Two videos uploaded to TikTok by Harper Watters @ theharperwatters, who is the first black queer soloist in the history of the Houston Ballet.
The start of the first video is captioned with a reply to a comment by someone with the handle ‘broadcast711’, that reads:
Post more for Black history month please [clasped hands emoji, red heart emoji, black heart emoji, green heart emoji]
The videos show Harper Watters executing some fluidly elegant ballet choreography in a studio. At various junctures he freezes momentarily as the camera cuts away to a photo (often vintage) of a male black dancer in exactly the same pose that Harper has adopted, heightening the drama of each pause. The choreography is studied, deliberate and respectful, and the videos read like a beautiful homage to talented dancers who have come before (and perhaps helped to pave the way) for Harper himself.
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