Olivia Bell remembers the first time she saw Black ballet dancers as a child at a performance by the Dance Theatre of Harlem in Fort Worth. Seeing Black ballerinas on stage with flesh tone tights to ...

When Alexandra Francois went to parties with lively music playing as a little girl, she couldn’t resist getting out of her chair and doing her thing. “People would just step aside” when Alexandra took ...

ANDERSON, Ind. — A young ballerina in Anderson is becoming an inspiration for girls all across the country. Alaya Walker has been selected as an ambassador for Brown Girls Do Ballet, a organization ...

CHIEF AMONG the many factors that have fueled ballet slippers’ recent ascent to coolness, I’d count: indie sleaze, “Bridgerton,” lug-sole fatigue and the pandemic-induced pursuit of comfort. The shoes ...

Dancer Nia Towe had been keeping a secret for months. Last week, Towe, who was born and raised in Chicago, settled in to watch an episode of reality television with her family and boyfriend. On-screen ...