I Felt Too Big And Too Black For Ballet As A Kid. Then I Signed Up For A Class That Changed Everything.
"I began going to school with white kids for the first time, and my body became subject to discourse and scrutiny. " ...
Boston Ballet's "Vestris" allows male dancers to dream big and take center stage
When you go to the ballet, you often see female dancers in the spotlight. But in one special piece, it's the male dancer who ...
Misty Copeland opens up about the ‘generational trauma’ of Black ballet dancers
Groundbreaking ballet dancer Misty Copeland continues to advocate for Black talent in the classical art form. Ten years after ...
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Ballet shoes made specially for brown-skinned ballerinas
Ballet Black, a dance company composed diverse dancers ... In 2015, Misty Copeland became the first African-American prima ballerina in the American Ballet Theater, but not just there.
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How this woman started the first black ballet company in the UK
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 ...