For People Who Dance With Desirability in Mind
For people who are Black Girl Dancers, who want to know more about Desirability Politics, colorism, or who simply enjoy any subject, please enjoy this interview-style episode about my cousin’s life as a Darkskinned-Black-Girl-Dancer. IG: @Moratalks discusses her experience as a Darkskin Black Woman in the professional dance space and how that intersects with Desirability (the way modes of oppression, like colorism, ableism, transphobia, classism etc. intersect and affect how one navigates social mobility). Listen to us chat about how media, institutions, and Kemora’s life are impacted by desirability. Intro (0:00), When did you know you could dance? (7:15), Being a Black Girl in the dance space (11:00), Racism & ownership in dance (14:30), Black in Post-Secondary Art Program (16:45), What is Desirability? (22:15), Colorism in Friendship (26:45), “Self-Love” as a solution? (30:00), Pretty Privilege (35:45), Executive Black People in the Dance world (42:35), Advice for Darkskin Black Girls who want to dance (47:00).