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Dancewear thru the Years

THE BALLETS RUSSES REHEARSING IN NEW YORK IN 1916. NOTE THE DIFFERENT COLORED CHITONS AND HEADBANDS WORN BY THE WOMEN. COURTESY LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
ANTON DOLIN LEADING A CLASS FOR BALLET THEATRE DANCERS IN THE TEA GARDEN AT JACOB’S PILLOW, 1941. THE WOMEN WEAR COTTON PLAYSUITS. HANS KNOPF, COURTESY OF JACOB’S PILLOW DANCE FESTIVAL ARCHIVES
Maria Tallchief being filmed in the early 1960s conducting a class for a television program. The dancers wear early style leotards. Courtesy DM Archives

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