Le Badass Ballerina Ihloselwe Ama-squash Dancer Stereotypes

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Uma ucabanga nge-ballerina yakudala, kungenzeka ukuthi ucabange ukuthi uziphethe kahle (yize eqinile ngokomzimba), owesifazane osemusha onobuhle onoboya obuqinile ekhanda kanye ne-pink tutu. Ngenkathi kungekho lutho olungalungile ngokufanisa leyo phrofayili yomdansi, i-Dusty Button eneminyaka engu-28 ubudala ngumunye we-ballerina ozofakazela ukuthi kuningi kakhulu kuleli fomu lobuciko kunama-sequin nokuma okuhle.

Ngokuyinhloko, uyidwala le-punk rock iBlack Swan ballerina elichoboza noma yimiphi imibono esivele (futhi elahlekile) yokuthi i-prima ballerina "kufanele" ibukeke kanjani. (Okuthile i-ballerina yochwepheshe uMisty Copeland azi okuningi ngayo.)

Futhi ungacabangi nangokuqagela ithalente lakhe okwesibili. Ngeminyaka engu-21 yokuhlangenwe nakho kokudansa ngaphansi kwebhande lakhe - umama wakhe wamfaka emakilasini eneminyaka engu-7 ngoba "wayefuna ngibe nentshisekelo kwimisebenzi eyayiphilile engqondweni, emzimbeni nasemphefumulweni wami," kusho Inkinobho-iSouth Carolina –Umsubathi ozelwe wayeziqeqesha e-American Ballet Theatre engakakhuli ngokwanele ukushayela. Lapho eneminyaka engu-18, wathola umfundaze eRoyal Ballet School eLondon, futhi ekugcineni waba ngumdansi ophambili enkampanini yeBoston Ballet. Ukusuka lapho waba nguthisha womdanso odumile kanye nomdwebi womdanso futhi wabamba iqhaza emicimbini yezemfundo efana ne-International Ballet Workshops.

Kukho konke lokhu kuziphendukela kwemvelo njenge-ballerina kungumkhakha womsebenzi wobuciko obusezingeni eliphakeme, ithelevishini nomsebenzi wokumodela. Ukubukeka kwakhe okungathandeki nokunyakaza kwakhe kwaheha izinkampani zezemidlalo iRed Bull nezinkampani zakwaVolcom ezixhasa abadlali be-X-Games abanobuhle, izinzuzo zezemidlalo, futhi, okuphambene ne-ballerina. (Okuhlobene: Le Modeli Enobukhulu Obusha Ichaza kabusha Okushiwo Ukuba Nesiqu 'Somgijimi Womgijimi'.)

Kepha umqulu owodwa ku-Instagram wakhe futhi uzobona ngokushesha izinto ezimbili: Le ntombazane inekhono ngobuhlanya (i-OMG, ukuguquguquka), futhi inguquko eqabulayo yesitayela nesimo sengqondo (isikibha, izikhindi, namabhanisi e-pigtail, yep). Uma ubungaqinisekanga ukuthi lo wesifazane ukhohlakele, bheka isithombe sakhe sephrofayela ye-Instagram, okuyigama lakhe elibhalwe ngefonti efanayo neqembu le-rock i-Iron Maiden, kanye nomfaniswano wakhe womdanso, ohlanganisa izikhindi ze-Nike ezigijimayo, i-jet- ukwakheka kwamehlo amnyama, futhi yebo, i-tutu ngezikhathi ezithile ... yenze ngendlela yayo. Ukusuka ekunwetshisweni komlenze okumangazayo kuya enhlanganisweni yakhe yobungcweti yomdwebo wesimanjemanje nowesiko, bekufanele nje sifunde kabanzi ngalo mdansi we-rock-star, nokuthi uthini ngokudansa ngesigqi sesigubhu sakhe nokwakha indlela entsha yabadansi abasebasha . (Ah, heck, kubo bonke abesifazane!)

"Bengihlale ngiyizimvu ezimnyama ze-ballet," kusho uButton, ngokuziqhenya. "Siphila ezweni lapho abantu abazi kancane ngathi ngandlela thile bahlala benakho okuningi ukusho." Futhi ngisho nangemva kweminyaka engamashumi amabili esembonini yokudansa ekhokhelwayo, akavumeli izindinganiso zobuhle noma isisindo zimthinte. "Kunemibono eqinile embonini yami, kodwa ngiyibheka njengezinselelo futhi ngiba namandla ngayo yonke inselelo."

Uyavuma ukuthi ingcindezi yokuba mncane iyinto engokoqobo emhlabeni wakhe, engaba yingozi kubadansi bamanje nalabo abasafufusa. Kodwa izinto zihamba kahle. "Kunomlando wokuphazamiseka kwemikhuba yokudla ngaphakathi embonini yami okungenampilo emzimbeni nasengqondweni, kepha umhlaba uyaguquka futhi kule minyaka eyishumi edlule ngibone ukwehluka kwabadansi abaqashiwe," esho ngegagasi elisha labadansi abangochwepheshe abaphula umthetho. isikhunta kokubili isitayela nohlobo lomzimba. "Umbono oqabulayo, ukusho okuncane."

U-Button uthi ulwa ne-ballerina stereotype ngokuhlala ethembekile kuye futhi ekholelwa ukuthi impumelelo ayichazwa ngokubukeka. "Izeluleko zami kimi ziyefana kubo bonke abesifazane: ukumba ujule, uzilungiselele ukwahlulela, futhi unikeze umunwe ophakathi kunoma ngubani okutshela ukuthi awukwazi ukwenza okuthile." (Okuhlobene: I-Weightlifter Morgan King Defies Stereotypes.)

Futhi lesi simo se- "eff you" kumele sisebenze, ngoba sisizwa Inkinobho ukuba ingabi ngumdansi ophumelelayo kuphela kepha ngowesifazane okwaziyo ukujabulela ubhiya omuhle wobuciko kanye ne-sushi eningi ngendlela angabamba ngayo izandla. #Ibhalansi. Uyaziwa ukuthi ubuyela emuva nge-brew ngemuva kokusebenza okunamandla kokuphumula okudingekayo kwengqondo nengokwenyama.

Lokho kuthululelwa kufanelekile. Izinsuku eziningi, Inkinobho isebenzisa amahora ayisithupha kuya kwayisishiyagalombili emakilasini nasekuzifundiseni futhi isenza isikhathi sokuphakamisa izinsimbi ejimini nomyeni wayo. Lezi zibhangqwana zingamabhizinisi-ahlangana- # ubuhlobo bobudlelwano, njengoba uButton ethi umyeni wakhe (ohamba naye lapho ehambela umhlaba wonke) uyamkhuthaza ukuthi azicwilise ekuthandeni umdanso futhi amukele isitayela sakhe esiyingqayizivele. Ngokufanelekile, baze baqhamuke negama lokulichaza: i-antistereotypologist.

Lapho Inkinobho ingaphakamisi, ingadansi, noma inwebeka, ungamthola edlikiza eringini. “Ngibona isibhakela kungukuzivocavoca engikuthanda kakhulu ngoba kuphambene kakhulu ne-ballet,” usho kanje. Ngakho-ke ngesikhathi esilandelayo lapho noma ubani ecabanga ukubiza le ngane ye-badass ngenye nje ye-prissy ballerina, kungcono bakulungele ukuthatha ingwegwe elungile.

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