Apart from ballet, the dancers also train in traditional African dance with live drums ... "Black history is American history, so she's a part of that." It's something Smith says she could ...

Those who bravely did so are heralded with long-overdue recognition in "The Swans of Harlem," a new book by Karen Valby that ...

Barelegged swans are a bit like baseball players without caps. But as the art form confronts its history of racial ...

Oti sits down with one of the most recognisable faces of modern ballet – Misty Copeland. Misty became the first African American female Principal Dancer at the American Ballet Theatre company.

Herman Cornejo wouldn’t want to give himself advice. After 26 years with American Ballet Theatre, the principal dancer isn’t ...