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  Leotard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A leotard is a skin-tight one-piece garment that covers the torso and body but leaves the legs free.
Leotards are worn by acrobats, gymnasts, dancers and circus performers both as practice garments and performance costumes.
Leotards can also be worn as lingerie and are eroticised by some people, often as part of a wider spandex fetishism.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Leotard   (219 words)

  
 Leotard. Who is Leotard? What is Leotard? Where is Leotard? Definition of Leotard. Meaning of Leotard.
A leotard is a skin-tight one-piece garment with long sleeves made famous by the French acrobatic performer Jules Léotard (1839-1870), about whom the song "The daring young man on the Flying Trapeze" was written.
Leotards are worn by acrobats, gymnasts, dancers and circus performers, as well as others.
A leotard that is extended to include long legs, removing the need for tights, is known as a unitard.
www.knowledgerush.com /kr/encyclopedia/Leotard   (129 words)

  
 The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze... - French Culture
Born in 1839 to a gymnastics teacher, Jules Leotard was destined to follow in his parent’s footsteps.
His father had hoped he’d become a lawyer, but instead Jules took to gymnastics — often claiming that it was partially due to the fact that as a baby, his parents hung him upside down to stop him from crying.
Leotard's popularity grew, and eventually other performers were adopting both his moves and his costumes.
www.bellaonline.com /ArticlesP/art9120.asp   (316 words)

  
 Leotard   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
A leotard is a skin-tight one-piece garment with long sleeves made famous by French acrobatic performer Jules Léotard (1839 - 1870) about whom the song "The daring man on the Flying Trapeze" was written.
A leotard that is extended to include legs removing the need for tights is as a unitard.
Leotards can also be worn as lingerie and are eroticised by some people as part of a wider spandex fetishism.
www.freeglossary.com /Leotard   (178 words)

  
 mental_floss library
Jules Leotard, whose name became associated with tights, was also the world's first trapeze artist.
On November 12, 1859, Jules Leotard performed the first flying trapeze act at the Cirque Napoleon in Paris, France.
Leotard was the subject of the song "The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze."
www.mentalfloss.com /archives/archive2002-10-10.htm   (117 words)

  
 Eponyms Etcetra
Leotard, the close fitting dress worn by gymnasts, ballet dancers and exercise enthusiasts takes it name after its inventor Jules Leotard (1842-1870).
Born to a gymnastics teacher, Jules Leotard took to gymnastics at a young age.
The original leotard consisted of a close-fitting suit of knitted jersey, which reached to the wrists and ankles; the woman's version came with a short-fringed skirt.
wordlover.rediffblogs.com /2003_12_10_wordlover_archive.html   (445 words)

  
 Jules Léotard   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
This garment made its way from the circus into the ballet studios of Paris.
It is now known as a leotard: the first recorded use of this term in English was in 1886.
Jules Léotard died, aged about 30, of smallpox.
www.t131.greatnet.de /encyclopedia/j/ju/jules_leotard.html   (179 words)

  
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www.nousevajorma.org /jules_leotard.html   (618 words)

  
 Leotard Gymnastics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
1) " Leotard" -- In the context of Leotard Gymnastics
A leotard is a skin-tight one-piece garment with long sleeves and no legs, made famous by the French acrobatic performer Jules Léotard (1839 - 1870), about whom the song "The daring young man on the Flying Trapeze" was written.
Leotards can also be worn as lingerie and are eroticised by some people, oftenas part of a wider spandex fetishism.
www.cabaret-54.com /dust37658-leotard%20gymnastics.html   (471 words)

  
 CircusShop.net - Articles
Jules Leotard, equally meteoric in his time, had the dubious fortune to have his name attached to a costume.
Leotard's fame certainly spread far and fast in 1859, as he was celebrated for being the first man to fly through the air.
Jules Leotard ascends a rope ladder to the platform, and grasps the first of three trapezes, suspended over a carpet-covered "safety" catwalk.
members.iinet.net.au /~rbolton/Articles/Lyotard&Leotard.htm   (4840 words)

