Instagramさんのインスタグラム写真 - (InstagramInstagram)「“I was always a mover,” explains 25-year-old ballerina Precious (@preciousagram), who studied at several top ballet schools around the world before joining the English National Ballet, where she is currently a first artist.⁣ ⁣ “When I was about 16, the narrative of being Black in ballet really started to come to the forefront,” says Precious, who is originally from Michigan. “I really see it as a narrative projected onto my life because I never thought that it was a ‘thing.’ I always just thought of myself as a girl who wanted to dance.”⁣ ⁣ Precious is credited with opening up the conversation of ballet dancers wearing tights and shoes that match their skin tone. In 2018, Precious made the decision to wear brown tights — rather than the traditional pink.⁣ ⁣ “I am just playing my part moving forward and helping shape an art form that is inclusive,” she says. “I think people think of diversity as a potentially risky or scary thing, but I know I am qualified to do what I do, so actually I just have to keep taking up space in a positive way with a big smile on my face.”⁣ ⁣ “There is so much beauty and depth to being a Black woman that I am only just tapping into. The more I have discovered about all the facets and leaned into who I am as a Black woman, the more I have had agency and purpose within myself. You stop seeking any confirmation about your identity from anywhere except from that voice in your own head.”⁣ ⁣ #ShareBlackStories⁣ ⁣ Photo of @preciousagram by @tiialaukkanen」8月7日 3時19分