Shaté L. Hayes

Former dancer/choreographer Shaté L. Hayes is a writer, educational content producer, and founder of TheWorkingDancer.com.

Fábio Mariano performs a saut de chat. He is wearing a blue and gray costume with dark gray boots.

Career

How Collage Dance Collective’s Fábio Mariano Weaves Together Careers in Ballet and Crocheting

Shaté L. Hayes

In front of a colorful floral backdrop, a young Black dancer poses for a photo wearing a long, ruffly light purple dress. She swishes the dress up with her hands, leaning back slightly in a controlled fall off-pointe forward.

News

Brown Girls Do Ballet Founder Captures Ballet’s Beautiful Diversity in New Book, The Color of Dance

Shaté L. Hayes

In a large dance studio, Collage Dance Company artists rehearse "Their Eyes Were Watching God." A trio in the front—two men and a woman—perform a partnered traveling step as the corps behind them pose in various poses of gossiping, outrage, and curiosity.

News

Their Eyes Were Watching God: Collage Dance Collective Brings a Literary Classic to Life

Shaté L. Hayes

A trio of dancers—two men and one woman— perform onstage. They are dressed in blue leotards and shorts and the woman wears brown pointe shoes. The two men stand on either side of her lunging on their right leg and holding on to her waist and left arm as she does a retiré on pointe with her left foot behind her knee. She reaches her right arm high and looks toward the sky.

Career

The Freelance Career Tips You Need to Know

Shaté L. Hayes

TaKiyah Wallace McMillian, wearing a gold and black patterend dress, stands in the middle of a group if young teenage girls with her arms around the waists of the two next to her. They all smile happily for the camera. To her left are three dancers wearing white or pink dresses, and to her left are two others in black and white floral dresses.

Training

How Brown Girls Do Ballet Has Inspired and Supported a Generation of Young Dancers

Shaté L. Hayes

Company Life

Feeling Unchallenged? Here’s How to Advocate for Advancement in Your Company

Shaté L. Hayes

Career

Creating Your First Website: Pro Tips for Making a Striking Online Impression

Shaté L. Hayes

Career

Beyond Solidarity Statements: The Real Work Ballet Organizations Must Do to Dismantle Systemic Racism

Shaté L. Hayes