In 1988, 19-year-old Jennifer Jones became the first black Rockette ... She once remarked that the dancers needed to be “mirror images” of another, and said “One or two black girls would ...

I’m responsible for… Running Ballet Black. I oversee everything from financing to our repertoire. I’m responsible for our seven dancers. Many of them don’t have family in the UK ...

In 2017, Betty White reunited with then 83-year-old tap dancer Arthur Duncan ... allowing him to become the first Black regular on a variety show when he was hired on The Lawrence Welk Show.

When she first saw dancers from Point Park University ... It’s common for Black women in ballet to feel like they are the only ones in that space. “I was the only brown girl in my ballet ...