Shreveport Ballet Intensive (Ashley Murphy-Wilson). This week, she’s been instructing ballet dance classes in her hometown, back where it all started. “I didn’t grow up seeing a lot of dancers that ...

For Black Ballerinas, Painting Ballet Slippers Is a Tedious But Essential Ritual The practice of pancaking shoes and hand-dying tights has roots in the Dance Theatre of Harlem. By Karen Valby ...

She was an Osage dancer. She was also America’s first prima ballerina. Maria Tallchief refused to abandon her Osage Nation roots—and came to symbolize a new era for American ballet.

The Philadelphia Ballet welcomes pioneer ballerina Debra Austin back to the City of Brotherly Love this weekend as part of a new series called "Dance Legends Masterclass." The series gives young ...