Renowned ballerina Misty Copeland was made a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre on Tuesday, becoming the first African-American woman to hold the position with the company, the New York ...

NEW YORK -- Misty Copeland, the Missouri-born dancer who has become a forceful voice for diversity in ballet and a rare celebrity in that field, was named principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre ...

*Have you ever seen a performance of “The Nutcracker Ballet?” If not, if you live in, or will be in Southern California, here is your opportunity and if you have, here is an opportunity to see it ...

At the 2025 World Economic Forum in Davos, ballet icon Misty Copeland shared how dance shaped her resilience and leadership. The first Black woman principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre, ...

Last summer, African American ballet dancer Misty Copeland starred in an Under Armour commercial that stunned the athletic clothing industry. In the ad, Copeland performs ballet while a narrator reads ...

In his bio, choreographer Alonzo King is said to create works “by the manipulation of energies that exist in matter through laws, which govern the shapes and movement directions of everything that ...

The Chocolate Ballerina Company is a ballet company whose mission is to create a diverse dance company for African Americans and other underrepresented groups. Founded in 2017 by Chanel Holland-Pierre ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) – Michaela DePrince was little more than a toddler when she saw her first ballerina _ an image in a magazine page blown against the gate of the orphanage where she ended up during ...

The American Ballet Theatre’s first Black female principal dancer, Misty Copeland, will make her final appearance this week, ending a career that broke barriers and changed ballet for good. The ...