{"product_id":"9780762479559","title":"The Color of Dance","description":"Author: TaKiyah Wallace-McMillian\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780762479559\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 28 Nov 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 256 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor decades the prominent image of a ballet dancer has been a white body with pale clothing. It took 75 years for American Ballet Theatre to have its first African American female principal dancer, Misty Copeland. When TaKiyah Wallace-McMillian went to enrol her three-year-old daughter into her first ballet class, she immediately saw this lack of diversity and representation-even on her local dance studio's website. Within weeks TaKiyah, a freelance photographer, began shooting a project she called Brown Girls Do Ballet, which eventually became an Instagram hit and a non-profit organization that provides resources, mentorship, inspiration, and encouragement to young dancers of colour worldwide.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor her first book, \u003ci\u003eThe Color of Dance\u003c\/i\u003e, TaKiyah travelled around the United States seeking out dancers of African, Asian, East Indian, Hispanic, and Native American ancestry. With these more than 190 breath-taking images of colourful ballerinas of all ages and levels, both amateur and professional, TaKiyah gives a voice to dancers who have been underrepresented for too long.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith dozens of quotes throughout from ballerinas themselves, \u003ci\u003eThe Color of Dance \u003c\/i\u003eredefines what this classically Eurocentric art form has looked like for centuries and will inspire dancers-and all of us-to pursue our dreams no matter what barriers are put in front of us.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46463830196382,"sku":"ADS-9780762479559","price":49.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780762479559.jpg?v=1769925235","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780762479559","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}