Los Angeles Times

Dance Theatre of Harlem’s tights of another color

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Every little girl likes to go to ballet class dressed in pink tights and ...
The Saratogian

Real men wear tights in boys’ ballet class

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Echappe, jete, plie are not words used commonly in most classrooms, and certainly not classrooms occupied by a handful of teenage boys. But Raul Martinez’s ballet studio, and his ...
The Independent

Ballerina Precious Adams explains why she won't wear the traditional pink tights: 'I’m not colourblind'

The dress code for the New York Academy of Ballet outlines the requirement for students to wear salmon-coloured tights with pink ballet slippers to match. While it may be seen as traditional for ...