LibGuides: Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina: Weblinks

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This page offers information on weblinks related to main themes in Taking Flight: dance, racism and the performing arts, body image, the Sierra Leone Civil War, and family.

Theme: Dance

The 'Nutty' History of the Nutcracker
American Ballet Theatre (ABT)
ABT Ballet Dictionary
Dance Magazine
Dance Theatre of Harlem
Dutch National Ballet
International Dance Council CID, Paris
PBS Arts: Dance
The Rock School for Dance Education

Other Themes

"A Lot Is Still So Much the Same: Misty Copeland on Decades of Racism and Ballet"
"An Open Letter to the Ballet Community"
"Berlin: Staatsballett's first black female dancer accuses it of racism"
"How I Deal with Racist Remarks as a Ballet Dancer of Color"
Adelphi University Diversification/Decolonization of the Curriculum: Performing Arts LibGuide
New York Public Library (NYPL) Blog: "New Dance Division LibGuide"
NYPL Systemic Racism, Protests, and Dance LibGuide
Sacramento State Anti-Racist Resources for Fine & Performing Arts LibGuide

"Stretching Beauty: Ballerina Misty Copeland on Her Body Struggles"
"The Eating Disorder Trap: How Dancers' Perfectionism Can Make Things Dangerously Worse"
"This Ballerina with Vitiligo Turns Beauty Standards Upside Down"
American Academy of Dermatology Association--Vitiligo Self-Care
American Vitiligo Research Foundation (AVRF)
Study of Body Image in Professional Dancers: A Systematic Review
Vitiligo Support International

AP News: "American Woman Flees Sierra Leone with 18 Orphans"
Britannica.com: "Civil War"
Conciliation Resources: Paying the Price, the Sierra Leone Peace Process
Global Policy Forum: "Special Court for Sierra Leone"
Sierra Leone, the Conflict and the World
United Nations: Action to Assist War-Affected Children in Sierra Leone
United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone

"A Poppy Among Daffodils: Michaela and Elaine DePrince Discuss Taking Flight"
Adoptive Families
Child Welfare Information Gateway
Goodreads: Cry Bloody Murder by Elaine DePrince
Huffpost: "Proof there's Nothing Quite Like a Sibling Bond"
Parents.com: "Mom and Daughter Shut Down Racist Adoption Questions in Adorable Instagram Video"
Time.com: "The Realities of Raising a Kid of a Different Race"
U.S. Department of State: Intercountry Adoption

Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina: Weblinks

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Theme: Dance

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