| People have all kinds of different tastes in all kinds of | | | | tend to be envisaging themselves in a tutu. What a |
| different things. Fashions come and go over the | | | | lot of them don't know at first is that there are all |
| years, but individual choice still plays a major part in | | | | kinds of tutus to choose from, all suiting different |
| what we do and don't watch, buy or listen to (and | | | | performances. These include styles such as the |
| numerous other life choices!) For years, elders have | | | | classical bell, classical pancake, romantic, platter and |
| complained about the changes in culture for younger | | | | the Balanchine/Karinska. These are all wonderful |
| generations, lamenting that things do not stay the | | | | garments, all embody the elegance and spirit of ballet, |
| same. The idea that trends get worse as years pass | | | | whilst enabling a performer to perform moves |
| is certainly not confined to the twentieth and twenty | | | | unhindered. Often a tutu will be worn for |
| first Century. Change, however, is a fact of life. Over | | | | performances, which can require specific designs and |
| generations we have found new technologies and | | | | colours. Luckily, retailers of ballet clothes can provide |
| found ways of understanding the world around us | | | | all kinds of styles in a rainbow of colours. Pink is |
| like never before. | | | | probably the colour most commonly associated with |
| When people think of changes in society, they often | | | | tutus, though white and black are also very popular. |
| think about youth subcultures and tastes in music and | | | | Some ballets require very specific clothing to help |
| dress. New music styles do tend to gain the limelight, | | | | audiences recognise characters at a distance, and |
| but in the background human beings still have a taste | | | | many ballet characters are easily identified. |
| for classical music, and these tastes can coexist quite | | | | Recently clothing traditionally associated with |
| happily within an individual. To demonstrate that | | | | professional dance has become popular in other |
| people have not forgotten more traditional pursuits, | | | | scenes. Spurred on by the use of garments such as |
| just look at ballet. A lot of children learn to ballet | | | | leotards in music videos, night clubbers have taken to |
| dance from a young age, and thoroughly enjoy | | | | wearing very flamboyant dance wear. Fluorescent |
| lessons. Dance is constantly evolving to express | | | | and neon tutus and tutu dresses in all the colours of |
| different cultures and tastes. Modern dances are also | | | | the rainbow are available to make clubbers stand out |
| a popular choice with young people, often because | | | | from the crowd. Others prefer to purchase dance |
| they like to emulate pop star role models. Different | | | | wear in more traditional colours. A question of |
| dances require different dance clothing, and for some | | | | personal taste, there are amazing dance clothes out |
| one major appeal of ballet are the elegant garments, | | | | there to suit almost any taste! This goes to show |
| from the tutu to laced pointed shoes. | | | | how ballet is still popular, and how it continues to |
| Although in reality far more dance practices take | | | | have an impact on modern popular culture. |
| place in leotards, young girls wanting to take up ballet | | | | |