Diversity In Ballet: The Importance Of Creating Skin Tone Pointe Shoes
Understand why we need to break the tradition of pink and nude pointe shoes
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To All the Boys Who Dance
You might have heard of #BoysDanceToo, a movement in 2019 that started after Good Morning America host, Laura Spencer, made an insensitive...
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What Growing Up as a Dancer Taught Me
As a ballerina, I became more mindful of my body in space and how much room I need to move.
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My UCI Illuminations Experience
As an incoming intern for UCI Illuminations this spring, I thought I would share some of my favorite moments and events that I got to...
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I Went From Dancing Every Day In High School To Not Dancing At All In College & Why That's Okay
Stop putting pressure on your hobbies and just have fun.
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3 Reasons Why You Have to Watch Tiny Pretty Things on Netflix
Over winter break, while everyone was binging Bridgerton on Netflix, I was quite obsessed with another new Netflix original. I first saw...
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Balanchine and Bodily Autonomy: What Ballet Taught Me About Self-Control
From ages four to 17, my life was consumed by one activity: dance. Aside from a season on the middle school tennis team, I never did any...
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'Tiny Pretty Things' on Netflix is Underrated
While everyone was excited to start Shonda Rhimes’ Bridgerton on Netflix, I was still grieving over the fact that I had finished Tiny...
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Tights, Leotards, Buns and Masks: How Ballet West Took on Summer Training in a Pandemic
265 dancers, five weeks, zero COVID-19 cases: how did Ballet West do it? From the eyes of 2/265.
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Margaux Miller and her Dancing Experience at Wake
Margaux Miller is a freshman at Wake Forest from Bel Air, Maryland. She is considering majoring in International Relations and Russian with...
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Why I’ve Continued Ballet in College
Thanks to ballet, I can breathe.
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What 10 Years of Classical Ballet Taught Me
I think I was around four years old when my persistent dancing around the house and obsession with Angelina Ballerina resulted in my...
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Art Future: The Consumption Of Art After The Pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused many changes all over the world, including in the way we experience art
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Has Ballet Changed? Kathyrn Morgan’s Story
How the ballet world continues to be harsh, judgemental, ruled by outdated aesthetics, and overly opinionated.
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Eating Disorders and Aesthetic Pressure on Ballerinas
“We look beautiful on the outside but no one knows how we feel inside”, says a ballet teacher.
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How I Transitioned from Dancing in Grade School to College
I know it sounds like the biggest cliché ever, but I’ve been a dancer for as long as I can remember. I was four years old when my obsession...
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Physically Perfect and Mentally Stressed: Routine in Professional Ballet
How professional ballet dancing affects the mental health of athletes? Dancing: such a beautiful art, but what most people don’t know is...
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Life Without Ballet Would Be Pointeless ★
“Standby for Escapades 1 soundtrack,” signaled the production manager. “Standing,” I responded into my headset, eyes trained on audio...
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Kathryn Morgan: A Revolutionary Within the Body-Shaming Ballet World
Why does being the skinniest girl on stage matter when you’re the most talented?
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Black Excellence Series: Celebrating Misty Copeland
You may not have seen her face, heard her name, or watched her glide across a stage, but Misty Copeland is making big moves in the realm of...
