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As Ballet Rethinks Its Racial Homogeneity, One 'Swan Lake' Ditches Tights by Martha Schabas

Dancing barelegged is a bit like playing baseball without a cap. But as ballet confronts its history of racial homogeneity some traditions are being rethought.

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