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leotard

[lee-uh-tahrd] / ˈli əˌtɑrd /


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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 was in the John Lewis store in Brent Cross, west London with her children to find a leotard, tutu and tights for her three-year-old daughter Emily, who was about to start ballet lessons.

From BBC Mar. 22, 2025

I ring the doorbell, and I think it's going to be Alicia, and it's this lady in an exercise leotard with her hair up in a headband.

From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements

During middle school, she had her father paint the same lines on a pair of dance leotards.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

The snug yet stretchy fabrics of their leotards and tights allow artistic director Melissa Barak to observe the nuance in their movements as they perfect her new ballet, set to Mexican composer Gabriela Ortiz’s “Kauyumari.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 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

Mac Coronel, also known as Taylor Sheesh, has been impersonating the Midnights star, with an impressive collection of fringed outfits and bejewelled leotards, since 2017.

From BBC Feb. 22, 2024

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




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