It is World Tutu Day ...
what fun!
'Tutu' refers to the iconic dancing outfit worn around a ballerina's waist. The first tutu was introduced in the Paris Opera Ballet by dancer Marie Taglioni during a performance called "La Sylphide", which was the first to feature dancing on tip-toes! Her tutu, called "Romantic tutu", was designed as a bell-shaped garment covering most of her legs. And guess what? It was such a success that it remained the typical clothing for dancers until today! Although, from the late 1800s, tutus began to shorten up, thus allowing ballerinas to move more freely.
I looked at the library catalogue thinking there wouldn't be many books with 'tutu' in the title. How wrong I was...there are lots, so tomorrow I will put the library's tutu-wearing teddy out on a table with all of these books... and that does not include ballet books with a tutu on the cover illustration!