  
 Welcome to Adobe GoLive 6
The costume or work clothing of circus performers was significantly molded by Jules Léotard (1830-1870), who performed for the first time in a skintight bodysuit, which he himself fashioned from elastic wool, on November 12, 1859 at the Cirque Napoléon in Paris.
The world's first "flying artist", who swung from one trapeze to another for the first time, developed this bodysuit as an aerodynamic form of clothing that does not constrict movements during daring artistic performances, but still accentuates the well-toned body.
Léotard's artist costume also had a large impact on ballet costumes, whose form-fitting bodysuits today are called leotards as well - whether long or short-legged, or with or without feet.
www.german-hosiery-museum.de /artist/pages/home.html   (142 words)

  
 jules leotard
Dance leotards are most often worn for ballet, but they can also be worn for jazz, tap, lyrical jazz, and modern dance styles.
Leotard - this nifty little garment, consisting of a one-piece, sleeveless, tight-fitting (read 'figure-hugging') outfit, was named after C19th French acrobat, Jules Leotard.
Invented by the trapeze artist Jules Leotard, the original leotard consisted of a close-fitting suit of knitted jersey, which reached to the wrists and ankles; the woman's version came with a short...
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 I'm Not One to Blog, But...: Are You a ’Tard, Leo?
On this day in 1859 the world witnessed the first public trapeze act (I’m assuming since it was performed by a Frenchman, he probably had practiced on the trapeze in his bedroom).
Jules Léotard flew through the air with the greatest of ease (he was so swinging, he probably thinks that song is about him)(actually, it is) at the Cirque Napoleon in Paris.
Indeed, Jules was a particular airborne sensation with the Parisian ladies as he wore his namesake outfit, which certainly did fit like its less Frenchified name tights.
imnotonetoblogbut.blogspot.com /2004/11/are-you-tard-leo.html   (283 words)

  
 Blogger: Email Post to a Friend   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The original leotard design was a skintight, one-piece garment with the lower portion resembling tights.
On this day in 1859, the designer of the leotard, Jules Leotard, made his first public appearance as the world’s first flying trapeze artist.
Just 21 years old, Jules had been practicing since he was a little boy.
www.blogger.com /email-post.g?blogID=7397386&postID=110021112556975439   (388 words)

  
 Today In History - Asylum Forums
In 1859 Jules Leotard performed the first flying trapeze circus act, in Paris.
It was later determined that these pictures were not of Nessie, but instead of a very ugly woman swimming in Jules Leotard's invented garment.
In 2000 the existence of the secret TLF Nuclear Bomb Project was revealed when the CIA found out about a secret chat room on their computers.
www.asylumnation.com /asylum/_r/showthread/threadid_3791   (732 words)

  
 History Is Bunk 11/12/00   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
To the delight of the crowds below, Jules Leotard of the Circus Napoleon performed the first trapeze act.
Leotard was shaken by his first performance, however, and left the circus to begin his own dancewear company.
Sadly, Jules' fared no better in that industry, as he was unable to compete with his cousin Alain Leotard's line of dancewear, or his brother-in-law Jacques Leggwaeurmers line of accessories.
www.bunkmag.com /history/111200.html   (66 words)

  
 Tribuneindia... Roots
A leotard may look as slinky as a leopard, but it has nothing to do with any animal.
Leotard takes its origin from the French acrobat Jules Leotard who found that conventional clothing hampered his movement as a trapeze artiste.
He designed the leotard in order to feel free and light in his moves.
www.tribuneindia.com /1999/99jun26/saturday/root.htm   (381 words)

