The present work seeks to understand the importance of black representation
in classical ballet from my experiences as a dancer. Bringing reports on field research,
I seek to raise reflections and questions about the structural racism present in this
scenic dance, and I highlight the need for more black dancers occupying places of
notability in schools and dance companies in Belém do Pará. In order to investigate
the prejudice within ballet, I talk to authors such as HOMANS (2012) and SAMARINO
(2021) to bring the origin of this dance in European lands, In addition to SILVÉRIO
(2020) and SILVA (2021) to support the dialogue on the exclusion of black girls in main
roles in dance. The methodology used was the autobiographical research according to
ALVES (2015), understanding as a self-investigation of my personal and professional
life trajectory, as a black dancer within a dance with European origin. Finally, I conclude
that ballet should be accessible to everyone who dreams of it and have black
references in this environment, little by little, it breaks a standard imposed by racism.
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