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and I don’t have it or it doesn’t
exist,” says principal dancer Janie
Taylor. “So I’m like, ‘Well, I’ll
just make it.’” Fortunately, Taylor
knows her way around a sewing
machine, turning up in a solid turquoise leotard with ruched shoulders, one of her original creations.
Trends amongst NYCB dancers
vary, with some opting to wear
“trunks” (briefs worn under leotards during performances) and
a t-shirt while others grab a pair
of scissors to cut a bra-top out of
a pair of tights. Then, of course,
most of the ladies in rehearsal
wear their footless tights over
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A lot of times I think of
something I want to wear, and
I don’t have it or it doesn’t
exist,” says principal dancer
Janie Taylor. “So I’m like, ‘Well,
I’ll just make it.’”
their leotards with the ends rolled
up above their ankles because it
“feels more casual,” says Peck.
These nuances are just some of
the ways ballet dancers can express their style in a week packed
with up to seven performances and
six-hour-a-day rehearsals. Often
times, the outfits they wear to and
from work only see the light of day
during their brief commutes to
Lincoln Center. So where does that
Principal
dancer Janie
Taylor in a
turquoise
leotard she
made herself.