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Video of Tene Ward of The National Ballet of Canada trying on pointe shoes that match her skin tone goes viral - The Dance Current
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The Fraught Relationship Between Girlhood and Ballet Shoes
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Shoe companies vow to make ballet shoes for dancers of color
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Black ballerinas have to cover pointe shoes in make-up
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Dance Shoes Explained — School of Ballet 5:8
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That took long enough!' Black ballerinas finally get shoes to match their skin, Ballet
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Black Ballet Instructors Are Teaching Master Classes Across DC
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Bay Area ballerina Angela Watson eyes greatness — on her own terms
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Philadelphia ballerinas share the challenging…
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Ballerina's reaction to pointe shoes matching her skin tone goes viral - Good Morning America