The TIRED Movement is Shades Dancewear’s official charity partner. Founded in 2020 by Stacey Green and Laura Grant, TIRED continues to drive positive change across the dance and performing arts industry by improving racial equality, equity and representation across all areas of the dance sector.
TIRED was ultimately born out of listening to dancers who were exhausted by the same barriers, the same inequities, and the same unanswered calls for change. TIRED is a response to those voices, with one clear mission: to create a fairer, more inclusive dance world where every dancer is seen, supported, and represented.
Shades Dancewear was then created in 2023 as one of the answers to that mission. Again and again, the same challenges surfaced through TIRED – lack of representation, limited access, and systems that weren’t built for everyone. Shades Dancewear now exists because of those conversations, and because real change requires action, not just intention.
We believe deeply that the dance world can be better, but we also know we can’t do it alone. That’s why the TIRED Movement is Shades’ chosen charity partner!
As part of our ongoing commitment to racial equity and representation in dance education, Shades Dancewear pledges to donate 10% of our profits to the TIRED Movement, supporting their long-term work to dismantle inequality and build lasting change within the dance industry.
This partnership is incredibly personal, and important. We move forward together, because progress only happens when we do.
TIRED would be immensely grateful for your support, whether that’s giving TIRED a follow on social media, wearing TIRED merchandise, or sharing TIRED with your peers, dance studios or dance companies.
“The more voices we hear, the louder we become.”
If you’d like to offer additional support towards the TIRED Movement and Shades Dancewear mission, or find out more about about the work we’re doing, email our team at: info@shades-dancewear.com. We’d love to hear from you!
