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 ...
ESPN

Beyond pink tutus and tights: New York City Ballet's Tiler Peck on disrupting the world of dance

New York City Ballet principal Tiler Peck is revered for her musicality. Even at a fast tempo, she finds a way to stretch time and luxuriate in the steps. But in "Ballet Now," a documentary directed ...
WUNC

Ballet Dancers Of Color Welcome New Hues As Major Shoe Supplier Diversifies

For as long as ballet has existed, it has been an art form that prizes uniformity. For just as long, the tights and pointe shoes that have given ballet dancers that uniformity — to achieve the ...
The Courier-Mail

Men In Pink Tights a new step in ballet

Don't miss out on the headlines from Sunshine Coast. Followed categories will be added to My News. But this isn't just any dance company. Les Ballets Eloelle is one of the few all-male comedy ballet ...
London Evening Standard

Precious Adams interview: 'Ballet people have strong ideas about tradition, but it's natural to question things'

Precious Adams is not a fan of pink tights. That might not sound so surprising — but Precious Adams is a ballet dancer, and baby-pink tights are ballet’s stock in trade. It turns out not to be the ...
Townsville Bulletin

Townsville dancer blurs the lines of ballet classics in Men in Pink Tights

TOWNSVILLE dancer Shaughn Pegoraro likes nothing more than slipping on a pair of jeans and thongs after performing as a woman. He is the only Australian touring as part of US group Les Ballets Eloelle ...