Black Ballerinas

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thegrio, MIsty copeland
June 9, 2025
Ten years after making history as the first Black female principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre, Misty Copeland announces her…
Michaela DePrince, Elaine DePrince, the DePrince family, Black ballerina, Black ballet dancers, Black celebrity deaths, theGrio.com
September 17, 2024
A spokesperson for Michaela DePrince’s family addressed the death of their mother via Facebook.
Solange Knowles, Misty Copeland, India Bradley, Ingrid Silva, Debbie Allen, Lauren Anderson, Lula Washington, Pearl Primus, Katherine Dunham, Carmen de Lavallade, Raven Wilkinson, Josephine Baker, Black professional ballerinas, Black dancers, Black composers, Women's History Month, theGrio.com
March 15, 2024
From Solange Knowles to Josephine Baker, Black women have been breaking the mold in the field of dance for generations.
February 18, 2021
The TikTok video shows Kira Robinson gushing with excitement upon her pointe shoes' unboxing, and she calls them "stunning."
Misty Copeland thegrio.com
February 10, 2021
Misty Copeland, a trailblazing Black ballerina herself, is writing a book for young readers entitled, 'Black Ballerinas.'
Tiny Pretty Things
November 19, 2020
It looks like Netflix may have another hit on its hands when it debuts Tiny Pretty Things, a series about…
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…