Gymnastics Leotards, Dance Leotards, Ballet Leotards - What's The Difference?

I know that I am not the only person that has asked this question. Why would someone make a distinction between gymnastics leotards and Ballet Leotards if there was not a difference? There has to be a difference somewhere. I needed to know the answer so I did a few searches on Google. I found that there were actually people interested in this same question. But most of the same answers came back. First people gave a definition of a leotard. So, here is definition.

Leotard - A close fitting one piece garment worn by dancers, acrobats, and aerialists, tights.

Then, people would proceed to explain that there are not any differences between Gymnastic and Ballet leotards. They are the same type of leotards. The only distinction made was that short sleeve leotards are mostly used during practices and long sleeve leotards are mostly used for performances.

Gymnastics Leotards, Dance Leotards, Ballet Leotards - What's The Difference?

So, why do so many people make the distinction?

I would guess that the distinction is made because of the two types of sports. Not that each sport would need two specifically designed leotards but that a person who was a gymnast would probably search on the internet for a gymnastics leotard. The same would hold true for a ballet dancer. They would search with the keywords of ballet leotards. I would suspect the dances would search the same way with the keyword dance leotard.

So, I guess I would refer back to the definition again; all a leotard is a tight fitting one piece garment.

There should not be a difference.

So how should someone compare leotards?

Well, what is left size, fit, style and color.

1. What color of leotard is needed for the engagement?

2. Does the leotard size fit the body shape?

3. Does the elasticity of the leotard fit correctly for your body type?

4. Is the style of the leotard right for you? Ex, a thong leotard.

I guess these are the lasting questions that any leotard owner should ask, either they are involved in gymnastics, dancing or ballet.

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