Black ballerina

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a woman in a black leotard is doing a ballet move with her hands

Pink pointes are not worn because ballerinas wear pink tights. The practice of wearing pink pointes and tights is because traditionally, it created a seamless illusion of having bare legs & dancing on your toes for white dancers ...I am so proud of the Dance Theatre of Harlem and Alvin Ailey for encouraging their dancers to perform in flesh toned tights and shoes to not only celebrate their own diverse skin tones, but to enhance their beautiful lines ..." ~Thatlupa (Tumblr).

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