Black ballerina

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“I hope that the dance world will see just how much those shoes meant to me because then they will recognize how more diversity in the dance world is very much needed.”

Ballerina @aeshaash wandering around Inner Rochester in a Tutu to change stereotypes about women of color and inspire young kids. She developed a program called The Swan Dreams Project whose goal is to convey the message that beauty and talent are not constrained by race or socio-economic status. They want our youth to know that they are not limited by stereotypes nor by their environment, but only by their dreams. | #nudebarre #nudebarrefaves #tututuesday #aeshaash #theswandreamsproject…

"I hope people reconsider their thinking."

The 18-year-old's memoir will be about her journey from Sierra Leone to the stage. Learn about it first here.

Joan Myers Brown grew up in a time of rigid segregation, both in life and dance. Brenda Dixon Gottschild, author of Joan Myers Brown and the Audacious Hope of the Black Ballerina, talks with NPR's Michel Martin about how Brown tackled racial barriers in the ballet world.