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6 Black-Owned Dance Brands to Shop this Holiday Season

It’s officially holiday gift-giving crunch time, but don’t panic: Dance Spirit is here to recommend some fab dancewear brands—that also happen to be Black-owned small businesses. New dancewear, supporting Black-owned businesses, and #ShoppingSmall? It’s enough to get anyone in the holiday #mood. Here are six Black-owned dance and activewear brands to shop this holiday season. […]

This Ballerina's Shattering Stereotypes in Her New Role as Beauty Queen

Daphne Lee is a queen, and not just in the “OMG Girl Boss Alert” sense of the word. She’s an actual queen—a beauty queen. Crowned Miss Black USA in August, she’s been doing double duty as she continues to dance with the Memphis based dance company, Collage Dance Collective. Lee’s new title has given her […]

All About The Ballerina's Little Black Book

We all need a little #inspo now and then. And these days, when you can follow your favorite dancer’s Instagram account and re-watch videos on YouTube until you have them memorized, there’s something special about an actual, physical book full of stunning photos and uplifting quotations. That’s where the The Ballerina’s Little Black Book comes […]