The making of tutus for ballet dancers – exercise 2
1 What does the bodice of the tutu show off?
2 How is the lower part of the costume described?
3 How long would it take a seamstress to make a mirliton tutu?
4 What ballet is the mirliton tutu needed for?
5 What special technique does a male dancer have to master in these classical ballets, according to Royal Ballet principal Edward Watson?
6 Why is not being able to see a dancer’s legs difficult for a partner?
7 Isabel McKeekan, a first soloist at the Royal Ballet, mentions ‘an embarrassing moment’ – when and in which ballet?
8 How does that particular dance finish for the woman dancer?
9 What got caught on the tutu?
10 What informal verb does she use meaning ‘realise’?
11What did her partner do at that stage?
12 What is becoming a real problem for big theatres like the Opera House?
13 What do lots of makers not want to do these days?
14 Which tutu does Lauren mention as her favourite one?
15 Why?
The music you heard here from Swan Lake is the overture to the second Act of Swan Lake. You may like to hear it again or listen to and watch an orchestra playing it by clicking here!