Julie Felix bought in the ballet shoes she wore for her first professional solo performance four decades ago, which had been dyed to match her skin tone.
It was that moment that led her to seek opportunities elsewhere, and she joined the Dance Theatre of Harlem. Seven years later, her ballet company went on stage at the Royal Opera House, where she performed in the pointe shoes.
She added: "And I said, 'Mum, you were right. I’ve made it, and I’m here.' Right here on this table, these symbolise all the work, effort, love and devotion from my mother."
"She asked me, 'Julie, when you're finished with these shoes, please can you get them fixed in such a way that I can put them on a display somewhere in the house as memory of my coming to see you perform at the Royal Opera House'. That really choked me up because I just put my heart on my chest the way I did when I stood on the stage when she was alive.
"I looked up at the seats in the Gods, and I just said, 'Mum, I'm here, I've done it' and it took me back."
"It doesn't take much for my eye to catch them," she said. "And I just think, 'Mum, look at these'. That's what she wanted, and she wanted them in her house so she could see them every day. So, thank you The Repair Shop."
The Repair Shop continues on Wednesday 15 April at 8pm on BBC One and iPlayer.
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