Made for you.Dancers' bodies come in hundreds of different shapes and sizes. Some girls have long legs and others have broad shoulders. When it comes to choosing a leotard, boost your self-esteem by dressing for your features. We found leotards to flatter 10 common body types. It's not about hiding flaws, it's about feeling confident and beautiful! 1. Eurotard, #44698, $45, www.eurotard.com. 2. Grishko, #DA81, $39, www.grishko.com. 3. Body Wrappers In data mining and treatment learning, wrappers were used by Ron Kohavi and George John. Their idea was to wrap their treatments learners in a preprocessor that would search to make subsets from the current set of attributes. , #P751, $32, www.bodywrappers.com. 4. Capezio/Dance Makers, Inc., #9791, $30, www.capeziodance.com. 5. Mondor, #11633, $13.50, www.mondor.com. 6. Sansha, "Biako" leotard, #D1513C, $32.50, www.sansha.com. 7. Weissman Designs for Dance, #MN2879, $23.95, www.designsfordance.com. 8. ByMarisa, #117, $31.95, available at www.discountdancesupply.com. 9. Natalie, #N8336, $27.95, www.discountdancesupply.com. 10. Leo's Dancewear dance·wear n. Clothing such as leotards and warmup suits that are worn for dance practice and exercising. , #15-164, $34.50, www.leosdancewear.com. 11. Harmonie, #HWA HWA Horror Writers Association HWA Here We Are HWA Heartland Wrestling Association HWA Hemlock Wooly Adelgid HWA Hot Wire Anemometry HWA Hazardous Waste Act HWA Hunter Water Australia (Broadmeadow, NSW, Australia) 1001, $29, www.capeziodance.com. 12. Danskin, #4893, $38, www.danskin.com. [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] 9 [HIPPY?] Narrow the appearance of your hips by creating width in your shoulders. Cap sleeves (#9) or a pop of color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color at the top of a leotard (#6) draw attention up. Trick the eye with ByMarisa's two-toned leotard (#8). Someone watching you will notice the gray curve while the black portion is slimming. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 10 [WANT TO DOWNPLAY down·play tr.v. down·played, down·play·ing, down·plays To minimize the significance of; play down: downplayed the bad news. Verb 1. YOUR DERRIERE?} Try wearing dark colors on the bottom and light ones on top (#10). Opt for a leotard with a higher leg cut to accentuate ac·cen·tu·ate tr.v. ac·cen·tu·at·ed, ac·cen·tu·at·ing, ac·cen·tu·ates 1. To stress or emphasize; intensify: your legs (#20). You may feel comfortable wearing a skirt, but they tend to create unwanted volume. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 11 [FEELING FLAT?] Direct attention away from your chest and to your back with interesting straps and details (#11, #22). Or add a little feminine flair to the bodice of your leotard (#2). [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 12 BIG-BONED? Dark colors are slimming, but don't avoid vibrant hues (#12). Pick supportive, substantial materials and high-cut leg openings to lengthen length·en tr. & intr.v. length·ened, length·en·ing, length·ens To make or become longer. length  en·er n. your legs (#19). A faux wrap leotard or wrap
sweater creates a pretty silouette. For larger sizes, check out
Danskin's Plus leotards.
13 [WANT TO CREATE CURVES?] A sultry sul·try adj. sul·tri·er, sul·tri·est 1. a. Very humid and hot: sultry July weather. b. Extremely hot; torrid: the sultry sands of the desert. halter halter the simplest form of restraint for the head of farm animals. Comprises a poll strap, a nose band and a halter shank that brings the ends of the nose band together under the mandible. Made of leather or cotton or manila rope. in a flashy color does the trick (#13). Princess seaming accentuates the line of your body. Sexy necklines add feminine allure (#4). [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 14 [WANT TO APPEAR TALLER?] Pick leotards in solid colors an even color; one not shaded or variegated. See also: Solid to elongate e·lon·gate tr. & intr.v. e·lon·gat·ed, e·lon·gat·ing, e·lon·gates To make or grow longer. adj. or elongated 1. Made longer; extended. 2. Having more length than width; slender. your line. Vertical front seaming helps to lengthen your torso (#14). If you wear a skirt or shorts, keep them the color of the leotard. Also try adjustable straps (#23). [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 15 [WISH FOR A LONGER NECK?] Show as much skin around your neck as possible (#15). Boat necks, a deep V-cut leotard, or one with bodice details like the Mirella leotard (#21) shown here will create the illusion of a long, graceful neck. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 16 [HAVE A LONG TORSO?] For comfort, many manufacturers offer long torso options (#16). To visually break up a long torso, try two-toned leotards (#7). Wear a belt, or choose leotards with horizontal stitching (#1). 17 [HAVE BROAD SHOULDERS?] It's definitely a plus in dance. So keep your neck, shoulders, and arms uncovered as often as possible to show them off (#17). If you want to draw attention to them, try cap-sleeves (#3). [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] 18 [BUSTY bust·y adj. bust·i·er, bust·i·est Full-bosomed. Adj. 1. busty - (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves; "Hollywood seems full of curvaceous blondes"; "a curvy young woman in a tight ?] Avoid drawing the eye upward with bodice details or light colors on top. Instead create proportion with a light-colored skirt (#18). Choose supportive material like a heavy cotton blend. Look for dark-colored leotards with built-in bras or wide straps to hide a bra (#5). [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] 13. Mainstreet Dancewear, #79491, $25.95, www.mainstreetdancewear.com. 14. Bloch, #L2137, $35, www.blochworld.com. 15. Body Wrappers, #P820, $37, www.bodywrappers.com. 16. Motionwear, #2704K, $38.50, www.motionwear.com. 17. Gaynor Minden, "Straps" leotard, $26.99, www.dancer.com. 18. Vala, "Siren" leotard, $52.80, www.classacttutu.com; Body Wrappers, #P981 skirt, $18, www.bodywrappers.com. 1 9. Prima Soft, #501, $30, www.prima-soft.com. 20. Freed of London, "Clare" leotard, $46, www.freedusa.com. 21. Mirella, #MJ7101, $44, www.mirella-dance.com. 22. Just for Kix, #AC-12, $24.99, www.justforkix.com. 23. Liberts, #8169, $24.95, www.liberts.com. MATCH YOUR SHAPE TO A FLATTERING FIT (6) if you're hippy (6, 8, 9) (8) bountiful Bountiful, city (1990 pop. 36,659), Davis co., N central Utah; inc. 1892. It is a residential suburb N of Salt Lake City with some farming and floral nurseries; machinery and motor vehicles are produced. Bountiful was settled by Mormons in 1847. bottom (10, 20) (2) small-chested (2, 11, 22) (12) (big-boned (12, 19) (4) to create curves (4, 13) (14) to appear taller (14, 23) (15) create a longer neck (15, 21) (7) long torso (1, 7, 16) (5) busty (5, 18) (3) broad shoulders (3, 17) |
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