{"id":65241,"date":"2017-12-08T11:21:52","date_gmt":"2017-12-08T17:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=65241"},"modified":"2017-12-08T12:43:05","modified_gmt":"2017-12-08T18:43:05","slug":"flesh-tone-tights-empower-ballet-dancers-of-color","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/flesh-tone-tights-empower-ballet-dancers-of-color\/","title":{"rendered":"Flesh-tone tights empower ballet dancers of color"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Eunice Wang<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">A simple leotard and pink tights are the typical uniform for many ballet dancers when they train. It\u2019s a tradition that dates back hundreds of years to the origin of ballet in Europe. As with many other traditions, however, the times, they are a changin\u2019. <\/p>\n<p>Dancers of color have started to raise a question about the tradition of pink tights, preferring tights that represent who they are. That\u2019s why dancers at the Chicago Multicultural Dance Center have turned to flesh-tone tights. <\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Flesh-tone tights empower ballet dancers of color\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/246038587?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>According to Alexandria Franklin, a ballerina at the dance center, flesh-tone tights are important for ballerinas of color. It creates a better looking line when they dance and reaffirms for the world, as well as the dancers themselves, that it\u2019s okay to have brown skin and be doing ballet.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: A ballerina with flesh-tone tights is putting her pointe shoes on. Dec. 8, 2017. (Eunice Wang\/MEDILL)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Eunice Wang Medill Reports A simple leotard and pink tights are the typical uniform for many ballet dancers when they train. It\u2019s a tradition that dates back hundreds of years to the origin of ballet in Europe. As with many other traditions, however, the times, they are a changin\u2019. 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