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Skin colored pointes : interviews with women of color in ballet / Nyama McCarthy-Brown ; foreword by Zita Allen ; afterword by Melanye White Dixon.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McCarthy-Brown, Nyama, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ballerinas--United States--Interviews.
- Ballerinas.
- Ballet--Social aspects--United States.
- Ballet.
- Dance and race--United States.
- Dance and race.
- Ballet teaching--Social aspects--United States.
- Ballet teaching.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (268 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2024]
- Summary:
- "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, casting (and color-casting), employment, discrimination, implicit bias, success, and achievement. Dancers discuss in detail the obstacles many dancers of color face during training; considerations facing some women of color when seeking employment; performance challenges related to company work; and the teachers, parents, and community members that paved a way and widened spaces for them. Through the stories and experiences of the women featured here, models of inclusive practices and allyship are shared. The book culminates with a section providing teaching tools to support inclusive learning spaces."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword
- Preface
- Introduction
- Background of Ballet in the United States
- Herstories: The Interviews
- Set I-Retired Dancers
- Set II: Dancers Who Are Still Performing or Recently Retired
- Reflections
- Themes and Variations: In the Experiences of the Women Interviewed
- A Liberatory Approach to Teaching Ballet
- Afterword
- References
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781476651811
- 1476651817
- OCLC:
- 1432601694
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