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Ballerina Misty Copeland goes viral after revealing she has to paint her pointe shoes with FOUNDATION – because companies don’t make any to match her skin tone<\/h1>\n

Misty Copeland has candidly revealed that she is forced to paint\u00a0her pointe shoes with foundation because she cannot find a shade to match her skin tone.<\/p>\n

The ballerina, who made history by being the first Black woman to be principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre, posted a TikTok\u00a0to open up about the situation.<\/p>\n

The 41-year-old confessed that she has to dab foundation on to the shoes because its important for the ‘aesthetic’ to ‘create a long through line’ from head to toe.<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite her success in the industry, she admitted that not having ‘the option to have pointe shoes or ballet slippers in [her] color, has often made [her] feel excluded.’<\/p>\n

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Misty Copeland has candidly revealed that she is forced to paint her pointe shoes with foundation because she cannot find a shade to match her skin tone\u00a0<\/p>\n

In the clip, which has so far been viewed more than 16 million times, Misty began: ‘Since I started ballet, I’ve been pancaking my pointe shoes my skin color.’\u00a0<\/p>\n

Misty explained that dancers have ‘different methods’ but added: ‘I always go to a drugstore and find the\u00a0cheapest brand.’<\/p>\n

She then sponges the beauty product onto the ballet slippers, following the grain of the satin, which the star claimed ‘really covers the entire shoe without any splotching.’<\/p>\n

The dancer continued: ‘I’ve ruined so many pillows and couches and clothing because of this foundation getting all over it.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘It’s really tedious and time consuming \u2014 especially the ribbons and elastics. I’m going through a pair of pointe shoes within a couple of hours, so I have to do a couple of these a night.’<\/p>\n

Reflecting on the situation, Misty said:\u00a0‘This is the reality for a lot of Black and brown dancers.<\/p>\n

‘There are some companies that now make different shades but it hasn’t always been the case.’<\/p>\n

She concluded: ‘I do this because it’s so important in ballet and the aesthetic that we create a long through line that continues on from the tips of our toes to our head, and it should all be the same color.<\/p>\n


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The ballerina, who made history by being the first Black woman to be principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre, posted a TikTok to dish on the situation\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Her video was quickly flooded with comments as other social media users heaped on the praise\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘The option to have ballet pointe shoes or ballet slippers in my color has often made me feel excluded.’<\/p>\n

Misty recently launched her own petition over the matter in a bid to make ballet ‘more inclusive.’<\/p>\n

Her video was quickly flooded with comments as other social media users heaped on the praise.<\/p>\n

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One person wrote: ‘HOW IS THERE NOT A COMPANY MAKING MISTY COPELAND POINTE SHOES IN THE CORRECT COLOR???’\u00a0<\/p>\n

A second person wrote: ‘That companies aren’t falling over themselves to be the ones to create shoes for Misty Copeland is insane.’<\/p>\n

‘The fact that MISTY FREAKING COPELAND is STILL having to tell us this after years of being the star of the ballet world. Disgusting. Do better,’ a third person wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘I remember being in winter guard in high school and had to paint my shoes. I was the only one who had to do that,’ added a fellow ballet dancer.<\/p>\n

Others commented and gave her the suggestion of launching a pointe shoe brand herself.<\/p>\n

One person wrote: ‘Seriously queen, launch your own brand!!’<\/span><\/p>\n

‘Girl if you don’t start your own company and become the Fenty Beauty of ballet shoes,’ another person commented humorously.<\/p>\n

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Misty recently launched her own petition over the matter in a bid to make ballet ‘more inclusive’<\/p>\n

A brief history of the pointe shoe. Changing the @apple point shoe emoji represents a small but significant step toward inclusivity in the ballet world and beyond. Sign the petition at the link in bio. #MakeAPointe \ud83e\ude70<\/p>\n

Misty previously posted an informational video that provided the answer to: ‘Why is the pointe shoe pink?’<\/p>\n

She captioned the clip: ‘Changing the Apple pointe shoe emoji represents a small but significant step toward inclusivity in the ballet world and beyond.’<\/p>\n

The clip let viewers know that ‘ballet started in 15th century Italy as an art designed for the white European elite.<\/p>\n

‘For the 17th century, ballet flourished in France, reflecting the tastes of European aristocrats like King Louis the 14th and that’s when the European pink ballet shoe emerged – to create a seamless extension of the dancer’s leg.<\/p>\n

‘In the 19th century romantic era, pointe work took the spotlight.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘The pointe shoes’ color aimed to accentuate an elongated, continuous visual line for the ballerina, all of whom were fair skinned at that time.<\/p>\n

‘This pink shade underlines ballet’s Eurocentric origins, a reminder of an era where ballet was predominantly by and for white Europeans.’<\/p>\n

The video further explained that ‘although black and brown people have been dancing ballet for generations,’ there is still a lack of diverse shades available in the industry.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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