Beat the summer heat: cool looks for warm days.Whether you're hanging around the dressing room or preparing for class, keeping muscles warm is a year-round must. But you don't want to melt in the hot weather. Lightweight legwarmers, shrugs, and skirts keep you covered but don't make you overheat o·ver·heat v. o·ver·heat·ed, o·ver·heat·ing, o·ver·heats v.tr. 1. To heat too much. 2. To cause to become excited, agitated, or overstimulated. v.intr. . Jumpers keep your core warm and your limbs cool. It may be hot outside, but a drafty draft·y adj. draft·i·er, draft·i·est Having or exposed to drafts of air. draft  i·ly adv. studio or air-conditioned theater can give you a chill. Plan ahead. If
you're attending a summer program in an unfamiliar town, keep
warmers handy so unexpected weather won't catch you off-guard. Here
are our favorite warm weather cover ups (with their suggested retail
prices). We can't think of a prettier way to spend a summer day!
1. MONDOR. Bolero wrap sweater, #MO-3846, $27.25, hip skirt, +MO-3866. $10.50, Available from Dance Distributors, 800.33.DANCE, www.dancedistributors.com; BODY WRAPPERS, camisole camisole /cam·i·sole/ (kam´i-sol) [Fr.] straitjacket; a jacketlike device for restraining the limbs, particularly the arms, of a violently disturbed patient. pullover, #8208, $10, 800.323.0786, 866,542.6500 www.bodywrappers.com. 2. FREED OF LONDON. Chacott knit warm up, #3761-23805, $49, 866.MY.FREED. www.freedusa.com; BLOCH, Harriet 2x2 rib knee high legwarmers, #W0963, $18, 800.942.5624, www.blochworld.com. 3. BALERA. eyelet lace top, #SM1574, $24.95, www.dancewearsolutions.com; DANSKIN. cap sleeve top, #4323, $20, 800.288.6749, www.danskin.com; GRISHKO, Silktex legwarmers, #SC101s, $33.95, For a retailer near you visit www.grishko.com. 4. CAPEZIO, printed chiffon wrap skirt, #308, $18, www.capeziodance.com; DANSKIN, lightweight sweater knit leg-warmer, #2405, $20, 800.288.6749, www.danskin.com. 5. BODTCHER, Cavallo jumpsuit, $98, www.boedtcher-design.com; LEO'S DANCEWEAR dance·wear n. Clothing such as leotards and warmup suits that are worn for dance practice and exercising. , mini-stripe legwarmers, #2100, $9, 773.889.7700, www.leosdancewear.com. 6. BODY WRAPPERS, camisole pullover, #8208, $10, 800.323.0786, 866.542.6500 www.bodywrappers.com; LIBERTS, loose fit pants, #LWSP LWSP Linear White Space 30, $15.95, 800.624.6480, www.liberts.com. 7. HARMONIE, shrug, $39.20, Xshorts shorts, $28.20, www.capeziodance.com; NATALIE, adult striped legwarmers, #454S, $6.05, www.discountdance.com. 8. SANSHA, Zephyr classic wrap skirt, #D071, ,$13, For a retailer near you visit www.sansha.com. [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Modeled by Sarah Bukowski, Flavia Garcia, Ashley Murphy, and Hillary Lopes of the DTH (Direct-To-Home) Typically refers to satellite TV broadcasting directly to a dish antenna on the roof of a house. See DBS. School's Dancing Through Barriers Ensemble Photographed at Dance Theatre of Harlem Dance Theatre of Harlem, the first black classical ballet company. The group was founded in Harlem, New York City, by Arthur Mitchell, then of the New York City Ballet, the first black principal dancer of a classical company of international standing. by Matthew Karas Makeup by Angela Huff |
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