the lone Black girl surrounded by affluent white girls. At the time, many ballet companies rejected Black dancers altogether. By age 15, Abarca would recall, “I’d become convinced that for a ...

Ducker’s Dance Card was a black-and-white piece, a ballroom ballet performed in black dresses and suits with tails. Set to Philadelphia composer (and Pulitzer Prize winner) Jennifer Higdon’s ...

The first Black woman principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre ... available on World Economic Forum YouTube Channel. White House proposes drastic cuts to State Department and funding ...