Brown Point Shoes Arrive, 200 Years After White Ones

ALEX MARSHALL, NY Times: Dance
Sun, 11/04/2018 - 1:43pm

Ballet dancers of color have long painted, dyed or covered point shoes in makeup to match their skin. Could this small barrier to inclusion finally be disappearing?

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