Feb. 12, 2026

The tutu — it’s a tulle skirt, actually – was Field’s way of presenting an alternative to sweatpants.

From Salon Jun. 7, 2025

Weir’s technique may not be professional grade, and her tutu may be ripped and bloodied, but by the end of “Abigail,” her triumphant, unbridled dancing captures something true about why real ballet dancers love ballet.

From New York Times Apr. 22, 2024

It has a narrow waist and a crinoline skirt that bells out like a ballerina’s tutu.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez

The choreographer asked her costume designer, Robert Perdziola, to dress her dancers in a variety of looks, with flouncy tutus for the women in her first movement and limp, longer skirts in the others.

From The Wall Street Journal May 13, 2026

Though Chalamet’s comments had ballet dancers’ tutus in a twist, numerous dance companies and opera houses saw the scandal as an opportunity.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 11, 2026

His charming, whimsical collection featured ruffled tutus, sculptured soft knits, peplum jackets, skirts with bustles and plenty of shearling fabric.

From BBC Mar. 10, 2026

The idea is to wrap the material typically used for ballet tutus around the tree like a lollipop.

From Salon May 16, 2024

Meanwhile, Mom kept Connor entertained by showing him around the store, letting him sift through the multicolored leotards, the tulle-ruffled tutus, the floral headpieces and rhinestone tiaras.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day




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