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The advantage of the leotard is that it allows you to make movements without being hindered or distracted during a training session or competition. There are many different leotards, all adapted to a particular type of dance.
One of the best-known and most widely used leotards, especially for young dancers. The leotard with wide straps provides optimum comfort for the dancer's movements.
However, this type of leotard is used less and less today.
Unlike leotards with wide straps, leotards with thin straps are much more widely used. They are very versatile and represent a good compromise between aesthetics and comfort.
The sleeveless leotard is much appreciated for its aesthetic appeal, but it can quickly become unpleasant for young women with large breasts and/or broad shoulders and busts. However, this type of leotard remains versatile and comfortable to wear.
Leotards with short (or long) sleeves are very popular for the comfort they provide. These leotards are also very elegant and versatile, as they can be used as costume underwear.
In general, leotards present several benefits. On the one hand, they are tight-fitting and elastic, which makes movement easier for the dancer, but also allows the teacher to observe the details of the body to correct any faults. Finally, the leotard, as well as being adapted to different dances, is suitable for everyone! For girls and boys, children and adults!
There are many criteria for choosing the right leotard, but for this article, we've chosen 3 of them. morphologythe colourthe choice of material.
Morphology should be one of the most important more important things to consider.
Specifically, if you have broad shoulders, look for leotards with braces large or to sleeves short. Above all, avoid sleeveless or halter leotards or boat-neck leotards, which have tend to accentuate the width of the shoulders.
If you are small in stature, you can opt for a leotard with cuts in the back and hips.
For women with large breasts, we recommend using a leotards with V-necks or scoop necks. We also recommend that you wear a leotard with a lining reinforced in the chest area.
On the other hand, if you have a small bust, opt for a round or boat neck.
Finally, if you have a small neckfor the best results. leotard with V-neckline and scoop neck or boat neck.
Today's brands offer many different colours for leotards. Although certain dance schools sometimes impose colours on their students to make them more uniform, you can of course choose your colours according to a number of criteria: hair colour, skin tone, eye colour etc....
For example, if you are blond, you can opt for warm colours like blue, light pink, navy blue, turquoise...
On the other hand, if you have dark hair, you can opt for cool colours like azure blue, white, violet or even fuschia!
When it comes to leotards, there are several different materials to choose from. Each with its advantages and disadvantagesWe advise you to study this criterion carefully in order to decide which leotard you feel most comfortable in !
We recommend a lycra leotard for our young dancers, as it's a great way to keep in shape. pleasant to wear but makes you sweat easily!
Ideal for our youngest dancers, who don't sweat much, but not very pleasant for our other dancers... For adults, we advise you to turn to other materials for your leotards.
Cotton leotards are the most popular comfortable to wearthey are flexible, comfortable and provide good perspiration absorption. What's more, cotton leotards hold up fairly well over time, but can become stiff after many washes.
Microfibre, unlike other materials, does not retain moisture generated by perspiration. So you won't have that "feeling" of being in damp clothes, but microfibre is a very comfortable material. warm material, so avoid long sleeves.
Obviously, the best thing to do is to try on your leotard in a shop before making a purchase. You need to be comfortable enough in your leotard to make all kinds of movements, so don't hesitate to try out some moves when you try them on.