Since ballet was popularized in the United States during the 1930s, Black dancers struggled to be seen and recognized. In recent years, the public has seen the rise of the Black ballerina through ...

Arthur Mitchell defied racism and misconceptions about African Americans' ability to study the physically challenging art of ballet. In the 1950s he became the first black dancer to join the New ...

Misty Copeland made history on Tuesday when she was promoted to principal dancer at the American Ballet Theater. The move makes Copeland the first black female principal dancer in the theater's 75 ...

While Williams looked up to world-famous dancer Misty Copeland as a child, she didn't see many other Black faces at the ballet. She said that helped fuel her ambition.

Copeland, 32, has become increasingly famous over the past several years, ... In 1990, Lauren Anderson became a principal dancer at Houston Ballet — the first black female principal in the country.

Theater & Dance Creating a space for ballet dancers ‘where Blackness is not an issue’ ‘Reframing the Narrative,’ at the Kennedy Center June 14-19, pulls together an all-star team of Black ...

Dancer Jonathan Batista made history this fall as the first Black principal dancer in Pacific Northwest Ballet’s 50-year history. Batista was promoted to principal in September .

This Black-owned ballet school empowers young dancers. Photographs by Alishia Abodunde/Reuters Story by Rebecca Wright, CNN Published October 28, 2023 ...

Pancho knows such challenges for British dancers all too well. She started Ballet Black — which recently turned 20 — after attending the Royal Academy of Dance in London.

Alishia Abondunde photographed London’s Pointe Black ballet school, a “safe space” empowering young Black dancers to be themselves. Kioni listens to instructor Ruth Essel while rehearsing at ...