Wannan Badass Ballerina Ya Fito zuwa Squash Dancer Stereotypes

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Lokacin da kuke tunanin ɗan rawa na gargajiya, rashin daidaituwa shine zaku iya tunanin mai ladabi (duk da cewa yana da ƙarfi), budurwa kyakkyawa wacce ke da gashin gashi mai taurin kai da ruwan hoda mai ruwan hoda. Duk da yake babu wani abu da ba daidai ba tare da dacewa da wannan bayanin dan wasan, Dusty Button mai shekaru 28 shine dan wasan ballerina wanda ya tabbatar da cewa akwai fiye da wannan nau'in fasaha fiye da sequins da cikakken matsayi.

Ainihin, ita ce dutsen punk Black Swan ballerina wanda ke murƙushe duk wani tunanin da aka riga aka sani (kuma ɓatacce) na abin da ake cewa 'yar tsattsauran ra'ayi' 'zata yi kama. (Wani abu ƙwararren ɗan rawa Misty Copeland ya san da yawa.)

Kuma kada ma kuyi tunani game da hasashe gwaninta. Tare da shekaru 21 na ƙwarewar rawa a ƙarƙashin belinta-mahaifiyarta ta sanya ta a cikin aji lokacin tana shekara 7 saboda "tana son in haɓaka sha'awar ayyukan da ke da lafiya ga hankalina, jiki, da ruhina," in ji Button-the South Carolina - 'yar wasan da aka haifa tana horo a babbar gidan wasan kwaikwayo na Amurka Ballet kafin ta tsufa ta isa tuki. A 18, ta sami gurbin karatu zuwa Royal Ballet School a Landan, kuma daga ƙarshe ta ci gaba da zama babbar ƴar rawa a kamfanin Ballet na Boston. Daga can sai ta rikide zuwa sanannen malamin rawa da mawaƙa kuma ta shiga cikin abubuwan ilimi kamar International Workshop.

A cikin wannan juyin halitta a matsayin ɗan rawa shine kashe manyan ayyukan wasan kwaikwayo, talabijin, da aikin yin samfuri. Kallonta mai ban sha'awa da salon motsinta har ma sun dauki hankalin kamfanonin wasan kwaikwayo na Red Bull da Volcom-kamfanonin da ke daukar nauyin 'yan wasa na X-Wasanni a al'ada, ribobi na wasanni na kasada, kuma, da kyau, akasin dan wasan ballerina. (Mai alaƙa: Wannan Ƙirar-Ƙarin Girman Ƙirar tana sake fasalta abin da ake nufi da samun 'Jikin Gudu'.)

Amma gungura ɗaya ta cikin Instagram kuma nan da nan za ku gane abubuwa biyu: Wannan yarinyar tana da hazaƙan hazaƙa (OMG, sassauci), kuma tana canza salon salo da ɗabi'a mai kyau (T-shirt, guntun wando, da buns pigtail, yep). Idan ba ka gamsu cewa wannan matar ba ta da kyau, duba hotonta na Instagram, wanda shine sunanta da aka rubuta da rubutu iri daya da rukunin rock band Iron Maiden, da kuma kayan rawa dinta, wanda ya kunshi Nike shorts masu gudu, jet. baƙar fata kayan shafa, kuma a, tuutu ɗan lokaci ... ta yi ta. Daga haɓaka ƙafar ƙafa mai ban mamaki zuwa haɓakar ƙwazonta na wasan kwaikwayo na zamani da na gargajiya, kawai dole ne mu sami ƙarin koyo game da wannan mai rawa mai tauraro, da abin da za ta ce game da rawa har zuwa bugun nata da ƙirƙira sabuwar hanya ga matasa masu rawa. . (Ah, heck, ga dukkan mata!)

"A koyaushe na kasance baƙar fata na ballet," in ji Button, cikin fahariya. "Muna zaune a cikin duniyar da mutanen da ba su san komai game da mu ko ta yaya koyaushe suna da mafi faɗi." Kuma ko da bayan shekaru ashirin a cikin masana'antar ƙwararrun raye-raye, ba ta ƙyale kyau ko ƙimar nauyi ya shafe ta. "Akwai wasu maganganu masu ƙarfi a cikin masana'anta na, amma ina ɗaukar su ƙalubale kuma ina ƙaruwa da kowane ƙalubale."

Ta yarda cewa matsin ya zama na bakin ciki abu ne na gaske a duniyarta, wanda na iya yin illa ga masu rawa da na yanzu. Amma abubuwa suna kallo. "Akwai tarihin matsalar rashin cin abinci a cikin masana'anta wanda ba shi da lafiya a jiki da tunani, amma duniya tana ci gaba kuma a cikin shekaru goma da suka gabata na ga bambance -bambancen masu rawa masu haya," in ji ta game da sabon guguwar ƙwararrun masu rawa. mold a duka salon da nau'in jiki. "Wannan abin jin daɗi ne, a ƙalla."

Button ta ce tana yakar salon wasan rawa ta hanyar kasancewa mai gaskiya ga kanta da kuma gaskata cewa ba a bayyana nasara ta bayyanar ba. "Shawarata ga kaina iri ɗaya ce ga dukkan mata: zurfafa zurfafa, shirya kanku don hukunci, kuma ba da yatsa na tsakiya ga duk wanda ya gaya muku cewa ba za ku iya yin wani abu ba." (Mai alaƙa: Mai ɗaukar nauyi Morgan King ya Ƙarfafa Ra'ayoyin.)

Kuma wannan halayen "eff you" dole ne ya kasance yana aiki, saboda ya taimaka Button ya zama ba kawai dan rawa mai nasara ba amma mace da ta san yadda ake jin daɗin giya mai fasaha da sushi gwargwadon yadda za ta iya sa hannu. #Daidaita. An san ta da yin komowa tare da shan giya bayan ta yi rawar jiki don wasu abubuwan da ake buƙata na hankali da na jiki.

Wannan zube ya cancanta. Yawancin kwanaki, Button yana ciyar da awanni shida zuwa takwas a cikin azuzuwan da maimaitawa kuma har yanzu yana ba da lokaci don ɗaga nauyi a dakin motsa jiki tare da mijinta. Ma'auratan gabaɗaya ne na kasuwanci-gana-kaunar #relationshipgoals, kamar yadda Button ta ce mijinta (wanda ke tafiya tare da ita yawon shakatawa a duniya) yana ƙarfafa ta ta nutsar da kanta sosai cikin sha'awar rawa da kuma rungumar salonta na musamman. Daidai, har sun zo da wata kalma don ayyana ta: antistereotypologist.

Lokacin da Button baya ɗagawa, rawa, ko shimfiɗawa, zaku iya samun ta tana bugawa a cikin zobe. "Na ga wasan dambe shine wasan motsa jiki na da na fi so saboda ya bambanta da ballet," in ji ta. Don haka lokaci na gaba da kowa zai yi tunanin kiran wannan marainiyar jaririyar kawai wani ɗan rawa mai rawa, sun fi kasancewa cikin shiri don ɗaukar ƙugiyar dama.

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