Isicelo Sezicathulo Zebhalethi Ezibandakanya Umbala Wesikhumba Siqoqa Amakhulu Ezinkulungwane Zamasiginesha

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Uma ucabanga ngezicathulo ze-ballet, umbala opinki cishe ufika engqondweni. Kodwa iningi lezicathulo ze-ballet pointe ezinemibala e-pink enama-peachy alifani ncamashi nezinhlobonhlobo zamathoni esikhumba. UBriana Bell, umdansi impilo yonke futhi usanda kuphothula esikoleni esiphakeme, uzama ukukushintsha lokho.

NgoJuni 7, uBell waya kuTwitter enxusa abantu ukuthi basayine isicelo esicela izinkampani zezingubo zokudansa ukuba zinikezele ngezingubo eziningi ezibandakanya umbala wesikhumba kubadansi beBIPOC - ikakhulukazi, izicathulo ze-pointe ezinemibala ehlukahlukene. Ku-tweet yakhe, u-Bell wabelane ngokuthi abadansi Abamnyama ngokuvamile kufanele "bafake" izicathulo zabo ze-pointe ezinesisekelo ukuze zihambisane nombala wesikhumba sabo. Ozakwabo abamhlophe, wanezela, abathwali umthwalo ofanayo.

KuBell, udaba ludlulela ngalé kobunzima bokuthi uhlale upenda izicathulo zakho ze-pointe ngombala ohlukile, esho emculweni wakhe we-Twitter. "Ama-ballerinas amnyama ahlala ekhishwa ezweni le-ballet elimhlophe futhi ngokwesiko ngoba imizimba yethu ayifani neyabo futhi lena ngenye indlela yokusenza sizizwe singafunwa," kubhala yena. "Lokhu kudlulela ngaphezu kwezicathulo. Ubandlululo nokucwasana emphakathini wokudansa akwenzeki kokuhlangenwe nakho kwami ​​kepha kakhulu lapho. Akukuningi ukucela izicathulo ukufana nezikhumba zethu, ngakho-ke ngicela uthathe imizuzwana embalwa ukusayina lesi sicelo." (Okuhlobene: Imboni Yezimonyo Manje Isinamabala Esikhumba Okukhudlwana Kunakuqala)

Kuyavunywa, ezinye izinkampani zezingubo zomdanso yenza yenza izicathulo ze-pointe ezibandakanya umbala wesikhumba, kufaka phakathi i-Gaynor Minden ne-Freed yaseLondon. Le nhlangano yakamuva isanda kunikeza izicathulo ze-ballet pointe ku-Tene Ward, umdansi we-National Ballet yaseCanada, owakhungatheka lapho ethola izicathulo.

"Ngizizwa ngicindezelekile kodwa ngibusiseke kakhulu ukuthi lokhu ekugcineni kuyenzeka," kusho uWard eceleni kwevidiyo ye-Instagram eqala izicathulo zakhe ezintsha ze-pointe, ezihambelana nethoni yakhe yesikhumba esimnyama ecishe ifane kahle. "Ngiyabonga @nationalballet kanye no @freedoflondon. Leli yizinga lokwamukelwa nelokungakaze ngibe nomuzwa walokho emhlabeni we-ballet."

Ngokwengxenye enkulu, noma kunjalo, izinketho zezicathulo ze-pointe ezibandakanya umbala wesikhumba zisenomkhawulo omuhle. Isicelo esabiwe nguBell, esakhiwa okokuqala eminyakeni emibili eyedlule nguMegan Watson wasePenn Hills, ePennsylvania, sibiza kakhulu inkampani yezingubo zokudansa, iCapezio - omunye wabathengisi abakhulu nabaziwa kakhulu bezicathulo ze-ballet pointe - "ukuqala ukukhiqiza izicathulo zenzelwe ngaphezu kwalabo abanethoni yesikhumba emhlophe noma emhlophe. "

"Bambalwa abakhiqizi abenza izicathulo ezinombala onsundu," kufundeka isikhalazo. "Akukhona nje ukuthi ukwehluka okuncane kakhulu kwi-ballet uqobo, kodwa okwenza inkinga ibe nkulu ukuthi kuvame ukwehlukahlukana okuncane kakhulu ezicathulweni zezicathulo. Uma ungalingani nombala owodwa wombala wezicathulo, uzizwa sengathi awuyena owakho ."

