Ballerina Gets Excited After Receiving Her First Brown Satin Pointe Shoes

Kira Robinson is an 18-year-old ballerina who went viral on TikTok thanks to her adorable reaction to her new ballet shoes that match her skin color. She was super-excited to unbox the package and see her new shoes, so she decided she would film her excitement and post it on social media. Days later, her video was shared all over the world and was watched more than 1.4 million times.

She has even appeared on Good Morning America and said how the dance world is slow to accept POC (people of color) dancers and that she just had to deal with it but owning her first brown satin pointe shoes.

“A lot of people were fed up with companies’ lack of effort in diversifying their brand, and it has taken a long time to see that change,” she said. “Many have signed and sent petitions to ballet brands to create more colors in their products, and Suffolk was one that heard our plea and started making those changes.”

Before receiving her dream ballet shoes, Robinson used to cover her pink ones with a darker foundation, so her attire would match her complexion.

People enjoyed her video so much that they wanted to see her wearing them. If you haven’t had seen the clips, check out the video below.

@kiraelon

YAYAYAY i’ll show you guys how they look on later ##fyp ##CleanTok ##blackballerina ##blackgirl ##dancer ##pointe ##pointeshoes ##suffolk ##VisionBoard ##dance

♬ original sound – kira <3