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'BBC The Repair Shop Let Me Live My Dreams All over Again After Making History'

The restored shoes recall her first solo role and her later fight against racial exclusion in ballet, Felix said.

Summary by Gloucestershire Live
A dancer who made history as Britain's first black ballerina had her treasured pointe shoes restored

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'BBC The Repair Shop let me live my dreams all over again after making history'

A dancer who made history as Britain's first black ballerina had her treasured pointe shoes restored

·Gloucester, United Kingdom
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Ballerina ‘breathless’ after Repair Shop experts restore shoes

Julie Felix had hoped the team could repair the ballet shoes she wore during her first professional solo performance 40 years ago.

·London, United Kingdom
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The emotional story behind Britain’s first Black ballet dancer and her pointe shoes

Julie Felix saw the ballet shoes she wore during her first professional solo performance 40 years ago repaired on the show

·London, United Kingdom
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The Independent broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Tuesday, April 7, 2026.
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