Skin colored pointes : interviews with women of color in ballet

Skin colored pointes : interviews with women of color in ballet /

"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, castin...

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Main Author: McCarthy-Brown, Nyama (Author)
Other Authors: Allen, Zita (writer of foreword.), Dixon, Melanye White (writer of afterword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2024.
Subjects:
Ballerinas > United States > Interviews.
Ballet > Social aspects > United States.
Dance and race > United States.
African American dancers.
African American ballerinas.
Ballet teaching > Social aspects > United States.
Ballet > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Danse et race > États-Unis.
Danseurs noirs américains.
PERFORMING ARTS / Dance / Classical & Ballet.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / American / African American & Black Studies.
Ballerinas.
Ballet > Social aspects.
Ballet.
Dance and race.
Social aspects.
United States.
Interviews.

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