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Obviously pointe shoes come in European pink; ballet began and has been practised in Europe for over 400 years! The first black company wasnt until 1946.
I don't know much about ballet so I might be wrong, but I don't think they are pink because they are trying to exclude dark skinned people, because white people (obviously) don't have pink skin, so it's not "skin colour" for white dancers too. I think in general it's because of tradition but (if it's okay in ballet) it's best to just have different colours/tones so everyone can pick what they prefer.
You should come out with your own line of pointe shoes that come in many shades of brown. I would definitely buy them for my daughter. The few brown pointe shoes I have seen aren’t a good match for her.
i'm a non-dancer so i don't have much knowledge about it... are pointe shoes supposed to match the dancer's skin color or is it supposed to match the costume or motif? i've always thought pointe shoes were universally one color only so that there's some uniformity in the dance.
Some of the most gorgeous ballet dancers I've ever met were black and brown skinned. The dance community needs to move forward a bit faster now that these issues are coming to light outside of the hush-hush unspoken rules of the ballet world. Inclusion for darker skinned dancers, different body types, dancers with disabilities
I see this time you didn't paint your point shoes to match your skin tone... Always bringing racism into the Ballet world. My mother was A Prima Ballerina for The New York Dance Company....You act like Black people never went to The Ballet before you came along....You are delusional making you being a black dancer is a first? It's Not ...Quit with these racists shorts ...
I’ve enjoyed watching your videos very interesting and inspiring and then watching this video where you give knowledge. It’s so great well done thank you 😊