Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Michaela DePrince attends the American Ballet Theatre Gala on June 13, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images ...

Misty Copeland has grown used to having the spotlight on her at center stage. In 2015, Copeland sprang into the highest echelons of dance when she became the first African American woman to be a ...

Nicole Cuffy loves to dance and the art of ballet. She also loves a nightly bath, where sometimes ideas come to her, like in May of 2015. NICOLE CUFFY: I just had this craving to immerse myself in the ...

"The Swans of Harlem" explores the history and legacy of five pioneering Black dancers. The dancers featured in "The Swans of Harlem" made history under the direction of Arthur Mitchell, co-founder of ...

*Misty Copeland wants to encourage aspiring ballerinas with her new book for middle-school aged readers called “Black Ballerinas.” The book will be released this fall via publisher Simon & Schuster’s ...