Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. She joined the kickline and broke the color barrier. In 1988, 19-year-old Jennifer Jones became the first black Rockette when she ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- Lauren Anderson considers the Houston Ballet studio her second home. Weeks ago, she found herself shut out because of the pandemic and extreme weather. However, she has plenty of ...

Dance isn't just eight counts, pliés and ron de jambes for ballerina Dajah Brooks. She said stepping into the room and ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Ballet Afrique founder China Smith has been creating a safe space for Black dancers in East Austin for the last 17 years. Her ballet technique classes have all the makings of ...

Stafford Berry Jr., director of Indiana University's African American Dance Company, was recently honored in the first group of artisans and folk-artisans given the Midwest Culture Bearers Award. We ...

The Swing Out Civic Club, which has been teaching dance since 1994, is keeping the tradition alive through classes, events, and community outreach.

*Since Juneteenth, June 19, 2021, now a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the emancipation of African-American slaves, Black TikTok creators decided to strike from creating content ...

Former Dallas Black Dance Theatre (DBDT) dancers fired earlier this year will receive more than $560,000 in compensation as part of a new settlement agreement between the dance company and the dancers ...