The first Black woman to become principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre told those attending the MLK Commemoration ...

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.

Copeland joined the New York City ballet company in 2000 and in 2015 was promoted to principal dancer — a first for an ...

"Jahari" is Swahili for jewels, and these students often shine as such when they perform a dance repertoire that includes African dance, ballet, Caribbean, folk ... Jahari is the true expression of ...

Her revisited versions of the great classics of romantic ballet drew on African dance to speak of the society in which she lived and of tolerance across borders, the award announcement said.

Ailey II, the second company of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, will perform at the Aspen District Theater at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Their performance of Ailey’s iconic “Revelations” is part of ...