Why do ballerinas wear tiaras?

Tiaras are part of a costume. I wore a beautiful little crown, once, when I Danced the role of Tatiana queen of the fairies in a Midsummer nights dream. That was the first and only time I ever wore anything resembling a tiara. read more

Sabrina Swayder, former 1st Soloist at Staatstheater Schwerin (1991-1996) Answered Oct 12, 2017. Tiaras are part of a costume. read more

On the upper-body, men – obviously – is in no need of undergarments. Some dancers, myself included, use shorts or tights that has straps over the shoulders, but this is really just to keep the tights up – sagging tights is straight out terrible! Again, the ladies department is much more exiting. That said, most ballerinas don’t use bra’s. read more