so cut me from the line
dizzy, spinning endlessly
somebody make me feel alive and
shatter
me
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Brooklyn Mack
Raised in Elgin, SouthCarolina, Brooklyn Mack initially took up ballet as a way to improve hisfootball playing and athleticism when he was 12 years old. At the age of 15, he began training in Washington, D.C. on a full scholarship with the prestigious Kirov Academy of Ballet.Currently, he is in his fifth season as a principal dancer with the Washington Ballet and has found international fame in his craft, helping to break down racial barriers in the world of ballet.Mack has received awards from the Helsinki International Ballet Competition, the USA International Ballet Competition, the Boston International Ballet Competition, and the Korean International Dance Competition, among many others. In 2012, he became the first African-American man to win a senior gold medal at the renowned Varna International Ballet Competition (sometimes dubbed the Olympics of ballet).Of being a black ballet dancer, Mack told Ebony Magazine: “People can pretend all they want but race is still very much an issue. You’re either blind or in denial if you think it’s not. And there’s a reason that seeing an African American person or a dark skinned person on a ballet stage stands out. It’s because you don’t see much of that. Still in a lot of circles there are idiotic misconceptions. You’d hear things like black people are anatomically not designed in a way that they can do ballet. Or black people can’t point their feet. Just stupid stuff still today. There’s less and less thank God, but still.”He added: “So it’s great to talk about diversity because unfortunately a lot of youth especially are so impressionable. Had I had a different family, I easily could have been crushed by those things that people say. I think it’s really important to talk about it, so that young people can know there are no limits. Throughout history we’ve excelled at everything we’ve had a chance to do. That’s part of my goal. I want to shed as much light as possible.”Mack will continue to exemplify excellence in dance while paving a way for more African-American dancers to receive support in ballet. Indeed he is slated to make history by starring alongside Misty Copeland in the Washington Ballet’s ground-breaking production of Swan Lake.
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Moving out of the apartment
This is, without a doubt, the saddest photo I have ever seen in my ENTIRE LIFE.
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why allow urself to be full of hate when u can be full of pasta instead
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Winifred “Fred” Burkle (Angel)
“Can I say somethin’ about destiny? Screw destiny! If this evil thing comes, we’ll fight it and we’ll keep fightin’ it until we whup it. ‘Cause destiny is just another word for inevitable, and nothing’s inevitable as long as you stand up, look it in the eye, and say, "You’re evitable!” (Insp)
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to all my beautiful ladies on international womens day
1. love urself
2. love other girls
3. fight the patriarchy
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Favourite OT3’s : Angel/Buffy/Spike ( lyrics : outside by Staind )
#unpopular opinions ; i have them #i usually have ship fiercely only one pairing in a love triangle #but there is something moving about bangel and spuffy #Buffy changed their life ; they were lost or weak #and she gave them the strengh to fight #not forgetting that Angel and Spike have known each other FOR CENTURIES #and even if they claim to hate each other ; they never killed each other (via welcome-to-sunnydale)
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THEY ALL LOOK HIGH
Tommy on that next level
tommy smoked himself to next life
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I love that he looks more inconvenienced than truly angry.
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