Africa: Skin Appropriate Brown and Bronze Ballet Shoes for Dancers of Colour

Ethnic minority classical dancers had to use paint or foundation make-up to darken the standard-issue pink shoes that were the only option available to them. Now, for the first time on a large scale, ballet shoes will better match the skin colour of black and mixed dancers.

Companies, including mass producers Freed of London Pointe Shoe Makers, Britain's oldest manufacturer of pointe shoes, have finally taken a step towards recognition for minorities in the conservative world of classical dance.

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