Planting Seeds of Change

School of Madison Ballet Director Rachelle Butler has been actively seeking opportunities to highlight the challenges dancers of color face in the historically Euro-centric world of ballet. She recently published an op-ed on the topic of racial inequality in ballet for the website Capital City Hues.

“The importance of representation, seeing someone who looks like you doing what you're dreaming to do, is a fire that ignites your soul. It ignited mine.”

Click here to read the article.