Mr. Shayer is a soloist with American Ballet Theater, which he joined in 2012. I am a ballet dancer and a Black man, in that order. I left the United States to train at the Bolshoi Ballet Academy ...

Misty Copeland told CNN’s Chris Wallace that, like many Black ballerinas, she’s inherited generational trauma from decades of being told they aren’t good enough to perform in certain roles.

Johaar Mosaval, a South African ballet dancer who was blocked by apartheid-era racial laws from pursuing his ambitions, rose to become a principal dancer with London’s Royal Ballet, and returned ...

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 ...

Misty Copeland is an American ballet dancer for American Ballet Theatre (ABT) and made history as the first African American woman to be promoted to principal dancer in ABT’s 75-year history ...

Anne Benna Sims was the first African-American ballerina to sign a contract with the American Ballet Theatre, and she was inspired by the artistry of Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn in "Giselle".

The 9th South African International Ballet Competition (SAIBC) has partnered with the digital platform @blacksinballet to sponsor one black ballet dancer from anywhere in the world to enter this ...

American Ballet Theatre Reveals Dancer Promotions . The promotions are effective September 1, 2024. By: Chloe Rabinowitz Jul. 19, 2024. POPULAR.

Principal dancer is the highest rank one can have with a ballet company, and it belongs to Jonathan Batista. At 30 years old, Batista is breaking barriers, but he told KOMO News his work isn’t ...

As the first Black male principal dancer in the American Ballet Theatre, Desmond Richardson has been making waves in the dance world for decades. His own award-winning ballet company, Complexions ...

On being inspired, as a young dancer, by other dancers of color. Cruz-Garrido: I grew up at SAB [School of American Ballet, affiliated with New York City Ballet], so there wasn’t a ton to look ...