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Hu(e)mans Performing Life: Happy International Dance Day From Nude Barre Staff

Hu(e)mans Performing Life: Happy International Dance Day From Nude Barre Staff

International Dance Day is a cross-cultural celebration of movement that started in 1982 by the Dance Committee of ITI. It is held on April 29th of every year, to commemorate the birthday of the ballet master Jean-Georges Noverre. International Dance Day highlights the benefits of dance as a str...

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The Problematic Legacy of The Nutcracker: Why A Holiday Staple Has Gone Stale

The Problematic Legacy of The Nutcracker: Why A Holiday Staple Has Gone Stale

Whether you know it or not, you’ve probably heard the dance of the Sugar Plum fairy echoing throughout your local supermarket this time of year. You’ve probably seen festive wooden nutcrackers line gift shop shelves, and I’ll bet one made an unsolicited appearance as a stocking stuffer from that ...

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HuffPost Press: How Nude Barre is Helping BIPOC Ballerinas Change The Palette Of Dance

HuffPost Press: How Nude Barre is Helping BIPOC Ballerinas Change The Palette Of Dance

HuffPost chronicled the origins of ballet and the Euro-classical ethos that echoes through the aesthetics of the form today. Citing the iconic 19th century Edgar Degas painting, Examen de Danse, writer Rohina Katoch Sehra explains how beauty and artistry were coalesced with whiteness. This is per...

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Adjusting My Eyes to the Light: My Dance Experience

Adjusting My Eyes to the Light: My Dance Experience

The sun softly simmers my skin through the window. The heat prompts me into consciousness. The sounds of my city monopolize my senses. The fog swallowing my brain subsides. I think of butterflies. Monarchs. Morphos. Swallowtails. What does it mean to be defined by your potential? To be pl...

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pancaking ballet shoes to match the dancer's skin-tone

What is Pancaking?

“Pancake,” is a term that refers to the thick base of make-up exclusively used by performers for the stage. Historically, dancers have used pancake to match their shoes or elements of their costume to their skin color. Now, dancers often use a liquid foundation or calamine lotion to achieve a sea...

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