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TaigaWhen you start off you can wear underwear, but typically female ballet dancers do not wear underwear.
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Do male ballet dancers have to wear tights to perform?
In practices or rehearsals, for the same reason as female ballet dancers do. It is considered an "appropriate" form of dance wear, covers up, and it comfortable. In performances, it is often just how most costumes are done. Females tend to wear dresses or skirts, and men tend to wear simple tights and elaborate tops. That is just how the costumes have evolved, generally speaking.
Why do ballerinas wear tights?
Ballerinas wear tights so that they simply all look the same. They all get the same color tights. So the imperfections of their legs don't show. Tights have a classical look to them. Something has to absorb the perspiration from the lower half of their body and make their legs look good. Socks and long underwear are too thick and not as fashionable. Besides, it's not just ballerinas. The male dancers wear them, too.
A famous male that wears tights?
Mikhail Baryshniko, a male ballet dancer wears tights.
Do boys wear pink ballet slippers?
Yes, very effeminate and/or gay male dancers loves to wear pink ballet slippers, even satin ones with ribbons! But for but not as popular as white or black slippers with tights, or flesh colour slippers with footless tights.
What do male ballety dancers wear?
In dance class they usually wear a dance belt (protective cup), tights, t-shirt, black ballet shoes and sometimes knitted warm-ups.
