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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 hat might have offended some, but otherwise, it’s a silly delight on par with the second season’s pigeon purse and that impractical tutu that defines “Sex and the City.”

From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2025

Once Abigail goes full vampire, she wears a white-feathered tutu; you know she’s coming when you hear Tchaikovsky’s swan theme.

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

Blessedly, these ballerinas didn’t learn their skills in prison or the foster system, and their tutus are not fodder for a satanic pyre.

From Salon ● Mar. 29, 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

Stage makeup made their eyes look enormous, and their long, knobbly-kneed legs disappeared into wide feathered tutus that bounced comically when they moved.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood




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