{"id":133901,"date":"2021-02-15T13:44:54","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T18:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=133901"},"modified":"2021-02-15T13:58:12","modified_gmt":"2021-02-15T18:58:12","slug":"ballerina-goes-viral-for-video-of-brown-ballet-shoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ballerina-goes-viral-for-video-of-brown-ballet-shoes\/","title":{"rendered":"Ballerina Goes Viral For Video Of Brown Ballet Shoes"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fballerina-goes-viral-for-video-of-brown-ballet-shoes%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=133901&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-499413011-1.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Kira Robinson, 18, is a freshman ballet major at the University of Oklahoma who went viral for posting a video of her ballet shoes on TikTok.<\/p>\n<p>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/foryou?referer_url=https%3A%2F%2Fabcnews.go.com%2FGMA%2FLiving%2Fballerinas-reaction-pointe-shoes-matching-skin-tone-viral%2Fstory&amp;referer_video_id=6918813680847162629&amp;is_copy_url=1&amp;is_from_webapp=v1#\/@kiraelon\/video\/6918813680847162629\">video<\/a>, she opens her new Suffolk pointe shoes, saying she \u201cfinally\u201d got brown ones. Beaming, she holds them up to her skin, saying, \u201clook at this, look at this\u2026it\u2019s brown.\u201d Robinson says how it is \u201crevolutionary\u201d that she won\u2019t have to \u201cpancake them\u201d to make the shoes match her skin tone. Pancaking is \u201ca term used for blending makeup foundation to match a specific skin tone.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@kiraelon\/video\/6918813680847162629\" data-video-id=\"6918813680847162629\">\n<section><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@kiraelon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@kiraelon\" rel=\"noopener\">@kiraelon<\/a><\/p>\n<p>YAYAYAY i\u2019ll show you guys how they look on later <a title=\"fyp\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/fyp\" rel=\"noopener\">#fyp<\/a> <a title=\"cleantok\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/cleantok\" rel=\"noopener\">#CleanTok<\/a> <a title=\"blackballerina\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/blackballerina\" rel=\"noopener\">#blackballerina<\/a> <a title=\"blackgirl\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/blackgirl\" rel=\"noopener\">#blackgirl<\/a> <a title=\"dancer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/dancer\" rel=\"noopener\">#dancer<\/a> <a title=\"pointe\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/pointe\" rel=\"noopener\">#pointe<\/a> <a title=\"pointeshoes\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/pointeshoes\" rel=\"noopener\">#pointeshoes<\/a> <a title=\"suffolk\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/suffolk\" rel=\"noopener\">#suffolk<\/a> <a title=\"visionboard\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/visionboard\" rel=\"noopener\">#VisionBoard<\/a> <a title=\"dance\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/dance\" rel=\"noopener\">#dance<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - kira &lt;3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-6918813683514706694\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c original sound \u2013 kira<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>She told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodmorningamerica.com\/living\/story\/ballerinas-reaction-pointe-shoes-matching-skin-tone-viral-75830211\">Good Morning America<\/a> that she has received lots of feedback on her video \u201cabout how representation is super necessary in the dance world and how a lot of people don\u2019t have that or see that often.\u201d The post has received almost 500,000 likes with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodmorningamerica.com\/living\/story\/ballerinas-reaction-pointe-shoes-matching-skin-tone-viral-75830211\">reportedly<\/a> lots of encouraging reactions and commentary.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodmorningamerica.com\/living\/story\/ballerinas-reaction-pointe-shoes-matching-skin-tone-viral-75830211\">Good Morning America<\/a> reported that \u201cSuffolk Pointe Shoe Co. said it started offering brown satin pointe shoes in fall 2020. A bronze satin was released in 2000.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the last few years, the director of the company, Keri Suffolk, said that there was a change in demand from customers as dance teachers altered their dress codes. She noted that for generations, dancers only required pink shoes <em>\u201c<\/em>as class dress codes dictated a black leotard, pink tights and pink pointe shoes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Robinson told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodmorningamerica.com\/living\/story\/ballerinas-reaction-pointe-shoes-matching-skin-tone-viral-75830211\">Good Morning America<\/a>, \u201cSometimes it\u2019s frustrating and annoying, but it\u2019s just how it is\u2026The dance world is slow to accept POC (person of color) dancers, and I\u2019ve just had to deal with it and do what I need to do to perform.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was ecstatic when I realized Suffolk was releasing new shoes,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019ve been wearing pink ones ever since I was a young girl, but when I heard they were creating brown ones, I couldn\u2019t believe it. I knew I had to grab a pair.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Suffolk noted that professional dancers have been allowed to pancake their shoes for some time, but for performances, professionals are required to \u201cwear what the artistic director or choreographer has determined to be the look they want for the piece.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Suffolk said that social change has led to people questioning why these dress codes and choices in costume are confined to pink shoes. She added that \u201cpointe shoes should reflect artists of all colors, rather than limit or exclude\u2026We are hoping these additions are just the beginning, and that dancers of the next generation will never know being limited to only one color option for their pointe shoes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Robinson said she is very proud to be able to be a role model for those who want to follow her lead, \u201cand commended the modifications that are taking place in ballet.\u201d She also pointed to the Black Lives Matter movement as a reason for the shift.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we are seeing more diversity in products because of the Black Lives Matter movement,\u201d Robinson said. \u201cA lot of people were fed up with companies\u2019 lack of effort in diversifying their brand and it has taken a long time to see that change. Many have signed and sent petitions to ballet brands to create more colors in their products, and Suffolk was one that heard our plea and started making those changes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She said that she hopes people will look up to her and \u201crealize there can always be a brown ballerina on the stage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em><span>member<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kira Robinson, 18, is a freshman ballet major at the University of Oklahoma who went viral for posting a video of her ballet shoes on TikTok. 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