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Why Some Companies Are Rethinking Pink Tights and Shoes for the Corps de Ballet

by Monica Stephenson | Jan 24, 2023

During a performances of The Nutcracker, a lead ballerina stands in B plus encircled by a corps de ballet of dancers in long, orange and pink tutus. Four of the dancers kneel on the ground, while the others stand in tendu devant croisé. All hold their arms in high fifth and lean their upper bodies out away from the circle. The soloist wears a short green dance dress and crown and crosses her arms in front of her with her palms up.
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