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Clothing designed to show the judge every mistake your body is about to make.
means Clothing built for dance — stretchy, body-skimming garments like leotards, tights, and leggings designed to move with you and show your line.
from A straightforward compound of 'dance' and 'wear' (as in 'clothing worn'), following the same pattern as 'sportswear' and 'nightwear.' 'Wear' has meant 'clothing' since Old English, and the industry term 'dancewear' itself seems to be a 20th-century coinage, rising alongside the commercial dance and fitness trade that needed a tidy label for leotards, tights, and the like.
- spandex origin
- invented 1958, revolutionized leotards within a decade
- color rule
- competition teams pick hues to hide sweat
- leotard name
- named after 19th century trapeze artist Jules Leotard
- price trap
- kids outgrow sizes faster than the choreography changes