Ballet dancers talk about the tutu

Watch the video, answer the questions on a piece of paper, then check your answers.

1. “On the one hand you’ve got this tight, tight little bodice which
   shows
   off the dancer’s torso, then you’ve got this kind of
   plate
   of frothy net that
   sticks
   out from the hips. There’s no other garment like it in
   history
   .”
2. What do tutus stop dancers from doing?
   Getting close to each other
3. How long would it take to make the Mirliton costume from the Nutcracker?
   Three weeks
4. How many tutus do they have for the Nutcracker and how many do you need for the Sleeping Beauty?
   87 and 150
5. “but also the
   biggest
   problem I find is that you can’t actually see her
   legs
   . Because I’m
   looking
   down here, I can’t tell where her feet are or where her
   balance
   is going to be.”
6. How do male dancers sometimes get hurt by tutus?
   Scratching their faces
7. What is special about the tutus in Cinderella?
   They are very big
8. What happened to the dancer’s tiara in the dress rehearsal of Swan Lake?
   It got caught in the tutu
9. “it’s becoming a real problem for big
   theatres
   like the Opera House where finding makers who are
   capable
   of sewing a tutu, of cutting the
   material
   exactly right and layering it, I think has
   become
   a bit of a problem for the opera houses of the world.”
10. What part of the costume do many makers not want to do?
    The base