Iqiniso ukuthi, ama-BIPOC ballerinas abelokhu efaka izicathulo zabo iminyaka, futhi uBell ukude nomdansi wokuqala ukukhuluma ngakho. U-Misty Copeland, umdansi wokuqala omnyama oyinhloko e-American Ballet Theatre, uphinde wakhuluma ngokungabi bikho kwezinhlobonhlobo zezicathulo ze-pointe. (Kuhlobene: UMisty Copeland Ukhuluma Ngokuphikisana Nezitatimende Ze-Pro-Trump ze-Armor CEO)

"Kunemiyalezo eminingi engathunyelwa kubantu abanebala elimhlophe kusukela kudalwa i-ballet," etshela yena Namuhla ngo-2019. "Uma uthenga izicathulo ze-pointe noma ama-ballet slippers, futhi umbala ubizwa ngokuthi i-European pink, ngicabanga ukuthi usho kakhulu kubantu abasha - ukuthi awungeni, awuyena owakho, ngisho noma kungenjalo. kuthiwa."

Engxoxweni efanayo, u-Ingrid Silva, i-ballerina eyazalelwa eBrazil neDance Theatre yaseHarlem, uthe ukwenza ikhekhe kungaba inqubo edla isikhathi, ebizayo - afisa ukuthi izinhlobo zezingubo zomdanso ziyinake kakhulu ukuze abadansi be-BIPOC bangabe besaba nayo. ukukwenza. "Ngingavuka ngigqoke [izicathulo zami ze-pointe] futhi ngidanse, uyazi?" wabe uSilva.

Njengamanje, isicelo uBell abelane ngaso sesiqoqe amasiginesha angaphezu kwama-319,000. Ngibonga yena - kanye noSilva, Copeland, nabanye abadansi bebala abakhulume ukukhulisa le ngxoxo eminyakeni edlule - lolu daba oludonse isikhathi eside ekugcineni seluyadingidwa. Isikhulu esiphezulu seCapezio, uMichael Terlizzi muva nje ukhiphe isitatimende egameni lenkampani yezingubo zokudansa, enamaphutha alo mkhiqizo.

“Njengenkampani ephethwe umndeni, izindinganiso zethu eziwumgogodla ukubekezelelana, ukufakwa, nothando lwabo bonke abantu, futhi sizibophezele ezweni lokudansa elingenakho ukwenzelela noma ukucwasa,” sifundeka isitatimende. "Ngenkathi sihlinzeka ngamaslippers ethu athambile, izicathulo zokugqoka kanye nezingubo zomzimba ezinemibala ehlukahlukene nemibala, imakethe yethu enkulu kunazo zonke ezicathulweni ze-pointe, ibilokhu iphinki ngokwesiko."

"Siwuzwile umyalezo womphakathi wethu wokujuxuza oqotho ofuna izicathulo ze-pointe ezibonisa umbala wesikhumba sabo," kuqhuba isitatimende, sinezela ukuthi izitayela ezimbili ezidume kakhulu zeCapezio zizotholakala ngemibala ehlukahlukene eqala ekwindla. (Okuhlobene: Izindlela Zokuzivocavoca Ezingu-8 Ukwenza I-Workout World Ibandakanyeke Kakhulu - nokuthi Kungani Lokho Kubaluleke Ngempela)

Ilandela ezinyathelweni zeCapezio, inkampani yomdanso i-Bloch iphinde yathembisa ukunikeza izicathulo zayo ze-pointe nge-shades emnyama, ehlukahlukene kakhulu: "Nakuba sethule ama-shades amnyama kweminye imikhakha yemikhiqizo yethu, singaqinisekisa ukuthi sizonweba le mithunzi ibe yizicathulo zethu ze-pointe. umnikelo ozotholakala ngokuwa kulo nyaka. "

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