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Stella Abrera teaching two ballet students

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Patrick Armand demonstrates for a ballet class. He is in a fourth position lunge, downstage arm reaching long over his front leg, head inclined toward the front of the room as he illustrates épaulement. He wears a San Francisco Ballet branded long sleeve shirt. Behind him, young dancers in black leotards and pink tights variously watch and copy him.

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Nile H. Russell gazes out of floor-to-ceiling windows showing sunlit greenery. He wears a sharp suit and tie, the trousers a vivid purple.

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Andrea Long, a tall Black woman wearing black sweats, dance sneakers, and shirt, stands at barre, demonstrating a tendu back, working arm extended forward in arabesque. Students in pink tights and black leotards watch and follow along.

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Darla Hoover and Aesha Ash lean against ballet bars set before floor to ceiling windows showing New York City. Darla's blonde hair curls to her shoulders; she wears all black with a colorful scarf. Aesha smiles warmly at the camera, dressed in a blue suit and nude heels.

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“Good Morning America” Thinks It’s Totally Acceptable to Laugh at a 6-Year-Old for Taking Ballet

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