Copeland's unconventional ascent to fame as a professional dancer has served as inspiration for younger generations, ...

Harper Watters opens up about his recent dance barrier-breaking promotion to become the first African American male principal dancer at the Houston Ballet. He reflects on his journey, including the ...

Welcome to En Pointe, a quarterly series that offers a deep dive into the intersection of beauty and dance through the eyes ...

Oti sits down with one of the most recognisable faces of modern ballet – Misty Copeland. Misty became the first African American female Principal Dancer at the American Ballet Theatre company.

That same year she was named the the first female African-American principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre. Copeland served as a guest judge for three weeks on FOX's popular competition ...

At the time, many ballet companies rejected Black dancers altogether. By age 15, Abarca would recall, “I’d become convinced that for a Black girl, ballet was an impossible climb straight to a ...

The first African American president and the first black principal dancer at the American Ballet Theater have much more in common than their success. Both have risen to the pinnacle of ...

In the Italian film, Suzy Bannion (Jessica Harper) is an American ballet student who arrives at prestigious European dance school, which is actually a front for a coven of witches. It’s violent ...