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'That took long enough!' " black ballerinas finally get shoes to match their skin by Lyndsey Winship

Ballet shoes have always been a pale peachy pink because it was assumed dancers were, too. Now a British footwear company is striking a blow for ballerinas of colour everywhere When Ballet Black pack their bags for their coming spring tour, there'll be some unusual footwear among their costumes. Not just the wellies they wear to portray striking South African miners in Ingoma, their latest work, but dozens of pairs o…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:00AM on April 1, 2019

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