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NEW YORK (AP) — A crowning jewel of the new exhibit at the Fashion Institute of Technology is a feathered white tutu. It may look, to the untrained eye, like any ballet costume. It is, however, anything but. Worn by the iconic Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova in her most famous role, the Dying Swan, the […]

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Have you ever seen a performance of The Nutcracker  ballet? If not, if you live in, or will be in Southern California, here is your opportunity and if you have, here is an opportunity to see it again, with extra special guest dancers. The December 21-23 performances at Glendale’s Alex Theatre, of the LA Youth Ballet’s […]

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It’s a dream come true for Misty Copeland to star in the Disney adaptation Nutcracker And The Four Realms. Misty, who danced in the classic ballet when she was 13, calls it a “full circle” moment. She is the brown ballerina she had always hoped to see. We caught up with the principal dancer and […]

Whoa! Color us impressed. A video of a dancer named Naya is going viral after being posted online back in May. The girl is a student at Kc’s School of Dance and according to their Facebook page, the routine was for a competition she ended up winning. They shared: Thank you for all your lovely […]

Copeland has long spoken out about her goals to make it as a principal dancer for the company.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Misty Copeland, the Missouri-born ballerina who’s become a forceful voice for diversity in ballet and achieved a celebrity that far transcends that rarified world, was named principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre on Tuesday — the first African-American woman to reach that status in the company’s 75-year history. Copeland, 32, fought […]

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Cable channel Oxygen has put into development a docuseries following renowned ballerina Misty Copeland. The show, tentatively titled “The Misty Copeland Project,” follows talented hopefuls from diverse backgrounds as they descend upon New York to take on the next major step in their ballet careers. Who better to train and mentor them than Copeland — […]

Long before African-American ballerina Misty Copeland danced her way into American Ballet Theater, Raven Wilkinson was already a living legend as the first African-American woman to be signed by a major ballet company. Although she faced extreme racism and almost left her field, her resilience in the face of adversity is admirable. She was born Anne Raven […]

American Ballet Theater soloist Misty Copeland did not have it easy. Growing up, her family lived in hotels. She started ballet at the Boys and Girls Clubs and much later than most prima ballerinas do. Her mother and a dance teacher fought each other in a custody battle. And, and most significantly in terms of […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — Ballet dancer Misty Copeland has a two-book deal. Copeland, 30, is working on a memoir for Simon & Schuster‘s Touchstone imprint and picture book for G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers, part of Penguin Group (USA). Copeland helped break ground as an African American female soloist for the American Ballet […]