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By Treva Bedinghaus, About.com

Tu-tu

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Definition: A ballet costume made of a bodice and layers of netting. In most classical ballets, a ballerina wears a stiff, classical tutu which sticks straight out from the waist. In Romantic ballets, such as Giselle, the tutu is long, hanging below the calf.

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