Black ballet

American Ballet Theatre Summer intensive

“I hope that the dance world will see just how much those shoes meant to me because then they will recognize how more diversity in the dance world is very much needed.”

"A kiss should come with a warning - that with the right person it could be addicting. That it burns even more to force yourself to forget about it, all I could do is think about it. Her." ⋅•⋅⊰∙∘☽༓☾∘∙⊱⋅•⋅ Marion Banks is struggling as a ballet dancer, with her career on the line after deciding to participate in one of the most difficult programs in NYC Ballet theater, while taking care of her mentally ill mother and staying away from the media spotlight. Danger seemed to follow, preventing…

Sweet ballerina beauties from Jones-Haywood Dance school in Washington, DC circa 1960’s ✨ #yourmove #startthemyoung

CultureSOUL: *Vintage* Black Ballerinas 1. Doris Patterson's dance class, Washington D.C, 1948-1949 2. Young dancers, 1959; Flora Robb Dance Studio, Oxnard, CA, 1959. 3. 'The Black Swan' - Photo by...

We may live all over the world and study different styles, but there are (at least) eight things that we can all relate to:

The 18-year-old's memoir will be about her journey from Sierra Leone to the stage. Learn about it first here.