While growing up in the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro, Ingrid Silva quickly realized that the ballet industry ignores the existence of Black dancers.
Ballet was the only thing familiar to the Brazilian-bred dancer when she moved from sunny Rio to the then-cold, snow-covered New York City streets in 2008 — her first-international trip — without knowing a lick of English. "I learned English by listening to music, watching movies, and braving myself to talk to people, even if it was wrong," she shares.
Her career as a ballerina in many ways speaks for itself, but she also manages to seek out plenty of non-ballet pursuits. "It's really important to just also grow outside of my bubble. I want to be seen as more than just a dancer," she says. In my not-so-humble opinion, Silva is the very definition of a Renaissance woman.in 2017; in the past five years, the organization has grown to connect women to resources and a global community through panels, job opportunities, and a blog.
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