Ballet shoemaker releases shoes in different skin tones

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Sunday, December 9, 2018
Ballet shoemaker releases shoes in different skin tones
Ballet shoemaker releases shoes in different skin tones. Gray Hall reports during Action News at 9 a.m. on December 9, 2018.

A California ballet shoe company is stepping up to be more inclusive.



It has begun creating shoes in different flesh tones for the first time.



That allows dancers like 17-year-old Alaja Badalich to have pointe shoes that match her skin tone.



She says this saves her the costly and time-consuming process known as "pancaking" her pointe shoes.



That's when a ballerina will use liquid foundation and makeup swabs to paint their shoes to match their skin tone.



When a dancer's pointe shoes match their skin tone, it creates a long line that's aesthetically pleasing.



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