<p>D&#8217;Nay B (@dnaybisme) one of #Beyoncé&#8217;s lead dancers, recently caught up with The Shade Room to discuss colorism in the dance industry, touring with Queen Bey and letting go of people who don&#8217;t support your dreams! To begin, we asked whether or not she was familiar with the #BlackMirrorProject in which model Deddeh Howard recreated poses done by white models to showcase a lack of diversity in the fashion industry. She had seen it and explained that she definitely experiences the same thing as an international dancer.</p>
<p>&#8220;Most of the time only one black girl is chosen at castings, it&#8217;s really crazy, she told us. &#8220;The great thing is that agencies are slowly starting to become more inclusive of all people of color.&#8221; We both concluded that the exclusion of more black dancers possibly has something to do with agencies being intimidated. Speaking of intimidation, our conversation took a turn to where the dancer discussed how she recently ended an engagement to her boyfriend of five years. </p>
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<p>Like many women in the dating pool who are independent businesswomen, D&#8217;Nay eventually found herself in a relationship with a man who became uncomfortable with her strength which translated onto her success. She tried to help him boss up too, however she eventually learned that she was wasting her time. A close friend asked her a question that gave her peace of mind and probably saved her career. </p>
<p>&#8220;If he never changes would you be okay with that?&#8221; D&#8217;Nay&#8217;s friend asked. Her answer was a hard &#8220;No!&#8221; Soon after, The dancer bought her man a plane ticket home and told him that he had to go. &#8220;I was not willing to be a stay at home wife and live with &#8220;What if&#8217;s&#8221; and &#8220;Should haves&#8221; regarding my career. So, I decided that I needed to choose myself and my own happiness and continue living for me and my family.&#8221; </p>
<p>As for any other women that may be going through this, we asked what advice she would give. D&#8217;Nay told us, &#8220;I would ask, &#8216;If he never changes would you be okay with that?&#8217; If your answer is no then you&#8217;ve got to go,&#8221; she said. &#8220;You can&#8217;t be in love with potential. He has to want more for himself. #KMichelle said it best&#8211;you can&#8217;t raise a man!&#8221;</p>
<p>Lastly, we asked D&#8217;Nay what is something that she has learned from working with Beyoncé for the past 4 years and she said, &#8220;To be challenged. She&#8217;s so on us about everything from giving face to being on point with our choreography, so we&#8217;re constantly being challenged. One of my favorite quotes is &#8220;Without challenges there&#8217;s no change&#8221; and working with Beyoncé is the epitome of that.&#8221;</p>
<p>You guys can catch up with D&#8217;Nay as she continues on her dancing journey with Beyoncé, Usher, Jennifer Lopez, Kelly Rowland and Chris Brown just to name a few. Thanks for stepping into The Shade Room!</p>
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