dirac Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 Chloé Lopes Gomes wins her case and gets her job back. Quote She said the same dance teacher had forced her to wear white make-up to "blend in" with other dancers in a production of Swan Lake. She began legal action after her fixed-term contract was not renewed last summer. Link to comment
dirac Posted April 25, 2021 Author Share Posted April 25, 2021 Another item on Gomes' victory in court. Quote The Berlin State Ballet has agreed to pay compensation to its first and only black dancer Chloé Lopes Gomes after she exposed racism in the company, and also to renew her contract. Link to comment
dirac Posted April 25, 2021 Author Share Posted April 25, 2021 John Travolta recalls his dance with Princess Diana at the White House. Quote Described as a “huge privilege and honour” by Travolta, the actor was the first to take Diana’s hand in a dance at midnight. However, it seems the Grease star wasn’t her first choice. According to former butler Paul Burrell, Diana wanted to dance with Mikhail Baryshnikov, a Russian ballet dancer. Related. Link to comment
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