There used to not be much out there but now there is a lot. Not all studios are sensitive to that, though, or to different hair needs. It's unfortunate that many studios value conformity over all else.
I don't think the studio would have an issue, but the local store where we all get our shoes (we don't have a huge local selection) has all "nude" colored stuff. In a community where the main HS has a Hispanic rate of 52%.
It's rare we have tan shoes. Pink for ballet and black for jazz. Half-sole and paws are nude but that's about it.
It's the tan tights that we use that I don't love. They are too dark for E and and too light for other girls in the dance company. There seem to be very few girls that have similar skintones to them.
I mean, in true GBCN fashion, this could devolve into a Hamilton discussion, but I don't understand the intense obsession. I'm listening to the cd right now. It was Kirk's idea. But, the music and writing is pretty good. Not OMG fabulous, but pretty good and relevant for our time.
Okay, I'm calling you out on this.
PRETTY GOOD?
Per the data (Wikipedia, because lazy): "In 2016, Hamilton received a record-setting 16 Tony nominations, winning 11, including Best Musical, and was also the recipient of the 2016 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album and the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The prior Off-Broadway production of Hamilton won the 2015 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical as well as seven other Drama Desk Awards out of 14 total nominated categories."
It won a Pulitzer, set a record for Tony nominations but it's only pretty good.
Yeah, I was reminded of the Christian Louboutins that came out was it last Fall? Maybe longer ago? In any case, while a fantastic step in the right direction, those are hardly a shoe many people can purchase. Sadly I haven't seen other, more affordable brands follow suit, which was my original hope.
Ah, my local store sucks overall, nothing is ever in stock, so I have to buy everything online.
I don't know enough about dance shoes to buy them online. The sizing is all over the place. For tap, jazz, and ballet Natalie has 3 different sizes I think.
If you are a teacher or have any pull over the studio, why not encourage the students to "show room" at the local place (get fitted, try things on) but only order online (from a place that carries all colors) until the local place starts carrying a more diverse stock? Hit them in the wallet and maybe they will start to care. Yes it's an extra step to order online, but is it really that bad with free shipping and delivery within days? Years ago, I could see the waiting for a catalog order to come in being impossible, but now it's so easy.
Not that it matters much to Irish dancers, all our shoes are black generally and we pretty much have to order online anyway with where I live. So you can pretty easily get shoes online in my experience. Of course that experience is limited to my type of dance shoes, ballet may be different but it's worth a shot.
Per the data (Wikipedia, because lazy): "In 2016, Hamilton received a record-setting 16 Tony nominations, winning 11, including Best Musical, and was also the recipient of the 2016 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album and the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The prior Off-Broadway production of Hamilton won the 2015 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical as well as seven other Drama Desk Awards out of 14 total nominated categories."
It won a Pulitzer, set a record for Tony nominations but it's only pretty good.
Slow your rolls, I understand it's popularity. I also understand the political side of awards and nominations. I didn't say it was complete shit. I know critics and other people are obsessed with it. I still stand by my claims that it's pretty good, to me, as a listener, with my own viewpoint. It's no Aida, but it's slightly above Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.
Save the call out for something meaningful.
I'd be interested to learn what musicals and dramatic acts merit your praise?
Slow your rolls, I understand it's popularity. I also understand the political side of awards and nominations. I didn't say it was complete shit. I know critics and other people are obsessed with it. I still stand by my claims that it's pretty good, to me, as a listener, with my own viewpoint. It's no Aida, but it's slightly above Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.
Save the call out for something meaningful.
I'd be interested to learn what musicals and dramatic acts merit your praise?
Slow your rolls, I understand it's popularity. I also understand the political side of awards and nominations. I didn't say it was complete shit. I know critics and other people are obsessed with it. I still stand by my claims that it's pretty good, to me, as a listener, with my own viewpoint. It's no Aida, but it's slightly above Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.
Save the call out for something meaningful.
I'd be interested to learn what musicals and dramatic acts merit your praise?
I mean, you can't be serious throwing down over fucking HAMILTON in this post. Hamilton. If Lin Manuel Miranda himself were reading this right now he'd be like "I'm not here for you."
Post by countthestars on Sept 12, 2016 22:02:52 GMT -5
No seriously though. Besides all of this ::waves hands at the 68 pages of posts::, winning a Tony doesn't mean everyone has to deem it the best play ever.
But really that is completely secondary to the general wtf of your post.
Slow your rolls, I understand it's popularity. I also understand the political side of awards and nominations. I didn't say it was complete shit. I know critics and other people are obsessed with it. I still stand by my claims that it's pretty good, to me, as a listener, with my own viewpoint. It's no Aida, but it's slightly above Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.
Save the call out for something meaningful.
I'd be interested to learn what musicals and dramatic acts merit your praise?
I'm going to go out on a limb and say Aida and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels?
Add me to the list of people who was excited, and so very impressed with this when I first saw it. It's art. And I wish the various shades of "skin-tone" had been more prevalent in lesser/cheaper brands. Because a smart person would get on that already. There's CLEARLY a market for it. And more importantly, I think it's about time.SaveSave
I'm going to move my beef with @kirkette to a different thread because I think there has been important conversation (valid bitch slapping) in here about race.
I'm going to move my beef with @kirkette to a different thread because I think there has been important conversation (valid bitch slapping) in here about race.
I'm going to move my beef with @kirkette to a different thread because I think there has been important conversation (valid bitch slapping) in here about race.
I'm going to move my beef with @kirkette to a different thread because I think there has been important conversation (valid bitch slapping) in here about race.
I'm going to move my beef with @kirkette to a different thread because I think there has been important conversation (valid bitch slapping) in here about race.
I'm going to move my beef with @kirkette to a different thread because I think there has been important conversation (valid bitch slapping) in here about race.
Sure. But it's asinine anywhere you post it. Different people like different things. **jazz hands** Just especially so here.
I'm going to move my beef with @kirkette to a different thread because I think there has been important conversation (valid bitch slapping) in here about race.
1. You *think* there has been important conversation here?
2. This was never an appropriate venue for a call out about a damn musical
3. Not everyone loves every musical. Rent won numerous Tonys and although I love it, I know many who don't. To each their own.
I'm going to move my beef with @kirkette to a different thread because I think there has been important conversation (valid bitch slapping) in here about race.
1. You *think* there has been important conversation here?
2. This was never an appropriate venue for a call out about a damn musical
3. Not everyone loves every musical. Rent won numerous Tonys and although I love it, I know many who don't. To each their own.
What the fuck.
Good point. In my opinion and judgement, there HAS been an (important to me) conversation about race here today. But it doesn't matter if it was important to anyone else. But it was to MY development as a human being. And that's not important to anyone but me.