ballet
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Misty Copeland Says Motherhood Could Have Stalled Her Career
In an interview with Graham Bensigner, the ballerina opens up about the sacrifices she’s made to develop as a dancer
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Jonathan Batista Becomes First Black Principal Dancer In The History Of The Pacific Northwest Ballet
This marks the first time a Black person has held the title in the organization’s 50 year history.
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Misty Copeland On Unsung Heroes and Her New Foundation
American Ballet Theatre’s Principal Dancer, Misty Copeland, spoke at The Root Institute about her new foundation and the Black ballet dancers who inspired her.
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Misty Copeland Credits Prince With Taking Her Ballet Career to the Next Level
The American Ballet Theatre’s first Black female principal dancer spoke exclusively with The Root’s Vanessa De Luca at The Root Institute
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Janet Rollé named CEO, Executive Director of American Ballet Theatre
Janet Rollé is the first Black woman to be appointed CEO and Executive Director at American Ballet Theatre.
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Misty Copeland’s Bunheads Is for Children, but There’s a Message for Everyone at the Barre
Last Tuesday, there were several ways you could have spent your 7 pm hour in the Eastern Standard Time Zone—including, but not limited to, witnessing an embattled president categorically lower a standard he’d set in public tantrum-throwing. But in a kinder, gentler section of the internet that evening, positivity and light abounded as Misty Copeland…
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Misty Copeland Discusses How Racial Justice Protests Are Waking the Dance World Up
Several cracks in the foundation of America have been uncovered during the COVID-19 pandemic, such as issues within the country’s healthcare and class systems. Especially in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death, racial inequality has become a huge topic across several fields and industries, such as the journalism/online media and the improv comedy spaces. Misty…
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Misty Copeland Launching Virtual Ballet Performance to Benefit Dancers Affected by COVID-19
American Ballet Theatre (ABT) Principal Dancer Misty Copeland is creating a special dance performance aimed at providing funds for professional ballet dancers worldwide to maintain living expenses amidst COVID-19. Alongside former colleague Joseph Phillips and The Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), with seed funding provided by K Period Media, Copeland will launch the virtual ballet Swans…
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Luna Legend Meeting Misty Copeland Is the Feel-Good Moment We All Need This Monday
In a world full of uncertainty (and impeachment hearings, and climate change, and presidential campaigning, and voter suppression, and…) there is something we can always depend on, other than staying black, death and taxes: Monday will inevitably always be the most challenging day of the week. That’s why we welcomed the adorable reprieve provided by…
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Skin Deep: Appreciation for Dark Brown Flesh-Colored Bandage Goes Viral
“It’s taken me 45 trips around the sun, but for the first time in my life I know what it feels like to have a ‘band-aid’ in my own skin tone,” 45-year-old Apollon wrote last week about his Tru Colour bandage. “You can barely even spot it in the first image. For real I’m holding…