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Skin Colored Pointes: Interviews with Women of Color in Ballet

Skin Colored Pointes: Interviews with Women of Color in Ballet

McCarthy-Brown, Nyama

Paperback

Biographies GeneralDanceBlack American Studies

ISBN10: 1476687056
ISBN13: 9781476687056
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: Apr 26 2024
Pages: 267
Weight: 1.05
Height: 0.60 Width: 6.80 Depth: 9.90
Language: English

Predominantly white casting in ballet has led many to wonder, Where are all the black swans? This book sheds light on female dancers of color, including thirteen primary accounts from African American, Latina, and Asian women in ballet. Topics covered include dance training, casting (and color-casting), employment, discrimination, implicit bias, success, and achievement. Dancers discuss in detail the obstacles many dancers of color face during training; considerations facing some women of color when seeking employment; performance challenges related to company work; and the teachers, parents, and community members that paved a way and widened spaces for them. Through the stories and experiences of the women featured here, models of inclusive practices and allyship are shared. The book culminates with a section providing teaching tools to support inclusive learning spaces.

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