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Misty Copeland, theGrio.com
October 23, 2025
After 25 historic years, Misty Copeland took her final bow during the American Ballet Theatre Fall Gala on Wednesday night.
Zoe Saldana, Zoe Saldana sons, Zoe Saldana children, Zoe Saldana ballet, men and ballet, boys and ballet, men and dancing, boys and dancing, dancing and mental health, dancing and male mental health, theGrio.com
January 4, 2025
"Studies have shown that it is so therapeutic for men to take any form of dance," notes Zoe Saldaña, who…
Kenya Ballet Christmas, Kibera Ballet School, Kibera Nairobi, Nairobi Kenya, Kenyan ballet, Kenyan ballerinas, theGrio.com
December 24, 2024
For residents of the Nairobi neighborhood of Kibera, the early Christmas ballet show celebrates community resilience and creativity.
Madu, Anthony Madu, ballet, Black in ballet, Black dance, Black dancers, Nigeria, Nigerian films, African films, Kachi Benson, Disney, Disney films, Elmhurst Ballet School, theGrio.com
March 30, 2024
The emotional film follows tenacious young ballet dancer Anthony Madu as he overcomes mounting obstacles to pursue his passion. 
December 22, 2023
The holidays have come early for residents as more than 100 local ballet students perform. They have been practicing every…
Holiday Philadelphia Ballet Black fathers The Nutcracker theGrio.com
December 2, 2022
A local father is inspiring Black families to include the performing arts into their repertoire of holiday traditions.
October 17, 2022
The Pacific Northwest Ballet (PNB) has made history by naming Jonathan Batista its first-ever Black principal dancer. 
Misty Copeland thegrio.com
January 7, 2022
Misty Copeland's new book "Black Ballerinas" tells the story of unsung dancers who are just now being recognized.
February 18, 2021
The TikTok video shows Kira Robinson gushing with excitement upon her pointe shoes' unboxing, and she calls them "stunning."
October 13, 2020
The Boys and Girls Club of America awarded Josias R. with their annual Youth of the Year Award with the…
Misty Copeland
December 18, 2019
Misty Copeland is calling out the Bolshoi Theatre in Russia for dressing girls up in blackface during ballet performances.
February 26, 2019
For Misty Copeland, race has always been a factor in her experience and she has had to push back when…
November 13, 2016
The dance challenge #JuJuOnThatBeat has been going viral, but three black ballerinas have taken it to an amazingly graceful, classical,
October 6, 2016
The first black principal ballerina for the American Ballet Theater found herself facing a bit of controversy over Gregg Delman’s…
November 23, 2015
The organization Brown Girls Do Ballet is drawing attention to the need for diversity in dance through their beautiful Instagram…
August 19, 2015
Misty Copeland may just be having the best year of her life. She made history in June when she became the first
September 4, 2014
TODAY - They told her she had the wrong body type for classical ballet: too short, too curvy. Her lines…
April 3, 2014
theGRIO VIDEO - This season, Ailey II celebrates 40 years of bringing its mission to life with a series of…
January 30, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) - Copeland, 30, is working on a memoir for Simon & Schuster's Touchstone imprint and picture book…
November 30, 2012
theGRIO Q&A - You don't immediately think of Misty Copeland's meteoric rise in the classical ballet world when appreciating the…