Supplies for Good.
Supply Closet
Formally established in 2017, the Brown Girls Do Ballet® Supply Closet was created in response to natural disasters affecting both Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Houston, Texas, displacing several dancers. Wanting to provide a sense of normalcy to young girls that were displaced as a result of flooding and hurricanes, the closet was purchased and stocked to gift items to those young dancers.
With amazing donations from dance brands like Gaynor Minden, Bloch, and Nia Ballerina, the closet, as well as our Amazon Disaster Relief wishlist, gained national attention, and our goals for it increased.
Our mission is to serve young dancers in need by providing free supplies through donations from businesses and individuals.
If you are a dancer in need of supplies, please complete the request using the link below.
*Based on availability
Pointe Shoe Program
Piloted in 2017, the Brown Girls Do Ballet Pointe Shoe Program helps offset one of the significant costs associated with ballet: pointe shoes. The average pair of pointe shoes costs between $65 and $120 and lasts anywhere from a few hours to 12 hours of dancing. For example, if a dancer attends an hour-long pointe class once per week, pointe shoes may last approximately three months. A pre-professional dancer can go through four pairs a year, while professionals might go through several pairs each week!
Given the wide range of pointe shoe brands, styles, and the specific needs dancers have for their unique feet—or even for particular roles or performances—gift cards to major shoe retailers and direct donations sent to Brown Girls Do Ballet are the most effective ways to facilitate proper fittings and the purchase of pointe shoes for dancers in need.
We are proud to partner with major pointe shoe retailers, including Gaynor Minden and Bloch, who have generously supported the Brown Girls Do Ballet Pointe Shoe Initiative.
*Based on availability