There have been articles about how it was challenging for black dance moms to hear from dance instructors who did not understand the hair texture of the black and brown dancers…whose dance class mates are predominantly white. Many people have their criticisms of dancers who wore their natural hair textures…most of them were negative.

Thank goodness for dance organization/blog Brown Girls Do Ballet, that featured beautiful images of black and brown ballerinas wearing all different hairstyles and showing the world their dance skills. Here are the top images that have gone viral of Black and Brown Ballerinas wearing their natural hair. (Note: Please send me email for photo credits.)