Advanced & Stylized Performance Tutus Courses
If you have constructed traditional tutus and are ready for a serious challenge, Advanced & Stylized Performance Tutus is for you. The focus in this class is on style, imagination, technique, knowledge, and very hard work! We currently have 16 Advanced Tutu Courses to choose from. Seven courses are Level 2 and nine courses are Level 3.
Prerequisites: Each course will list specific prerequisites.
Course Length: 3 days for all courses except Contemporary which can be completed in 2.5 days, and Esmeralda Tutu & Bodice which takes 5 days. Tutu Marathon schedule option is not available for Advanced Tutus.
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Advanced Tutu Course Level 2: Contemporary Tutu
Course Description: This Contemporary Tutu is made in the classical style, but with a very sculptural twist. It can be made in one of two styles: 1. The top layer is made of stretch fabric that is hooped with a special, twistable hooping to...- $844.20
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Advanced Tutu Course Level 2: Esmeralda Classical Tutu with Bodice NEW!
Course Description: NEW for 2026... Claudia’s Esmeralda Classical Bell Tutu Design. This tutu is cut a little longer and bell-shaped. It has a black bodice with several color choices for the skirt. Top layer of the tutu is trimmed with a gold trim. Coin...- $1,443.60
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Advanced Tutu Course Level 2: Mariinsky Inspired Bell Tutu
Course Description: Learn how to craft a Mariinsky Inspired Bell Tutu featuring longer-cut layers of a mixture of tutu net and soft tulle that gracefully flow with the dancer's movements. This lightweight tutu can have a hoop added or not. Either way, it is...- $844.20
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Advanced Tutu Course Level 2: Ombre-Dyed Classical, Bell, or Romantic Tutu
Course Description: For this course, you will attend the Dyeing to Dye Level One class before advanced tutu class, first cutting out your top one to three layer sections, depending on how many of these you want to dye. You will NOT be dyeing...- $871.20
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Advanced Tutu Course Level 2: Roll-Hemmed 19 Layer Faerie Tutu
Course Description: One of our most popular designs, this tutu has been used often for faerie roles and the Dewdrop in Waltz of the Flowers. Each of the 19 rows of various tulles are cut in petal-shapes and roll-hemmed. A time-consuming project, but worth...- $871.20
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Advanced Tutu Course Level 2: Spanish Style Multi Width Ruffled Tutu
Course Description: Learn how to craft a classical tutu with tiered upper layers. Great for a Spanish style look, but also works well for a foamy, ocean-style (see second and third pictures). Top layer is organza; the rest of the tutu is tutu net. ...- $871.20
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Advanced Tutu Course Level 2: Wild Side Tutu
Course Description: Learn how to craft a “half and half” tutu with two colors of net and fabrics. This unique tutu design makes a wonderful costume for contemporary ballet pieces. Prerequisites: Classical Performance Tutu Level One, or email detailed pictures of your work and...- $871.20
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Advanced Tutu Course Level 3: Fusion Tutu
Course Description: Claudia’s special Fusion Tutu design fuses both the classical and romantic techniques. This design has a specially-made basque with a highly-quilted base of net and tulle from which the top several layers of tulle extend. It is a beautiful way of accentuating...- $871.20
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Advanced Tutu Course Level 3: Hand Pleated Tutu
Course Description: Learn how to make a tutu the old way – completely hand-pleated. You will learn several hand-pleating methods, from Russian-style, box pleated lower layers to directly knife-pleating onto the panty while simultaneously sewing, to our signature, ”Double-Hand-Pleating” technique. Prerequisites: Classical Performance Tutu Course...- $871.20
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Advanced Tutu Course Level 3: Honeycomb Classical Tutu with Removable Basque and Plate NEW TECHNIQUES!
Course Description: NEW for 2026... Claudia’s Honeycomb Classical Tutu Design, complete with a new-to-tutu-pleating fabric manipulation technique. This tutu is cut shorter and made by mixing various densities and shades of tulle with rose montees embellishments. Our design also introduces another new design technique: it...- $898.20
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Advanced Tutu Course Level 3: Odalisque Classical Tutu
Course Description: This Odalisque Tutu is made in the signature, Tutu.com American style, but each row has a graphed pattern of color-blending achieved through strategically mixing and layering different tulles with a neutral base color of net. The end result is quite magical. Prerequisites:...- $898.20
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Advanced Tutu Course Level 3: Ribbon Candy Tutu
Course Description: Designed to look like traditional Christmas “Ribbon Candy,” this very-advanced tutu style takes excellent sewing technique to properly master. The special top layer is built on a highly-structured under-tutu with two hoop rows. Prerequisites: Any Level Two classical-style tutu, or email detailed pictures of...- $898.20
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Advanced Tutu Course Level 3: Ribbon Candy Tutu, Top Layer Only
Course Description: Designed to look like traditional Christmas “Ribbon Candy,” this very-advanced style takes excellent sewing technique to properly master. This course teaches how to create a top layer only, which you will attach to either a separate “over-basque” and use over another tutu,...- $468.00
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Advanced Tutu Course Level 3: Snow Queen Snowflake Classical Tutu
Course Description: One of our newest designs, Snow Queen Professional-Style Snowflake-Design Classical Tutu! This tutu can be made in either the Russian “Pancake” style or the European “Softly-Sloped” style. In this class, you will learn how to cut the tutu layers into the snowflake...- $898.20
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Advanced Tutu Course Level 3: Stylized Firebird Tutu
Course Description: This beautiful Firebird tutu design by Claudia Folts is a showstopper. It is made of 21 rows of soft tulles and organzas - enhanced sparkle tulle, regular tulle and glimmer tulle. It is done in shades of red, wine, orange and fuchsia, and...- $898.20
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Advanced Tutu Course Level 3: Vintage French Style Tutu
Course Description: Learn how to craft an adjustable Vintage French-Style Tutu. The rows are alternated in the way each is attached, then a removable basque is added. This allows the use of different color and style basques. A new twist to traditional techniques! Prerequisites:...- $898.20
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