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On Pointe: Ballet Core Trend

Shirley Jones Luke
5 min readApr 30, 2024

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What is it and How to Wear it

Delaney Childs · 16:27 (Image source) — YouTube

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How to ace the ballet core trend from top to toe

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“Ballet is a woman.” So goes the saying by legendary ballet choreographer George Balanchine, who intimates at the everlasting appeal of the revered dance form. Evoking beauty, grace, and romance — there is little reason to question why fashion brewed a distinctive obsession with performance art. The ballerina, and whoever she was on the stage, could transform by leaps and bounds with the costume she wore. It’s a sentiment easily attested to; think Natalie Portman’s iconic Black Swan (2010) or the feathered swan tutu now synonymous with Russian ballerina Anna…

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Shirley Jones Luke
Shirley Jones Luke

Written by Shirley Jones Luke

Shirley is a writer. Ms. Luke enjoys books, fashion and travel. She is working on her second poetry manuscript, a collection of essays, and a fiction novel.

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