About 75 hours of painstaking work, layers of tulle and netting, rows of hook-and-eye closures, appliqués, ribbons and Swarovski crystals go into each tutu Brenda Smith makes for Columbia Dance as a ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Across the nation and around the world, in certain backstage sanctums, people are fretting over tutus. It’s “Nutcracker” season, when the holiday warhorse ...

JACKSON, MI — School is out for the summer, but a group of girls at the Jackson YMCA is getting a different kind of education: They're learning how to make tutus. Eighteen girls from 5 to 12 years old ...

PHOENIX — Ballet Arizona will be debuting 32 brand new costumes including 18 tutus that were all handmade in their costume shop. The outfits will be worn during the performances of Cinderella at the ...

There are rolls of ribbon and bags of plastic hydrangea petals stacked in the basement. Back-up stitchers are on standby. The Web site is running. Aimee Tallarico is ready. She hopes. “I’ve been told ...

ALEXANDRIA TWP. — Grateful her own children survived heart problems, a mother here has donated hundreds of handmade tutus and superhero capes to a children's hospital. Michelle Delfs felt like she ...

For many moms, having that little girl brings an impulse to grab some ribbon or lace and dress her up in ruffles and bows. For more and more moms though, that impulse is turning into a hobby, followed ...

DECATUR — When Brenda Roland first saw people running with tutus, she swore she’d never wear one. “Being heavy set, I said, ‘No way, I’m not doing that,’ ” Roland said. But on Sunday, she was gathered ...

Christa Hunt is one of the organizers of the effort to make every Tuesday in Key West a tutu Tuesday. Key West holds a lot of parties, parades and even athletic events where people dress up in all ...

DECATUR — When Brenda Roland first saw people running with tutus, she swore she’d never wear one. WHAT: A fundraiser to help in the fight against breast, ovarian and cervical cancers. All funds raised ...