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A Look At Diversity, Inclusivity, and Accessibility in Ballet Over The Years By Neha Chowdhury The world of ballet has long been perceived as an exclusive domain, catering primarily to the elite and privileged. With its steadfast historical roots in 15th and 16th-century Italian courts, ballet has followed an incredibly difficult journey on the road of diversifying the playing field, ...

How Inclusivity in Ballet Attire is Transforming the World By Pragati Athreya in En Avant July August 2024 Tracing Traditions of Uniformity Dress to Include For decades, ballet costumes have embodied a uniform aesthetic aligned with the classical ideal of the ballet dancer: pale skin and a specific body type. Tights and shoes were produced in ‘European pink’ to match ...

By Anagha Madhan and Maya Haridas for En Avant Magazine July/August 2024 There’s a Native American proverb, “The one who tells the story rules the world.” The stories told on stage have the power to subconsciously cement untrue stereotypes, or change the way we think altogether. For six centuries, ballet has served as a medium of storytelling, with its plots ...