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 ...

“At 14 years old, that’s a lot of pressure,” the dancer added, “And she painted me white with her ... became the first Black principal dancer in the American Ballet Theater, was also ...

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 ...

Before Goldie Hawn was an A-list movie star, she was a professional ballet dancer and these throwback photos of her teaching ...