Shades Dancewear Ambassadors

I love Shades Dancewear. I feel like myself when I wear Ballet Tights and Ballet Shoes that are my skin tone match. When I’m working with my other Ambassadors, I feel so proud and strong. We are all being ourselves and embracing our ethnicity. No one is left out and I love that!

I support Shades Dancewear as I believe that we should have a choice if we want to wear skin tone dancewear.

I love wearing my Shades Dancewear Ballet Socks and Ballet Shoes because they match my skin tone so good and help me feel extra confident in my Ballet classes and dance exams. Raven is my perfect shade and I can’t wait to help other dancers find their own shades, so they can express themselves and feel happier and confident like me when they dance in their Shades Dancewear. I’m so proud to be a Shades Dancewear Ambassador and especially being the first one from Leeds, West Yorkshire.

My name is Carter and I’m 5 years old and I like to dance. I want to represent Shades Dancewear because they let dancers have clothes that match their skin colour and make them look beautiful.

I love being a Shades Dancewear Ambassador because I am proud to support a dancewear brand that makes sure that every dancer is able look and feel good in their dancewear regardless of the skin they are in.

The reason I support Shades Dancewear is because I want my own unique identity. I want to be inclusive of the dance industry where everyone belongs and each dancer can embrace their own ethnicity and freedom of choice in which dancewear suits their own skin tone. I’m supporting Shades because I absolutely love the quality of the product but I also love to see all my friends wearing their own skin tone dancewear in my dance classes.

I’m Ruby-Rae and I’m so happy to be a Shades Dancewear Ambassador for the 3rd year. I’m so passionate about dance and love everything about Shades! I wear my Shades products with pride.

Sofia enjoys representing Shades Dancewear at events such as Move It and loves raising awareness of the different shades available to young dancers. Sofia loves her Raven shade and is looking forward to what the year brings!

When Monroe started dancing 4 years ago, I really struggled to find her dancewear to suit her skin colour, specifically ballet tights. I didn’t feel comfortable buying white and pink. Monroe’s dance teacher introduced us to Shades last year and we love it! The ballet tights and ballet shoes are such fantastic quality, exactly what we’d been searching for! The message that Shades Dancewear as a brand is sending to dance community is huge and we’re so proud to be a part of it.

Being able to get nude tone shoes and tights the same as every other dancer gives me the confidence to perform at my best. I am so proud to be part of Shades Dancewear.

I support Shades Dancewear because everyone deserves to feel confident and be able to stand out for the right reasons when dancing and not for their mismatched dancewear. We all have different tones and Shades is inclusive for this!

Looking forward to being a Shades Dancewear Ambassador and to show off all our beautiful skin tones!

“I support Shades Dancewear as they are helping many people embrace who they are which I think is so important. They have made me feel so much more confident in myself and I can’t wait to continue working with them to support and help the amazing change they are doing.”

“I’m equal parts excited and proud to be supporting Shades dancewear. I believe that there is a place for everyone in our dance community and everyone should feel welcome and comfortable in all aspects of their training/ career. Having inclusive dancewear means that everyone is able to focus on and enjoy the movement together.”

“I support Shades Dancewear because it’s told me to be in my own skin and show it proudly.

I support Shades Dancewear because they believe every dancer deserves to feel happy and special, no matter their skin tone. They make dancewear that celebrates diversity and makes me feel beautiful and confident when I dance. I’m so happy to be an Ambassador!

Talia is a dedicated young dancer from Scotland who trains at Moghimian Arts School of Performance. She is a Royal Ballet Mid Associate, having progressed through the programme from Junior Associates, and will be joining the Royal Ballet & Opera Chance to Dance Connect Company for the 2025/26 season, training in London. Talia recently attended YAGP Paris, where she earned a scholarship to the Joffrey Ballet Summer School. Hardworking, enthusiastic, and passionate about dance.  Talia loves that Shades Dancewear gives her the perfect match for her skin tone, helping her feel confident and seen in every ballet class. She is excited to represent a brand she genuinely wears and believes in.