  
 Interesting Thing of the Day: The Trapeze   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
So I began thinking about things that swing, and before long I was Googling “trapeze.” Conveniently enough, I soon learned that November 12, 1859 was the date that Jules Léotard first amazed the audience at the Cirque Napoleon in Paris by swinging through the air on his new invention.
Merely becoming a human pendulum, of course, is not the interesting part—it’s doing things like jumping from one swinging bar to another in midair, with maybe a couple of somersaults in between.
Léotard, whose father, Jean, was a gymnastics instructor, invented not only the trapeze apparatus and technique, but also the garment typically worn while performing on it: the eponymous leotard.
itotd.com /index.alt?ArticleID=366   (856 words)

  
 ballet costumes -- historical development   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Leotards and tights of course were not yet available for dances.
Invented by the trapeze artist Jules Leotard, the original leotard consisted of a close-fitting suit of knitted jersey, which reached to the wrists and ankles; the woman's version came with a short fringed skirt.
Today dancers wear not only leotards and tights but also wool leg warmers and/or plastic pants over their tights in order to keep their muscles warm and supple.
www.histclo.hispeed.com /act/dance/bal/cos/bc-hist.html   (2485 words)

  
 leotard gallery
Long sleeve leotards have proven to be very popular with trained gymnasts and dancers alike.
Gymnastics leotards are slightly different than dance leotards.
Her leotard and slippers are part of her construction...
www.selectleotards.com /leotardgallery   (740 words)

  
 Leotard - Results from HotBot
Dance and gymwear leotards from The Zone, Roch Valley, Freed and Arabesque.
Francois Leotard, the European Union's resident envoy to Macedonia, served as France's defence...
from a large family, Mr Leotard was born in 1942 in the...
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 inventionsleotard   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
A leotard is a one-piece long-sleeved garment first worn in the 1860's by the French trapeze artist, Jules Leotard.
The tight-fitting outfit he wore to perform his stunts became famous and Leotard urged men to adopt the garment, so that they would not "hide their best features".
A leotard is cut low at the neck and fitted between the legs.
www.dilpreetbawa.com /historyofashion/inventionsleotard.html   (258 words)

  
 Discourse
Both of these men were cultural pioneers by most definitions of 'culture.' To define culture, I like the simple version: "The way we do things around here."[1] Each man reflected his times, absorbed the achievements of his predecessors, and exceeded them just enough to be celebrated in his own time.
In contrast to these anachronistic martyrs, both Leotard and Lyotard were perfect for their time, and just as Lyotard did not perish from post-modernism, Leotard did not experience trapeze trauma.
In addition, advertising assured that the artist's name was in vogue, and we saw the appearance of Leotard cravats, Leotard walking sticks, Leotard brooches.
www.usfca.edu /philosophy/pd1/discourse/9/bolton.html   (1015 words)

  
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 Re: Excerpts from Irish newspapers
= ;-) Must admit I didn't :) Google says :- "Invented by the trapeze artist Jules Leotard, the original leotard consisted of a close-fitting suit of knitted jersey, which reached to the wrists and ankles; the woman's version came with a short fringed skirt.
From The Cork Examiner, 18 May 1864 - LEOTARD IN PARIS.--The famous Leotard made his appearance last night at the Cirque, in the Champs-Elysees, after an absence of three years.
The house was crowded to excess, and hundreds were obliged to go away, not being able to obtain admission.
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 Discourse
Lyotard was a philosopher, and Leotard an artist/inventor/explorer.
Leotard, the man who was the toast of Europe in the 1860s, is almost forgotten.
It has always been children who "play on swings." Jules Leotard simply extended the life and scope of his childhood games professionally.
www.usfca.edu /philosophy/discourse/9/bolton5.html   (1218 words)

  
 Jules Leotard Cool dance information articles and frendly advice
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 The Flying Trapeze Website
n the summer of 1859, a young Frenchman named Jules Leotard grew bored in his father's gymnasium.
He became so adept performing tricks into the pool with his new invention, he ended up performing his act in the Cirque Napoleon (now known as the Cirque D'Hiver).
Leotard's performance, the trapeze didn't have the safety net as is typically seen today.
nmc.loyola.edu /intro/fall02/george/finalproject/history.htm   (557 words)

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