{"id":1010,"date":"2017-02-17T15:44:46","date_gmt":"2017-02-17T15:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mobballet.org\/?p=1010"},"modified":"2025-04-21T07:16:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T07:16:31","slug":"finally-a-company-made-pointe-shoes-specifically-for-women-of-color","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/index.php\/2017\/02\/17\/finally-a-company-made-pointe-shoes-specifically-for-women-of-color\/","title":{"rendered":"Finally, A Company Made Pointe Shoes Specifically For Women Of Color"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Any dancer of color knows how time consuming and expensive pancaking your shoes to match your skintone can be. Not to mention that the very act is a indicator that you are not the “norm”. It may seem like a small thing, but when your skin, your hair texture, and your body structure are othered reminders like wearing tights and shoes that are reflective of the expected<\/em> skin tone of a ballerina can take a psychological and emotional toll. It’s nice to see that Gaynor Minden is thinking about how to make us feel welcome, as though we belong.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Cory Stieg<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
January 31, 2017, 4:00 AM<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Via http:\/\/Refinery29.com<\/a><\/div>\n
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What do you do if you’re not a White Swan, but not quite a Black Swan either? You spend an hour painting your pointe shoes tan with face makeup, then go all Natalie-Portman-Black-Swan <\/em>insane about the homogeneity of ballet. But, for the first time in the 182-year history of the pointe shoe, a big-name dance wear company has finally <\/em>released a nude-for-all<\/a> option for dancers.<\/p>\n

Gaynor Minden, a U.S.-based pointe shoe and accessory brand, announced on Facebook<\/a> that it would be releasing two new shades of pointe shoes: Cappuccino and Espresso. The shoes are available for special order at no extra charge. Here’s how they look in Espresso:<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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